Jadon Sancho | £72.9M fee agreed

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Is he? Ronaldo was close to joining Real Madrid for years before he joined them. Journalist need to report news and that's what they are doing. If Gary doesn't like then don't read it. Don't think it has taken away any excitement of signing one of the best talents of next generation.

The day Sancho signs, I will be absolutely delighted and would look forward to seeing him play for us next season. Probably watch all stupid friendlies (which I would have done anyway but it would become more interesting). I am sure Gary will too.
But you didnt say excited…
 
I’m sure some stories were, but again that would have been self serving, in the same way some stories from Dortmund would be self serving for them. Just because a club briefs something, doesn’t automatically give it any credibility.
Yes, with the difference that at BVB the actual people talk publicly. Zorc talks publicly, in interviews or, like last fall, as part of the preseason tour press conference.
If he says, in a summer interview, that there's a price and a deadline to a Sancho sale which is the departure for the training camp, and then at the training camp, to a camera, or a reporters mic, "the deadline has passed and Sancho is now staying for sure", how on earth don't you understand that the margin on how to walk back from that has become very, very, very slim?
This is one of their main stars we're talking about.

Of course they were not going to just sell after that, unless maybe if the price is actually higher, or spinnable to be much higher than what was asked. And even then it's not actually on, as a thing to walk back on. To be sure, Watzke and Zorc talked crap before that their actions then contradicted, but in this clarity?

Not taking this kind of statement seriously is just crazy. It was serious. And that's an estimation you could have believed German fans to make, quite simply.
 
Yes, with the difference that at BVB the actual people talk publicly. Zorc talks publicly, in interviews or, like last fall, as part of the preseason tour press conference.
If he says, in a summer interview, that there's a price and a deadline to a Sancho sale which is the departure for the training camp, and then at the training camp, to a camera, or a reporters mic, "the deadline has passed and Sancho is now staying for sure", how on earth don't you understand that the margin on how to walk back from that has become very, very, very slim?
This is one of their main stars we're talking about.

Of course they were not going to just sell after that, unless maybe if the price is actually higher, or spinnable to be much higher than what was asked. And even then it's not actually on, as a thing to walk back on. To be sure, Watzke and Zorc talked crap before that their actions then contradicted, but in this clarity?

Not taking this kind of statement seriously is just crazy. It was serious. And that's an estimation you could have believed German fans to make, quite simply.
Edit. See my comment earlier about Fergie publicly stating we would “sell Real Madrid a virus”.

now we’ve come full circle. Time for me to give it a break.
 
Is he? Ronaldo was close to joining Real Madrid for years before he joined them. Journalist need to report news and that's what they are doing. If Gary doesn't like then don't read it. Don't think it has taken away any excitement of signing one of the best talents of next generation.

The day Sancho signs, I will be absolutely delighted and would look forward to seeing him play for us next season. Probably watch all stupid friendlies (which I would have done anyway but it would become more interesting). I am sure Gary will too.
Spot on.
 
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We are this close now
 
Kick racism out of Red Cafe.

Will he be announced by himself do we think or are we working on something else?
 
Yes, with the difference that at BVB the actual people talk publicly. Zorc talks publicly, in interviews or, like last fall, as part of the preseason tour press conference.
If he says, in a summer interview, that there's a price and a deadline to a Sancho sale which is the departure for the training camp, and then at the training camp, to a camera, or a reporters mic, "the deadline has passed and Sancho is now staying for sure", how on earth don't you understand that the margin on how to walk back from that has become very, very, very slim?
This is one of their main stars we're talking about.

Of course they were not going to just sell after that, unless maybe if the price is actually higher, or spinnable to be much higher than what was asked. And even then it's not actually on, as a thing to walk back on. To be sure, Watzke and Zorc talked crap before that their actions then contradicted, but in this clarity?

Not taking this kind of statement seriously is just crazy. It was serious. And that's an estimation you could have believed German fans to make, quite simply.
I think Dortmund goofed by not negotiating in good faith and throwing everything out in the public. They thought it would put pressure on United to come to table on their terms.

United also goofed in assuming that Dortmund would still be able to negotiate after their statements. Which was not going to happen because Zorc et al had painted themselves in a corner.

United should have moved on to strengthen other areas of the pitch last season. It would have sent a message to other clubs that this was a United that wouldn’t overpay, and would walk away from a deal if they couldn’t negotiate it. But better late than never.
 
Kick racism out of Red Cafe.

Will he be announced by himself do we think or are we working on something else?

I'll take the knee every time I click on a redcafe link.
 
You sound like you are from India. They tend to get flustered and start making less and less sense once you are in their head.

How the feck is this post still up? :lol:

I’m assuming it was reported due to the disclaimer on the post but is it really going to be left there?
 
I hear @JPRouve gets on his knees for anyone for €5. Even takes old Francs if they are shiny.

Don't you have any decency, we are talking about serious social issues and you make dubious jokes?

I had not decent comeback.
 
No posts of the Sancho in United kit photoshoot link? Struggle to share pictures, but just saw it on Facebook, most likely fake but perfect muppetry
 
No posts of the Sancho in United kit photoshoot link? Struggle to share pictures, but just saw it on Facebook, most likely fake but perfect muppetry

your correct it is fake….. really terrible photoshop attempt
 
Random observation on a no news day..

When I took a shit recently, I looked back to some of the threads I remember as sagas. Sneijder, Thiago and the like.. And they weren’t actually very long threads. Now the sagas grow about 200 pages a month

Have we had a massive influx or something?
 
Random observation on a no news day..

When I took a shit recently, I looked back to some of the threads I remember as sagas. Sneijder, Thiago and the like.. And they weren’t actually very long threads. Now the sagas grow about 200 pages a month

Have we had a massive influx or something?
Damn, man. Details are important but not that important :lol:
"Earlier today while i was doing something..." was good enough.
 
Random observation on a no news day..

When I took a shit recently, I looked back to some of the threads I remember as sagas. Sneijder, Thiago and the like.. And they weren’t actually very long threads. Now the sagas grow about 200 pages a month

Have we had a massive influx or something?


Just more posts saying how many pages now
 
Seems like we never have any significant muppetry on weekends.
 

I’ve 40m before. But let’s say 35m. Didn’t we also spend another 30-40m for Diallo and Pellistri? Let’s say it was only 30m. That’s 65m right there for 3 players who made zero impact in 20-21. Players for the future no doubt, but Sancho is also a player for the future.

We can only speculate, but it’s not scandalous to believe that Jadon would have had a greater impact for United in 20-21 than Donny, Amad and Facundo combined. Probably a trophy (EL) or if not the EL because we went through in the CL at least respectable showing in the CL. If this Chelsea squad was able to do great things in the CL, United with Sancho would have had a puncher’s chance in the CL as well.
 
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