Why are you taking everything so literal. I’m just suggesting that he might have agreed to have that clause in place to accept £170k this season, with it rising back up close to his usual wage when we qualify for the champions league.
Surely he's on holidays anyway after the Euros
I always forget Martinez.
️I said this in a round about way earlier.
De Ligt is on holiday until 2nd August so I don't think this will be done until next week at the earliest. I'd expect the clubs to find an agreement early next week and then flies straight to Manchester for his medical. I think the squad returns back home on 5 August from the US so he likely won't start training before that anyway.
Bit overly pessimistic - he came through the Copa America fine
Which could mean he's due an injury.
, isn't he on holiday late into the pre- season?Not as much
His injury vs West Ham was different and I feel he's proved to be over it. It's not like he's Mason Mounthe would have got 3 weeks like the rest so I'd assume he'd be available for selection for the shield. He'd miss the tour though sure. The shield is probably a good game to give him some fitness in
The issue isn’t De Ligt, he’s agreed terms. The issue is Bayern wanting more than we’re willing to pay.
Umm yes...but what does that have to do with what I said? I replied to the poster who was talking about getting this done soon. Even if we get it done today, De Ligt won't start training until early August. My point was there's no urgency in getting it done this week or ASAP as De Ligt won't start training until after 2nd August anyway.
How can you not rate Martinez. Insanity.
Common man, we have money shits.
Nope, you have a first XI and you run them into the ground. It's the only way.
De Ligt is a lot younger, more suited to Ten Hag's style of play, and is available at a decent price. If we swap Maguire for De Ligt for an overall outlay of 20m or something like that, I think that makes far more sense than keeping Maguire until he's worth very little.
Maths is a playable scrabble word.
Yeah maths aside, we need an extra 5 million to reinforce some of the stands at OT if the Ligt comes.
Let's just wait and see then, when/if he signs.
While I agree with the sentiment, Arsenal is an odd example to pick. Saliba and Gabriel have been available for every single Premier League game for two years running!
He's not referring to the last couple of seasons, more the period where every year they'd bemoan their luck with injuries and not consider that injuries are something a football team may have to deal with.
Martinez is first name on the team sheet
Fighting the good fight. I wish you well.
You are correct sir!
Yeah, but the point on Arsenal being an example of needing good backups to compete at the top is undercut by the fact that, once they were competing, the backups were untested. With the exception of the Saliba injury pointed out by @Esquired_Animal , where they capitulated.
However If we sell Maguire, De Ligt doesn't have to be £40m better. He needs to be '£40m minus whatever we get for Maguire' better.
Martinez third option!!!
