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[No Idea For Nickname]

There was me thinking: "International break, they will talk.."
Then me surprised: "They are not talking!"
Now me feeling: "Yep, there he goes, I knew it."

Everything is back to normal, well, when it comes to theese anyway...

 

[VP89]

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I remember a while ago I was annoyed we dealt with Raiola, citing other managers like Klopp and Pep steer away from him. People said there's no real proof of that but I'm glad it's more clear now.
Give me Kane over Haaland, both are similar fees if we want to bring them in this year. But one comes without Raiola, is proven here and has a mentality that couldn't be more suited to our ethos.

 

[James35]

I remember a while ago I was annoyed we dealt with Raiola, citing other managers like Klopp and Pep steer away from him. People said there's no real proof of that but I'm glad it's more clear now.
Give me Kane over Haaland, both are similar fees if we want to bring them in this year. But one comes without Raiola, is proven here and has a mentality that couldn't be more suited to our ethos.

I'd like Kane, unfortunately it seems we can't afford either. I have a funny feeling City will go for him and Haaland will stay at Dortmund and move to Spain next summer.

Riaola though does my fecking head in.

 

[mazhar13]

L'Equipe apparently got in touch with Konaté's camp, and they mention that Chelsea are the only other club in contact with them, and whilst Liverpool are ahead, they aren't necessarily so far ahead that they're close to sealing the deal.

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EDIT: Loïc Tanzi of RMC Sport has something different, though.

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As reported by several media yesterday, Ibrahima Konaté is expected to engage with Liverpool. If one still wants to be cautious in his entourage when speaking of negotiations with "several clubs", other sources advance medical tests already passed in Paris.

 

[mazhar13]

Brighton continue to delve deep into the South American market.

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Source: TNT Sports

 

[mazhar13]

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Kun Agüero is crazy to sign for Barcelona but nothing closed yet

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To this day, Barça has other priorities and prefers a much younger striker. In addition, there is still no economic agreement between Agüero and the Blaugrana club that offers less than what the Argentine forward asks for

 

[mazhar13]

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[Mark Pawelek]

Anyone knows who he is? position? etc

Looks like a striker:

 

[croadyman]

I remember a while ago I was annoyed we dealt with Raiola, citing other managers like Klopp and Pep steer away from him. People said there's no real proof of that but I'm glad it's more clear now.
Give me Kane over Haaland, both are similar fees if we want to bring them in this year. But one comes without Raiola, is proven here and has a mentality that couldn't be more suited to our ethos.

Yeah just the small matter of dealing with one of the toughest negotiators around in Levy and raising the £150m it would take for them to even remotely entertain selling him this summer, there is also the fact that he does seem to pick up quite a few ankle injuries as well.

 

[croadyman]

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We won't either after what happened in 2012 and him being a legend for our city rivals as well

 

[Devil may care]

I doubt we are going to get Mbappe or Haaland, which means we won't get that good of a striker, since the options are limited. I've talked about this with @Devil may care , but I don't think there is a Matic replacement or CB out there, that would improve us as much as Sancho would.

To be honest I think whichever way you slice it there's still going to be massive holes in the team, Ole will be heading into another season where his only requirement will be 4th as you can't expect more with gaps in the team in crucial roles.

 

[VP89]

Yeah just the small matter of dealing with one of the toughest negotiators around in Levy and raising the £150m it would take for them to even remotely entertain selling him this summer, there is also the fact that he does seem to pick up quite a few ankle injuries as well.

If we want Haaland now you're looking at similar figures anyway. And I don't think Kane is as injury prone as people seem to claim. He's made 40, then 34, then 40 appearances in all competitions in his past 3 seasons.

 

[Rozay]

I remember a while ago I was annoyed we dealt with Raiola, citing other managers like Klopp and Pep steer away from him. People said there's no real proof of that but I'm glad it's more clear now.
Give me Kane over Haaland, both are similar fees if we want to bring them in this year. But one comes without Raiola, is proven here and has a mentality that couldn't be more suited to our ethos.

