Football Language: Table a bid

Table a bid

This post explains the football phrase ‘table a bid’ which is often used when describing a transfer. You can read the transcript for this post below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at admin@languagecaster.com.

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The transfer window is open which means that clubs in Europe can now buy and sell players before the new season starts in August. When a club wants to buy a player from another club they offer some money for him/her; they bid for the player. We sometimes use the phrase ‘table a bid‘ which means that the club has offered some money (put money on the table) to buy the player. Sometimes a sum of money is also included in the phrase, ‘United table an A£85m bid for Lukaku’. To table a bid.

• Example: Atlético Madrid to table bid for Chelseaa€™s Diego Costa despite transfer ban (Guardian.co.uk, July 5th 2017).
• Example: Watford set to table a 20 million euro bid for Arsenal target (Hertfordshire Mercury.co.uk, June 21st 2017).

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