Ousmane Dembele

[BluesJr]

Matt Law can feck off.

 

[Judas]

What isit with the consensus that we will sign both Dembele and Sancho, I thought Dembele is the alternative ?

Does anyone think that? Where are you seeing that?

 

[croadyman]

What isit with the consensus that we will sign both Dembele and Sancho, I thought Dembele is the alternative ?

I think it's more a case of if we go for him on loan and he proves himself then it gives us a dilemma for next summer.

Personally though I have always been of the opinion that we won't get Jadon next summer due to many suitors.

 

[Inigo Montoya]

I feel a hammy coming on

 

[passing-wind]

Does anyone think that? Where are you seeing that?

I've seen it posted repeatedly in threads and in the Sancho thread. Assumed I missed a source backing this up. Sounds like wishful thinking.

 

[Chief123]

Dembele already refused to go to Liverpool as he wanted to stay at Barca. He’s not suddenly going to change his mind to come to us. He actually has a decent chance of getting in the Barca team this year if he stays fit. Smokescreen.

 

[MattofManchester]

Is this Ed fronting again?

 

[DJ_21]

I suppose it makes sense, if we loan him it saves us money to then make other signings this window, hopefully get Sancho next year although there will be strong competition for him.

 

[Judas]

I do think this is the most smokey of smokescreens. Almost too blatantly so.

 

[Bwuk]

Dembele already refused to go to Liverpool as he wanted to stay at Barca. He’s not suddenly going to change his mind to come to us. He actually has a decent chance of getting in the Barca team this year if he stays fit. Smokescreen.

I dunno, for the wide positions at Barca he's behind Messi, Fati, arguably Trincao and if they bring in Memphis as rumoured either Memphis or Griezmann.

 

[Vault Dweller]

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Matt Law really is a cnut. He hates United.

 

[Brwned]

If we didn't get Sancho this year but did get Dembele next year for a lot less, after another year of underperformance for Barca, I'd be happy enough. Huge potential in a team that allows him to be an individual focal point.

 

[croadyman]

Matt Law really is a cnut. He hates United.

Yeah that kind of childish tweet should get him sacked quite frankly

 

[DWelbz19]

If we didn't get Sancho this year but did get Dembele next year for a lot less, after another year of underperformance for Barca, I'd be happy enough. Huge potential in a team that allows him to be an individual focal point.

Agreed. If we can’t get Sancho, it’s Dembele or bust for me. Don’t want anything to do with the likes of Sarr or Brooks. Edit: just seen you want Dembele next year? I don’t think that sounds right.

I could probably warm to a Perisic loan (and just that). But I just know that if he did half decent we’d sign him on a permanent for 2-3 years at the age of 32.

 

[Mainoldo]

Demebele will be fine with me!! Heavily talented and young. I do think we can forget about Sancho if we don’t get him this summer. So we best put an option to buy on this deal.

 

[starman]

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[Offside]

I don’t mind buying a Jovic or someone like that who has “flopped” at another big team and could find his feet here, when we really only need a back-up. Dembele also has his whole career ahead of him. However, he just can’t stay fit so what use is that?

 

[croadyman]

Demebele will be fine with me!! Heavily talented and young. I do think we can forget about Sancho if we don’t get him this summer. So we best put an option to buy on this deal.

Yeah I would happily take him and despite concerns think he still has time to get over these injury problems

 

[Raulduke]

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[Bestie07]

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Something is definitely cooking here.

 

[Brwned]

Agreed. If we can’t get Sancho, it’s Dembele or bust for me. Don’t want anything to do with the likes of Sarr or Brooks. Edit: just seen you want Dembele next year? I don’t think that sounds right.

I could probably warm to a Perisic loan (and just that). But I just know that if he did half decent we’d sign him on a permanent for 2-3 years at the age of 32.

Beggars can't be choosers. No matter what we want to think we were always a weak draw for top European players even at our peak and we're so much weaker now. They need to be desperate to leave, keen to come to England, have no London options, and happy to put up with our haggling. I don't get the impression Dembele's in that position now, another year of failure might do that.

 

[jackal&hyde]

Dembele already refused to go to Liverpool as he wanted to stay at Barca. He’s not suddenly going to change his mind to come to us. He actually has a decent chance of getting in the Barca team this year if he stays fit. Smokescreen.

Most likely smokescreen but we do have Pogba and Martial that might matter for his decision to come here.

 

[Redcy]

we'll get him in, cool our Sancho interest, play 5 games and be out for the season. Lots of instagram photos of him at home playing on his xbox.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Journos laughing at us again it seems.

 

[prateik]

Something is definitely cooking here.

They want to get rid.. Barca are trimming their squad .

What better way to announce a player is for sale than to link him to a club that'll make news?

The brief is they'll sell for ~50m.

 

[redpatron]

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More like Messi doesn’t want him there anymore.

 

[croadyman]

Journos laughing at us again it seems.

Law is quite frankly a joke with that tweet

 

[Red Royal]

So are we getting to 2K posts in this thread or 50K in the Sancho thread... I think that is as exciting as you can expect today...

 

[Mainoldo]

Yeah I would happily take him and despite concerns think he still has time to get over these injury problems

He’s still young still faster than Sancho(Just an example) so if he can get over his injuries would be a coupe when we look back in a few years.

 

[Stacks]

would love him on loan. An actual RW, great to rotate with greenwood and one of the best dribblers in Europe. People changed their tune on Traore so why not him?

 

[devilish]

Let's hope that he breaks before we sign him

 

[Mainoldo]

would love him on loan. An actual RW, great to rotate with greenwood and one of the best dribblers in Europe. People changed their tune on Traore so why not him?

This is it. One of the best dribblers in Europe and rapid.

 

[DWelbz19]

Beggars can't be choosers. No matter what we want to think we were always a weak draw for top European players even at our peak and we're so much weaker now. They need to be desperate to leave, keen to come to England, have no London options, and happy to put up with our haggling. I don't get the impression Dembele's in that position now, another year of failure might do that.

I agree with the general sentiment of your post, but I think there’s more nuance for Dembele at Barcelona. Fati started the season on fire and there’s already (basically) a smear campaign on Dembele with the Catalan media who really dislike him. Depay is also top of Koeman’s wishlist and I think if anyone’s making way for him, it’s definitely the Ous. The fresh environment this year with the likes of Pogba and Martial around him will do him a world of good to ensure he makes the Euros squad for 2021.

 

[croadyman]

would love him on loan. An actual RW, great to rotate with greenwood and one of the best dribblers in Europe. People changed their tune on Traore so why not him?

Trouble is he will always be remembered as the guy who missed the chance to make it 4-0 against the scousers

 

[Stacks]

Trouble is he will always be remembered as the guy who missed the chance to make it 4-0 against the scousers

he was rusty. basically missed all last season injured. in his initial season he bagged 14 goals and 8 assists

 

[scudetto_boy]

Bad & serious recent injuries, he could be over them though.

 

[Shane88]

A crock who doesn't want to be here.

This club has gone to the absolute dogs.

 

[Stacks]

If Woodward pulls this off along with one other, the love/hate relationship continues.....

 

[CG1010]

If we didn't get Sancho this year but did get Dembele next year for a lot less, after another year of underperformance for Barca, I'd be happy enough. Huge potential in a team that allows him to be an individual focal point.

Ok sure but what about this season. We really should try and get him this season. Else a precious year is lost in development of the team.

 

[devilish]

So we spent the entire summer doing nothing only to end up with a crock whose got a shit attitude? Jeez. Let's sign Amad Troure instead. He is raw as can be but at least he has the will to do well and the body to reach his dreams