Zaphod2319
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Barca has to have their players registered by Friday. Two more days of this saga for everyone.Big week. For Chelsea
Barca has to have their players registered by Friday. Two more days of this saga for everyone.Big week. For Chelsea
This is what I’m struggling with. How can there not be more in between targets? I thought Neves was a bad back up, but in comparison, Rabiot takes the piss really. It’s all very strange.But Rabiot is so far down on the list of available midfielders moving this summer, I mean he's been on the transfer list for 15m quid since early June. Going from FdJ to Rabiot is such a shocking drop in quality it can't be true.
Historically, yes. De Jong would've been the first big money for a while where you could see exactly where he'd fit in though.We've been doing that for ages to be fair, we just don't get the ones we do need instead.
Is sms true though? he's one of those players linked every summer and never seems to leave.Rabiot and SMS is the hope
Are you suggesting we should not patiently seek out world class players if they have told our senior management that there is interest / a chance?Yeh let's ignore we were one of the biggest most attractive club at the time with CL football
I didn't read your point after the first sentence because it's slaps with in denial of where we at right now with an inept board. Forget the past
If ETH wants a Midfielder who can carry ball forward then Kovacic has that ability. Drives forward with ball. Good player and doesn't seem to be a starter at Chelsea.We should then try to get Kante or Kovačič.
I’m not convinced even 2 more days will bring an end to this saga. I won’t be surprised if Barca are able to register every player including FDJ but still try to sell him all the way till the window closes.Barca has to have their players registered by Friday. Two more days of this saga for everyone.
I don't know any more than you. I could see it, but also wouldn't really be surprised if we signed Rabiot and that's itIs sms true though? he's one of those players linked every summer and never seems to leave.
Yeah IMHO SMS would be a good signing and Rabiot maybe, not sure about him but surely better than McT/Fred. I would prefer Frenkie to both of them but it'd be better if we moved on. He's not coming.Rabiot and SMS is the hope
It would be very unlikely for chelsea to sell us a player when we would be a potential direct rival for top 4. Certainly not when they know it would strengthen our weakest area.If ETH wants a Midfielder who can carry ball forward then Kovacic has that ability. Drives forward with ball. Good player and doesn't seem to be a starter at Chelsea.
Would've happened already by now, those clubs don't mess about.Anyone find it strange how City and Liverpool are so quiet in this race for De Jong, btw? He’s the ideal Pep player and with talk of Bernardo wanting to go to Barca so badly, why don’t they just make a swap work? I could see that happening out of nowhere this window.
And with Liverpool, they’ve just lost Thiago for an extended period, he gets injured all the time, Henderson is like 35, and Keita is also injured and injury prone. I could see them sneaking in under the radar as well.
Not until deadline day no, for me that'd be so stupid. I'm more than willing to go for world class players but up until a realistic timeframe that allows us to get decent alternativesAre you suggesting we should not patiently seek out world class players if they have told our senior management that there is interest / a chance?
Regardless, the point I was making (if you would be so kind as to read the post, it may have been clear) is that there are situations where we have signed players after the start of the season. This is nothing out of the ordinary for any club in the world.
Im the touchy idiot? Says the moron blaming the manager for feck all. You plastics are just the worst. Bellend.Very touchy this morning, are we? Idiot.
Not true.No he wouldn’t. Woodward would not have targetted a player the manager wanted. Woodward would have signed the player he wanted and then beat his chest about it.
Kovacic is the starter. The team has learned that if he has a small injury, it is best to rest him. Some players can play through little nicks, he is not one of them. It only gets worse. Given a little rest he recovers well.If ETH wants a Midfielder who can carry ball forward then Kovacic has that ability. Drives forward with ball. Good player and doesn't seem to be a starter at Chelsea.
You only have to look at what direction the journo reports are going and how we have changed MF targets. He lied to Ten Hag and made a fool out of him and the club like I and many others said weeks ago.How am i in denial? Where is the news he's joining Chelsea?
Show me if you have it?
Hahahah you've lost the plot. Ten Hag targeting Arnautovic and de Jong is concerning, don't be so delusional. Go and buy a new top in the megastore. Rattled by an Internet forum.Im the touchy idiot? Says the moron blaming the manager for feck all. You plastics are just the worst. Bellend.
