The imminent arrival of Rabiot got me thinking.
Are we looking at a cheaper plan B midfielder so we can afford to buy a forward (maybe a Ronaldo replacement)?
Every news outlet said we have around £125m to spend this summer and we’ve spent around £50m of that. It’s clear FDJ would’ve been the rest of our budget, but maybe after finally realising we won’t get him, the club have decided to spend smaller amounts on Rabiot, and then leave £60ish million for a forward.
Thoughts?
A thought on Rabiot
posted on 9/8/22
The ball will barely make it to our new striker if we don’t sort the middle of the pitch out once and for all. Whoever we play up front, and our wingers, be it Ronaldo, Martial, Bruno or even a youth player, they would function better and have more chance of succeeding if we had regular control of games by bossing then midfield.
Sign fckin Lewandowski or Benzema but if we stick with McFred or some cheapo bargain basement job in CM they’re destined to be isolated and limited to the odd chance here and there, which ramps up the pressure to score every time.
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 7 seconds ago
Question, do you really want a player who has basically shoved his middle finger up at the idea of joining your club all summer?
I'd have wanted LFC to move onto other targets long ago...
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Even with our incompetent negotiators, I can’t for the life of me think of any other reason that we have continued to peruse this other than we’ve had private reassurances that he will come once paid.
I may be wrong but that’s my thinking. If he really doesn’t want to come then he can stay where he is though and Barça will crumble.
posted on 9/8/22
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 56 seconds ago
The ball will barely make it to our new striker if we don’t sort the middle of the pitch out once and for all. Whoever we play up front, and our wingers, be it Ronaldo, Martial, Bruno or even a youth player, they would function better and have more chance of succeeding if we had regular control of games by bossing then midfield.
Sign fckin Lewandowski or Benzema but if we stick with McFred or some cheapo bargain basement job in CM they’re destined to be isolated and limited to the odd chance here and there, which ramps up the pressure to score every time.
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I agree with you. Just don’t think the club do
posted on 9/8/22
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 7 seconds ago
Question, do you really want a player who has basically shoved his middle finger up at the idea of joining your club all summer?
I'd have wanted LFC to move onto other targets long ago...
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Even with our incompetent negotiators, I can’t for the life of me think of any other reason that we have continued to peruse this other than we’ve had private reassurances that he will come once paid.
I may be wrong but that’s my thinking. If he really doesn’t want to come then he can stay where he is though and Barça will crumble.
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I mean Barca are totally facked either way, the fact they are currently dealing with illegalities in their contracts whilst merrily wrapping up a £50m for Bernardo Silva just beggars belief. Can't wait for them to go bust.
posted on 9/8/22
If FDJ stands his ground it will be absolutely hilarious. Maybe we could get Lewa on loan as they won't be able to play him?
posted on 9/8/22
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 7 seconds ago
Question, do you really want a player who has basically shoved his middle finger up at the idea of joining your club all summer?
I'd have wanted LFC to move onto other targets long ago...
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Even with our incompetent negotiators, I can’t for the life of me think of any other reason that we have continued to peruse this other than we’ve had private reassurances that he will come once paid.
I may be wrong but that’s my thinking. If he really doesn’t want to come then he can stay where he is though and Barça will crumble.
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I mean Barca are totally facked either way, the fact they are currently dealing with illegalities in their contracts whilst merrily wrapping up a £50m for Bernardo Silva just beggars belief. Can't wait for them to go bust.
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If I was FDJ, I’d come out publicly and feck over Barça, leave and hire a lawyer,
How he still wants to stay I’ll never know. And all the other players they owe millions to as well
posted on 9/8/22
Let's just get Immobile and get on with it
posted on 9/8/22
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 9 seconds ago
comment by vidicthelegend VIVA LA REVOLUTION (U8735)
posted 55 seconds ago
comment by Angus Young (U3979)
posted 7 seconds ago
Question, do you really want a player who has basically shoved his middle finger up at the idea of joining your club all summer?
I'd have wanted LFC to move onto other targets long ago...
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Even with our incompetent negotiators, I can’t for the life of me think of any other reason that we have continued to peruse this other than we’ve had private reassurances that he will come once paid.
I may be wrong but that’s my thinking. If he really doesn’t want to come then he can stay where he is though and Barça will crumble.
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I mean Barca are totally facked either way, the fact they are currently dealing with illegalities in their contracts whilst merrily wrapping up a £50m for Bernardo Silva just beggars belief. Can't wait for them to go bust.
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If I was FDJ, I’d come out publicly and feck over Barça, leave and hire a lawyer,
How he still wants to stay I’ll never know. And all the other players they owe millions to as well
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I’m not remotely convinced that he’s desperate to stay. He’s probably been advised by his lawyers not to give any hint whatsoever that he wants to leave.
Barça have been talking absolute bollox about his situation all summer, desperately trying to offload him to the point of threatening legal action, whilst simultaneously talking about how much they value and want to keep him at the club.
I wouldn’t be remotely surprised if FDJ is playing the same kind of game.
posted on 9/8/22
This bloke has a worse attitude than Pogba, and his mother tells him what to do
posted on 10/8/22
Harry Kane's brother tells him what to do, so what's your point?