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Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Club of his dreams, apparently. That’s one of the only reasons I can think of (if he accepts the salary cut as reported). They’ve possibly done enough to make him feel guilty about his high wage etc. and for some to give up their dreams (for money), isn’t that easy.
He will be booed and attacked on the streets if they don’t win absolutey everything. Then Mikky will wish for the safety of dirty stinky Manchester.
He's a loser and a poor mans Zidane Iqbal.
What does that Spanish language Man United Forum look like I wonder?
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We’ll get the timeline and breakdown of this ‘saga’ some years down the line. Have to wonder how it unfolded on our and his side. If he signs a revised contract you’d have to wonder what on earths the delay was unless he’s done a Pique and wrangled himself some sort of eye-wateringly spectacular deal in the process.
Ornstein still says Chelsea is his most likely decision should he leave Barcelona.
Any hope of this getting done should be squashed with three days left in the window he would have had to signed yesterday with travelling , contract signing and medical. United admin team likely take BH Monday off and they take an age to do the most basic of tasks.
On top of that there is bound to be an embarrassing circus around Ronaldo leaving in the next few days.
It’s done so maybe time to focus on another creative midfielder and begin the inquest into this foolish persuit.
On top of that there is bound to be an embarrassing circus around Ronaldo leaving in the next few days.
It’s done so maybe time to focus on another creative midfielder and begin the inquest into this foolish persuit.
pfft. I heard that if he chooses not to pay to play for Barca, he quite fancies Ballymena Rovers.
You have to laugh really. Embarrassing stuff.
Mind boggling. Vilified in the media, had fans turned against him, an attempt to push him out, being pushed toward a salary cut with 4 years left on the contract, probably being asked to write off the €17M he is owed, benched, played out of position ...
Sure, that sounds like a sweet deal. Why would he pick being paid 450k a week, be the main man at a club and play for the manager who knows how to get the most out of him and would make him the heartbeat of the team.
The only possible explanation is that he is a Barca fan and would do literally anything to play for them. If that is the case, then questions have to be asked over why we pursued him in the first place. Given all that we are offering and the alternative he has at Barca, this is not a good look for us.
He never said that.
"Chelsea are still keen to sign Frenkie de Jong and may be the midfielder’s most probable destination if he was to leave Barcelona but, as things stand, he will be staying."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/barcau...violently-robbed-at-gunpoint-at-his-home/amp/
He and his wife held at gunpoint. We pay for 24/7 armed security de Jong.
He and his wife held at gunpoint. We pay for 24/7 armed security de Jong.
He is staying, i don't understand why are people claiming otherwise. I be my house he won't join us.
Would we even want him now, really?
Look at the attitude of Casemiro, Antony, Martinez in coming here. All of them pushed their clubs for the move and have shown a really willingness to get here once it became apparent we were interested. FdJ has known we want him all summer and has had absolutely no interest in joining us over staying a club that don't even want him anymore. There's no point in going for a player like that.
Look at the attitude of Casemiro, Antony, Martinez in coming here. All of them pushed their clubs for the move and have shown a really willingness to get here once it became apparent we were interested. FdJ has known we want him all summer and has had absolutely no interest in joining us over staying a club that don't even want him anymore. There's no point in going for a player like that.
The Chelsea links seem to have dried up as much as any to us lately, so i don't see how that can be
I'm having trouble distinguishing between these identical posts.
Very good.
Yeah, possibly lost in translation/English not being a first language.
Anyway, just wanted to add to the 2000
That’s probably true. No chance we can afford him now after splashing on Antony. We haven’t even sold hardly anyone.
This is so true. Whilst he is an amazing player; as we have seen over recent years attitude is so important. E.g. I preferred a committed Fred over a half arsed Pogba. Not saying FdJ is keen in private to join us (who knows what he is thinking) but the risk of him just sulking here may not be worth the outlay.
I’m a bit worried Liverpool are gonna go in for him on deadline day. There desperate for a midfielder and they’ll only sign if it’s the right player.
We could afford him, I’m sure, even if some creative accounting or some such is required.
He has every reason to prefer staying at Barca, from Football, salary and lifestyle. Barca really is a mecca for slick, total football.
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If he would do anything for the barca he loved, he'd have taken a wage cut ages ago. That's not the reason he's still there. If he takes any kind of wage restructure now, you can be that it favours him in the long term.
We could afford him... we'd just do a Barca special and pay it over a few seasons instead of all fixed. Either that or we'd suddenly "find" the money if he decided to move
He's taking a 50% wage cut, being threatened with legal action over his current contract being "criminal", denied his deferral and bullied into changing a contract he has 4 years left on...
Anything else would be foolish, and at this point, I expect it to be foolish.
You mean, apart from the obvious difference that 'may be' and 'is' are two very different things?
Why on earth would he take a pay cut?
They are contractually bound to pay him.
They are contractually bound to pay him.
He’s a wet blanket - letting himself be disrespected like that in public and just taking it - even if by some miracle he came do you really think he is of the right mentality? No - we need more like Martinez.
There have been no serious reports of him taking any wage cut
The "... should he leave Barca" changes the "is" to "may be"
I think the idea is they’d freeze him out of the team.
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