City - FDJ is best when he plays in Rodri’s position. He’s just not at the level to play in the advanced positions where Bernardo plays. He can do a job there but not a player you’d spend 80m on to play there. It would be like playing Jorginho in that advanced position. So I don’t see city going for him as he wouldn’t fit rodri and de Jong in the same team.Anyone find it strange how City and Liverpool are so quiet in this race for De Jong, btw? He’s the ideal Pep player and with talk of Bernardo wanting to go to Barca so badly, why don’t they just make a swap work? I could see that happening out of nowhere this window.
And with Liverpool, they’ve just lost Thiago for an extended period, he gets injured all the time, Henderson is like 35, and Keita is also injured and injury prone. I could see them sneaking in under the radar as well.
Im the touchy idiot? Says the moron blaming the manager for feck all. You plastics are just the worst. Bellend.
Our fan base is a fecking mess already. cnuts who turn on the manager before a fecking game is the bit that pisses me the feck off.This transfer saga is tearing us all apart!
Thank goodness we still have three weeks to go. Even two weeks is enough time to make a deal work. The risk/reward of being patient is there, for sure, but if the reward is worth the risk, the risk is taken. I think this was a calculated risk and I think it was a reasonable one.Not until deadline day no, for me that'd be so stupid. I'm more than willing to go for world class players but up until a realistic timeframe that allows us to get decent alternatives
You also have to remember, if we want quality alternative, most clubs won't sell their quality players last minute without getting replacements themselves
Come on.Im the touchy idiot? Says the moron blaming the manager for feck all. You plastics are just the worst. Bellend.
Liverpool don’t have 80m and the salary to pay for Frenkie. Nunez was their big transfer. They’ll probably go big for Bellingham or someone like that next summer. And I guess Pep just isn’t the biggest fan.Anyone find it strange how City and Liverpool are so quiet in this race for De Jong, btw? He’s the ideal Pep player and with talk of Bernardo wanting to go to Barca so badly, why don’t they just make a swap work? I could see that happening out of nowhere this window.
And with Liverpool, they’ve just lost Thiago for an extended period, he gets injured all the time, Henderson is like 35, and Keita is also injured and injury prone. I could see them sneaking in under the radar as well.
The points you raised have been discussed many times in this thread.I dont buy these De Jong to Chelsea rumours at all. Especially when having Kante, Kovacic and Jorghino already. By all accounts they’re preparing a third £70m bid for Fofana now. Can’t see them spunk out €250mill on Sterling, Cucurella, De Jong and Fofana in one window.
Remember they havent sold Lukaku. Sure, they got €30m for Werner. But they Will have to spend over €200m net to get all these transfers.
What the feck are you on about Gunther?
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He’s probably our best midfielder currently. Definitely a starter if he’s fully fit. Which I don’t think he is right now after picking up a small knock in preseason.If ETH wants a Midfielder who can carry ball forward then Kovacic has that ability. Drives forward with ball. Good player and doesn't seem to be a starter at Chelsea.
As I said, Liverpool may not have been thinking about a midfielder until now with their injuries. And City probably had no intention of selling Bernardo but if he pushes to go they will need another top class player to come in.Would've happened already by now, those clubs don't mess about.
Why are you asking them to take care of him?Take care of him. Top signing for Chelsea adding even more quality to an already good midfield.
Is he? Its funny how its true when one journo says he is joining United and not true when others are saying he is staying at Barca or prefers the Chavs.Funny that he’s joining Chelsea when Ornstein just said United are looking to sign Rabiot and De Jong together
Anyone find it strange how City and Liverpool are so quiet in this race for De Jong, btw? He’s the ideal Pep player and with talk of Bernardo wanting to go to Barca so badly, why don’t they just make a swap work? I could see that happening out of nowhere this window.
And with Liverpool, they’ve just lost Thiago for an extended period, he gets injured all the time, Henderson is like 35, and Keita is also injured and injury prone. I could see them sneaking in under the radar as well.
I let this one go some time ago but I imagine some may be clinging onto the fact Ornstein and United's most reliable journos haven't said United are giving up. Our moves indicate we may be moving on but seems more the Spanish and Chelsea sources pushing the agenda.Surely there's nobody on here still clinging on to hope that we'd get FDJ?