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

[SirAF]

A Twitter impressionist it seems

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What has it come to? I’ll take it!

 

[Cloud7]

The problem is that everyone will start demanding his wages. Rashford is the main one I'm thinking of, and perhaps Greenwood a couple of years down the line. Even this summer if we start making moves for Pepe/Sancho, they'll ask for ridiculous wages.

I would love him here, but that's what I'm afraid of.

If the players already at the club perform to the level required then they can demand such wages. If they’re nowhere near the level that we need and they’re still demanding astronomical wages they can feck off. I love Rashy, but if he thinks he’s worth as much wages as De Ligt, with his current levels, then he’s off his rocker.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Don't know why people come here just to say its not happening. It doesn't really matter, does it? People will always believe what they want to believe, especially when there is a chance, however small it be.
You don't think it's happening? Good for you, no use of writing essays to prove it ain't happening,especially when all you can do is guess. Let us have this hope, even if it's false

Well said my fellow muppet!

This is happening!

 

[KirkDuyt]

The Brazilian Ronaldo wasn't too shabby either was he?

Feck.

Fine, De Ligt was a better 19 year old than Virgil van Dijk and Jaap Stam

 

[Cloud7]

Don't know why people come here just to say its not happening. It doesn't really matter, does it? People will always believe what they want to believe, especially when there is a chance, however small it be.
You don't think it's happening? Good for you, no use of writing essays to prove it ain't happening,especially when all you can do is guess. Let us have this hope, even if it's false

Hear hear! This thread is for wanking about this transfer. If you want to throw water on yourself do it in another thread. I for one can’t wait for the “De Ligt welcome to Manchester United” YouTube video.

 

[crossy1686]

Feck.

Fine, De Ligt was a better 19 year old than Virgil van Dijk and Jaap Stam

Yeah there's actually a whole bunch of South American's you could name that were class at 19.

 

[Giggsyking]

for 98 m euros

we can have a dual dutch center backs 70 De Ligt + 28 m euros Toby

for the price of one Koulibaly

 

[lukepowell1988]

Safe to say the muppet in me is fully Ligt

 

[Devil_forever]

Let there be Ligt!

I’ll be De Ligted if this goes through......I’ll grab my coat.

 

[SirAF]

for 98 m euros

we can have a dual dutch center backs 70 De Ligt + 28 m euros Toby

for the price of one Koulibaly

Double de light

Wooooooooooooooooouuuuuffff

 

[Sjaakmeoff]

for 98 m euros

we can have a dual dutch center backs 70 De Ligt + 28 m euros Toby

for the price of one Koulibaly

Except for the fact that Toby is Belgian.

 

[spaceboyRSA]

My pants are unligted.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

for 98 m euros

we can have a dual dutch center backs 70 De Ligt + 28 m euros Toby

for the price of one Koulibaly

And still leaves us with a hefty sum to strengthen other areas of the team as well.

 

[SirAF]

Except for the fact that Toby is Belgian.

Tomato/tomato.

Hehe

 

[ArjenIsM3]

Tomato/tomato.

Hehe

No.

 

[Red00012]

A Sunday before a bank holiday Monday? No chance this will pick up until Tuesday in the UK. Might hear something from Europe tomorrow though?

Ed has a few floating days to take so he’s off until Wednesday.

 

[Giggsyking]

Except for the fact that Toby is Belgian.

Sorry I meant dutch talking center backs

 

[SirAF]

No.

Bazinga

 

[Ronaldo's ego]

So we have to wait until Tuesday for announcement, unbelievable

 

[Giggsyking]

Toby is from ajax academy if I remember right ?

 

[freshibal]

Don't know why people come here just to say its not happening. It doesn't really matter, does it? People will always believe what they want to believe, especially when there is a chance, however small it be.
You don't think it's happening? Good for you, no use of writing essays to prove it ain't happening,especially when all you can do is guess. Let us have this hope, even if it's false

This seem to be triggering people to make angry comments, no idea why it's just harmless speculation.

 

[Satissh12]

@_PaulHayward: Hope this fine young player doesn't get railroaded by his agent into joining the wrong club. Somebody needs to protect him from his agent's greed and his own temptation to accept a huge wage from a club in trouble.

