Barca are basically desperate for someone to pay the De Jong dues off as part of the transfer fee. I don't think we are.
All of this talk of De Jong staying is improbable imo. There is no way either would let go off of so much money.
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Barca are basically desperate for someone to pay the De Jong dues off as part of the transfer fee. I don't think we are.
All of this talk of De Jong staying is improbable imo. There is no way either would let go off of so much money.
Well to be fair we didn't do it, but losing the players we have has weakened us.
50-50.
Yes, sport is pro Laporta and mundodeportivo is pro Rosell/Bartomeu.
Mundodeportivo is a more serious newspaper, sport is very sensationalist and lies a lot.
If we have been taken for a ride by Barcelona\FDJ like a bunch of amateurs and not planned on alternatives then it will be justified if people lose their shit. The club still has time of course but if this window ends in failure and we end up with the midfield we have now, then I welcome the unrest and potential protests that will follow.
I think the window so far has been crap, no offence to Malacia. We clearly have a weaker squad than last season, even without Ronaldo leaving and we all know how fecking shit we were. Also is Eriksen joining or what, surely a statement can be released saying he is joining, pending medical etc. Why the delay?
I think the window so far has been crap, no offence to Malacia. We clearly have a weaker squad than last season, even without Ronaldo leaving and we all know how fecking shit we were. Also is Eriksen joining or what, surely a statement can be released saying he is joining, pending medical etc. Why the delay?
Stalemate buds. Demoralising.
I'm sure plenty of managers have thought they'll get the player eventually. Hasn't always worked out for us, even pre Glazers.
Plenty of close signings that seem to fail over about £5m!
There would be no harm closing this thread until there is more valid news.
I think he will stay because of the money owed. They can’t afford the lump sum and will come to a compromise on his contract.
Its been the most obvious waste of time since the Fabregas summer I can’t believe how many in here are so confident, it was never happening.
Needed a midfielder for years and our grand plan was chasing a player for 2 months who’s publicly stated he doesn’t want to leave….madness.
Seriously how bad is that? This club is a complete joke.
Just....ignore it? Why does it need to be closed
Put everyone out of their misery.
I’ve done that three times an I always end up being sucked back inJust....ignore it? Why does it need to be closed
This.I’ve done that three times an I always end up being sucked back in
The lack of plan B is astonishing. ETH is not going to implement a rocket science system that only players that have played for him or Ajax would suit it.
Alternatively you don’t have to click it, and can leave the rest of us to enjoy the ride unburdened by your pessimism and naysaying.
How do you know there's no plan b though? Find this always an odd thing to say as if we'd lay out our plans in detail to the media.
2 months of the window left and people still happy to talk utter shite. Depressing isn’t it
Ya. Seems like he wants to stay there even if they don't pay the dues that they owe him.
We don’t have a need for a plan b yet. There is a reasonable chance that this deal happens eventually and ten Hag gets his man.
Just can't understand a desire to stay at a club which is actively fecking you over. Come to us Frenkie we will love you.
From the outside looking in....this is a mess.
This post is a complete joke.
Well it’s been reported loads of times that he doesn’t want to leave. He’s literally just built his own house in Barcelona and is at his boyhood club earning 300k a week the chances of this happening are slim at best and that’s being kind.
They’re in such a mess they can’t even afford to sell him due to the money owed it’s hilarious.
That part is funny as feck if true to be fair
You‘re confident if it happening then? 2 months of negotiations and it’s nowhere near done.
Like I said earlier I can’t believe how so many are confident what in the world have you seen to suggest it’s happening?
To paint a fuller picture, the United-affiliated journalists have all stated that personal terms won't be an issue/de Jong's concerns have been mitigated by ten Hag in their contacts. Given this he/she said situation, what do you choose to believe in?
Well I read a few days ago from Romano that personal terms haven’t even been discussed?
The only thing giving this deal hope is ‘why would we chase him for 2 months if he hasn’t agreed to come’ but in all honesty we’re in such a mess it wouldn’t be a surprise would it.
I don’t get this whole thing? So why did Barca negotiate and accept an offer when they don’t want to sell? Or is it because they activated the lever and now they don’t need to sell now?
It has to be extremely frustrating to deal with them. If that is the case, I hope they fail miserably in the near future.
It has to be extremely frustrating to deal with them. If that is the case, I hope they fail miserably in the near future.
Relax a small bit man. You’d swear I’m after saying something extremely controversial. Nobody forced you to hit reply to my “pessimistic” post either darling.
Close the thread.
They desperately want to sell him, but they dont want to pay his deferred wages. He desperately doesnt want to leave but wants his wages.
It's an unsolvable position when you're dealing with a club as financially demonic and badly run as Barca.
Barca are trying to play chicken with United because they don't want to pay De Jong the money he's rightfully owed, so they're hoping United will pay him. Because Barca are a bunch of broke ass bitches.
He hasn’t publicly said anything though has he? We can agree on that?
It’s been said lots of times that he’s open to moving to United and working with EtH too.
If De Jong wants his loyalty bonus, he can't say that he wants to leave, can he? Either way this is a mess and I'm glad the club have briefed that we are looking at alternatives. It's time we move on and if Barca are ready to make the sale, they come to us.
If he were to stay, surely the taste has soured somewhat. Especially if he then finds himself fighting for game time, when he would be the one the team is built around at United.
I suspect he's been convinced of joining and it will happen soon enough.
I suspect he's been convinced of joining and it will happen soon enough.
Didn't he make some generic comments about being happy at Barca while on duty with the Netherlands?
He's right. Even the United-affiliated journalists have reported this, but on top of that, they've also reported that personal terms won't be problematic for United.
In relation to your last point, I would be surprised given that we've moved on from all of the personnel who made our operations problematic. We don't know how good or bad the new guys will be, so it's all about waiting and seeing here.
Or... or, and just hear me out here, if you don't want to visit this thread... don't open it? That also works?
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