Matthijs de Ligt / signs for Juventus, lowering their average age to 56

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Just catching-up here - what are we thinking: Mino has been dropping our name to Barca in order to increase their wage offer, someone at Barca (or Mino himself) has informed someone reliable in the Catalan press, and now everyone is jumping on it despite the player having zero actual intention of going anywhere but Barca - sound about right?
Yup.
 

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Some meltdown on here if he signs for Barca tomorrow :wenger::wenger::wenger:
He surely won't be signing for us anytime soon. I mean, if you've got your heart set on Barca and they haven't come up with the money you're asking, you won't jump on next best deal that comes along considering the window is open for a few more months. He knows if Barca don't pony up, he can always have plan B and that may not even be United.
 

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He surely won't be signing for us anytime soon. I mean, if you've got your heart set on Barca and they haven't come up with the money you're asking, you won't jump on next best deal that comes along considering the window is open for a few more months. He knows if Barca don't pony up, he can always have plan B and that may not even be United.
Who says his heart is set on Barca?
 

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Two years from now we will have fans on here saying we should sell him and he wasn’t good enough. Unless our football philosophy improves it is pointless signing top players in our team. Albeit some top players still do well in poorly coached team.
 

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Who says his heart is set on Barca?
The gazillion tweets and reports that have been thrown all over the internet the past two weeks. Ironically enough by many of the same people, and not, linking him to us.
 

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Messi and Suarez are still on high wages, especially Messi. Add to that Coutinho and Dembele are probably also on some nice money after their mega moves. Then Ter Stegen, Rakitic, Pique, Alba etc.. all players i imagine getting decent money. I can see why they dont or cant spend huge sums on some youngsters anymore. They hope to convince them to join their club through the name, it worked with Frenkie, who i suppose is a huge Barca fan, but De Ligt seems to be more balanced.
No it didn't. They tried it with Frenkie, get him on the cheap, who then got a crazy offer by PSG and planned to sign there. Then Barca topped it last minute. I don't know his package and what's true or not but it was rumored to be more than Pogba gets. And Frenkie's PSG near move was real, he talked about it, so you can imagine how much they initially offered before his real love Barca topped it. For perspective. Of course the same thing is being tried here. IMO the remaining question is if Barca's budget can still allow it. I think they can because they will also try to sell players like Rakitić.
 

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Just catching-up here - what are we thinking: Mino has been dropping our name to Barca in order to increase their wage offer, someone at Barca (or Mino himself) has informed someone reliable in the Catalan press, and now everyone is jumping on it despite the player having zero actual intention of going anywhere but Barca - sound about right?
Yes probably right.
 

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The gazillion tweets and reports that have been thrown all over the internet the past two weeks. Ironically enough by many of the same people, and not, linking him to us.
But all seems to stem from Spain.
Surely actions speak louder than words? He's even said he doesn't even watch La Liga and has consistently distanced himself from those very same reports.
 

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Two years from now we will have fans on here saying we should sell him and he wasn’t good enough. Unless our football philosophy improves it is pointless signing top players in our team. Albeit some top players still do well in poorly coached team.
So we shouldn’t sign any players to improve our squad?

Wtf?
 

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This thread is insane. De ligt very close to joining Utd until Barca offer him a bit more money. Although this has similar vibe to when United re-signed Pogba. That turned out well.
 

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To get the Muppet juices flowing. I can't remember such a powerful man mountain at such a young age.
 

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fecker Raiola has been playing us. Once its come out tonight that he has been talking to Barca, thats been the end of it.

Move on
He's not playing us, but Barcelona. You might be sucked it but the rest of us haven't been.
 

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Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
 

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There is nothing from any respectable journo at the moment. Reckon we’ve got a couple more days of pure unadulterated speculation based on Reddit and then we’re hit by some cnut in the Times saying he’s off to Barca and that United were never really an option.

Cherry on top will be a story saying that he’s off to Barca and turned down £300k or something. Textbook Ewo Woowoo, wouldn’t put it past him.
 

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Two years from now we will have fans on here saying we should sell him and he wasn’t good enough. Unless our football philosophy improves it is pointless signing top players in our team. Albeit some top players still do well in poorly coached team.
What do you propose we should do instead then mozart.

We have a coach that wants to play attacking football. High press, high entertainment and high risk. Should we continue with the players that were bought mostly to do the opposite?
 

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Just catching-up here - what are we thinking: Mino has been dropping our name to Barca in order to increase their wage offer, someone at Barca (or Mino himself) has informed someone reliable in the Catalan press, and now everyone is jumping on it despite the player having zero actual intention of going anywhere but Barca - sound about right?
And.... Non-believers will be thread banned...
 

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Too many joyless wet blankets in this thread. Go park yourselves in the Longstaff thread. Leave this one to the true believers.

Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
That's more like it.
 

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Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
There is absolutely no way that this is true.
 

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Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
Which ITK is this?
 

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Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
Won't happen until Tuesday evening because of Bank holidays and NYSE being closed. Hehe
 

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Reddit update from the ITK is that Barca tried to jump in after their loss today, can't compete and that the deal with us is done. Expected announcement anywhere between tomorrow morning and 48 hours.

How can we possibly go to sleep.
I call bullshit on this. US holiday, stock market closed until Tuesday. Won't be announced for at least 72 hours.
 

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Will it. Will it into reality with your tiny Muppet minds!
 

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If we do somehow miraculously end up getting him I'll celebrate with a fat joint and a big kebab with extra sauce. :lol:
 
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