Ha ha, trolling United and the fans. That fecker ain't going nowhere.
I feel that there is one more twist here.
I find it difficult to believe United wouldn't be willing to cover the extra £10m of his salary considering how things have gone.
I find it difficult to believe that Barca wouldn't want him out the door right away if they receive €100m for him (including the deferred salary). That's a huge amount and they have no need for him.
Let's see, I can see Xavi not playing him/minimum minutes over the next few matches. They clearly want him gone. It's gone silent.
Could be but rumor is, Xavi is starting him vs Sociedad at the weekend. The problem has never been about how much Barca want for him or even a deal with United, it's always been the player not wanting to leave and despite being treated like shit (regretful of this) can you really blame him? He backs himself to start ahead of Gavi (on merit he does) and has a great chance at winning trophies in a rebuilt team.
At this point I think United would pay him record wages, the deferred wages and possibly an improved fee, maybe even take Dest off our hands also but I can still imagine the player rejecting it and there really isn't anything more Barca can or imo, should, do.
It only makes sense for him to leave now if Bernardo Silva is possible but that looks a slim chance this late in the window. This going silent could be because a deal is being done but also could be an acceptance that forcing him out hasn't worked and now we have the season upon us. Xavi can't play his political games, it's not preseason anymore. Results are expected.
Only way you get Silva is if you include FDJ in the deal, don’t know if you could afford him otherwise if reports are true that City want €80-100m for Silva
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Best part of this whole saga, had me giggling, nice one!Up at 6am. Shower, shite, shave, another shite, another shower to wash the shite off, shave the shower because it's covered in shite, shower the shaver because he's covered in shite, third shite.
6:05am - turn on BBC Breakfast. Fecking news about Ukraine again. Clearly some top defenders over there but unfortunately unable to sign any of them at the moment. Switch over to CBeebies.
10:59am - Duggee and Friends is over which means it'll be that boring grown up show about a small town doctor who has a quirk that makes him difficult to work with but he secretly has a heart of gold. Might as well start working...
11:00am - Fecking PC won't work. This happens every fecking morning! Fecking useless IT department sending me shit equipment! Can't even do the most basic of fecking tasks, can they? Going to call the helpdesk...
11:12am - Fecking useless IT tech asking me to check the power cable and WiFi and whatnot because he can't just drive over and fix it. This is fecking bullshit. Fecking useless bastards.
11:35am - IT finally diagnosed the problem. Apparently my toaster isn't a computer. Well nobody told me that!
11:36am - Having jammy baked beans and marmite on toast. Fecking lush asf. Time for a nap.
3:47pm - Woken up by wife bringing kids home from school. Tells me I forgot to pick them up as she leaves to go back to her work. Moody bitch. Kids IMMEDIATELY want food. I point to the kettle and tell them to make themselves some toast.
3:48pm - Back to work! Email on my phone pings. Ignore it. Another ping. Arnold on WhatsApp. He's stuck a bouncy castle in his back garden. Top lad. Another email pings. Better check it...
8:22pm - Shit! Fell asleep again! Fifty seven missed calls from Joel Glazer. No voicemails, just a text saying he wanted to talk to me about something important before the scientists put him in cryo for six months. Oh well, maybe next time...
8:30pm - check betting odds before repeats of The Bill on Dave. Frenkie deal looking more likely according to Paddy Power! Tell journo mates that I'm more confident of a deal now. Turn to wife and smile but she's not there. Can't hear kids either. There's a note beside me with "To John" on the front but it's just out of reach. Can't be bothered moving so just forget about it.
9:59pm - Feeling tired, might have an early night. I've been up since 6am after all! Time for a quick shit in the shower and off to bed for another day or hard work! New Crusader Kings expansion is being released so I queue the download up on my George Foreman grill.
10:01pm - Phone call coming directly from Frenkie. Smash that cancel button. I'm off the clock!
Agree. City seem to have no interest in a swap, so that was ruled out very early on. 80-100mil just isn't possible unless we pay installments but I doubt City accept that again (nor can I blame them tbh). Trying to deal with a club who don't want to sell, have no need to sell and probably can't get a suitable replacement is mission impossible and Bernardo has too much respect to force an exit.
Could be but rumor is, Xavi is starting him vs Sociedad at the weekend. The problem has never been about how much Barca want for him or even a deal with United, it's always been the player not wanting to leave and despite being treated like shit (regretful of this) can you really blame him? He backs himself to start ahead of Gavi (on merit he does) and has a great chance at winning trophies in a rebuilt team.
