Both Guardiola and Klopp didn't have Haaland and Núñez last season, and they looked excellent without a classical striker, as did Ajax with Tadić under ten Hag in that role Erisken was playing yesterday. Nkunku could do the same.
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The latter. He was never for sale to other clubs unless they paid lots of money to bring him in. He was always destined to move to RB Leipzig.
Makes sense. Shame really as he does look quite the talent. They must be confident of getting a monster fee for him in 2 years time. Wish we had another good alternate lined up instead of fecking Arnautivic
I agree we should wait for the right players. But these aren't low cost and their wages will be especially high - and 3 year contracts doesn't suggest short-term fix. They are both (relatively) poor players and will definitely be classed as disastrous - in the same way it was obvious at the outset that Jones shouldn't get a new contract.
Why? They're absolutely loaded
Doesn't it help with FFP? It's not like Leipzig spend like a City or United.
For sure, I won't rule out his ability to play as a false 9. However, he hasn't played that role much in Leipzig, and he's often at his best when working off of a proper striker, similar to Sancho, Werner, Olmo, etc. It'd also help if we have a midfielder who can score goals regularly as well as defend and keep the ball reliably enough, which we basically don't have (Bruno might work but at a stretch).
Anyways, I don't want to go too far off track in this thread, so feel free to tag me in a more relevant thread to continue this discussion.
Red Bull themselves are, but their business model revolves around buying low and selling high, no?
Usually yes, but I don't think they're under any obligation to sell if they don't want to. They're rich enough to dictate the fees they want
New contract one week after "we made a bid". Who could guess that?
It's not a new contract, he's joining Leipzig
Meh with the Rabiot deal.
Not a fan of an Arnautovic transfer. Way too many controversies.
Not a fan of an Arnautovic transfer. Way too many controversies.
The contract will be with Leipzig and he'll join next year spending this season on loan at Salzburg
Didn’t we offer 40m for him? How the feck is he being sold to another club for 24m instead?)
Off the top of my head, how about Moise Kean? Other than that, there aren't too many strikers around who are available and suitable under ten Hag's setup.
Not to another club, it's an internal transfer within RB teams not the same as open market transfers.
Retired, sadly. Dzeko's available, but I doubt he'd want to come and play for United given his City connection.
He was actually quite good last season.
I really don't like how the RB Group or the City Football Group can buy/sell players between themselves. It opens the doors to corruption/money laundering and a question around monopolising World football. They use the respective weaker sides almost like a feeder club for the larger ones.
He was pretty good for Stoke and decent for West Ham in an awful team. But yeah I get your point.
It's the latter
The fact Redbull Salzburg have sold a player to Redbull Leipzig should give you a clue.
What's this macho bs about his mum being his agent.
When it's the dad everything is okay. Half you lot would cower in fear if your moms found out what you've been typing on the Caf
When it's the dad everything is okay. Half you lot would cower in fear if your moms found out what you've been typing on the Caf
He had to agree to sign the contract to go to Leipzig. We lost out to feck**** Leipzig.
They only had to pay about half what was demanded of not energy drink related clubs
By all accounts we were willing to pay that double amount. He chose to go to Leipzig instead of us.
Every report has said there was a gap in valuations from us and Red Bull. It sounds like we’d have been willing to pay more than Leipzig but not €55m.
It’s also worth remembering they are keeping him at the club this season which may not have been something we were willing to do.
He was also amazing for Bologna last season and their best player. Every game he'd play, he'd look like he could score a goal or two, and this was in a Bologna side that was both battling relegation for a good bit and playing with lots of young players.
ten Hag has lost the plot.
Arnautovic 33 years old what is his injury record like and will he spend 50% or more of his contract on the treatment table?
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Ten Hag is authorising them to go all out for Arnautovic? You have to be kidding me. Why does this sort of thing only happen to us? Why? Everytime we sign a manager with great rep he comes here and starts making baffling decisions.
Shady how they are paying so little
Anyone able to translate what his arm says?
Any good?
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This is coming from AS, so I wouldn't really take the Guido link too seriously, especially since they're the only one reporting it at this time.
Sadly spot on
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