A little less then we want for him, a little more than a buying club would want to pay for him.
Fabregas
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A little less then we want for him, a little more than a buying club would want to pay for him.
I am surprised so many people think 25m is a frivolous bid for him. His value if anything has decreased since he signed for Barcelona so why on earth would we pay them more than they signed him for?
On another note, think of what David Moyes must be feeling right now. From bargain deals here and there to 26 million pound bids.
Because he had made it very clear he wanted to leave Arsenal for Barca, and he has made it very clear that he doesn't want to leave Barca at all. Which makes this bid a waste of time anyway if you ask me, but hypothetically it means that Barca can look for a high price.
They paid £15m for Fellaini. Not sure where the myth comes from that Everton pay feck all for all their players.
He's probably having to adjust quickly. Mind you, I imagine Giggs, SAF and a few other senior figures are guiding him through this process. The man is quite an intelligent coach, you can see why he was picked. I'm sure he'll be fine with it, a little overwhelmed but fine nonetheless.
Yup, and your point does make sense. Like, he'll definitely have much more than just one 15m signing over the next few years.
So, of course, this is a huge change.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jul/16/cesc-fabregas-manchester-united-offer
badoiinnngggggg......mup-erection ahoy
^^^ No quotes or extra facts at all, just speculation....
I may also consider a cheesburger for lunch... but I'll probably end up having a sandwich.
Shouldn't be allowed to repost that shit.
An odd but interesting one. Unlikely we would make a bid without testing the water. Maybe Neymar's arrival has unsettled him, but it could just be Cesc showing us some leg so we bid and make Barca promise him the sun moon and stars.
It's a bit late for standards in the Transfer Forum.
Very true... but most of it is 'funny' mad, rather than plain silly... it's like me announcing that we are interested in Fabregas... no quotes from anyone, it's joint less than pointless for me...
I believe it's possible Fabregas wants out. It's unreal how they have treated him. Everyone knew they didn't need another player like him in the team, yet they got him and as a result of that he ended up on the bench. He's obviously tired of sitting there and unless he want to sit on the bench for another year he should come to us and become a real star instead of a part time player. He is never going to be anything but a 3rd option in Barca, even more now with Neymar coming. He is too big of a fish to stay there.
I'd have one thread for all unconfirmed transfers so don't push me on the issue.
Possibly, but "sources" claim it's us that leaked the bid, which is very unlike us in transfer dealings, so I don't think the last part is really applicable, it very much looks like we're leading the way on this one, but yeah, you'd have to imagine that there was some contact with his agent in order for us to actually place the bid in the first place.
He has played quite a bit though, but yes, not enough to warrant the hoo ha before they signed him.
Didn't he have an outstanding start to his time with them as well? I remember he was scoring for fun.
"sources" have proven to be bollox more than once. That said it could still be an agent playing us, not like it's never happened before. As for unlike us, there is a whole new team involved there, we don't know what us are like just yet.
He did, but it was still out of his favoured position.
Oh I know that, hence the quotes. it's possible, but anything is possible with this bid, it's an odd one and under quite strange circumstances so feck knows what the overall play here is from both sides.
Don't you muppets ever learn?!
I laughed my arse off anyway at some of the posts of Cina, Steve, Brophs, Popper, AN and a few others. So thanks for that.
Yep. It would be a great signing though, he's a bit of a twat, but I could deal with that.
No doubt, we all used to this Van Persie was a twat too though, now look at him, the sexy fecker.
You rich bastard.
Not only sexy, but caring too.
The only way this transfer has legs is if United know that Barca desperately need the money after splurging on Neymar. I reckon Barca still want to keep Fabregas but we're trying to tempt them with a cash-for-gold type offer, knowing that they're in dire straits.
As for Fabregas - he may still want to stick with his boyhood club, but if they were to accept a bid out of financial necessity, he could feel unwanted enough to choose to leave. And United are probably banking on that.
I still don't think this transfer makes sense, but I suppose if we have them over a barrel it could explain our confidence.
As for Fabregas - he may still want to stick with his boyhood club, but if they were to accept a bid out of financial necessity, he could feel unwanted enough to choose to leave. And United are probably banking on that.
I still don't think this transfer makes sense, but I suppose if we have them over a barrel it could explain our confidence.
I wasn't pushing you... and that's a silly idea too.. the thread would become too confusing, there is nothing wrong with this, but IMO the OP should be updated with tweets/ official source/ quotes etc that way people will know straight away what 'news' has already been posted..A position which Silva or Mata would be much more comfortable with filling I imagine. One can hope.
Jesus Al, I never thought it would happen, but I agree with you, and even like "Footballing hipsterism". I might use that.
I actually used to like Lowe until he fell madly in love with the sound his own voice made.
Why are you assuming were confident though? We could just be trying our luck.
over 40 pages on 24 hours..
It's a fecking great idea if you examine the point of it, which is to annoy all the muppets, and Top.
A position they just spent €47m on that little runt with the stupid hair to play in.
Because clubs don't generally make and then publicise bids unless they think there's a chance of them being successful. Especially United, unless my memory is failing me.
Surely if Fabregas was available, then Arsenal would use their buy back clause? I can't see any reason why they wouldn't, especially when they have the money. I think Fabregas would be a great signing, but I'll believe it when I see it.
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