We've bought plenty of incredible talents of late, I think for me personally its more about attitude and showing you want to be here right now to get the club moving in the right direction. Alarm bells ring for me when a player is so staunchly vocal in staying put.
The whole narrative of him working with a former manager should if anything entice him to speak openly about that prospect, he hasn't.
No doubt you'll say he want to stay professional etc etc, but players these days don't show loyalty. We see it with so many players openly talking up other clubs, FDJ is doing the opposite.
Soooo you think he should say he's happy to join United and reunite with Ten Hag, and he's excited at the prospect of working with his old manager again?
If the move breaks down and he doesn't leave, he's going to have a lot of upset people to deal with if he was talking up the prospect of leaving and how happy he is to be reuniting with ETH! Lots of players will say they're happy where they are but will move if offered. A sensible player will always say they're happy where they are and not looking to move, because if the move fails to materialise, then theres no burnt bridges and they can always turn round and say i never wanted to go!
Well the meeting only happened on June 30th, 48 hours ago. Barely been a peep out of Laporta in recent weeks over this transfer, seems quite brash to come out with this suddenly does he not?
FDJ has been talking up how happy he is staying is going on months now, quotes back in February!
Barca's issues are far from over, I wouldn't be naiive enough to think otherwise.
I love how folks ignore all the alarm bells going off right in front of them about this transfer.
If it happens I reckon it'll be against the players wishes and we won't get the best FDJ some folks think we will.
Hang on, so you seem to think that Laporta is going to give updates on the transfer daily and tell everyone that things are going well etc? Clubs very rarely, if ever comment on ongoing transfers. It's usually left to the "sources" that reporters have to spread the info to the masses. Whether someone believes it or not is their choice. And what meeting are you on about? Are you saying the past 2 months have been imaginary? Are you saying that everything has been done in the past 2 days?
And as i said above, FDJ will always say he's happy and doesn't want to move, even if he did! No responsible, professional player will disrespect the club thats currently paying his wages! If a transfer doesn't materialise, he still has to play for his current club and join the other guys daily. If you're spouting off about how much you want to move and how much you want to join someone else, it's not going to bode well for you when you're stuck there for another season is it??