I'm still convinced he will come, we have come this far. If Thiago had wanted to stay, he or his agent would have come out and say so already, particularly at the time when his younger brother signed the extended contract
Thiago Alcantara | Signed for Bayern Munich
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran are here to talk about a frustrating 2 points dropped at Crystal Palace. They then discuss the regeneration of Old Trafford. Finally, Nik is joined by special guest Michael Statham from the Football Oranje podcast - who gives us a more in depth look at our EL opposition FC Twente, and then runs through the (many) Dutch connections currently at United.
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Absolutely amazing post. We have some fecking dicks 'supporting' us
I'm happy for him. So he's finally leaving that small bedroom with a single bed in his parent's house?
We'll nab him before then
This rumour yo-yo's at an alarming rate. It's absolutely on for a couple of days, dead for the next, and so on. Repeat and recycle.
Unless. Unless. He still hasn't received assurance that he'll play at Barca and that's what he is angling at. That is a chance that he may get convinced to stay even without explicit assurances.
And if he actually signs, you'll have a host of journalists banging their chest about being right
"there's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out."
For what it's worth:
http://www.click-manchester.com/spo...-land-barcelona-starlet-thiago-this-week.html
http://www.click-manchester.com/spo...-land-barcelona-starlet-thiago-this-week.html
I always rated The Daily Star.
I'd love to know how many articles have said they expect this to be completed "in the next few days" over the last month. fecking bullshitters. The lot of 'em.
Very interesting... thanks for explaining.
Hmm "form of payment" I say we pay him in doughnuts.
I can't help but feel it's close, but these sorts of stories have been floating around since mid-June.
And if the 'form of payment' thing is true, once that's sorted it should be a case of 'We have signed Thiago subject to medical.' kind of announcement in the next few days. It shouldn't take long to figure out how we're going to pay if this story is true. I still won't believe it til that official announcement comes out.
I have always been a lover of the ..... click-manchester website.
"The form of payment"?
A carrier bag full off €50 notes round the back of Tescos perhaps?
How about a bank transfer, that should do it...
A carrier bag full off €50 notes round the back of Tescos perhaps?
How about a bank transfer, that should do it...
Jam or custard?
I normally don't care how much we end up paying for a player either, it's not my money and it's not going to affect any aspect of my life. I'd have a problem with us going over to Barca offering them more money than we could buy him for by triggering the release clause only because we don't want to make them angry. They were the ones to have put the release clause into his contract and its purpose is quite clear.
I don't think we'll pay a penny above what is in the clause though. It'd be like going over to a dealer and telling him you're going to pay 30% extra for a car because you feel it's been undervalued.
I don't think we'll pay a penny above what is in the clause though. It'd be like going over to a dealer and telling him you're going to pay 30% extra for a car because you feel it's been undervalued.
I think a mixed variety. I hear Krispy Kremes are popular with young spanish footballers.
Unless, of course, they want to scare Barca a little bit and force their hand into playing him more next season.
Yeah, we simply don't know Thiago's actual motives yet. There's clearly apparent interest from our part, but whether Thiago has genuine interest in moving to United or whether he's using United for a pay rise or more playing time at Barcelona remains to be seen. We've been used like this in the past.
Usual form of payment is made via an escrow account isn't it?
I'm sure we'd all welcome Sarni's death, but would it compensate for the extra financial burden on the club?
Jam versus custard? Holy feck, this thread is finally gunna get interesting.
If it's true that Barca have told him that they can't give him guarantees about playing time, I'm not sure how Thiago letting them stew for another few days or weeks is somehow going to manifest itself into more game time next season. I think at this stage, either he's decided to go and the deal is being thrashed out, or he genuinely hasn't made up his mind yet.
I just can't see a club of Barca's stature, with the pulling power and players they've got, would allow a 22 year old to essentially dictate to them and their coach how often he's going to play in a season.
Yes he had a clause written in, and they still didn't give him the playing time.
If they offer him a new contract it's gonna have the same clause in it, and i just can't see Barca being held to ransom like that when they have the power to buy pretty much any player on the planet.
I'm in the camp of either we're being impatient and work is still being done to tie up loose ends, or Thiago himself is still undecided on whether or not to stay and try to fight his way into the team.
we are sooooo desperate.We've had a nectar card for a few years and have been getting Ando to buy his snacks from Sainsburys, those points will easily be worth the buy-out clause.
We have been for about three years now, it's bloody obvious we need a midfielder, despite what Robson believes...
2 out of 3 league titles in those years...
But we had Fergie in charge. He could win anything with anyone, probably. I don't know if Moyes is going to get as much out of a lacking midfield as Fergie did.
Getting blown away by Barcelona too, not to mention the fact we had very little challenge from apparent title rivals the seasons we won the Premier League.
Unbelievable comments from Robson that. The cynic among us might suggest that the club asked him to say that to try to "appease" the fans when they realize that we ain't gettin' a new midfielder..
What charley said. I meant for news about this 'transfer' that we are start to resort to comfort eating.
Shush that's Agent de Gea's reward
If Mazinhio is astute he will not risk another year of promises, instead he should choose us as the best option, if it's all gone quiet then sounds just like degea, kagawa and powell, where old stories just kept getting rehashed, over and over until it went quiet, then bang! Degea signed, kagawa sign etc.
Maybe Robbo's comments were meant as a commendable show of faith in our established players, and nothing else besides.
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