1.75m = 5.74ft = 5ft 9in
Summer Transfer Window 22/23
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1.75m = 5.74ft = 5ft 9in
Was some suggestions he might go back to Bournemouth but it's all gone quiet on thst front.
Caporegime
Raph went to Barcelona.
You can’t count that as a poach, he always wanted to go to Barca, he never wanted to come to Arsenal. He was dead set on Barca and no one else. Chelsea agreed a fee with Leeds but Raphinha held it all up in the hope of getting his Barca wish.
Soldato
Ah ok, my convertor didn't do the inches bit. Cheers.
Caporegime
Lewandowski has made his move to Barca. Feel like there are going to be a lot of financial eyes on Barca after this summer.
Caporegime
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1548917012021145606.html
If you want a more comfortable way of reading it.
If you want a more comfortable way of reading it.
Caporegime
That doesn't make for pretty reading and just underlines how mad Barcas spending is. Still just kicking the can down the road.
Caporegime
It's a tricky thing to balance. They're right that stopping spending could limit their ability to compete and thus lower their income in the future. My issue is that they're just spending really badly. Do they really need to spend 50m on a striker that is about to turn 34? That is madness.
Consigliere
Surely Barca now need to do a mass sell...so confused how they are able to afford these new players and give Dembele a new contract.
Caporegime
Dembele took a large pay cut I believe.
Thing is, I don't think thats the case. Outside of perhaps 4 teams in La Liga the rest are pretty poor. They probably aren't going to win the CL anytime soon and I doubt they will win La Liga anytime soon. The amount of extra revenue these expensive signings will bring in is limited IMO. They would be far better served by going back to their La Masia days of trying to build a squad of homegrown talent with supplementation from external sources.
FDJ is opposed to a move to Utd or any English club.
Id be wary of a player with that attitude. Shows a possible fragility that they may not fancy the intense physical football of the prem, and prefer nancying around in tippy tippy leagues.
Id be wary of a player with that attitude. Shows a possible fragility that they may not fancy the intense physical football of the prem, and prefer nancying around in tippy tippy leagues.
Permabanned
Or its just nicer in Europe vs Manchester.
Caporegime
Theres been no suggestion of this and there isn't a popsicles chance that EtH hasn't talked to him about a move to United and there isn't a popsicles chance that we are still pursuing a player who isn't happy to move for this much money.
FdJ is happy at Barca and by all accounts is happy to stay. Barca want to sell him. What they don't want to do is pay his deferred wages. Its really simple. He can sit there and get paid insane wages for the rest of his contract or Barca can pay him to leave.
Hes not an idiot. Coming out and saying that he wants to leave and join United wouldn't do him any favours in any way.
On FDJ.
There's no way Ten Hag hasn't sounded him out directly to ensure he would be open to joining.
He's refusing to leave because it would mean he loses out on €17m while Barca sign the likes of Raphinha and Lewandowski. Ludicrous.
It's worth noting the majority of De Jong news is coming from various Spanish sources of questionable reliability, it's a mixed bag and they all want retweets and clicks because that's their job.
He probably did want to stay at Barca - however, now they're effectively forcing him out and are trying to rob him blind, I bet he's less keen.
There's no way Ten Hag hasn't sounded him out directly to ensure he would be open to joining.
He's refusing to leave because it would mean he loses out on €17m while Barca sign the likes of Raphinha and Lewandowski. Ludicrous.
It's worth noting the majority of De Jong news is coming from various Spanish sources of questionable reliability, it's a mixed bag and they all want retweets and clicks because that's their job.
He probably did want to stay at Barca - however, now they're effectively forcing him out and are trying to rob him blind, I bet he's less keen.
I know it's easy to just accuse Barca of being mean but all they're doing is what every club in the world could, should and probably would do. They're trying to negotiate the best possible deal for themselves. Nobody is holding a gun to FDJ's head and forcing him to agree to anything - he has a contract with Barca and if they do not honour that agreement without his willingness to change it then he'll be free to leave for nothing. All that's happening right now is Barca are saying he's free to leave, if he wishes but on the basis that he writes off those deferred wages - if he doesn't agree then his existing contract still remains.
Whether this is a bluff from Barca and they'll eventually cave or whether a compromise is reached between the 3 parties, only time will tell.
Whether this is a bluff from Barca and they'll eventually cave or whether a compromise is reached between the 3 parties, only time will tell.