I mean, Barcelona isn't exactly the safest and most stable home, either. For all we know, they could be facing bankruptcy in the next few years. There's also the fact that they don't want to pay him what he's due and have treated him like dirt this summer, so while he might not choose to go to United, there are plenty of very good reasons to leave Barca.
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I mean, Barcelona isn't exactly the safest and most stable home, either. For all we know, they could be facing bankruptcy in the next few years. There's also the fact that they don't want to pay him what he's due and have treated him like dirt this summer, so while he might not choose to go to United, there are plenty of very good reasons to leave Barca.
I didn't say that. Just that the way this transfer gained interest and distraction, bought the Glazers a lot of time and grace this window.
Weakens his hand for what exactly? He's moving nowhere.
If our views are baseless then the opposite views are baseless too as they're based on no real statements from the player, agent or clubs.
All I know is that like many other players before that may have been through stand offs with their clubs they usually move to a club that actually wants them. I would do the same too, over wanting to spend any more time at a club or workplace which has taken liberties all summer.
I really wanted the Glazers out but you guys got us to 1783 pages I’ve changed my mind
We aren’t getting Frenkie and Casemiro in one window, that will make too much sense. I’ll have to see it to believe it
he will still get 17m in deffered wages... but no 'man points'. I know what i would pick
It has been reported by several journalists that he and his missus love the Barca lifestyle and that he is "in the comfort zone" there.
If Frenkie had actually stated a desire to move, he could have been in breach of contract and his deferred wages could easily have been 'disappeared'. As it stands he is still in control of that money. And some on here think he should just default on that £17m but really? Would you? I wouldn't for sure.
On this, I can agree with you my friend!
But that doesn't mean anything at all really dude. We've not heard either of them say it have we?
The only serious posters in here are those proclaiming that muppets shouldn't muppet. We've been joking about his Mrs for months.
I guess we can finally put to bed which Caf account is Goldbridges.
Misogyny is rife.
Insta bans for the lot of them!
Feckin man points 
That's a low blow.
Not happening.
Frenkie striking if he had the balls, over his deferred wages. Or whatever the feck is going on. His 600k per week salary next year. Who cares anymore.
The cess pit of shit that is Barca will be done in 2 years at this rate anyway.
We don't need that kind of bullshit. We've had enough stupidity to last us a lifetime. I still can't get over the fact this club let Pogba go, then signed that cnut back for 90m then let him go for free, again!. I don't care about the argument about his wages. Who was stupid enough to put that whopper on those in the first place?.
Anyway.. As much as he is press resistant. And as much as people want him here. I don't see the kind of fight Anthony has put up in the last couple of weeks, from Frenkie. Therefore he might as well rot with his missus in the streets of Spain. He's not playing first team football any time soon. Wasted talent. Wasting away.
Didn't even have the balls to stand up for his missus when she wanted to sit next to him...
Do not want.
Paraphrasing Glaston...
Daddy Daddy, do not want.
Frenkie striking if he had the balls, over his deferred wages. Or whatever the feck is going on. His 600k per week salary next year. Who cares anymore.
The cess pit of shit that is Barca will be done in 2 years at this rate anyway.
We don't need that kind of bullshit. We've had enough stupidity to last us a lifetime. I still can't get over the fact this club let Pogba go, then signed that cnut back for 90m then let him go for free, again!. I don't care about the argument about his wages. Who was stupid enough to put that whopper on those in the first place?.
Anyway.. As much as he is press resistant. And as much as people want him here. I don't see the kind of fight Anthony has put up in the last couple of weeks, from Frenkie. Therefore he might as well rot with his missus in the streets of Spain. He's not playing first team football any time soon. Wasted talent. Wasting away.
Didn't even have the balls to stand up for his missus when she wanted to sit next to him...
Do not want.
Paraphrasing Glaston...
Daddy Daddy, do not want.
I know right? A quote that has surely been created by men who lose man points all the time.Feckin man points
He won‘t
It seems the barca side genuinely thinks a deal for silva could be reached, pep hasn't outright denied it either.
Let's hope it goes because it makes Frankie's situation untenable.
Let's hope it goes because it makes Frankie's situation untenable.
Yeah I agree. Just curious as to what these twists and turns were, s'all. Seeing as literally nothing happened for 5 months.
Why wouldn't you change clubs and claim the owed wages anyway?
I think La Liga has stopped putting obstacles in Barsa's way since Roures got involved. Tebas used to work with him. So I don't think them signing Silva would necessarily mean a de Jong sale. In any case, Barsa's mouthpiece papers have stopped talking about de Jong leaving and its focused on Aubameyang and Braithwaithe now
Signing Bernardo?
Surely the end of De Jong at Barca and surely they need to raise even more funds to sign him?
Surely the end of De Jong at Barca and surely they need to raise even more funds to sign him?
Pep denies things very rarely. Especially if it comes to transfers. He always says a player can leave, if he doesn't want to play for his current team. Followed by "the clubs must reach an agreement".
City's board on the other hand was very clear on that topic the last days. And since they are Laporta's pals from their barca time some 15 years ago, Laporta knows exactly what is possible and what not with Silva.
I wouldn't defer and I wouldn't have deferred them in the first place. That was his first mistake. There's no way Barca truly needed players to take wage cuts to continue operating.
They wanted players to take wage cuts so they could continue their irresponsible spending. Anyone that ends up with less in wages is a mug after seeing what's happened this Summer.
I feel if he was contractually owed the wages then he would be able move clubs and still claim what he was owed in court.
I reckon the De Jong deal has been agreed in secret in the past 48 hours. We’re getting Depay, De Jong and they’re in England to complete the move. As soon as that was sewn up Barca ran over to Pep waving the money for Bernardo.
How do you rate your chances of getting silva?
This is the kind of muppetry I crave when visiting transfer threads. Inject straight into my vein, por favor.
Depends on who you believe. I personally believe the statements made by Soriano and Txiki, that it's way too late in the window to sell Silva, so I don't see any chance. Romero reports otherwise, but he needs to hold his twitch viewers and subs as long as he can. So for me he is not a reliable source in that case, because the name Silva brings him thousands of viewers.
I doubt very much he’s not contractually owed them, it will be the terms of that contract where someone (FDJ or his agent) ballsed up.
Such a shame that this thread literally stalled after hitting 1700 pages. Could have easily crossed 2000 if Casemiro hadn't happened for 2 more days.
There's still time. His fiance just posted a pic of her dinner on Facebook and the ketchup was RED. Motwyw
Link!
If Bernardo DID join, surely the end of De Jong at the club?
yes, 100%. Xavi loves Bernardo and he would be a starter alongside Pedri. Gavi would be the first interior sub.
As I said it would become untenable, no way they could afford having both and it would relegate Frenkie to a permanent bench warmer.
There’s no way B.Silva joins unless Frenkie is gone if it’s true laporta had to use his own cash to finish registering their own players.
How good do you believe Gavi will be?
Pedri will go right to the very top. But Gavi?
And would it be worth De Jong waiting a season to see if Busquets retires?
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