Man would come from one of the most politically charged clubs in the world, having played along MSN, from an environment where distractions are plentiful and he couldn't handle the pressure at United? That's the last of my concerns about him. Whether he is a good fit tactically is a discussion worth having however.
What on earth are you talking about? You are holding it against a player who has never played for us that they ‘haven’t proved anything here’. That makes no sense.
What gives you that impression, out of curiosity? He’s excelled at the biggest club in Holland, and has also done so at a huge club in Spain. He stood up as a key performer for Holland in the World Cup too.
Which is completely fair.
Barcelona offered him a renewal three months ago and he still hasn't replied.
Defensively he is a horror in every aspect.
I don't see Greenwood signing for Barcelona to play at left winger.
If he goes to Barca, he's a nine
Your were deflecting it with your emotional bullshit.
I have deflected nothing. Do you expect De Jong’s salary at his next club to be 500k p/w? Are you unaware of why he earns that much currently?
If by that you mean "a lot of shite" then I agree
Yeah, right. He is so good we are the only club linked with him.
He is so good that he is very expensive and that most clubs cant afford him. Barcelona doesnt want to get rid, he is a starter for them. The only reason Barcelona would let him go is because he is too expensive for them. He is a special player, try finding a player that does what de Jong does at the same level. Have you watched Frenkie play often?
He also adds carries/line breaking dribbles to just keeping the ball and recycle possession. There might be other players who can do what de Jong does but only a few are at his level or better at it.
I know what he’s capable of doing with the ball I just think people seriously overrate the impact his game has.
Can you give me the lottery numbers please ? As I see you can see what a guy you don’t know will do in the future.
At Barcelona he would not play as a 9. They have signed Vitor Roque and they have a youth player like Marc Guiu.
That was my initial reaction, fight for badge and loyalty was laudable.
Quite honestly I don't think we are in for him
Legally Barca didn't do anything wrong so he wouldn't have been able to put lawyers on to it. Morally is a different story, but we know that Barca are a morally-bankrupt club.
Sounds sensible. Already strong teams get even stronger, whilst we pass up on quality players and put all our eggs in the basket of an 18 year old with a handful of games
Agreed with the overblown mainoo hype train comment.
Really. Mainoo is what we have been looking for, for so long. we should be looking to build our midfield around him and Bruno. Not another £300k + player who doesn’t really want to be here anyway. De Jong may be a decent player but he’s not what we need. We need a younger Casemiro type. Thurman look's ideal and not a budget breaker. If we are to go crazy in the summer and over spend in midfield then Neves is the one but again not sure he’s the right fit when we have Mainoo. Let Barca rot in the mess of their own making rather than helping them out.
You just cant pass up on quality players just because we now have Mainoo. Look at what Barca did with Pedri and Gavi. They ran them into the ground and they are facing regular injuries.
A broke barca not paying him his due even. No mercenary worth his salt takes half nor deffered pay
He is an older version of Mainoo. They'd literally fit together like a glove. I don't get were people get this idea De jong is physically and defensively like Christian Eriksen. Let alone that Mainoo needs a physical beast next to him rather than a technician in the Carrick mould.
if that’s the case then we go for Neves. Personally I think we need a Thurman type to round off the midfield. We have time to be patient with Mainoo but the way he’s playing he’s making sure we have to pick him. De Jong is what the old regime would have bought we look like now we’re about value for money and building to go forwards. Doubt ETH is here next season and if he is I would hazard a guess he has little to zero input into player purchases which again would prob rule out DeJong
De jong is a top player, period. Anyone who thinks our next recruitment department would overlook him if he were available at a decent fee is just kidding themselves. ETH input in that would hardly be required.
Think it's more he needs to show our recruitment department there isn't anything preventing him from leaving. Still feels to me like he hasn't got the guts.
He isn’t great at interceptions or tackling or clearances or aerial duals. He isn’t quick in transition defending and is slow at covering for defenders if they push up in attack.
Who is that player able to close down space?
