jojojo, if we do that, then doesn't that mean if the buyout clause is relevant for foreign clubs, chelsea could come in and swoop the lad?
Yep.
jojojo, if we do that, then doesn't that mean if the buyout clause is relevant for foreign clubs, chelsea could come in and swoop the lad?
This is fecking stupid. Every one of these Twitter wankers is pretending to know something whilst completely contradicting one another. I can't believe I've got so sucked into this.
The Guardian are probably the only newspaper telling it how it is...that he is probably using the link with us to get a bigger salary at Barca along with assurances that he will get a certain amount of games which they will give him as they are desperate to keep him..his preference is to stay at Barca if they give him what he is looking for...its simply not going to happen...Xavi is 33 years old....Barca need Thiago to replace him in the nearish future
http://m.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/21/manchester-united-barcelona-thiago-alcantara
oh dearYep.
So all media including Catalan are calling it one way, one the other. Yet the one is right?
I'm so tired of this now, get it over with already!
If you think it's just "the likes of the Daily Star" then you haven't been paying attention. To all 50+ pages.Saying that a player is about to sign for United generates a lot more interest than saying he isn't. United are linked between dozens of players every year. So being cynical about such stories is logical. Believing the likes of the Daily Star just because you want them to be right is a kids game. Maybe he'll sign for United, maybe he'll get that big new contract. We'll see. But just because there are more gossip stories saying the deal will happen does not make it true. Just that United sell papers.
I'm afraid this is nothing yet to the transfer threads of years past. Are the newbies as obsessed as we are?
I'm so tired of this now, get it over with already!
oh dear
Great story lol, 2 lines, no quotesExpress saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ootball-news+(Daily+Express+::+Football+Feed)
Express saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ootball-news+(Daily+Express+::+Football+Feed)
That's a thoroughly informative article.Express saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ootball-news+(Daily+Express+::+Football+Feed)
I've no idea, I don't have newbie access.Do we care? I'll let The Great Neviller answer this one. Nev, get in here and answer the question.
Great story lol, 2 lines, no quotes
Express saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/409338/Manchester-United-trigger-17million-release-clause-in-Thiago-Alcantara-s-contract?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: daily-express-football-news (Daily Express :: Football Feed)
I've no idea, I don't have newbie access.
So, what's the mood like today in Muppetland? Are we in a peak or a trough?
Express saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/409338/Manchester-United-trigger-17million-release-clause-in-Thiago-Alcantara-s-contract?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: daily-express-football-news (Daily Express :: Football Feed)
MANCHESTER UNITED have triggered the £17million release clause in Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara’s contract, after he told the Nou Camp club he was leaving. United have agreed terms with the 22-year-old, who hit a hat-trick in Spain’s European Under-21 final win over Italy.
I'm sold. The article was far too long though, I go bored half way through. Can someone who read it all give me an overview? Cheers.Express saying the 17 mil release clause as been triggered.
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ootball-news+(Daily+Express+::+Football+Feed)
I'm afraid this is nothing yet to the transfer threads of years past. Are the newbies as obsessed as we are?
Weakling. It's only perseverance that sets the muppet kings apart from the mere mortals.
All the papers are the same. Why are the Daily Mail or whatever gospel in your eyes? Just lazy journos regurgitating a story again and again, feeding off the easy clicks from muppets desperate to believe their latest crush is signing. If the Daily Mail runs a "Player X to sign for United" story then of course other papers will copy it. Its so easy. But just because they copy it does not make it any truer.If you think it's just "the likes of the Daily Star" then you haven't been paying attention. To all 50+ pages.
I'm getting old! I will try to persevere though..
Do you work as a journalist? I'm curious as to how you know how journalism works.All the papers are the same. Why are the Daily Mail or whatever gospel in your eyes? Just lazy journos regurgitating a story again and again, feeding off the easy clicks from muppets desperate to believe their latest crush is signing. If the Daily Mail runs a "Player X to sign for United" story then of course other papers will copy it. Its so easy. But just because they copy it does not make it any truer.
The catalan press hasn't change its tune. Here's the editor of Sport explaining why selling Thiago Alcantara and buying Thiago Silva would be a good move:
http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/jos...hiago-alcantara-seria-cambio-positivo-2431209
Meanwhile Mundo Deportivo are already pointing discussion down the, "he's moving for more wages," track.
If Thiago and his family were just testing the water when this started, I would think the message is starting to look pretty clear now - "Stay if you want, go if you like."
As to why would United be trying to get Barcelona to play along rather than exercising the buyout clause. It's less hassle. It maintains friendly relations between the two clubs and between Thiago and Barca. It avoids the indignity of smuggling Thiago into a medical checkup, which at least theoretically places him in breech of contract.
And if they don't play ball we should spring the release clause before anyone else gets to him.
That's a thoroughly informative article.
If it's true Thiago's camp is willing to listen to all offers then it opens the door to us losing Thiago to chelsea however unlikely that looks. I put the smiley because it's going to further delay the processWhy does it matter? What possible indication is there that he is considering going there?
All the papers are the same. Why are the Daily Mail or whatever gospel in your eyes? Just lazy journos regurgitating a story again and again, feeding off the easy clicks from muppets desperate to believe their latest crush is signing. If the Daily Mail runs a "Player X to sign for United" story then of course other papers will copy it. Its so easy. But just because they copy it does not make it any truer.
Just send in Bolingbroke. He'll get it done.
Just send in Bolingbroke. He'll get it done.