Frenkie de Jong | The last muppeting lap

[Jacob]

A psychologist would have a fielday in this thread.

 

[Berbaclass]

Absolutely. Would love an Ornstein or somebody to confirm we have terms agreed with the player

Who needs Ornstein when we have Ten Hag’s mate

 

[romufc]

So in 20/21 they had Van Dijk, Gomez and Matip all missing a bunch of games. They always intended on signing Konate for 21/22 so instead of buying another centreback in January all they did was bring in Kabak on loan.

Didnt they sign the CB from Preston who turned out to be no good?

 

[mu4c_20le]

Apparently a fee has been agreed with Barca. We would ALWAYS have known what the numbers were ahead of time. We simply said we refused to make our bid official until the player gave his blessing.

Agents will agree fee terms for themselves with anyone. We had agreements with Kounde AND Raphinha’s agents, just not the ultimate ok from the player.

Pretty sure you guys had the ok from Kounde as well, it was Sevilla who dragged their heels while talking with barca behind your backs.

 

[sewey89]

Who needs Ornstein when we have Ten Hag’s mate

After the Arnautovic links, i'm a bit wary of who Erik spends his time with

 

[Raiden Shogun]

So, from everything I can see there has never been anything to break down. They were very specific in saying De Jong had to give a green light to even leaving Barca and considering moving before we would even bid officially.

I can find nothing that implies FDJ ever agreed to terms for leaving Barca and joining United. Frankly (pun intended) I think there are a lot of angry people at United who may feel misled by Ten Hag.

The first half of this thread every other post contained the phrase “he MUST know something to be this confident”

But what if Ten Hag would genuinely rather mislead the board and risk missing out on other targets for even a chance at De Jong and he was stubborn enough to think he could will it into existence?

Maybe to Ten Hag there is no great difference between a Tielmans and a Rabiot if he can’t have De Jong.

He wasn't misled, he backed himself to persuade Frenkie to join United. I would be very surprised if Frenkie agreed to join a club who finished 6th, no sign of CL with a manager whom he worked with for 1 year who has only JUST joined the league. It's just the same deluded crap being posted on here ad nauseam "the club wouldn't still be chasing him if he hadn't given reassurances, we aren't that incompetent" ...proceeds to make an offer for fecking Aranautovic Typical case of people believing anything that fits their agenda and disregarding everything else as 'opinion' or twisting it to fit.

There were even reports recently about him being in conflict with his agent who is the driving force behind a potential exit.

If Chelsea are serious about your interest and the player actually accepts to leave, I think he'll be a Chelsea player come Saturday.

 

[Plant0x84]

For some, the mood never shifted.

Sewey is not one of those people. His mood is like a bloody yo-yo!

 

[sewey89]

Didnt they sign the CB from Preston who turned out to be no good?

Yes and Kabak was a loan with an option to buy. it's just that he turned out to be shit and lost his place to two actual children from their youth team

 

[sewey89]

Sewey is not one of those people. His mood is like a bloody yo-yo!

I did clarify this in a later post!

 

[Brownie85]

I did clarify this in a later post!

Hence why I say you just strayed from the path... nothing wrong with a blip

 

[sewey89]

Hence why I say you just strayed from the path... nothing wrong with a blip

And if anybody knows this path, it's you

 

[mu4c_20le]

It's just the same deluded crap being posted on here ad nauseam "the club wouldn't still be chasing him if he hadn't given reassurances, we aren't that incompetent" ...proceeds to make an offer for fecking Aranautovic Typical case of people believing anything that fits their agenda and disregarding everything else as 'opinion' or twisting it to fit.

I don't get this part... Arnautovic was more than willing to come? And coming from a club so desperate that they signed Martin fecking Braithwaite to save their season..

 

[Zoo]

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[hellhunter]

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I suppose we could to with Kessie

 

[hellhunter]

After the Arnautovic links, i'm a bit wary of who Erik spends his time with

Fair

 

[Brownie85]

And if anybody knows this path, it's you

At the end of the day its all about the fun and banter in here. My confidence is going nowhere only because all the reports are mostly opinion and speculation. There's nothing that's changed in my opinion

 

[downunder red]

Late in the game against Liverpool. United are going to make a change. They are bringing on their latest signing in Frankie de Jong.There is only 5 minutes left in the game. Frankie picks it up on the half way line and has a quick one two with Ericksen. Boy this guy is fast. He's flying towards Liverpool's defense. Ronaldo is screaming for it at the far post but he ignores him and shoots. Goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaal !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey wake up downunder red your talking in your sleep!!!!

