It's pretty clear he has his heart set on PSG for whatever reason and after the Di Maria debacle, I'd rather not sign another player with little or no real desire to join us.
Frenkie de Jong| Off to Barca - Confirmed
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Seems like more twists and turns, news tonight seems to indicate that Barca have made a breakthrough but also City are still in for him, so seems like a three horse race between them and PSG. No danger of us throwing our hat in the ring it seems.
Well done PSG. They really are putting together a young & talented squad. Can't wait for us to get our shit together so we can compete for the next batch of stars.
Anyway, just glad FdJ didn't end up at Real Madrid, Barca or City.
Anyway, just glad FdJ didn't end up at Real Madrid, Barca or City.
Yeah, It was called a joke mate!Except you just know that some people on this forum will want the likes of McTominay over De Jong or any other class midfielder
I'm pretty sure Mount will end up in the PL before too long
I think the Frenkie de Jong hype has really gotten out of control. Talented young player and plenty of potential but my god he's getting more praise than prime Zidane ffs.
This won't be popular but I think he's going to flop. And if he's anywhere other than United I hope he does just that. BOOM.
This won't be popular but I think he's going to flop. And if he's anywhere other than United I hope he does just that. BOOM.
He's clearly talented though. Mobile, can dribble, can create space for himself, has vision, etc... I would love to have a player like him in the side as it just makes our midfield more dynamic.
The thing that has gotten out of control is that people love to hate the hype. Even if it's real.
The internet wasnt as widespread back then, nowadays Zidane's hype would be huge
Come on, the other trolls with the "he's a flop and I hate him because... people like him" rhetoric at least named some Dutch players who didn't make it.
Fact is that he plays in a League that is worse than the Championship and doesn't have impressive numbers and I don't just mean goal/assist but things such as chances created,dribbles completed and attempted,key passes,interceptions,tackles
Mason Mount looked like a world beater in Eredivisie and he's not good enough for Chelsea's 1st team.
Mason Mount looked like a world beater in Eredivisie and he's not good enough for Chelsea's 1st team.
Players from Eredivisie do not warrant such high price tags. Some turn out good but the majority don't. Big risk for PSG.
So did Zlatan, Suarez, Van Dijk, Eriksen etc. You don't even know his stats, do you? Just more boilerplate "he's not from the PL" stuff without looking at the actual player. He must be really good if that's all what the trolls can think of.
He fills a huge need for them. It's a gamble, but it's the same club who paid 180m for a teenager with 6 months of professional football, nothing new for them to make big gambles.
Unlike the Eredivisie whiners, the French saw him play against their world cup winning midfield twice, which was set up to neutralize him, but failed and he came out on top twice. They are crazy about him.
Mount is better than Barkley...
Not sure how he came out on top twice when the Dutch lost the first game. The second game was about the worst performances for France last year, but he was impressive however I give more credit to what he's shown in the season as a whole and the fact that with Rabiot gone he is probably the most exciting option available when you take talent and age into consideration. I don't know much about him, is he good on the defensive side? Because PSG badly need a defensive midfielder as well as a CM.
The biggest hype job I've seen in a long time. Premier League midtable level talent. So going to PSG to the only stacked team makes sense, won't be too noticeable there how average he is, except of course in the Champions League.
Great analyses again folks, he sucks because the Dutch team got to the wrong side of the score line, the French team sucked when they did get on the right side, and your expert eye spots a hype without further words necessary about the actual player. Why not send those expert reports to the scouts and directors of Barca, Man City, PSG and Bayern, they will be impressed and turn on their previously amateur observations where they misguidedly focused on the player's performances instead. And what about Player X and Y from the Eredivisie who didn't make it in the PL? You forgot about them.
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It’s okay, mate. You’ve signed the problem child they’re expertly replacing him with.
I'm French.
He was invisible against our WC midfield.
