Can we give it a try?
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Can we give it a try?
Haha so butthurt about our own player doing well. I know what you are.
Cheeky bids for Mahrez and Gundogan? 
€45m for a 20 year old defender who's played a grand total of 65 games (almost exclusively in Portugal) at senior level. Fecking hell.
Though I guess it's not as insane as paying €25m for a 18 year old with 5 senior apps.
Though I guess it's not as insane as paying €25m for a 18 year old with 5 senior apps.
Gravenberch really wants Bayern Munich, so unless he has a change of heart, we won't have any luck in getting him.
There's no need to fetch a source as Reshad himself actually talked to Santi Ovalle to get this info.
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This explains the Frenkie de Jong links to City in recent hours.
First Klopp and now Pep. It's like we're being punished for being blessed with Fergie all those years
Looks like Ralf is also hinting at a potentially busy summer.
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- Reminder: Roberto Mancini and Graham Potter are alternatives to Pochettino
- Levy was keen on paying £15M for Potter last summer, but Potter was happy enough to stay at Brighton.
Haven’t we learnt from Dalot?
Bayern sure as fuk don't mind talking in the papers and press about other teams players and how much they want to come to Munich
The new deal for Arteta is great news for everyone else.
Our dysfunctional lot could easily have beaten them and I didn't think they were all that good.
Maybe they'll make some good signings and get better, but not convinced he's an elite manager in the making
Our dysfunctional lot could easily have beaten them and I didn't think they were all that good.
Maybe they'll make some good signings and get better, but not convinced he's an elite manager in the making
Didn’t we learn from Ronaldo & Nani?
In fairness, Inacio has eight times more first team appearances than Dalot has when we bought him.
A lot of money for someone who hasn’t played much
Edgar Davids is Van Gaal's new assistant for the Dutch NT.
These are journalists and not Bayern officials?
How the feck they manage this kind of deals? 30M is a steal, yet they want to pay 17+6? What the actual feck. We bought Van de Beek for 40M
They actually have footballing people negotiating the deals, that's the difference, we didn't when we signed VdB.How the feck they manage this kind of deals? 30M is a steal, yet they want to pay 17+6? What the actual feck. We bought Van de Beek for 40M
How the feck they manage this kind of deals? 30M is a steal, yet they want to pay 17+6? What the actual feck. We bought Van de Beek for 40M
a) they identify targets with an exploitable contract situation (e.g. expiring in 2023)
b) they make sure the player only wants to join them
c) they act early(-ish)
d) they act from a position of "we'd like to buy him, but we're not desperate to do so", which makes them less exploitable
Still Gravenberch is one of the most exciting young players in Europe, surely for that price (30M) many top clubs would be all over him?
Its depressing how other top clubs negotiate their deals and how stupid we are at it, everyone take us for a ride.
But that's point b). If there was a bidding war they'd probably move on to someone else. I assume they have properly tapped up Gravenberch to the point where he's willing to (threaten to) run down his contract and then they make a low-ball(ish) offer to Ajax and tell them to play ball or lose him for free next year.
I don't really see how Gravenberch and Van de Beek are comparable in terms of the status they had when moving. It sure sounds right to me that Gravenberch would be significantly cheaper.
That's the way I see it, Gravenberch has one year left on his deal and wants Ajax to get a fee, so they're limited to what they can get without pissing off Gravenberch and Bayern.
Van de Beek wasn't expensive either, really, given the performances he had to show; it's just baffling how poorly it has worked out.
Pretty perfect
Part of me kind of hopes they do. I mostly dont care
They are welcome to him
Pogba could be a fantastic signing for City. It would be really interesting to see him play in a well organized team.
One last throw of the dice to get United to offer even more money.
Won't work Paul, be on your way.
Won't work Paul, be on your way.
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