That can only go on for so long for us. I'm glad to read that we are willing to walk away if it's not sorted soon. Given 4 weeks until season starts and the time ETH will want with any new players, I suspect this is the last week in this saga, then we move on.
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That can only go on for so long for us. I'm glad to read that we are willing to walk away if it's not sorted soon. Given 4 weeks until season starts and the time ETH will want with any new players, I suspect this is the last week in this saga, then we move on.
As frustrating as this De Jong saga is it would set a terrible precedent for future deals if we rolled over and compensated for Barca's mismanagement
Im sure ETH is clued in about De Jong's intentions, Barca are motivated sellers. Its not in Barca's interests it would seem to sort this asap. I can see it bring resolved quickly when they need some money freed up for their own transfers like Lewa. It will depend on how they will work to sort deferred wage situation and this could have a domino effect on the wages owed to other players.
I thought there was bullshit about United but the Barca stories are unreal. Feels like they are giving it the big one with all the stories trying to give the impression they are still a major financial power.
Im sure ETH is clued in about De Jong's intentions, Barca are motivated sellers. Its not in Barca's interests it would seem to sort this asap. I can see it bring resolved quickly when they need some money freed up for their own transfers like Lewa. It will depend on how they will work to sort deferred wage situation and this could have a domino effect on the wages owed to other players.
I thought there was bullshit about United but the Barca stories are unreal. Feels like they are giving it the big one with all the stories trying to give the impression they are still a major financial power.
Just fed up with this saga now. He's coming, He's not coming. He want's to come, He doesn't want to come.
It's just taking for ages and will go on until he is paid what he is owed from Barca, which could take forever.
Then Ajax and what they want for Martinez and Antony 125/130 million. We need to get rid of some players fast with only 4 weeks left to start of Premiership. No Ronaldo means we need a striker, also.
It's just taking for ages and will go on until he is paid what he is owed from Barca, which could take forever.
Then Ajax and what they want for Martinez and Antony 125/130 million. We need to get rid of some players fast with only 4 weeks left to start of Premiership. No Ronaldo means we need a striker, also.
Okay cool I was wrong about that and exaggerated the year.
So they chased him from the end of the summer until a good few months ago meaning that it was say around 6 months or so?
The initial post I quoted was crying about us chasing a player for 2 months so it's still a good example for the point I am trying to illustrate.
Its a fan-owned club so Laporte is swimming in a political mess. So lots of oven-ready throwaway statements to make himself look good and make the fans feel even better.
It’s no such thing.
Is this going to be the most complicated transfer ever?
Licking Barca? We agreed a price at 65m when they had ‘demanded’ 100m to start with. That’s just good business. I know you do the gossip page around here but I think you need to stop taking it so seriously and can the faux outrage.
Of course - but not embarassing 2 months of licking Barca and also knowing that the player never once said he wants to come here.
This is not acceptable from our club.
Have you seen any other serious club going through this?
Did City/Liverpool/Spurs etc take two months to get their players?!
Ridiculous.
Also if 2 months for FDJ, the Sancho saga must’ve nearly killed you
https://thepeoplesperson.com/2022/0...es-frenkie-de-jong-is-willing-to-join-249083/
I have a semi again. Damn you transfer window. My will power to abstain always fails me eventually.
I have a semi again. Damn you transfer window. My will power to abstain always fails me eventually.
100%
The nonsense statements but also decisions that are good for the club for the next 2/3 years and the next President/regime can pick up the pieces
If there is a club that needs to be clearing out waste and getting back to basics, becoming financially stable its Barca. They needed to be thinking of the next 10 years after the Messi situation and the deffered wages issue.
imstead they are selling future earnings to venture capitalists and for what? Cesar Azpilicueta - crazy
Says he's owed €88.5m in the article, is that including future salary also?
we’ve not filled the CM with gold standard quality for more than a decade. We’ve always been blessed since the late 80s. Hope we fork out the way extra 15 million quid on Frenkie
80s (Robbo)
90s (Ince, Keane, Scholes, Butt)
00s (Keane, Scholes, Carrick, Giggsy)
10s (turned to shite despite signing Pogba, retraining Rooney to CM….)
80s (Robbo)
90s (Ince, Keane, Scholes, Butt)
00s (Keane, Scholes, Carrick, Giggsy)
10s (turned to shite despite signing Pogba, retraining Rooney to CM….)
