Ah a 'bench-warmer' and we are offering what ...70m? You couldn't make it up could you.... oh sorry forgot for a moment it's United!
Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap
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You’re a strange chappie
I think ETH is digging his own grave in this transfer saga, and if we end up not signing him with the season underway and no CDM/CM reinforcement he will pay the price by Christmas.
You forgot the white text mate.
He played 47 & 51 games the past two seasons, before they decided to try forcing him out of the club with only a small payoff due to his wages.
But you know this, so stop playing the knobhead.
He's owed the money if he stays, and he's not obliged to leave the club. If Barca want him to leave so they don't have to pay him they have to make it worth his while. They don't legally have to offer that, but pragmatically they have to, because otherwise they are legally obliged to pay the remainder of his contract and dont get whatever we would pay them. They've tried screwing him over and expect him to cut his losses, or expect us to take their financial liability off their books.
If he plays any deeper, he’ll be checking tickets at the turnstiles.
I would choose Barcelona over Chelsea/United/City any day of the week and I wouldn't give a flying feck about their prestige or the EPL being "the strongest" league on the planet. That's how much of a difference living in Barcelona/Madrid makes, as opposed to living in the UK where the food is very meh, the weather is fecking meh and, let's be honest, the people, especially the new generation, are extremely meh.
In regards to underhand payments, I'm going on a limb here and I'm saying that most big clubs do it. If City do it and they aren't caught, the others are likely to do it as well.
A few years back I had a choice between Barcelona and Frankfurt for a job. I went to Spain without thinking a second about it. Then I had the same choice, stay in Spain for an extra year, or go to Frankfurt/Manchester. Again the choice was very very easy, even if the pay would have been bigger in the other two cities.
Moving on, I very much agree that Madrid/Barca can do this kind of shit in public to players and still retain their attractiveness for players. I think it's mostly Spain actually, especially for Latin players like Raphina, Bernardo, etc. It's sickening, but it is what it is.
Fecking hell, they value him so much they want him to play backup CB?
This is a done deal lads, absolutely nailed on now.
This is a done deal lads, absolutely nailed on now.
Sorry if I've missed this within the thread, but anyone know when Barcelona's tour finishes?
I am not sure what I want more now, for FDJ to join us, or for him to stay and feck up Barca. I think both would be equally as satisfying.
Either way feels like a win at this point
I’m very confused. I read a tweet this morning where Laporta said that they hadn’t accepted a bid for FdJ?
They don’t go to Greggs.
London (and Manchester for that matter) have amazing restaurants/chefs/variety
Agreed a deal, bid won’t be accepted until severance package is sorted with the player.
Hah. He’s basically said, “yeah I like De Jong and he’ll stay… unless… haha… joking… or am I? Haha”
Please just let him rot at Barca and play CB. Walk away from the deal and leave Barca in the shit.
That’s it’s, close this chapter already, fdj wont be coming
Just when you think you’ve heard it all in transfer sagas.
This is absolutely ridiculous you have a potentially world class CM who has been told by his current employer that he needed to renegotiate his contract to defer salary payments which has resulted in his employer trying to force him to now either renew again on reduced terms to lose those payments whilst being offered a role as a CB now or leave the club and lose those payments.
If I was De Jong id be absolutely livid with Barcelona and would want nothing to do with them. Absolutely shocking treatment and it’s disgusting that they’re doing all this with the backdrop of huge signings for big fees as an added salt in the wound.
Disgraceful.
Also at the point where De Jong needs to make his mind up waste your career at CB at a club that has treated you like a fool or waste your career at United winning nothing but playing CM for a manager who loves you.
Let’s see how many we catch with that last line
This is absolutely ridiculous you have a potentially world class CM who has been told by his current employer that he needed to renegotiate his contract to defer salary payments which has resulted in his employer trying to force him to now either renew again on reduced terms to lose those payments whilst being offered a role as a CB now or leave the club and lose those payments.
If I was De Jong id be absolutely livid with Barcelona and would want nothing to do with them. Absolutely shocking treatment and it’s disgusting that they’re doing all this with the backdrop of huge signings for big fees as an added salt in the wound.
Disgraceful.
Also at the point where De Jong needs to make his mind up waste your career at CB at a club that has treated you like a fool or waste your career at United winning nothing but playing CM for a manager who loves you.
Let’s see how many we catch with that last line
Now they are really taking the piss out of him, FFS son just come and join Erik at Utd and we will help you get that money too
How fecking dare you disparage the name of Greggs like this. A culinary delight.
Exactly and why he will be going nowhere
Not long until all these stars will want to play for Rosenborg, Molde, Brann or Viking to escape the sunny spain.
Oi, I won't hear a bad thing about Greggs. The smell when you enter a Greggs is heaven!
Agent should be fired for not insisting on a contract stipulation in the event of a transfer of his client before any outstanding deferred wages having been remunerated to his client.
Now quite tired after typing that.
I lived for Barcelona in 4 years and would choose living in the UK over there anytime. You can't generalize just based on your own personal experience. Also, trying to draw conclusions on how multi millionaires would live versus how us 'normal' people live is also a futile exercise.
As a CB? Aren't they signing Kounde to play the ball playing CB? 
Bloody hell.
Talk about being dramatic. ten Hag wants FDJ. He's also said he would take an alternative but he has to be the right player.
We've went down the route of buying a player to fill a gap, it doesn't work and it never will.
De Jong and winding road
Let him carry the water bottles and be played all over the pitch in meaningless games since that's what he prefers
He's taking a fairly big risk to be sure and it could end up making a big mess of the season. If it does, I will still back him because he is the right manager for the long term and the FdJ saga is just a 'nice to have' short cut.
I think we may be taking de Jong turn here.
Pretty stupid Barcelona made a CB from De Jong. They know we are looking for a midfielder. Guess the deal will be off from our side.
Yes but Eriksen won’t help much for our CDM issue.
What is so funny? 2 of our latest permanent managers got sacked mid season.
Nothing dramatic pal, the season starts in less than 2 weeks and we have reinforced in what most pressing area? I understand he wants FDJ but at what price? I don’t understand that last line? Isn’t every potential incoming transfer for filling a gap?
Yes in their third years.
The laugh was necessary from the other poster and you are being dramatic
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