Desperate FC

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 15 minutes ago
Reports today suggesting Barça are asking Frenkie to accept a 40% pay cut
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If he wants to stay there that much he probably will accept it.
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Or he can just tell them to feck off and pay his wages in full the next four years.

Apparently he'll be due almost EUR90m...

comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 15 minutes ago
Reports today suggesting Barça are asking Frenkie to accept a 40% pay cut
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If he wants to stay there that much he probably will accept it.
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Or he can just tell them to feck off and pay his wages in full the next four years.

Apparently he'll be due almost EUR90m...
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I suspect this is only going to get resolved when Barcelona have to register their players with the league.

comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Vidicschin (U3584)
posted 26 minutes ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 15 minutes ago
Reports today suggesting Barça are asking Frenkie to accept a 40% pay cut
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If he wants to stay there that much he probably will accept it.
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Or he can just tell them to feck off and pay his wages in full the next four years.

Apparently he'll be due almost EUR90m...
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I suspect this is only going to get resolved when Barcelona have to register their players with the league.

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Yeah, either La Liga are going to have to break - not even bend - their own rules, which would be quite uncharacteristic of them and no doubt lead to all kinds of formal protests being made by other clubs; or Barça are going to have to cough up what they owe to force him out.

The only other possible option is for them to shift a shiiiiitload of other players, but I just don’t see how they’re going to be able to do that, not least because they’ll have the same issue that they have with Frenkie (in the deferred wages) with the likes of Depay, Pjanic, Dembele, Umtiti, etc.

We don’t know what’s really going on, so it’s hard to comment on whether we are “desperate”.

FDJ is clearly key to ETH’s plans and if the club feel we can make the signing they should be trying.

Whether it’s down to FDJ not wanting to sign for us, not wanting to leave Barca or being unwilling to accept a deal in wht Barca owe him, we don’t know.

On a less depressing note, Alvaro Fernandez has gone to Preston on loan. That looks like a decent move for all parties and a sensible move from the club.

comment by merrysupersteve (relaxed about the situation) (U1132)
posted 1 hour ago
On a less depressing note, Alvaro Fernandez has gone to Preston on loan. That looks like a decent move for all parties and a sensible move from the club.
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Looks a fine player. Maybe should be wide forward. Bale lite

Links to Milinkovic-Savic would soften the blow if you could get him. The guy is built for the Prem

comment by Redastomatoes- Feels very Moyesian...cleverson forever!If he is good enough he is ready! (U12026)
posted 31 minutes ago
comment by merrysupersteve (relaxed about the situation) (U1132)
posted 1 hour ago
On a less depressing note, Alvaro Fernandez has gone to Preston on loan. That looks like a decent move for all parties and a sensible move from the club.
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Looks a fine player. Maybe should be wide forward. Bale lite
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Yeah it'll be interesting to see how they use him at Preston. What little I've seen of him at youth level, he was getting forward a lot

FDJ needs to stand his ground and get paid. Then remain at Barca and do a half assed job for a season seeing as Barca are happy to pay half his wages

comment by Frenkie van de Hag (U22703)
posted 6 hours, 33 minutes ago
His annually salary rises each year to cover the deferred money.

If he leaves, he doesnt receive the raise.
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Yes that’s exactly the point. But it’s not a raise, it’s recouping what is owed.