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What is Hayward's problem with us??

 

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[Ajaxsuarez]

Toby is from ajax academy if I remember right ?

yeah, as are Vertonghen and Vermaelen, but they're still Belgian. Joined at 14(verm), 15(Vert) and 16(ald) i believe

 

[Giggsyking]

@_PaulHayward: Hope this fine young player doesn't get railroaded by his agent into joining the wrong club. Somebody needs to protect him from his agent's greed and his own temptation to accept a huge wage from a club in trouble.

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Who the feck is Hayward?

 

[Acquire Me]

@SirAF @Grylte @Acquire Me @Ban @VanGaalEra Assemble!!!

This is on mate

 

[Satissh12]

Who the feck is Hayward?

Chief sports editor at Daily Telegraph

 

[Luffy]

Who the feck is Hayward?

Just pandering to the ABU's. Nothing new here.

 

[sveisa]

I think we'll get him. He's so young he can easily play for us for several years and then feck off to Madrid or Barca for his prime years, as a rich man. I wouldn't be so hopeful if he was 26.

 

[SirAF]

Chief sports editor at Daily Telegraph

feck him.

 

[NWRed]

for 98 m euros

we can have a dual dutch center backs 70 De Ligt + 28 m euros Toby

for the price of one Koulibaly

I'm not saying we can't afford it but even if we could sign both for the same transfer and agents fees, the combined wages for de Ligt and Alderweireld would far exceed the budget for Koulibaly.

 

[JPRouve]

@_PaulHayward: Hope this fine young player doesn't get railroaded by his agent into joining the wrong club. Somebody needs to protect him from his agent's greed and his own temptation to accept a huge wage from a club in trouble.

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Funnily enough, Barcelona isn't really the club that I would describe as the right one, in the last seasons they have bought talented players with no idea about how to use them and simply let them rot on the bench and put them in less than ideal roles. The old guard is still pretty good and it allows them to be at the top but they are not exactly good with the newer signings. They are acting like Galactico Real Madrid.

 

[Giggsyking]

Chief sports editor at Daily Telegraph

so salty, biased and unprofessional

 

[ArjenIsM3]

Bazinga

Feck

 

[GDaly95]

Seriously, how likely do we think this is? Do we reckon we are genuinely close to getting this done? I see we're still second favourites with the bookies.

 

[GJNJ]

@_PaulHayward: Hope this fine young player doesn't get railroaded by his agent into joining the wrong club. Somebody needs to protect him from his agent's greed and his own temptation to accept a huge wage from a club in trouble.

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Mino wants a weekly wage as well!!!

If it gets it over the line then fine.

 

[Hoof the ball]

Scheiffer Bates, YouTube impressionist, 200k subs, has appeared once on Conan.

Take that for what it’s worth........ it’s on.

 

[ArjenIsM3]

Seriously, how likely do we think this is? Do we reckon we are genuinely close to getting this done? I see we're still second favourites with the bookies.

Bookies are probably right. I still think it's all just a ploy to get Barca to pay up. We're the backup option in case they won't

 

[Sanche7]

This seem to be triggering people to make angry comments, no idea why it's just harmless speculation.

I think people are afraid that this will all end up in tears and pain. They can’t stop thinking about it even though they want to and this thread is a constant reminder that it could be happening. They are torn, there’s an internal struggle going on and they are posting negative stuff so that the muppets would start thinking logically and stop acting like this is done. But little do they know that there’s no logic in muppetry and the pain, tears and joy are just another day in the life of a muppet. Here’s to all the muppets, let no one stop you
# Announcedeli5t

 

[littlepeasoup]

Funnily enough, Barcelona isn't really the club that I would describe as the right one, in the last seasons they have bought talented players with no idea about how to use them and simply let them rot on the bench and put them in less than ideal roles. The old guard is still pretty good and it allows them to be at the top but they are not exactly good with the newer signings. They are acting like Galactico Real Madrid.

Personally think Barcelona are f*cked when Messi leaves/retires/ascends.