Laporta is full of poop.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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Laporta is full of poop.
What's what?
He's ours
alimony
Barca should just write him a cheque. By the time it bounces De Jong will be in Manchester
Why are people panicking that he does not want to come? No player would want to actually want to stay at Barca, if they were being treated like Frenkie.
Barca are trying to force FDJ out and avoid paying the 17m euros they owe him.
There are three ways this will pan out. Frenkie insists he's staying, and Barca pay what's owed, as they cannot afford to keep an unhappy bench player on such high wages. Or we/ Frenkie panic, and bail out a nasty and poorly run club that has treated him really badly.
The former is clearly the better course of action.
Barca are trying to force FDJ out and avoid paying the 17m euros they owe him.
There are three ways this will pan out. Frenkie insists he's staying, and Barca pay what's owed, as they cannot afford to keep an unhappy bench player on such high wages. Or we/ Frenkie panic, and bail out a nasty and poorly run club that has treated him really badly.
The former is clearly the better course of action.
For such a massive club like Barca it's disgusting how they treat their staff
Neves will get done (as a contingency if we can’t get Frenkmaster) because he’s Mendes’ client. If the club want to keep their diva striker, a good way is to placate his wanker superagent who will gain a lot from a big move for one of his biggest players on the market
Yeah. “It’s not me, it’s Xavi. I’m great!”
Not taking him on tour to force him out would be one of the more absurd things I've seen in recent years.
I struggle to believe de Jong is that intent on remaining with Barcelona for emotional/footballing reasons. It might've always been his dream club, but the way they're ready to sell and move on from him, he can't be that infatuated with them to just ignore it? Even if they told him to not believe the rumors and how much they value him, there has to be major doubt in him.
Hence I believe he mostly reiterates his stance in order to maintain a strong negotiating position regarding the salary he's still owed. If he just leaves, he can obviously sue them but that can be a long and painful battle. If he stays, however, he seems to be in the way of them registering new players for La Liga, hence he can always sit tight and pressure them into paying him now.
As much as I'd like him to join us, I can understand him not trusting them one bit and thus not easily giving up his leverage. At the end of the day, I wonder if Barcelona is really ready to sacrifice registering new players for La Liga just for the sake of not paying him his salary now, especially if they eventually have to anyways. Given their lack of success in the past three years, I'm sure returning to winning La Liga is more important to them than just not paying de Jong, especially if they're gonna receive a major free from us.
Thus the only issue I see is them not being able to fulfill their obligation towards de Jong and their transfers simulatenously, hence them hoping de Jong will leave the money owed to him on the table.
Hence I believe he mostly reiterates his stance in order to maintain a strong negotiating position regarding the salary he's still owed. If he just leaves, he can obviously sue them but that can be a long and painful battle. If he stays, however, he seems to be in the way of them registering new players for La Liga, hence he can always sit tight and pressure them into paying him now.
As much as I'd like him to join us, I can understand him not trusting them one bit and thus not easily giving up his leverage. At the end of the day, I wonder if Barcelona is really ready to sacrifice registering new players for La Liga just for the sake of not paying him his salary now, especially if they eventually have to anyways. Given their lack of success in the past three years, I'm sure returning to winning La Liga is more important to them than just not paying de Jong, especially if they're gonna receive a major free from us.
Thus the only issue I see is them not being able to fulfill their obligation towards de Jong and their transfers simulatenously, hence them hoping de Jong will leave the money owed to him on the table.
You would think Bernardo is only possible as they feel Frenkie is gone to United, right?
Yeah I already stopped. You refuse to see what’s in front of your face.
It’s obvious he’s coming. It might take a little longer than we’d like but there’s not a doubt in my mind, they’ve treated him like dirt.
It certainly seems that way from the outside!
That makes it very complicated though, and from the perspective of Frenkie I could understand why that would make him reluctant to move..
Pros:
- Joining EtH whom he seems to respect a lot
- He can have some level of certainty that he will actually get paid
Don't know what FC Barca's credit rating is at the moment, but it can't be greatCons:
- He would be leaving his alleged dreamclub
- He has started putting down roots
- Our footballing project and prospects are uncertain (I mean, I'm very positive but probably have rose-tinted glasses on..)
I would probably also think twice, but hopefully he's up for the challenge and wants to be our midfield lynchpin instead of being underappreciated in Barcelona
Logically they cant possibly risk taking him on tour.
If he gets a bad injury they're fecked. They'll have to pay him all the money in the contract and no payday from United.
If he gets a bad injury they're fecked. They'll have to pay him all the money in the contract and no payday from United.
This is to tedious! Up and down day for day.
Laporta is a piece of shit. Why would he put Xavi on the spot?
Answered your own question there.
It's shitty tactics by Barca. If de Jong hears from Xavi that he's not wanted and isn't a priority player for him, and then gers left off the tour, then it's game over for him.
If he's not in Xavis plans then there's really no point in staying.
I can think of 17m reasons to stay
It was actually confirmed by a Marca article link in here 2 days ago. It is option 2 - he deferred and extended. He has no legal claim if he leaves hence his stance.
As can I... I'd want my money and rightly so. But if de Jong finally accepts that he's leaving then I imagine they can start to work something out.
Their official stance has changed a lot from a week ago.
He knows xavi is loved as a club legend so the fans will lap up what he says and will accept it as necessary. Laporta doesn’t have to take responsibility and be hated for it.
Any chance City might make a late move for FDJ after selling Silva?
They could just nip in at the end once we have ironed out all the issues with this deal.
That really would be devastating!!!
They could just nip in at the end once we have ironed out all the issues with this deal.
That really would be devastating!!!
If they don't erect a statue outside OT with you hugging Frenkie in 10 years' time, then it will be an embarrassment for the club
THey just announced our Frenkie alternative in Christian Eriksen
You have a point. We are tapped into Wolves silent owner. So we could get the discount code unlocked.
I think he’s accepted he’s leaving, just want to be paid what he deserves.
Not sure why they would, their midfield is stacked.
Also not sure why so many have an inferiority complex around here wetting their pantaloons about the mighty City, Chelsea or Liverpool. None of them come close to Utd in stature.
If he goes on the tour tomorrow, we'll start to see the briefings that United are moving away from the deal.
This has to go down as the greatest transfer saga ever, not my favourite by any means (as its been annoying as feck) but surely the weirdest and most spectacular.
Laporta is a greater footballer than Xavi, he passed a killer ball to Xavi and already taught Xavi how to run that route
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