https://x.com/David_Ornstein/status/1930175278996701264
I expected he would be more expensive, to be honest.
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I suppose there is a chance he is actually more expensive than that but Man City are finding a creative way of paying, accounting and reporting their financial activities - though that would seem rather out of character …
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Is he a very good player?? Havent seen a lot of him. Fabrizio and others say that with add-ons the deal will be 70 million Euros.
At his best, and as he played for most of this past season, you can see what he adds to a City midfield that had become too easy to play against. At 26 though he doesnt have a long track record of performing at that level.
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Unilateral options often include a kicker for the player. It is possible there is something like a penalty payable to him (like a loyalty bonus) if they execute the extension only for the purpose of protecting his transfer value and then sell him that same summer.
So in the end 35 million for a player entering his final year isnt bad at all.
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“A strange decision by Wolves”
I’m sure a few brown envelopes were involved somewhere along the line.
So much for those who claim to be ITK.
Except for @Walshy07 , obviously.
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Antonito Cordero from Malaga to Newcastle on a free.
Nuno Tavares from Arsenal to Lazio for €9m.
Bernardo from Bochum to Hoffenheim on a free.
Dani Raba from Leganes to Valencia on a free.
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Lorenz Assignon from Rennes to Stuttgart for €12m.
Ilyas Ansah from Padeborn to Union Berlin for €4m.
Chelsea agree seven year contract for Gittens from Dortmund.
Much needed addition - they were almost down to their last couple of dozen wingers
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They’re a bottomless pit how are they allowed to stockpile that many players?
What astonishes me is that the players they will sign this window know they are not going play a lot.
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Jannik Robatsch from Austria Klagenfurt to St. Pauli for €400k.
Georgios Kyriakopoulos from Monza to Panathinaikos for €2m.
Gabin Bernardeau from Le Mans to Nice on a free.
Josue Casimir from Le Havre to Auxerre on a free.
Nicolo Tresoldi from Hannover to Club Brugge for €7m.
Alex Fores from Villarreal (B) to Levante for €1.2m.
Sky:
BREAKING: Brighton have made a £36m bid for Olympiacos teenage forward Charalampos Kostoulas.
This is months after they bought Tzimas, a 19-year old Greek striker, for £20.8m.
Could Pedro be off (to Newcastle?)?
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Christian Ordonez from Velez Sarsfield to Parma for €8.5m.
Natan from Napoli to Betis for €9m.
Marquinhos from Arsenal to Cruzeiro for €3m.
Given that it only really impacts City and Chelsea for registering players to be eligible for the Club World Cup it seems rather unnecessary but the BBC are giving it the full deadline day live text treatment: Transfer news latest LIVE: Clubs look to sign players before Tuesday's deadline - BBC Sport
Ladies and gentlemen - start your plane trackers, less than 12 hours to go before the window slams shut! 
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… until next week.
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Romano:
REVEALED: Martin Zubimendi has all agreed to join Arsenal, here we go confirmed. The ‘here we go’ for Zubimendi remains in place since May as there’s agreement on everything for this deal. The midfielder will undergo medical and sign contract at Arsenal in the next weeks with no change of plans. Real Sociedad will receive fee around €65m paid with installments as part of the negotiations, it’s all agreed. Despite reports on Real Madrid, Arsenal remain in total control of the situation with Zubimendi joining soon.