People falling into the net wages trap again? If it's reported in euros by Italian journos they mean net salary of 7m euros which is more like £230k a week.
Adrien Rabiot | signs 1 year deal at Juventus. See you all next year
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He will want £200k a week for 5 years and we will gladly oblige.
We already have that. We have Fred and McTominay and they're both idiots.
Unfortunately no one at our clubs hierarchy sees it that way. They are “desperate” for him to join.
Mcfrediot = Mct + Fred + Rabiot. We don’t have that yet. But soon we will.
Funny how people are turning there noses up at a player who regularly plays for the best NT on the planet, we currently have Mctominay who can't make it into scotlands midfield.
Think people might feel different if we could get De Jong as well, however maybe people don't like him even with another midfield signing
Doesn't really matter if we do particularly if ETH has a role in mind for him.
More importantly, I'm not so sure we will be using a midfield 3. We also have Eriksen proving he can play deeper as well.
The fact is, Bruno is a clear starter no matter how short the memory of our fans are. He also plays really well as a no.10 and the formation worked in preseason. Add Rabiot ( who will not cost much) and we have spare change to sort out other issues. One thing that seems clear as day is that the Ronaldo rumors have dropped as well. There is a very high likelihood that the Xi we saw on Sunday will change significantly moving forward.
he wants it net is why, I don't know what Matic figure was, but this would be around £13m per year
I find this snobbery a bit rich. We all of course want the greatest players on the planet, but we’re not in a position reject clear upgrades on our crap in the pursuit of perfection.
Same. Him + 1 i.e. a new midfield duo is far more preferable than just pairing him with one of the current two.
Theres a few reasons to be a bit wary. I'd say hes gotten bad pr between the way he left PSG and Juventus recent woes, so they're mostly overstated but theres reasons to be wary.
I think if Rabiot come and no one else it'll be Rabiot - Eriksen. Fred would have some use as backup, but McTominay should just get sold immediately
that would be just over 100k pounds, surely not that much?
That’s net £115k. That’s not slightly over a £100k.
Rabiot isn't in high demand so shouldn't have a strong hand at the negotiating table. We shouldn't go overboard and pay him a wage we later regret.
I think we'd also look to getting shot of Fred. Attacking midfielders with zero goal threat should be a thing of the past. Fred plays for Brazil. I'm shocked every time I see it. You'd think Garner, Iqbal, Hannibal could be called on to take the 15 or 20 minute stints Fred would get in this Rabiot-Eriksen midfield pairing.
Super excited about this one. If we get him and FDJ, we have completely transformed our midfield in one window.
thanks. yeah that makes more sense now.
Exactly, Rabiot isn't as bad as some make him out to be. Look Scott can't even get into Scotland midfield yet he is our most prominent midfielder, we need someone good, Rabiot is just that not world class but does a decent job and with someone like FDJ or SMS he can compliment them and make our midfield tick.
De jongs most likely gone. Think Chelsea will snap him up which is embarrassing considering we put all our effort into signing him this summer
Just been doing my research and watching some clips of him. He’s huge and physical and looks pretty skilful with it.. what is it people don’t like about him? Is it more a attitude thing or his mum? We don’t know anything yet.. he is only 27 so might reach his peak with us and be fairly decent. Looks much better technically than what we have.. the guy might want to prove himself somewhere.
also left footed…kind of makes sense as he’s got a left footed cb who can play out from the back with rabiot in midfield who is skilful and physical.. it could work and link up well. For 17mil euros it’s worth a punt.
also left footed…kind of makes sense as he’s got a left footed cb who can play out from the back with rabiot in midfield who is skilful and physical.. it could work and link up well. For 17mil euros it’s worth a punt.
He is a good player, I’m not sure why so many are up in arms to be honest.
The only “incident” I remember him being involved with and it’s tenuous, is that he went clubbing the night we beat PSG 3-1. Oh, he was also injured at the time so it’s not like he would be playing a few days later. If the figures his agent are asking for are true they’re definitely excessive but that’s about the only issue I see.
He was already frozen out by PSG for refusing to extend his contract I believe, so he's not going to play either way
Maybe its because Juventus are celebrating his departure?
£200k+ p/w for Adrien bloody Rabiot.
The world has gone mad.
The world has gone mad.
Wait until we pay £400k+ p/w for FDJ
Rabiot’s mum? I wud. Maybe that will get the transfer over the line.
He's not the best around but he's still a sizable upgrade over playing McTominay in that role. How can we be snobs about signings when we're playing McFred? Any upgrade is welcome at this stage of the transfer window unless its very expensive.
Agree. He is very good at reading opposition attacks as well, making good tackles/interceptions. He can play as a DM though based on his stamina and capability to attack, his best position is a CM.
Honestly speaking how many times have you watched Rabiot? Because whether or not he's a great player it's not close between him or McTominay. In fact it's nowhere near close.
it’s an interesting one. Just about everyone on here is pleading for the club to sign any midfielder to replace McTomminay, just anyone. And when there’s speculation that the club are signing a midfielder, then everyone slags the player off as yet more deadwood. You’re damned if you do, and you’re damned if you don’t.
I actually think Rabiot is an extremely talented footballer, far far better than he’s been given credit for on here. He has silky skills, but can also put his foot in (unlike Pogba for example). The problem though is that he’s a moody fecker and difficult personality (unlike Pogba, who to his credit is always positive, and a popular character in the dressing room). That said, ETH has
a very good track record with getting the best out of moody cnuts (similar to Fergie). If a manager can get the best out of Rabiot he could be a world beater. A gamble, but if it comes off..
To be fair Juventus hasn’t been particularly kind to a few midfielders in the last few years, Ramsey, Arthur and Bentancur (who looks a world beater for Spurs) spring to mind.
His mum knows we are desperate hence trying it on with the wages. Is anyone other than Monaco interested? Absolutely no reason to pay him that much. Juve are welcome to him for another year.
We often have a propensity to go for the loudest names and then wonder why we have one of the largest wage bills in Europe despite looking absolutely wank and way off challenging. Liverpool and City built their teams through buying players on the up from smaller clubs. We've seen a bit of that with Malacia and Martinez, but I was hoping to see more of it (Eriksen on a free is a good pickup, though). If either the scousers or blue lot were after a DM, I doubt they'd be after Rabiot.
We often have a propensity to go for the loudest names and then wonder why we have one of the largest wage bills in Europe despite looking absolutely wank and way off challenging. Liverpool and City built their teams through buying players on the up from smaller clubs. We've seen a bit of that with Malacia and Martinez, but I was hoping to see more of it (Eriksen on a free is a good pickup, though). If either the scousers or blue lot were after a DM, I doubt they'd be after Rabiot.
It's not that interesting. If Charlie Adam's name cropped up as an option I'm sure people would also be against it. It's not about signing literally any midfielder just because we're desperate. It's about getting the right one in. There's legitimate concerns surrounding Rabiot so the apprehension isn't the least bit surprising.
He is on the level of Gundogan and Henderson. Along with FDJ (if we get him), this will be our best midfield this decade easily.
In terms of the type of midfielder we require imo Rabiot fits the bill. Technically good, good passer and physically strong. That’s not the issue with Rabiot.
£6m net is way too much. Best of luck with that.
Exactly, Rome wasn't built in a day and there is a lot to rebuild. A lot of Ferguson's early signings weren't world beaters but they incrementally improved the team until we did attract world beaters – hence the phrase 'building a team'.
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