I think this saga will be taking a back seat at the moment, as the Ronaldo issue will be taking up most of the club’s bandwidth
I assume that's just the amount left on the remainder of his contract. They've only been deferring wages over the past couple of years, I doubt he was on €40m+ per year.
Tbf to Laporte its not a mess that was his doing. Can you imagine the first day when he walking into the office again and spoke to the CFO? ''What do you mean we owe money to the fax paper/stationary company?''!!
There are just no easy choices for the current and future leadership of Barca. I bet the socios, not understanding intricate accounting and finance -- will put pressure on any future presidential candidates to make them feel good and buy the big names again.
The worse the voting socios feel the bigger names they will want. Then the spiral continues.
Its strange -- the Messi years and the Fergie years and the post-years. Too long of a good thing makes clubs either complacent to change or re-structure as in United or desperate to keep the good times going as in Barca.
ETH presser: "We are looking for players in midfield" 
Eriksen and De JongETH presser: "We are looking for players in midfield"
I thought the Ronaldinho transfer was worse. I actually was delirious at the thought we would be getting him. Perma-wood then and it's been a struggle ever since.
ETH presser: "We are looking for players in midfield"
Probably referring to what he's seen so far in training to be fair. Dont worry, Erik, we struggled to find them last season too.
ETH presser: "We are looking for players in midfield"
2nd salvo after last night's tweet briefing.
ETH presser: "We are looking for players in midfield"
Eriksen plus two CMs hopefully
He will probably play more academy kids this pre-season to buy himself a longer rope.
Tell Barca where to go and tell De Jong He's blown his chance to play for Manchester United. Move on. United are bigger than both of them!
You mean 18.5m i hope?
That's what I thought, strange wording as if de Jong signs for us then it wouldn't be €88.5m, just the reported €17.5m that he's owed.
Nope, the article says €88.5m for some reason, I'm putting it down to poor wording from Luckhurst though.
What's so Jesus about it?
Absolutely untrue about Haaland.
They just triggered his clause.
If two months ls nothing for you it's over the top for many people.
And it seems that you don't get embarrassed at all.
Ridiculous comment with no quality in it.
Well those teams concluded their dealings immediately.
And its been know for a number of years that we take ages to get the players we go for. Were you happy with Woodward and the way he went about his job?
I haven't seen one decent quality comment from you here yet.Licking Barca? We agreed a price at 65m when they had ‘demanded’ 100m to start with. That’s just good business. I know you do the gossip page around here but I think you need to stop taking it so seriously and can the faux outrage.
Also if 2 months for FDJ, the Sancho saga must’ve nearly killed you
My friends, I have the right to comment just as much as any of you and I stick to my opinion and many others that this has been embarrassing for our club. Go to twitter and you'll see what the majority of United supporters all over the world are commenting and they certainly agree with my view about this.
Twitter is full of hysterical children. No thanks.
We have many here too.
Thats the best you got?
Also I dont think twitter posters from all over the world are the best reference.
What's so Jesus about it?
Absolutely untrue about Haaland.
They just triggered his clause.
If two months ls nothing for you it's over the top for many people.
And it seems that you don't get embarrassed at all.
Ridiculous comment with no quality in it.
Well those teams concluded their dealings immediately.
And its been know for a number of years that we take ages to get the players we go for. Were you happy with Woodward and the way he went about his job?
I haven't seen one decent quality comment from you here yet.
My friends, I have the right to comment just as much as any of you and I stick to my opinion and many others that this has been embarrassing for our club. Go to twitter and you'll see what the majority of United supporters all over the world are commenting and they certainly agree with my view about this.
So how would you explain what & why its taken 2 months and yet no conclusion?
It's just a reply to your comment which had nothing useful in it.
Oh the irony.
It's quite pointless to ask myself what I would do.
€3M, in my current situation, would be an absolutely life-changing amount of money. I'd never have to work again if I didn't want to and I could live a life of ease and comfort. So of course I wouldn't turn it down.
However, I'm not a professional footballer who's already earned millions. I'm not sure what I would or wouldn't do in that situation and it would depend on a great many factors, rather than simply "it's a lot of money!!!".
Excellent comment.
In terms of negotiating with the club, sure, but that was after months and months of negotiating with the player.
It actually proves my point really, if you go to a City forum they will have been following their own Haaland saga for ages now and probably think it took forever, but from the outside looking in it looks like a quick bit of business.
When you follow every single tweet like us muppets do the Malacia deal even looks like it dragged.
I don’t get badgering De Jong when he’s owed 20 million dollars
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