What have the best sources said regarding the deal?
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Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Also you're very welcome to put me on ignore if you don't like what I have to say.
There's nothing wrong with being positive about this, especially in the sea of negativity on this place lately.
Isn't that what you just did though?
Not if you understand what I'm saying, which at this case you obviously don't as the delusion is strong.
To be honest, think I need to take a break from all transfer related news and just see what we're dealing with come first day of the season. All beyond our control.
Monday will be a big day.
According to Romero, Chelsea now wants him
Look at you resorting to petty name calling. Good for you.
Brand new info mate
All good we are too advanced anyway.
Barcelona still owe tons of money in unpaid wages. They have no shame.
The fact that none of the reliable Chelsea journalists have said anything should tell you something. If things are heating up with us and any target you would have seen something from Matt Law, Ornstein, or even Romano.
Yeh I think you do too if your letting it all get to you this easily mate.
Can Chelsea please feck off.
Would have to be the spanish equivalent of a settlement agreement. If De Jong agrees then he waives his right to the rest of what he is owed. Until then, he has the right to it, assuming he was entitled to as much under contract.
Fairly sure he's just repeating what some other source said before him. Never heard of those that said it first though
I reserve belief on the Chelsea news, but as a player I would have serious reservations about moving to Chelsea until they start to replace some of the players they have lost
Who would you consider the best sources? You were all foaming at the gash over Romano tweets until he poured a bit of cold water on it all. Simon Stone has just repeated what other journos said about 4 weeks ago. If you ask me, none of them have a clue. If Barca are open with their journalists then either a) Chelsea are seriously in for him, or b) Barca are putting pressure on us, or c) Barca want to keep him.
It's all guesswork from anybody posting on RedCafe as to who genuinely knows.
are we? According to Romano we've yet to agree personal terms and add ons
So Relevo(?) "broke" the news and Romero, like clockwork, seemed to confirm it. No one else has reported it or even acknowledged it and it was posted around 3 hours ago.
Definitely sounds like a Barca pressure move
Definitely sounds like a Barca pressure move
BBC is generally considered to be the most reliable source there is for premier league transfer news
Gerrard Romero says they are, he's the guy that has been on this since before anyone knew. Tier 1 Barcelona.
He’s also the guy that said it was 95% done way back in May. That was obviously horseshit.
Romano basically just agreed with the Relevo post and said its confirmed. No one else has said anything so God knows where its been confirmed? As I say, if there was genuine interest there would be news now
The Chelsea stuff is laughable unless Jorginho is leaving. Good luck trying to play them two in a midfield.
Everyone knows the last 5% takes 2-3 months.
Pretty sure he said 95% it would happen, not that it was 95% done
Gerrard Romero, not Fabrizio Romano. Romero is a tier 1 Barca source.
I get that, honestly. Even though I get dragged into debates that make me look negative. But I also want to talk about something without it being instantly dismissed simply because it doesn't fit the agenda of certain posters.
You questioned if I even support United
You're acting like a child over this whole thing. I hope you're not just some kid at your first transfer rodeo actually as I'll feel pretty bad about calling you out.I've said we need to wait and see if it's genuine. I just don't feel the need to try to surpress negative info. Are you Vladimir Putin by any chance?
Romero only puts out what Barca want him to put out, that's why most in this thread believe that this Chelsea link now is just a pile of manure, it's to put pressure on United.
The fact that he's the only journo doing it, and none of the well connected English journos, especially the Chelsea ones, are saying anything tells you everything you need to know here.
Love the idea that Barcelona will pay De Jong 3.5m, but ask him to forego the rest.
How much are these wages for goodness sake?!
How much are these wages for goodness sake?!
Hope Barcelona goes bust. I used to have a soft corner for them because of La Masia and Messi. But the nerve of them signing new players while not paying back what they already owe to players who have accepted pay cuts.
Yeah, I just think the saying you have for-go it to move seems unlikely to be enforceable. Might be wrong, but I think that's litigation city.
So if Chelsea are confirmed to be going all in as he says... why are no one else confirming it?? It's big news yet no reputable outlets have even given it a mention.
Not sure why everybody is panicking, didn't the Barca boss say he wasn't for sale anyway? 
17 million. He's on 350k/week.
The 30th was supposed to be a big day. Then Wednesday was supposed to be a big day. I'm starting to wonder.
I imagine domestic journalists have currently gone in to a frenzy attempting to corroborate the reports that Chelsea are in for him. So I guess we'll see what comes out a little later this afternoon and I'll decide whether I zip back up from there!
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