Any agent who does not have the same ethos as Raiola is an idiot, and probably a poor agent. And some fans need to grow up and get real with this playground anti-Raiola thing. There is no agent that will put the Great Manchester United ahead of the will of their clients. The only real difference is that Raiola has profile, and as a result, intermittently speaks to the press with his views. But to think any agent will have a different view to him is probably fanciful. Reading the interview, he says exactly what any player should want their agent to say.

And I highly doubt the intermittent comment in the press is as ‘destabilising’ to the dressing room as people like to make out either. These players (and managers) understand the business. They have been in this world for years, have moved from club to club many times and have agents of their own. It’s us fans who get precious, and the media peddle it because it’s something to talk about. If there’s any chance of us to sign Haaland, we absolutely should do. If he leaves Manchester United one day, it will be because either he has decided to, or that we have decided to - a side that people forget with the business too. We signed the teenage sensation of the time in Martial, with the same scope to spend his entire career here that fans love, yet many of those fans seem to want to push him out now, even though he himself is showing no signs of unhappiness and disloyalty. We moan that the club ‘gives contracts’ to players we don’t want anymore. Fans need to just accept that this is the business. If Haaland wants to join us now, and we want him - do the deal. If both parties can satisfy the interests of each other, the relationship will continue until that’s no longer the case. The emotional side is packaged and sold to fans, but in reality, I don’t see Raiola as some sort of villain. He’s just a football agent. And by all accounts, a good one. All this ‘Raiola will move him for money’ is unsubstantiated petulance to me.

 

[Zoo]

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[mazhar13]

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[VP89]

Any agent who does not have the same ethos as Raiola is an idiot, and probably a poor agent. And some fans need to grow up and get real with this playground anti-Raiola thing. There is no agent that will put the Great Manchester United ahead of the will of their clients. The only real difference is that Raiola has profile, and as a result, intermittently speaks to the press with his views. But to think any agent will have a different view to him is probably fanciful. Reading the interview, he says exactly what any player should want their agent to say.

And I highly doubt the intermittent comment in the press is as ‘destabilising’ to the dressing room as people like to make out either. These players (and managers) understand the business. They have been in this world for years, have moved from club to club many times and have agents of their own. It’s us fans who get precious, and the media peddle it because it’s something to talk about. If there’s any chance of us to sign Haaland, we absolutely should do. If he leaves Manchester United one day, it will be because either he has decided to, or that we have decided to - a side that people forget with the business too. We signed the teenage sensation of the time in Martial, with the same scope to spend his entire career here that fans love, yet many of those fans seem to want to push him out now, even though he himself is showing no signs of unhappiness and disloyalty. We moan that the club ‘gives contracts’ to players we don’t want anymore. Fans need to just accept that this is the business. If Haaland wants to join us now, and we want him - do the deal. If both parties can satisfy the interests of each other, the relationship will continue until that’s no longer the case. The emotional side is packaged and sold to fans, but in reality, I don’t see Raiola as some sort of villain. He’s just a football agent. And by all accounts, a good one. All this ‘Raiola will move him for money’ is unsubstantiated petulance to me.

There's a lot wrong with this in my opinion. Saying "my player can play for top clubs" is one thing. Then saying pretty much, "feck the club I don't owe them shit" is another. You are seriously misled if you think that is 1) normal or 2) respectful. He's just a cnut and there's a reason he's disliked. It's not because he's just any agent, he's a cnut of an agent that clubs are best off avoiding.

Raiola tries to take clubs hostage and is a disrespectful agent. Talk all you want about him protecting clients, but he times his interviews generally at bad times. Such as the eve of a vital Champions League fixture. There is acting in the best interest of your client, and there is an element of burning bridges.

Raiola does the latter, and he's generally a problem to deal with. If more managers and clubs had the approach to Raiola as the likes of Pep/Klopp do, or say Bayern, we would see him squirm more. Also, it might be inevitable now as clubs spend less they might take a lot less shit from him now.