At this point I think United would pay him record wages, the deferred wages and possibly an improved fee, maybe even take Dest off our hands also but I can still imagine the player rejecting it and there really isn't anything more Barca can or imo, should, do.
It only makes sense for him to leave now if Bernardo Silva is possible but that looks a slim chance this late in the window. This going silent could be because a deal is being done but also could be an acceptance that forcing him out hasn't worked and now we have the season upon us. Xavi can't play his political games, it's not preseason anymore. Results are expected.
Murtough must be feeling absolutely fecked. Not slept properly for 3 months.
Murtough must be feeling absolutely fecked. Not slept properly for 3 months.
As I mentioned prior - what I was most worried about wasn't missing out on De Jong but this wasted saga resulting in us panicking/not having enough time or opportunity to sign alternative targets. Unfortunately seems like that is the case.
Absolutely shambolic window. This club's constant failure at this point is quite impressive.
You sign one of the most sought after coaches in football and set him up for failure from the start
Ha ha, trolling United and the fans. That fecker ain't going nowhere.
I find it difficult to believe that Barca wouldn't want him out the door right away if they receive €100m for him (including the deferred salary). That's a huge amount and they have no need for him.
Let's see, I can see Xavi not playing him/minimum minutes over the next few matches. They clearly want him gone. It's gone silent.
That begs the question --- is FdJ a 100M player? We overpaid for Martinez and now FdJ? That's over $150million for two players.
100m is a huge price tag, but if Frenkie can save us from relegation he’d be worth every penny.
Murtough must be feeling absolutely fecked. Not slept properly for 3 months.
Why the feck do they brief this shit!?
A relatively sensible barca fan at last.Could be but rumor is, Xavi is starting him vs Sociedad at the weekend. The problem has never been about how much Barca want for him or even a deal with United, it's always been the player not wanting to leave and despite being treated like shit (regretful of this) can you really blame him? He backs himself to start ahead of Gavi (on merit he does) and has a great chance at winning trophies in a rebuilt team.
At this point I think United would pay him record wages, the deferred wages and possibly an improved fee, maybe even take Dest off our hands also but I can still imagine the player rejecting it and there really isn't anything more Barca can or imo, should, do.
It only makes sense for him to leave now if Bernardo Silva is possible but that looks a slim chance this late in the window. This going silent could be because a deal is being done but also could be an acceptance that forcing him out hasn't worked and now we have the season upon us. Xavi can't play his political games, it's not preseason anymore. Results are expected.
Murtough must be feeling absolutely fecked. Not slept properly for 3 months.
In what sense? I mean he really looks all right.Not really, I'm expecting top athletes to age better.
I hadn't seen him for quite a long time so i guess I had hoped he's gonna age like Hollywood stars do.In what sense? I mean he really looks all right.
It's is far more interesting than the entirety of last season (And probably this season as well).I'm all for muppet/transfer threads and usually there is something to build on but there was never anything to indicate that the guy was really coming to United. This has just been the worst with the same old crap being recycled every few days...it's not even been entertaining. The fecker's even playing for Barca right now. I know people just drag it out just to boost the page count which is supposed to mean something I guess. But this has been embarrassing.
Why would an offer expire? It's been agreed, both sides are happy with it and because 30 days have passed it's no good?
Why would they have to even renegotiate? There's the old deal, print a new copy, new dates and a couple of signatures and there you go. This sounds like absolute guff to me.
I feel that there is one more twist here.
I find it difficult to believe United wouldn't be willing to cover the extra £10m of his salary considering how things have gone.
I find it difficult to believe that Barca wouldn't want him out the door right away if they receive €100m for him (including the deferred salary). That's a huge amount and they have no need for him.
Let's see, I can see Xavi not playing him/minimum minutes over the next few matches. They clearly want him gone. It's gone silent.
Back to work day for me... tiring day todayTeeny tiny day today.
That dude is far too happy for a guy who has been trashed in the media, threatened with lawsuits and accused of having swindled Barca into signing a criminal contract.
It's more entertaining than our actual football season.I feel sorry for those of you that were hanging on this.
I feel sorry for those of you that were hanging on this.
Still staying put. Holding the line.I feel sorry for those of you that were hanging on this.
It's more entertaining than our actual football season.