The only game he shined in was against a midfield of Nzonzi/Kante/Matuidi, lacking the only technical player : POGBA
And our midfield ALWAYS suffers as Deschamps hates posseession football.
We're not crazy about him in France, general opinion is that he's overrated and PSG only wants him to spite Barcelona's board
Reliable.
Well he is Barca bound it seems, not PSG bound. Glad he picked them, for his career, and we obviously didn't seem bothered (shocker).
So Barca it is... i dont think there is a wrong move, but Barca should suit him better for obvious reasons.
Hope he fails. I hate Barca and hate seeing talent youngsters not signing for us.
He seems to suffer from Hazard syndrome, can't make up his mind, let's hope he front release an hour long show about it...oh wait, Griezmann stole that idea.
Why should he make his mind up? He's at Ajax untill the summer and he's not the one posting all the nonsense rumours and articles.
Jesus. France did not set up to neutralize a child. Unless you're joking?
See everybody - this is textbook over hyping a player. Talented yes, but this is hysterical.
I think Maier is about as big a talent, so why not go for him?
It's a shame because if anything - Kevin Prince boateng signing for the club is an indication of the impending decline of Barcelona. It's got nothing to do with the player it self - but more so the type of player he is. Same with dembele; a good individualistic player but nothing like the team players we saw during Barcelona's wonder years.
No more possession football that utilises the whole team, no more of their DNA oozing through every pass & manoeuvre. They will use Messi's strengths for a few years but that is most likely what they are only going to be left with.
De Jong is making a good move considering that I don't think it will be too hard for him to get a position in the XI - however if he is moving expecting to join a new version of that legendary squad - I think he will be left dissatisfied.
No more possession football that utilises the whole team, no more of their DNA oozing through every pass & manoeuvre. They will use Messi's strengths for a few years but that is most likely what they are only going to be left with.
De Jong is making a good move considering that I don't think it will be too hard for him to get a position in the XI - however if he is moving expecting to join a new version of that legendary squad - I think he will be left dissatisfied.
Would have guessed Barca from the start. Doesn't matter how much money others have, Barca and Real Madrid will just be the pinnacle for most players. Historically where the most talented players have played always.
Think he'll be a great signing for them though. They needed to get their midfield back up to what they're known for.
Think he'll be a great signing for them though. They needed to get their midfield back up to what they're known for.
I have to admit that i will be jealous at whichever team he eventually goes to as i want him at United. But then i remember that we have Paul Pogba and we can't have them all. Would be fantastic to have both play in the same team at Old Trafford though
I'm also jealous at PSG for having Mbappe. Imagine Pogba feeding him with those balls...
The kid Frenkie Dear Jong is going to be dissatisfied with Barcelona. Fecking hell he's been put on some padestal by posters here. I think, and I don't feel I'm wrong, he's the one who has to prove he has what it takes to be Barcelona standard.
Their galactico stategy feeds into this mentality. Little kids grow up wanting to be their idols and if those 2 clubs continually get those players, little kids eventually want to be at that club. It's one thing I agreed with Woodward on when it comes to transfers.
At our club, de Gea and Pogba are two such players. Kids want to be like them.
I would have loved a midfielder like De Jong to be paired with Pogba.
Apparently the final fee is going to be more than 75m Euros!
Edit: I was wrong, the final fee is around 90m euros!
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/3056...edium=social&utm_campaign=seeding-televoetbal
Edit: I was wrong, the final fee is around 90m euros!
https://www.telegraaf.nl/sport/3056...edium=social&utm_campaign=seeding-televoetbal
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He will struggle with the massive hype around him. He's not ready to start for Barca, not in big league and CL games anyway. He's young and will be given time but the pressure on him will be huge.
Pogba really was a steal.
fecking hell, 90 million. That's just insane fee for a player playing in Dutch league and only good team he played against in CL was Bayern and he was just decent in that game. Even in Dutch league, he played 3000 mins which is around 33 games.
It's a huge risk, maybe clubs have complete confidence in his talent.
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