Yep, the names that come from nowhere are always the best.
So is he prolific or not?
What's the Pep connection here? Are city in for him too?
I've only seen him play live once, and to be fair it was in a pre-season friendly. As I recall, he strutted around, couple of moments of class, and didn't seem to fancy that Tottenham were playing a high-pressing style. I think, if he's finding his role in Italy difficult, the PL will be a huge wake-up call for him, in terms of lack of time on the ball.
Agreed. Ever since this transfer gained traction yesterday(?) it’s been subject to Dybala’s approval, which was always the main sticking point.
Lukaku would be immediately shipped to Inter, it is obvious he has agreements with both clubs, Dybala saying no would lead to dancing in the boardroom at Inter because they know full well that we have just tried shipping him off, he wants to leave and we only have a few days to get rid so we can secure a replacement.
I could see him swapping not playing for playing.
Let’s stick to jlingz and Juan then and save ourselves 70 million
Another 40k/week can probably make him more motivated, even though it smells a bit of di Maria to me. He does not seem overly proud to carry the shirt which is not a positive thing.
What, your girlfriend kicked you in the nuts as she found you wanking off to a male footballer?
He's come to hear our offer and to enjoy the free food in our swanky Mayfair offices.
Agreed, in addition to the fact that if he comes here, we retain Pogba, and play to our potential, he'd only be swapping Juventus for the Europa League for a single season. If he takes the long-term view, consistent playing time and a chance to play in his preferred position should incentivize this move.
The way I see it, if Dybala had no intention of leaving, then his agent wouldn't have come to London. There would be no point, not even just to see what was on offer, as that could be done over the phone.
The only expalantion. Then again, it means Dybala's open.
can you still buy um bongo?
This.
Only in the Congo.
Often what's leaked to the press is one step behind where negotiations are. Juve's sporting director being there indicates very advanced stages.
No connection. Just quoting Ballague who kept saying it with the Sanchez saga. I use this phrase a lot regardless if United or Pep is involved.
I had genuinely forgotten that Sanchez existed.
Training pitch? Sanchez will not be playing much this season. Most likely tried to offload him all summer, but no takers.
When we hijacked the Sanchez deal, after everyone had spent the entire transfer window declaring Sanchez to City as good as done, the prevailing narrative (most likely planted by City as revenge) was that Sanchez chose us because we offered crazy wages that poor financially responsible City couldn't afford to match.
Perhaps, I guess it depends how his meeting goes. Surely he wouldn’t drop out of the starting 11?
Exactly, where's the logic behind him being in london if the player himself doesn't want to leave.
You're probably right. I suppose only a Chinese club can potentially save us from this fate, now.
More than that why would Juve's Paraticci bother flying to London if the player hadn't signalled positive intent? That's a lot of people getting on planes for no reason if they've no idea if he wants to come here. It must be on, surely. There was talk about Dybala wanting to speak to Sarri but realistically all that would need would be a phone call so that's probably done by now.
Yep, for all we know Dybala could be going to their training ground to say goodbye.
That's a very realistic one. Not sure, rashford will like playing on the right but that wont hamper movement of pogba or bruno (if he comes)
Pogba tried this, unfortunately it hasn't gone well for him thus far. I think for the big clubs in England, there are less guarantees with City around.
There would be absolutely no sense in it, and with our window closing soon, and us needing to ship Lukaku out AND get a replacement asap, if Dybala wasnt interested, or was having doubts, we'd likely pull the plug quickly and sell elsewhere.
And all the "Dybala not wanting to leave" noice is Juventus trying to make themselves look better? Might be.
