Plenty of people in this thread have had the same feeling over the last couple of days. Many have felt he's still Barca bound.
Matthijs de Ligt / signs for Juventus, lowering their average age to 56
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He is a little toerag liking all the social media stuff if knowing he is going Barca
Sky: United are not interested in De Ligt
ESPN: United are interested in De Ligt and have offered him more money than Barcelona
BBC: United won't say whether they're interested in de Ligt or not.
Ofcourse it's not a brief. All three have said different things.
So why would Stone put it as a feeling rather than a "Utd aren't interested" type comment? Be better for a journo to cite a source than their own feeling.
The only source we really had is even going back on his words.
Yeah but I mean journos. I knew he was going to Barca so I didn't really invest any time on this saga, it's crazy how we are on 119th page with basically only reddit "ITKs" linking us to him.
even spoofex is abandoning the shipHow can they compete with us in the market over the summer and the next summer if they have to offload before they buy? Makes the Griezmann deal impossible if we push this one right up there.
It’s all falling apart barely 15 hours after it started ?
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Genuinely don’t understand people who think these stories say the same thing!
Simon Stone is more or less saying Utd won’t say anything I.e. he doesn’t quite believe the sky sources story.
Look we have Ole as manager, Ed as the transfer clown still, Glazers not giving a dam, and no CL, we aren't attracting anyone of note this summer, better to just accept it.
So is it over? Is the dream dead?
But he can't be going to Barca already, otherwise what is the point in his camp using our name if he's already agreed?
I don't know, I am not ITK. My guess is to get more money from Barca.
I was going to ask have we have any credible source at all linking us to him? With Pogba we had Di Marzio which was a pretty big deal although for some strange reason wasn't good enough for some people.
That Stone tweet doesn't really change anything.
I am sure that we can find someone from the championship who will be equally as good
If the likely outcome of this all being bollocks, maybe just maybe people will stop putting stock into the words of reddit ITKs, its fun and entertaining, but it's absolute guff.
''Sky source are shit'
Indeed, everyone knows that the real football journalists post info via reddit accoutns named spoofer1234
Indeed, everyone knows that the real football journalists post info via reddit accoutns named spoofer1234
Stone: clearly knows nothing right now
Ballbag: if there was some kind of ‘brief’ from Man Utd, how would he be the first one to know? Ignore him lads.
Ogden: not very reliable is he?
I’m guessing the journos are just speculating just like we do.
Ballbag: if there was some kind of ‘brief’ from Man Utd, how would he be the first one to know? Ignore him lads.
Ogden: not very reliable is he?
I’m guessing the journos are just speculating just like we do.
So how can he have already agreed a deal to go if they're using our name to improve the deal? There is no deal, until a deal has been done
Yeah but we're talking about if the media's been briefed. Stone's literally just come out and said he doesn't expect the club to say anything, which is proof that they haven't just been briefed.
nah, an unreliable journo tweeted some potential bollocks and another journo posted an something about his feelings. You can continue to muppet for the time being.
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Woodward's PR department working overtime to ensure social media hits linking us to de Ligt for a few days. Next impossible target coming up...
As I said, if there was a deal done then why are we being used as a name to improve the deal?
A deal can be agreed in principle but not signed and legally binding.
Raiola is exactly the sort of ruthless shyster who would shake your hand, give you his word and then 10 minutes later phone you up and say he wants more money.
Exactly, don't understand how people don't get this
All of that, bar Ole, was true when we signed Pogba & Mkhitaryan.
Back to the Longstaff and Daniel James threads we go. I have a feeling that we're gonna have a disappointing window for some reason...
Feels like every saga we’re ever involved in, whether we end up with the player or not, starts with a very credible link from a foreign source then quickly moves onto denials by the English media. The muppet slayer Jamie Jackson usually.
So what source do we even have saying that it can happen?
Even the Reddit man-childs have abandoned their sources.
Obviously Sky are quashing it. They've still got the Benatia announcement ready to go, once his plane lands, which supposedly has been orbiting the Moon since 2014.
You just proved my point. If you think United lost all of its prestige then I don't know what to say to you.
It was reported that Raiola tries to fleece Barca for more money. His stock is higher than previously and he wants more money for hIs client and himself. The United offer is just a tool for them. Usual contract strategy
Jeez, did you guys not get any sleep last night? Also Simon Stone suspect he's going to Barca.
It appears no one knows what's going on which can only be a good thing.
To those that are saying we have been used as if its a bad thing but this saga will actually benefit us because we can leverage this to negotiate with some of our other targets
To those that are saying we have been used as if its a bad thing but this saga will actually benefit us because we can leverage this to negotiate with some of our other targets
There is one reliable source here and thats the spanish fella. He said that Utd offer is better than Barca's. So here we are, no one knows whats going on. But I have said it here before its a longshot at best.
Its the ebb and flow lads, the ebb and flow.
No. The best source was Gerard Romero.
There's nothing wrong with that, it's called good business. If one of his clients are being underpaid it's not within his interests to just accept it because they had a gentleman's agreement.
Not really suprised. Few clubs in the world club can compete with Barca when it comes to pulling power. Griezmanm, De Ligt and De Jong in one window, they have gone mental
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