I thought about that but assumed Messi would demand a stipulation in his contract preventing Jesse from stealing his limelight.
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I thought about that but assumed Messi would demand a stipulation in his contract preventing Jesse from stealing his limelight.
I am actually amazed it has taken this long for us to get connected to Messi. Ed is losing his touch.
Andrea Pirlo announces Gonzalo Higuain's fate:
@Shipperley Bouhafsi reports that Crystal Palace made a bid for Jean-Philippe Mateta. Negotiations continue between them and Mainz.
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That is a decent amount of money for such a raw player. If Mainz have rejected that, then they must find him to be quite promising.
EDIT: Adding the Tweet here instead of adding an unnecessary notification:
That is a decent amount of money for such a raw player. If Mainz have rejected that, then they must find him to be quite promising.
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I thought clubs would jump on him the second the window opened. They are forced to sell and was linked to many clubs but mainly abroad. Maybe he wants to remain in Spain and had to wait for offers. If he's to be their Partey replacement that's good for us, means there's movement and we're about to trigger his release clause.
I didn't say anything about their talents. During this pandemic, we cant raise or not willing to risk 90-100m down payment to sign Sancho. Messi would obviously cost more than that and Barca is as bad as BD to deal with. Ofcourse I would like to have Messi on right and Ronaldo on left but there is always something called as being realistic
Of course they are.
If the rumors are true, Messi is on something like ~90 mil/year(including bonuses).
With the situation they're in, his salary is kinda damaging the club's finances.
They'll have to look at both sides of the coin:
- do they let him leave for some 70-100 mil, free 90 mil in wages, lose some shirt sales and his guaranteed 30 goals and 20 assists per season - would involve other players stepping up and would leave room for investment
- do they keep him for his performances and his marketing stuff and get rid of others to compensate the financial "loss" of his salary - would involve the risk of letting him leave on a free - letting some other players go, and so on
Anyone who thinks the release clause is of any importance, given the period we live in and it's crazy value, is absolutely batshit crazy.
Isn't Messi on/near £1m per week? Why is the possibility even being thought about here? You've just got the anchor of Sanchez's massive wages off your books and yet him go for free to do so.
I find it odd how little our name has been used in the press the last few weeks. Barely any fake stories even.
Of course he wants but i don't ever see him fighting for it or risking rocking the boat. He'll just toe the company line.
i think if he’s not some weird leftover loan option at the end of the window or English then we probably aren’t interested. He’d be a good punt/squad rotation option at that price.
If the player is performing then massive wages is never a problem. Problem with Sanchez was not wages, it was wages for a player who player very poorly.
Morgan Gibbs-White joins Swansea on loan from Wolves.
Great, another "right winger" with no pace. It would just be Mata mk. II. Anyone going to bite?
Cagliari are set to sign Ajax's Razvan Marin for almost the same amount that Ajax paid for him: 12.5 million Euros. Standard Liege get a sell-on percentage as well.
Not a go at you but I see this a lot and think it's pretty lazy, based on not much more than the idea of him being a 'nice guy'. If the other extreme is as unsettling as mourinho which nobody wants, how do we gauge managers in between these extremes and how they do or don't interact with boards. Not much more than gut feeling I suspect
Messi must be going for a bigger extension and pay raise than usual if we are linked.
Not sure it's money he's after this time around, more likely better management at the club given their appalling recruitment and coaching recently leading to a dire financial situation at the club.
There were groans throughout the season that he was growing more and more fed up with their president and board and the direction they've taken the club.
I'm sure the all time embarrassment at the hands of Bayern didn't help things either...
Not sure why he'd swap one mess for another though in a Woodward/Glazer run club
It won't happen and is mad to even consider it.
But comparing Sanchez to Messi in any way is silly.
Of course, de Laurentiis would want the most money that he can get. He's been trying to sell Koulibaly for big bucks for years. Allan is going to be as tough if not tougher for Everton.
Khaldoon al-Mubarak on Pep's future:
It s his last chance to get good money for Koulibaly.
Exactly. The market probably won't get as good for him. City would also be willing to pay the big bucks, so de Laurentiis has never had it better.
Thanks mate, will see how that one develops then. Seems we are pretty active at the moment...Eze, Fraser, Bella-Kotchap and Mateta all strongly linked this week.
Still secretly hoping for Batshuayi back to be honest but I don't think that'll happen.
When I take a step back and assess their targets, those are pretty good for any football club. I wonder if Crystal Palace's management will be able to integrate and develop them. Are Hodgson and his coaching staff willing to give a chance to their young players with raw potential?
Not sure it's money he's after this time around, more likely better management at the club given their appalling recruitment and coaching recently leading to a dire financial situation at the club.
There were groans throughout the season that he was growing more and more fed up with their president and board and the direction they've taken the club.
I'm sure the all time embarrassment at the hands of Bayern didn't help things either...
Not sure why he'd swap one mess for another though in a Woodward/Glazer run club
Pretty sure it has to do with the president and his cronies leaking behind back that his wage is handicapping the club. He also has a contract that's running out in 2022 and he's been on record saying he wants to end his career in Argentina so he probably just wants some revised terms to build his nest egg.
It does feel particularly quiet.
Knowing Roy and his penchant for experience I don't think any of them would go straight in to the team for the first few games of the season. If we signed Fraser he'd have a shot but he's been without a club for a while so probably not fit enough anyway.
We've already signed Nathan Ferguson as well so would expect all of them to start on the bench and grow in to the team. Like the direction we seem to be moving in though, much rather this than more Bentekes.
Marc Roca supposedly heading to Atleti on the cheap.
Why don’t those clubs just sign him on a free instead?
What a misleading account name
Back on topic: he'd not be a bad signing for them. After Espanyol got relegated, I'm surprised that more clubs aren't looking at him.
Maybe the player prefers to join Chelsea.
Those are some good options. I reckon Eze could have a Madison like effect on the league if he's able to adapt to the level of consistency needed.
I think there needs to be at least a modicum of a threat of it going to media for it to carry any weight.
You want a balance of course, not extremes like Mourinho or Conte or at the other end of the scale (I suspect) Solskjaer or someone like Sarri.
Lampard called out the board for not backing him last January. Sean Dyche does it pretty well balanced while still being a "club man". Roy Hodgson does it in a different way by saying things like "we talked to the agent and realised we couldn't compete" which then leaves fans asking "hang on, why can't we compete"
Unless you have owners who are motivated themselves to chase glory, the club and in turn fans will get taken for a ride if there is a manager in place not willing to stick his neck on the line partially at least in order to increase fan pressure on the board. Managers that choose or are not willing to publicly pressure their board usually end up sacrificing themselves without even realising it (see Wenger latter years, Bruce at Newcastle in comparison to Rafa) The end result will often be you being sacked by the people you put yourself in the firing line for.
Are they THAT stupid?
Yeah you keep your overrated player for yourself mate.
He doesn't sound too comfortable there...
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