You can act on behalf of your player without being a disrespectful cnut trying to unsettle clubs chronically. That's not how agents should go about their business, so your opening line is pretty false with respect.

 

[mazhar13]

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• Milan's offer
  • 6 million Euros net per season + 1 million Euros per season for CL qualification
  • 2 year extension
• Raiola wants 12 million Euros net per season

 

[Posh Red]

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So there’s bad news and bad news

 

[mazhar13]

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• Both Agüero and Wijnaldum will become free agents this summer.
• Barcelona have been in touch with Agüero.
  • Agüero is not their first choice (prefer a younger forward)
  • Possible high wage demands from YouTube
• Wijnaldum is a more probable target because of his wage demands and the fact that he's younger.

 

[mazhar13]

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[mazhar13]

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• Juventus are not willing to renew both Buffon and Chiellini's contracts.
• Douglas Costa will come back to Juventus.
  • Many clubs from Brazil and MLS along with Tigres of Mexico are interested in him.
• Lyon have contacted Juventus about buying de Sciglio.
  • There is no buyout option, so de Sciglio will return to Juventus this summer.

 

[bucky]

To be honest I think whichever way you slice it there's still going to be massive holes in the team, Ole will be heading into another season where his only requirement will be 4th as you can't expect more with gaps in the team in crucial roles.

Agreed. Although I do think that if he doesn't win the Europa, then he needs to win something next year.

 

[mazhar13]

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[Varun1]

Any agent who does not have the same ethos as Raiola is an idiot, and probably a poor agent. And some fans need to grow up and get real with this playground anti-Raiola thing. There is no agent that will put the Great Manchester United ahead of the will of their clients. The only real difference is that Raiola has profile, and as a result, intermittently speaks to the press with his views. But to think any agent will have a different view to him is probably fanciful. Reading the interview, he says exactly what any player should want their agent to say.

And I highly doubt the intermittent comment in the press is as ‘destabilising’ to the dressing room as people like to make out either. These players (and managers) understand the business. They have been in this world for years, have moved from club to club many times and have agents of their own. It’s us fans who get precious, and the media peddle it because it’s something to talk about. If there’s any chance of us to sign Haaland, we absolutely should do. If he leaves Manchester United one day, it will be because either he has decided to, or that we have decided to - a side that people forget with the business too. We signed the teenage sensation of the time in Martial, with the same scope to spend his entire career here that fans love, yet many of those fans seem to want to push him out now, even though he himself is showing no signs of unhappiness and disloyalty. We moan that the club ‘gives contracts’ to players we don’t want anymore. Fans need to just accept that this is the business. If Haaland wants to join us now, and we want him - do the deal. If both parties can satisfy the interests of each other, the relationship will continue until that’s no longer the case. The emotional side is packaged and sold to fans, but in reality, I don’t see Raiola as some sort of villain. He’s just a football agent. And by all accounts, a good one. All this ‘Raiola will move him for money’ is unsubstantiated petulance to me.

The issue is the constant shit talking.
No one has forced the club to deal with Mino - he's playing the same game that many other agents are and his Clients obviously like him.

But, as with Lukaku, it's the constant nonsense that comes out of their mouths that many of us don't like.

It's fine if United have a good relationship with Mino, but if they don't, it's their own fault. We already knew what kind of agent he is.

 

[Red_toad]

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• Milan's offer
  • 6 million Euros net per season + 1 million Euros per season for CL qualification
  • 2 year extension
• Raiola wants 12 million Euros net per season

12 million net, I wonder how many clubs would be prepared to pay anywhere near that? That is completely insane, he'd have to be the greatest keeper of all time to deserve that kind of salary.

 

[mazhar13]

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[Leftback99]

12 million net, I wonder how many clubs would be prepared to pay anywhere near that? That is completely insane, he'd have to be the greatest keeper of all time to deserve that kind of salary.

