He's just jealous, because with Lenwandowski switching sides they'll only beat them 3:1.
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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He's just jealous, because with Lenwandowski switching sides they'll only beat them 3:1.
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. Gaitan and Snejider got nothing on this.
. Gaitan and Snejider got nothing on this.Thats very true actually.
I do wonder if Sport are saying what Barca want people to hear - de Jong wants to stay, he hates United both on a sporting level and personal level.
They've built this image up that he wants to stay at Barca, he has no intention of joining United as it doesn't interest him at all. The idea repulses him even. Then when he finally does leave, they can say he hates United, but Barca asked him to take a pay cut to help out with the wage structure, he refused, United offered him big money so he went there despite hating it. Painting the picture that he's a money hungry mercenary who cares more for the £££ than the club he loves. Basically leaving Barca heartbroken and confused as to why a player who loves them would treat them so badly.
Yes it's conspiricy stuff... but it's early morning and it's Sport, so anything is possible
Yup. Foreigners should all go home and Glenn Hoddle was onto something with his comments.
Who knows, that might be true (in the sense that Barca will paint a picture making De Jong look bad).
As long as De Jong remains quite, and United remain quite and relaxed about the matter, not much info/updates will come out.
La Liga have issued complaints about PSG and City. Strangely quiet on Barcelona
What kind of name is Mikky anyway?
Would anyone forego $17m?! I find that hard to believe to be honest. Maybe he's happy to wait a year or two, collect part of what he's owed and reassess down the line. He's in a pretty strong position.
We must be 100% confident that we’ll get him eventually. We’d of moved on by now if he told the club he didn’t want to join, we’re leaving it late to bring in a midfielder.
For the first time during the saga, I no longer think this is happening.
And like close to 8 years to (still not) sign Kounde
Makes even more sense when you read that they can't register any of those players yet either, because of the wage limits set due to "financial fair play".
It seems like nobody wants to leave because they are owed money. Pique is seemingly owed 42m, not like he'd leave anyway. Supposedly they also have about 130m in oustanding transfer fees owed to a host of clubs, which is said to include about 30m to Liverpool for Coutinho and money to Dortmund for Dembele.
I mean it's going to be difficult for them to sign a player that they've not even bid for and by all account aren't going to bid for...
Plus even if they did, they'd be in the same situation as us, with the wage issue
It's just insane how they're allowed to operate like that. It seems like they're just immune from anything and it doesn't matter how much into debt they go, they just continue doing what they do, issue free.
If i was any of the clubs or players who are owed money, i'd be furious at the fact that they're signing new players whilst not paying out on outstanding debts and agreements.
It's just crazy how they manage to get away with it.
Mes que un club??
Mess of a cub more like it!
And he might after playing a few more times in defence and eating bench, decide that a 8.5m payoff (rather than 17), the extra United agreed, is fine, and that it’s just not worth staying.
So ”change his mind” could mean many things.
I'm a nutshell
"Who haven't we blamed yet? I know, his fiancé. Next week we'll blame his grandpa who told him stories about Cruyff."
Good for youI'm a nutshell
Having seen him playing for Barca this morning, it’s safe to assume he’s not joining us. He will negotiate a lower pay deal and stay. We know Barca are a special club for many players and clearly is for FDJ. Good luck to him.
United really need to look elsewhere or just accept we won’t be buying a CM this window.
United really need to look elsewhere or just accept we won’t be buying a CM this window.
If i was any other club in their league I'd be furious. Being able to take the piss that much with the governing bodies not giving a crap doesn't give off the impression it's a fair league. We know that's always been the case but really...
If the same thing happened in the UK I'm sure there would be questions in the commons.
Not quite a full nut at the moment? Just the shell?I'm a nutshell
Good for you
This phone. FfsNot quite a full nut at the moment? Just the shell?
You think he's going to give up more wages? Thats been ruled out several times, he doesn't want to negotiate his wage anymore.
If he stays, it'll be on his current contract, he'll stay and make them honour it whether they like it or not. Barca can't allow that to happen in all honesty, so they're going to try and push him out however they legally can
Been there too pal... been there too.This phone. Ffs
Sometims my phone makes some epic corrections and i'm scrambling to edit so my post makes some kind of sense haha
They sign players even without bidding.
Hahah
The worrying thing for me is that all other rumours have gone very quiet as well. Obviously we need FDJ but we badly need at least one other forward but ideally 2 bearing in mind we lost Cavani, Greenwood and potentially Ronaldo. I think it is great if Rashy and Marital find their mojo again but we can't rely on them for the entire season.
Chelsea don’t sign players - players sign Chelsea. Such a wonderful football club that every player dreams of playing for.
Yeah his fiancee sure is happy her soon to be husband is getting rinsed and kicked out the door by Barca.
We made it work with Edurne who's even semi famous in Spain, so I'm sure we'll be fine
we’ve already agreed an extra 10m upfront, presumably to help Barca to pay him - giving Barca anymore at this point would be akin to handing 20quid to a drug addled tramp outside bargain booze and expecting him to use the money to help himself make his life better. Barca cannot be trusted.
Exactly. Haven't heard from her in a while.
Also: Did FdJ really play CB yesterday?
Barca are, of course, bald faced liars. If Lewandowski joined them it's because they offered more money than us, not less. It's that simple.
And there's nothing wrong with that either. But according to Barca PR, players always take a wage cut to join them, always. Because, let's be honest, the honour of playing for this great club is compensation in itself.
Kind of a difficult narrative to hold on to when your club is on the brink of collapse due to the height of your wage bill, but they're holding on to it no less
Significant that Kessie started ahead of him? Another hint? Did he get on as a sub?
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