Nobody knows that. But they need to reduce wage bill and with future revenue already sold, they will be in tricky position next year when they cant sell future revenue anymore.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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There are different levels... i mean levers to this..
Interesting that Corrigan suggested in his article that Erik and him aren't actually close
It’s not much, but BBC’s article on us signing Martinez said that we are still chasing FdJ.
Which Dutch journalist have refuted already. Corrigan isnt that good source. Only reason why it was given attention is because he wrote this for Athletic
Barca turning their levers
That might well be the case, however why they haven't done so already is dumb. And if they were to do it, Barca wouldn't have had to sell off their future for immediate relief.
Barca will get the benefit of the doubt, as they are too big to fail for La Liga. The league is so dependent on two teams and they are propped up by the capital and a regional capital. But Barca has zero integrity in all of this and the lack of self awareness from many of their supporters is super sad to see, but also not surprising as many of them are too ignorant and stubborn to have a large enough perspective.
In hindsight, moving to Barcelona was not a good decision. Busquets is in his spot and they are not willing to build the team around him. Not even Koeman, who tried to
have Frenkie play box to box with Busquets behind, with moderate succes.
IMO he could be great with Pedri and Gavi, but Busquets is still there. Now there is even more competition.
Competition is good, but not if you are not played in your best position. There is also the fact that the Catalan players can do no wrong and foreign players get thrown under the bus.
Here at United he can be the main man in midfield. Or he can move elsewhere to compete for a spot, which is risky.
have Frenkie play box to box with Busquets behind, with moderate succes.
IMO he could be great with Pedri and Gavi, but Busquets is still there. Now there is even more competition.
Competition is good, but not if you are not played in your best position. There is also the fact that the Catalan players can do no wrong and foreign players get thrown under the bus.
Here at United he can be the main man in midfield. Or he can move elsewhere to compete for a spot, which is risky.
For now I don't care what happens between him and Barcelona nor am I rooting for them to successfully bully him out of his club even if we benefit from it. It just feels dirty, if he doesnt want the move then we should move on as we should have done months ago.
After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Feck me that‘s nice. He could keep it anyways if he moves.After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Yeah, I'm obviously still hoping that his "stay at all costs" stance is just to get the deferred wages paid to him before he leaves, but if he stays and accepts a pay cut, then that's on him.
Exactly. He can go back whenever he has a break and he can retire there in a few years anyway, not like its a life sentence.
That mansion, he wont be able to afford the maintenance if he lowers his salary... catch 22
True. He could make some extra cash renting it out to British sun seekers for £500 a week.
I'll volunteer to test it out and do the first trip advisor review. Just give me 6 months there to make sure my review is as detailed as possible.
He can keep it if he leaves, probably have to sell it if he stays.After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
As long as you can prove you’re gonna spend 100€ a day
Barcelona signing a dozen players on the gamble that Frenkie de Jong would leave? That line of thought always sounded stupid, Tebas just confirmed Barcelona can register their new players without issue. Honestly the only club i know in the top 5 leagues that would hinge their entire transfer window on the gamble of one player is Manchester United.
Much easier to keep it if he moves here and actually gets paid.
Wow that's some house...After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Clearly these pictures were taken from Rightmove as he has put his house on the market.After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Where’s your source on that being his pad?
Are we sure Barca hasn't taken control of the house already and uses it to bed in new signings?
He was over there taking photos. Good thing he got some good ones because he's not allowed back, or within 500 feet of Frenkie.
That pad is still on Sotheby’s for sale, he doesn’t have 15m + to spend on a house, hence this fecking saga
@Martial'sEmergingSmile stiring shit in here.
Well I for one think it’s absolutely shameless that De Jong isn’t willing to take a pay cut to play for the mighty Barcelona for way less than the terms he agreed. What an absolute snake.
It’s overrated, with Earth warming, Manchester will be the new Barcelona.After seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Oh, yeah. Come to think of it that's not even Barcelona. It looks like Stretford... It's Stretford, isn't it? Someone should tell Frenkie that it's Stretford...That pad is still on Sotheby’s for sale, he doesn’t have 15m + to spend on a house, hence this fecking saga
@Martial'sEmergingSmile stiring shit in here.
It’s the new pool at Stretford Arndale. My kids love it.
I said persuade Frenkie. Martinez has already signed. Ah, height jokes.It was on the UWS forum - home of the WUM. Guess I got tricked, if it's up for sale on Sothebys.
Either that or this is the most ON it's ever been.
Nah i'd say you've gotten tricked there... Don't get me wrong, it's so incredibly on, but still
Fecks sake, it’s no wonder he doesn’t want to leaveAfter seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
Read the post above.
If he could afford that house, he’d be going nowhere, that’s kinda the problem
Haha this is definitely not happening. No way the missus is going to ManchesterAfter seeing Frenkie's mansion in Barcelona, I'm starting to think he might be serious about this 'not wanting to come here' thing.
So either they have a workaround which is bad, or he knows Frenkie is gone which is good. Could mean either, and really tells us nothing at all.
Well their actual house looks like this above (and not the nonsense 15-20 million euro pad currently for sale via Sotheby’s that was shared earlier, that he currently absolutely cannot afford), so she might be convinced to keep that and live here in Knutsford during the season for a few years, using half of the money Barça owe him…
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