Imagine the figures he would be asking for Pogba's renewal (if it hasn't already been decided he's leaving in the Summer).

 

[Infra-red]

12 million net, I wonder how many clubs would be prepared to pay anywhere near that? That is completely insane, he'd have to be the greatest keeper of all time to deserve that kind of salary.

That's about the same as we are paying De Gea.

 

[Infra-red]

Imagine the figures he would be asking for Pogba's renewal (if it hasn't already been decided he's leaving in the Summer).

I'm sure he'll be asking that Pogba is made the highest paid player at the club.

 

[Leftback99]

I'm sure he'll be asking that Pogba is made the highest paid player at the club.

No doubt about it. I think there would be more noise by now if he was staying though. Expecting a summer of them openly trying to force a move as soon as the last game is played.

 

[Red_toad]

That's about the same as we are paying De Gea.

I'd be amazed if any club would be pay any keeper 12 million net, nevermind one who is a very good keeper with potential to improve, lad needs to prove an awful lot more. United caved into Dave's demands, it wasn't their greatest moment, bit like extending Jones and a few other brain farts. But it's 2021 and the finances are all a bit different now with clubs seeking to reduce their wage bills.

 

[JakeC]

I'd be amazed if any club would be pay any keeper 12 million net, nevermind one who is a very good keeper with potential to improve, lad needs to prove an awful lot more. United caved into Dave's demands, it wasn't their greatest moment, bit like extending Jones and a few other brain farts. But it's 2021 and the finances are all a bit different now with clubs seeking to reduce their wage bills.

Comparing DDG and the negotiations with Jones is a joke.

 

[BlackShark_80]

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[KiD MoYeS]

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City are going to do serious work this summer. Think Chelsea will do same. Think we can expect a good few more years in the wilderness as Man Utd fans. Only positive is I expect Liverpool to fallback.

 

[P-Nut]

Seems a lot of rumours about the exciting young talents, and players in their prime moving this summer, but none of them seem too realistic. I'm still fully expecting not much movement for any clubs and a quiet window all around.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

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And people think we can compete with this? Let me guess if they fail to land Haaland or Kane they may be forced to settle on a bid for Mbappe. Fecking joke.

 

[Bubz27]

And people think we can compete with this? Let me guess if they fail to land Haaland or Kane they may be forced to settle on a bid for Mbappe. Fecking joke.

Liverpool competed with it? Are supposed to give up because City spend loads? Also, they haven't even spent considerably more than us over the last 9 years iirc. They just did it wisely and have a great manager. Two things Liverpool did to compete with them. Two things we don't have.

 

[Infra-red]

No doubt about it. I think there would be more noise by now if he was staying though. Expecting a summer of them openly trying to force a move as soon as the last game is played.

Yes I think he is absolutely gone at the end of the season. Both the club and the player will be hoping he has a decent Euros to drum up some interest/secure a good deal.

And people think we can compete with this? Let me guess if they fail to land Haaland or Kane they may be forced to settle on a bid for Mbappe. Fecking joke.

We can't compete with City, but it would be disappointing to fall behind Chelsea again, even if they do have a good coach now.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

Liverpool competed with it? Are supposed to give up because City spend loads? Also, they haven't even spent considerably more than us over the last 9 years iirc. They just did it wisely and have a great manager. Two things Liverpool did to compete with them. Two things we don't have.

The difference is City will spend £100m+ every summer whether they win the league or not and they have the luxury of writing off £50m signings like it’s nothing if they don’t work out and simply move on to the next target. we aren’t competing with that, certainly not while the Glazers are in charge. Liverpool were able to compete due to having one of the best managers in the world and luck in the sense that nearly every signing in his tenure has been a success. We don’t have that.

 

[cyberman]

And people think we can compete with this? Let me guess if they fail to land Haaland or Kane they may be forced to settle on a bid for Mbappe. Fecking joke.

City always tend to link this. They are guarenteed to walk away from Haaland now imo, its just setting the PR groundwork