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De Ligt | €45+5m agreement reached pending medical | Signed!
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Why wouldn't we want a striker with 75 matches and 15 goals over the last 3 seasons - and who turns 28 next year 
That formation would EASILY get 50+ goals. We’d be monsters at set pieces; Evans, Maguire, De Ligt, Branthwaite would get double figures easy. Bruno get a few pens and knock downs from open play. Kadioglu get a few sneaking in at the back post. Then you have the random goal from AWB/Dalot and Yoro. Lindelof has been known to bag a worldie or two too
This thread has gone round and round in circles for the last 70 pages tbf.
- Why would Bayern sell? Don’t trust them.
- Isn’t he injury prone?
- Didn’t Dier take his spot?
- Is he the one with the fat dad?
- He’s slow
Repeat.
A healthy smattering of “I don’t know anything about him and haven’t read the thread, but……”
Zirkzee and hojlund are enough. If we want an experienced third wheel then we go for a choupo moting or a che adams on a free
He's Dutch and a former Ajax player, the rest doesn't matter.
He captained Ajax when he was 18.
They're Manchester United targets, with all having a voice? Erik has a veto as do the club.
Ineos and Ashworth aren’t going to sign a player that ETH doesn’t want. So if they come up with a target during a scouting meeting and ETH says he isn’t interested I don’t think they are still going to pursue that target.
Probably if we get relegated to League Two, it could easily happenedThat formation would EASILY get 50+ goals. We’d be monsters at set pieces; Evans, Maguire, De Ligt, Branthwaite would get double figures easy. Bruno get a few pens and knock downs from open play. Kadioglu get a few sneaking in at the back post. Then you have the random goal from AWB/Dalot and Yoro. Lindelof has been known to bag a worldie or two too
Why wouldn't we want a striker with 75 matches and 15 goals over the last 3 seasons - and who turns 28 next year
This is lovely and that but you're on the De Ligt thread
He can play just behind the striker he has the instinct to, and he's a good finisher.
He's more attacking than he is a defensive midfielder, he can play 8 or 10.
This thread is all over the map, to be fair.
I think we should not buy an inflated branflake but stick with De Ligt as an experienced proven defender and Yoro as a young backup/rotation player.
Both are no-brainers for the prices quoted. Real want Yoro and Bayern fans think De Ligt is possibly their best center back and future captain material.
Yoro will get a lot of playtime here, not necessarily at Real. I hope he decides to come here.
I’m not convinced by Branflake and he is too expensive. Just forget it.
Both are no-brainers for the prices quoted. Real want Yoro and Bayern fans think De Ligt is possibly their best center back and future captain material.
Yoro will get a lot of playtime here, not necessarily at Real. I hope he decides to come here.
I’m not convinced by Branflake and he is too expensive. Just forget it.
Think this will pick up pace next week
Lets get this wrapped up now Zirkzee is signed, it shouldnt be too dificult if the stories are correct
Would be delighted if we pull this through. His injury record is the only concern I would have.
Hoping this will accelerate tomorrow.
Went so quiet suddenly.
Have to think this one should get agreed this week, assuming it’s going to that is.
Is this still the De Ligt thread? I’m confused
This is probably his agent edging for a new contract.
… In the De Ligt thread? He basically has to leave for Bayern to account for all their spending and he wants to join us. This will happen soon.
Its a done deal apparently
Sean Paul (Gimme the Light)
Just gimme me de Ligt and Leny Yoroooooo
Pass the ball to Kobbie Mainoo
Just gimme me de Ligt and Leny Yoroooooo
Pass the ball to Kobbie Mainoo
"payable in installments" makes this deal even more amazing, as 42m is not that much for a player of his calibre. I was initially against this move, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense. I just hope we can still try to get Yoro and then it will be a matter of how to keep them all happy.
Reliable?
Not at all.
How do we know that account isn't a bullshitter? Quick scan looks like he certainly is.
Yea, this Nick guy is trying his hardest to imitate Romano with his own "Locked and Loaded" bullshit. I don't know if he's reliable at all.
Almost all transfer fees of this size will be paid in installments, that's standard.
I'm going to bring this reply over to the De Ligt thread so as not to take the Xavi Simons thread off-topic.
He did have a rough first few months at Juventus (remember he was still only 19). But for the rest of his three seasons there he was good enough that Bayern then wanted to sign him for their second highest ever transfer fee, and considering he only had two years left on his contract and wasn't going to sign another Juve did the smart thing and sold him.
Bayern are looking to sell him now because they are trying to get their wage bill under control and they think that they have others like Upamecano, Kim and the likely incoming Tah who are more suited to how they and Kompany want to play. Basically they are faster and better on the ball. But based on their actual performances in his two seasons there De Ligt has been their best defender according to pretty much all their fans. Now, his relative lack of speed and ball-playing ability are the things that should raise question marks for us as well. Those are fair criticisms. But the amount of rubbish I see posted where people make out he 'failed' is ridiculous. The only thing he's really failed at is becoming the best defender in the world which is what he was hyped up as during his Ajax days.
You seem to be just making things up here in regards to De Ligt. From what I can see he's scored one own goal in his entire career, and that was a pre-season friendly. It just got a bit of attention because it was his first ever start at Juventus. So your first line here seems incredibly hypocritical since it appears you hadn't watched him there and are simply making things up.
He did have a rough first few months at Juventus (remember he was still only 19). But for the rest of his three seasons there he was good enough that Bayern then wanted to sign him for their second highest ever transfer fee, and considering he only had two years left on his contract and wasn't going to sign another Juve did the smart thing and sold him.
Bayern are looking to sell him now because they are trying to get their wage bill under control and they think that they have others like Upamecano, Kim and the likely incoming Tah who are more suited to how they and Kompany want to play. Basically they are faster and better on the ball. But based on their actual performances in his two seasons there De Ligt has been their best defender according to pretty much all their fans. Now, his relative lack of speed and ball-playing ability are the things that should raise question marks for us as well. Those are fair criticisms. But the amount of rubbish I see posted where people make out he 'failed' is ridiculous. The only thing he's really failed at is becoming the best defender in the world which is what he was hyped up as during his Ajax days.
Apparently he will only be on 170k per week as well, no more huge contracts
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