Well top 4 is secured. I doubt the club has higher ambitions.
Yeah our Arsenalization is in full swing.
Not really. One looks at track record. When the Dortmund CEO has a track record of making u-turns people obviously take his definitive statements with a pinch of salt. Just like they do when Woodward says "watch this space". It's about knowing that while they may live up to their words, in the real world, thighs change very quickly and PR is important for every organisation. Same with goes for journalists really. Plenty of them don't get taken seriously due to their prior reputation. But there are others who get taken seriously for the same reasons. That doesn't mean they can't get it wrong or every deal they are saying is in the pipelines MUST GO THROUGH. Just like everything a CEO says isn't bullshit or true.
Reasonable price regarding his value, probably not a reasonable demand for us to smash our transfer record given the current climate.
We can easily afford it with installments, we are just choosing not to as we probably want to make more than 1/2 signings
I hope we sign him in the end (And finally end our longstanding RW search) but why do so many on the caf seem to forget we’re talking about a British transfer record and one of the most expensive football deals of all time like it’s chump change... not withstanding the fact we’re in the middle of a once in a century viral pandemic that’s laid waste to sporting revenues the world over. We’re barely a week into our offseason and people are flipping out already.
Dortmund want most of the fee upfront according to reports
You keep saying this. The guy is employed by sky sports and freelances for several other publications, including the guardian
Wasn't it Fab who recently said that they would accept installments if it wasn't a ridiculous offer over too many years?
If you think 120 is 20% more than 80 I really hope you’re not in a job that requires math.
120 is euros...80 was sterling
I do. I'm sure they understand one of the cornerstones our brand is built upon is success. Eventually, a lack of it will begin hurting our bottom line.
Post the tweet then post his latest on the issue
I know he's not some random lad off the street and when he's reporting about things connected to the Italian sphere I give him the benefit of the doubt. But why do you think the Guardian or others hire him as a freelancer? Like Falk he's not merely reporting the story anymore, he's becoming a part of it. They do their podcasts together, they play off of each other on Twitter, they have their catch phrases, Romano did his little The Inside World Of Transfers video, Falk released his Inside FC Bayern book.They are creating a brand for themselves and like every brand these days they measure (part of) their success by social media data. Why do you think Romano offers all these scoops via Twitter for free instead of selling exclusivity to some publisher?
Problem with factoring installments of any sort for future seasons is that, right now, it's simply impossible to forecast any accurate financial projections for the next few seasons. Having to hand over what is now considered £20m to BVB next season may be the equivalent to something closer to £30/40m if we have another disrupted seasons/no fans back.
If we actually signed Sancho, I'm milking the feck out of that phrase, with no apologies.
Ole still thinks he’s at Cardiff.
It won’t wait until next season. It’s now or never imo.
If we sign Sancho, I hope the club use "Welcome to our new number 7, Jadon Sancho! YOU LOVE TO SEE IT"
It’s so very frustrating.
I thought that, and it's logical correct. But then guess who said this.
This. Yet you still get posters shouting you down when we bring up the owners and the fact, however way you like to put it, they hamstring us in our spending and ultimately our goal of being the best team in the league. Regardless of how much we have spent we've still been held back from our true potential.
This will be the kicker, we will spend 80-90% of the outlay on players that won't strengthen our starting 11. I include Grealish in that.It’s so very frustrating.
It’s ok though, we’ll drop £80 million on Brooks and Gabriel and strengthen the squad But not the first 11
Wish the social media team had the cop out to file this away and you know actually use it if we do somehow sign Sancho. Then it would break the internet.
The bolded part is why I can only see this happening after we`ve made a couple of sales first and after it`s clear Ole can`t get a CB/CAM on top of Sancho which is frustrating as hell but it is what it is
No, 80 was Maguire!
Totally agree mate. People bang on about squad depth/quality but ignore the fact that Sancho can play from the left, the right and even centrally at a top top level.
He's said that to appease shareholders.
That’s based on getting him and another be that Brooks or whoever. I don’t see both
Not incompetency but a reluctance to spend the asking amount.
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