This is our starting bid then? I take it we'll add another 10/15 to this?
I'm sure Barcelona if they sell, would take £40 for him, wouldn't they?
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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This is our starting bid then? I take it we'll add another 10/15 to this?
I'm sure Barcelona if they sell, would take £40 for him, wouldn't they?
£25m for Fabregas when they've just let Thiago to and need to keep him because their squad would get too short, nevermind he'd probably not want to come to United anyway. We're not going to get anywhere with this.
Top/leading journalists too. Not BarcaStuff or ITKagent44
So Moyes walks up the board and says what?
'right lads, I want to take the heat out of the whole ThiagON/OFF thing. Now this may not be the way things have been done up to now but I'm my own man, and I have my own way of doing things, and having considered the situation within the broader context of me being an arguably risky choice to appoint, I think the best approach here is to leak a makey upy story about a bid for Fabregas to the media. I honestly can't see any possible downsides to it as a course of action. Any questions?'
I just don't see it.
That's the beauty of it, there are no rules. The less logical and more nonsensical you are , the better.
Just think of Kermit waving his arms madly every time he sees a transfer story, act like that and you'll be just fine..
Timing is a bit crap on our part, i'm sure Barca may of considered it if they still had Thiago, but i doubt they will even entertain it now.
Yeah.
And if Sky are right that this is coming from "Spanish sources" then it would be good news as it is less likely to be a publicity stunt where United plant the news to the local journalists like Arsenal do.
Nothing will come from this, but if United got a green light from Fabregas' agent then what should they have done? Ignore it as they think it might not be sincere, or take a chance on it and bid for him?
£25m is obiviously a negotiating posistion.
Test the waters see what Barca say and if they don't rebuff us out right then it's on.
Test the waters see what Barca say and if they don't rebuff us out right then it's on.
Would say this is half as likely as the Thiago transfer which was unlikely... But whatever, let the muppets go nuts. According to Valbuena's agent Barcelona were in contact with him and said that several of Barcelona's attackers would be moved on this summer. They've let Villa go, its more than likely they just meant Tello on top of that (either loan or permanent) but I guess with the way Barcelona have used him Fabregas could be in that category. Get your hopes up for nothing why dont you
Got this PM from ralph250 of the newbies.
"If Cesc tells Barca he wants Arsenal then there is a set fee of about £25m. If Cesc doesn't ask for Arsenal move then any club can buy him"
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_SM
"If Cesc tells Barca he wants Arsenal then there is a set fee of about £25m. If Cesc doesn't ask for Arsenal move then any club can buy him"
https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_SM
Don't want and not going to happen
If this comes off, Thiago will kick himself in the nuts.
This makes no sense. We were not interested in Thiago but wanted Fabregas. Barca will not sell they will be too short.
This seems like bull from journalists.
This seems like bull from journalists.
feck me, This would be even better than Thiago
Also who the feck keeps leaking these bids? Under Fergie i don't think we had these kind of "have bid for" stories. Now we've had two.
This makes no sense. How are we appeasing anyone if he doesn't come here? And if we are looking to appease fans, could we not just say we tried to sign Thiago? Explain how a bid for Fabregas, that isn't successful, makes up for not bidding for Thiago? Just bid for Thiago, if it's all about appeasing.
Well if people think they can buy Rooney for £25m than that's a fair starting point for Fabregas as well. Bit random this has become so public, would love it if we could. £25m is probably just the start point I'd imagine if it is true.
It appears we've been somewhat 'open' about this, sort of official confirmation. It'd be unusual for this to happen if we didn't think we stood a chance.
Has Moyes kidknapped the Barca president's wife and kids or something?
This all looks bad. Imo we actually made the bid to make the fans belive that there is anything going to happen. PR move ifbibever seen one.
Howard Nurse confirmed the bid acc. to the Twitter thread. I trust him
Usually clauses like that state 50% of profit, rather than 50% of the total. I think Rooney has a 25% sell on clause (meaning is he went for £35m, Everton would receive around £2m).
Maybe we wanted Fabregas all along, and Thiago was a very elaborate smokescreen?
While their is a risk with any transfer you are insane to not want him.
What other CM has reached his levels in the PL in the last 7-8 years?
He is a much better punt that any other CM from abroad because of his proven PL ability.
Don't do it yourselves guys. I was a fool and believed in Thiago only to be burned again
When have the Glazers ever given a feck about appeasing the fans?
They haven't let Thiago go yet. From what I hear, they all prefer Thiago to Fabregas so maybe they might try and convince Thiago to stay if they let go of Fabregas. Just hoping, I would love that, because you know it would piss off them shitc**ts over at bayernzone
wishful thinking I know.I find it hard to believe as well but there are a few things that point to it being a PR move to show we have money to spend. Only bidding 25 mil, the day after Thiago officially joins Bayern? Why didn't we do this before Thiago moved to Bayern, I'm sure Barca would have been more inclined to sell then given they would have more of a chance to keep Thiago in that case if Cesc was leaving.
This will force some of you lot over the brink when it doesn't happen.How long does it usually take the clubs to respond, muppets?
Maybe thats why it took Thiago so long to decide if he was going to Bayern...... Barca told him Cesc was on his way
They deserve to if people so easily believe it. But not many here who believe it either.
This is really, really weird, totally out of nowhere. There are only two options: Either we've already sounded out Fabregas and he is semi-open to a move if Barca tell him to get the feck out of Barcelona, or the club is doing a stunning PR exercise as the Thiago transfer hasn't materialised.
Yeah that's what I thought, 50% of the fee makes no sense, but that's been cleared up with those tweets and the PM from ralph.
Nurse is a massive tit, but if he's reporting it now then it's pretty much true that we've made the bid.
The Thiago thread was bad enough but this one could be even more embarrassing. Already got people storming in saying shit like "No back up plan for Thiago! Desperate offer! All lies! Osman and Hibbert!". Every fecking transfer thread has to revert to people thinking they're in the know and trying to get in early with stuff so they can say "I TOLD YOU SO MUPPETS!".
Going to be another transfer thread ruined.
The Thiago thread was bad enough but this one could be even more embarrassing. Already got people storming in saying shit like "No back up plan for Thiago! Desperate offer! All lies! Osman and Hibbert!". Every fecking transfer thread has to revert to people thinking they're in the know and trying to get in early with stuff so they can say "I TOLD YOU SO MUPPETS!".
Going to be another transfer thread ruined.
We can't be serious? Is this based upon the fact that he's PL proven? Can't see this happening, where's the logic gone?
The bids for RVP, Nasri, Moura, Hazard and Benzema were pretty much public knowledge. Sounds like the noises came from Spain first though.
This will never happen. And I was one of those believing Thiago might still choose us right up until the last moment.
Trying to sign a top class midfielder is desperation? People on here are mental.
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