 

[sewey89]

At the end of the day its all about the fun and banter in here. My confidence is going nowhere only because all the reports are mostly opinion and speculation. There's nothing that's changed in my opinion

100% this. Have I been confident that we'll sign him in the last week? Not really.

Have I enjoyed being a bit of a twat in here and having a laugh? Absolutely

The reports today though are very, very encouraging. I just want more of them!

 

[Tom Cato]

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Great, now how about with the player?

The Agent IS the player. Everyone and their grandmother is waiting for Barca to pay Frenkie

 

[Cypriot]

At the end of the day its all about the fun and banter in here. My confidence is going nowhere only because all the reports are mostly opinion and speculation. There's nothing that's changed in my opinion

Absolutely.

 

[RedMistyDevil]

I've been lurking here for a long time now, and watched a few sagas unfold. This one is truly special though, I actually signed up for an account!

My inner muppet has been hanging on since page 1, and I'd love to see this transfer happen. Here's me adding a post so we can get to 1500. Or 2000. Whatever we need to appease the transfer gods!

 

[theklr]

I suppose we could to with Kessie

Knowing our recruiting he is 341 places below Rabiot in the list

 

[hellhunter]

Knowing our recruiting he is 341 places below Rabiot in the list

Yeah I mean he all but signed for Barcelona, so that makes sense

 

[Bojan Djordjic]

Think everyone is reading way too much into that Agent comment. At this stage I feel the most likely outcome is that a 45th lever is activated and Frenkie remains at Barca

 

[Summit]

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Pull another lever...all shall be reet. But off some more flesh

 

[Red_toad]

I suppose we could to with Kessie

United fan as far as I know. Not sure he’s what Ten Hags after, but is certainly an upgrade.

 

[hellhunter]

United fan as far as I know. Not sure he’s what Ten Hags after, but is certainly an upgrade.

It would be a nice way to really rile up Barcelona, I suppose

 

[sewey89]

Think everyone is reading way too much into that Agent comment. At this stage I feel the most likely outcome is that a 45th lever is activated and Frenkie remains at Barca

I don't agree. I think if it's correct, then it's a massive development. Probably the biggest of the lot.

 

[hobbers]

Take Kessie from them instead.

 

[DevTheRed]

We’re signing Kessie lads

 

[RedMilo]

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In other words, if they can't register them all, then Kessie & Christiansen are the expendable ones. Welcome to Barcelona boys

 

[Teja]

I suppose we could to with Kessie

He is the perfect incremental improvement over McTominay. We should really throw some money at him right now (more than whatever Barca currently pay him) to see if it'll stick.

 

[hellhunter]

In other words, if they can't register them all, then Kessie & Christiansen are the expendable ones. Welcome to Barcelona boys

Think it has more to do with them arriving as free agents, so Barca doesn't lose any transfer fee they paid if they leave on a free again

 

[Jim Beam]

He wasn't misled, he backed himself to persuade Frenkie to join United. I would be very surprised if Frenkie agreed to join a club who finished 6th, no sign of CL with a manager whom he worked with for 1 year who has only JUST joined the league. It's just the same deluded crap being posted on here ad nauseam "the club wouldn't still be chasing him if he hadn't given reassurances, we aren't that incompetent" ...proceeds to make an offer for fecking Aranautovic Typical case of people believing anything that fits their agenda and disregarding everything else as 'opinion' or twisting it to fit.

There were even reports recently about him being in conflict with his agent who is the driving force behind a potential exit.

If Chelsea are serious about your interest and the player actually accepts to leave, I think he'll be a Chelsea player come Saturday.

BOOOOOOOOO

 

[mu4c_20le]

Take Kessie from them instead.

He's just Fred with a better shot

 

[the_cliff]

They'll find a way to register them all.

Palanca palanca palanca.

 

[hellhunter]

He is the perfect incremental improvement over McTominay. We should really throw some money at him right now (more than whatever Barca currently pay him) to see if it'll stick.

Knowing Barca, we're talking De Gea level wages here

 

[JPRouve]

In other words, if they can't register them all, then Kessie & Christiansen are the expendable ones. Welcome to Barcelona boys

They are about to find criminality in these two players contracts.

 

[r1z3mu]

We’re signing Kessie lads

Now we need new thread to discuss Kessie.

 

[RedMilo]

Think it has more to do with them arriving as free agents, so Barca doesn't lose any transfer fee they paid if they leave on a free again

Probably yes, but it doesn't make it any easier for these players to swallow if it happened to them.