We took the flak that's for sure
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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It would be illegal, but I'd imagine De Jong will have to get in a long line of creditors waiting for payment from Barca. Having a right to the money is one thing, collecting is another.
I think Barca's behaviour clearly implies that if they find any way to not pay their debt to FdJ, they'll take it.
If this were an FM game, sure. Make a save file and try to lowball Barca.
Unfortunately we can't turn back time in the real world and we need FDJ just as badly as Barca want him gone. We can't afford to play silly games in our current state.
The assumption is that the way the contract is worded means that if Barca try to sell him they have to pay him but if he requests a move they can wriggle out of it. For months they have repeatedly said he is not for sale and he has insisted he does not want to go which appears to be both sides protecting their legal position and trying to make the other blink first. The fact that today we upped the guaranteed cash in our offer by 10M and now Barca are openly telling Frenkie he has to go suggests they have blinked first with a little financial greasing of the wheels by us and they are going to pay up to ensure the move goes through.
I for one am glad that we reached the part of the transfer where we get to bitch about Barca rather than go in endless circles about Utd's new management.
He will join us, it's inevitable.
He will join us, it's inevitable.
Glad the rollercoaster is coming to an end.
Could someone kindly post some reaction from some insufferable pricks on a Barca forum? Would appreciate seeing their meltdown.
They're clinging on for dear life now... think they need to shut shop and piss off. They've been consistently wrong throughout
Not done yet.
Yeah i vote to ban these guys. We had several sources that confirmed EtH and FdJ were in talks and he was open to moving here.
Last legit update was that as a matter of principle he doesn't want Barca to keep his deferred wages.
I'll be worried about this when virtually anybody except Sport are running it. Hell, I'm not sure there is an angle on the De Jong saga they haven't taken in the past two weeks alone.
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IF Romano's tweet is true then somebody in our club did major feck up
Has a player ever refused to leave when his club has so openly tried to sell him before? If not trust us to be the ones in that scenario
Truly doing what other clubs can only dream of
Truly doing what other clubs can only dream of
Romano has tweeted the same thing a 100 times. Completely useless.
You only want to read the news that you agree with? American?
He doesnt want too join us. He really doesnt
Are Sport reliable?
Counter brief from De Jong side?
Would be a silly stance to take, he could end up on the pile at a club like PSG, whereas at United he’d be built around pretty much.
Counter brief from De Jong side?
Would be a silly stance to take, he could end up on the pile at a club like PSG, whereas at United he’d be built around pretty much.
Bitter sweet. Happy we appear to be getting the player, but a bit annoyed that we’re helping Barcelona get out of this hole they’ve dug themselves.
He isn’t going to leave until they pay him the money they owe him.
This is what a transfer would look like if tapping up was never a thing
The @sport guys are garbage. It's like asking why I believe Fabrizio and not Indykalia
@mazhar13 Can back me up that Sport are genuinely not a proven reliable source regardless of whether people want to believe them or not
At this point if FDJ doesn’t realise his future isn’t in barcelona you have to worry for him a bit.
I do wonder whether he will take quite a while to get his head sorted?
I hope it sets into him soon, as a player and a person he doesn’t deserve this treatment
I do wonder whether he will take quite a while to get his head sorted?
I hope it sets into him soon, as a player and a person he doesn’t deserve this treatment
I am not talking about that. I am talking about his desire to stay. IF that part is true
Same old stuff... seems like we go round in circles day after day, nothing new, sources repeating the same stuff etc. Throwing shit in the hopes it sticks
They keep digging, dont worry
I'm like 90% sure that Sport reported that De Jong would rather play for Chelsea than Manchester United, had no interest in joining Chelsea and would only leave for Manchester United, and had no interest in playing for either and would not leave Barca, all within the space of about 24 hours.
In other words, no, they are not at all reliable. A lot of Spanish football followers deem them "The Spanish Sun" on football forums.
Or it's a ploy to make Barcelona pay him.
Has a player ever refused to leave when his club has so openly tried to sell him before? If not trust us to be the ones in that scenario
Truly doing what other clubs can only dream of
Winston Bogarde and Jack Godwell come to mind.
Come on, thats really bs now. Why the hell would we bid so much for a player that is not open to move?
Yes. He currently desires to stay because leaving would see his wages over the next 4 years reduce by 24m euros.
Has a player ever refused to leave when his club has so openly tried to sell him before? If not trust us to be the ones in that scenario
Truly doing what other clubs can only dream of
Lyon tried to sell Gomis without telling him that he was for sale, he then refused to leave when clubs agreed.
Just when people were bigging him up again
one negative tweet and he's useless againNobody can be surprised that these negative tweets would show their ugly heads.Just means the deal is all but done 
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