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Try saying that with a straight face
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Try saying that with a straight face
Walking into another club involves a lot of parties and a lot of paperwork. He could definitely file a case in court for untimely payment and win the case in his favour. But signing for another club simply for some deferred payment is out of question in modern times. The entire court proceedings may take several months, and he'd probably end up ruining his professional career.
Hence I wrote: 'official'
Sport are a Barca based pro-Barca mouthpiece.Are Sport considered a pro - X team paper? I.e Are they pro Madrid or Barca? People seem to think they hate us at United but is it just anti-Barca stuff? Or is it just a good story that gets more clicks than any other due to involving both Barca and Utd, so they are just making as much money out of it as possible themselves?
I don't bother following, but I imagine they have no information at all on the situation regarding us and Frenkie/Barca. It makes me wonder if there is an ulterior motive. If De Jong stays while refusing a paycut I presume it royally fu**s Barcelona's plans up and screws up player registrations going forward. Could they just be praying we move on, knowing Chelsea have no interest, leaving Barca without a buyer or any negotiating power with regard to Frenkie's contract.. Got to wonder who Sport actually dislike with this.
Or maybe they are actually just right, Chelsea are moving Jorginho on discretely and replacing him with Frenkie, while we get left with out pants down? It's a really strange story given the lack of corroboration elsewhere..
Yes. Hence why they're so desperate to push him out by anymeans possible (well...by anymeans that doesn't include actually paying him)
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It's a vetting process which is why you get more privileges along with your likes. It's obviously going to factor into people's thinking a bit but it's also a running joke. Everyone knows it's a bit of a cheap shot.
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I mean... I'd like to see what the muppet master would have up there given the chance
I felt I had read that before, which makes it all the more confusing to me really.. In some ways it makes you realise we aren't the only ones with awful PR teams. The finances being aired in public, the flip flop nature of he wants to go/he wants to stay, if this is suppose to make them look good and Frenkie look bad, then I don't know... It's up there with Prince Andrew's 'I don't sweat' interview in the self-awareness stakes.
It was reported also by that other outlet who are supposed to be reliable (Relevo? Something like that).
Relevo... you mean the report that Chelsea were to make a bid in the coming hours, that never arrived and no other journos picked up on or reported?
The guy who reported it also worked 9 years at Sport, not that that makes a difference mind
Absolute codswallop.
So Barcelona keep highjacking all Chelsea transfers and they are going to help them by paying more for FDJ. It perfectly makes sense
Can someone please tell me why everyone thinks we're still interested?
Or Philib de Brun
Is this honestly a serious post?
Raiola set up the entire Dortmund deal with release clause to ensure that the agent, player and his Dad would be the ones making the most by far out of the transfer, not fecking Dortmund.
Judging by what Raiola received from the Pogba deal (27 million Euros just to him and his company), it’s safe to say the Haaland one made each party tens of millions, probably as much as the Pogba one each. All off the “official” fee though so suited City down to the ground.
Basically they're fecked if he doesn't take a paycut or accept a transfer
The one that said Chelsea had informed Barca of their interest in the last few hours and that they are preparing a bid.
We then increased our own bid and the latest is that Chelsea won't match it but FDJ wants to go there and Chelsea will only get involved once there is a breakthrough in his situation.
It's much easier to weed out trolls this way. So a good idea I think.
Personally speaking, I read it in my pot noodle cup
Because the Spanish media mention it every few days. The rest of the world, minus RedCafe, has moved on
Does anyone really believe that Chelsea will give Barcelona any sort of big money and financial lifeline after getting played like mugs by them twice this summer window??
A person may be a season ticket for 40 years but that doesn’t rule them out of being a complete bell end. They don’t go hand in hand
Thank god it's almost over.
Congrats to Mr Boehly, finally got his big signing.
Congrats to Mr Boehly, finally got his big signing.
Basically they're fecked if he doesn't take a paycut or accept a transfer
Holy shit.
I can’t imagine a player at United taking a pay cut to stay at United. Barca really seems to have a special pull, even when the club is a dumpster fire.
If what Romano said today on his youtube channel is correct, the situation has not changed. FDJ doesn't want to leave Barcelona and is not accepting a pay cut.
In a way it would also be a win if he doesn't sign so we can see Barca go tits up.
It's all gone Pete de Jong
It’s getting to a point where I dont even want him here
We need to stop taking "the player doesn't want to leave" so literally.
There is every chance that actually means "the player doesn't want to leave... until he's paid what he's owed"
There is every chance that actually means "the player doesn't want to leave... until he's paid what he's owed"
I am torn. Whilst I believe he would be a great fit for the team, part of me wants him to go Gareth Bale on them and site on the bench taking the money. Barcelona would implode.
If Chelsea are truly interested, then why aren't any of the reporters close to Chelsea picking up on it? You'd think that if they were serious their interest would be confirmed by those who have good sources.
The only things we've had in the UK are things like The Mail etc who report it using Sport etc as their source
People actually believe the Chelsea link?
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