Alex 36586 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: Simple, you persuade him he starts with Shelvey on the bench. Shouldn’t take that much convincing Aye. Just what I thought. It’s not exactly a secret we’d want an upgrade on Shelvey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32906 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 57 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: How about Salah v Haaland in the league? Fair enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23403 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 24 minutes ago, ewerk said: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22580 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Apparently Ronaldo wants out. Shocked 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) Looks like the source was a Spanish journalist and we finished in the bottom half last year so maybe? He’d be some player to have as CF and cover for the wings tbh. Edited July 2, 2022 by Howay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7560 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Craig said: He posted this the same day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 5121 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 5 hours ago, Howay said: Looks like the source was a Spanish journalist and we finished in the bottom half last year so maybe? He’d be some player to have as CF and cover for the wings tbh. I honestly don't believe we'd pay his wages, given we seem to be being really careful about keeping a structure in place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8312 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 9 hours ago, ewerk said: £50 says he scores 30+ in all competitions. Getting 30+ goals in the Carabao Cup would be some achievement. Settle those expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 43 minutes ago, Andrew said: I honestly don't believe we'd pay his wages, given we seem to be being really careful about keeping a structure in place. Aye bit of a stumbling block. There’s a good chance it’s Leeds anyway with the money they have coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8312 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Howay said: Looks like the source was a Spanish journalist and we finished in the bottom half last year so maybe? He’d be some player to have as CF and cover for the wings tbh. Would any lower ranked prem teams have room in their wage structure for him? He's reaching the stage of his career where he's not going to want to step down in wages and the reports on what he's on now have him on £230K a week..... Perhaps those reports aren't accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7560 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Other reports say he's on £4.3mil a season/£82k pw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49440 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Do we need to get @Christmas Tree working on a version of Walking in Memphis? CT, before there's any embarrassing incidents, the reference to WC Handy does NOT mean that there's a toilet nearby. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7478 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 18 hours ago, Craig said: BTW am I the only one who doesn’t really get Jesus’s move to Arsenal, from his perspective? There’s no guarantee Haaland will hit the ground running at Man City and I just don’t see it as the most positive move for him ahead of the World Cup. What reason do you not see Harland hitting the ground running? He scored a hat-trick in 23 minutes on his dortmund debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7478 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Depay was terrible for Manure. May have just been a one off or a sign the league is too physical for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 49440 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Aye I think it's the right move for Jesus. He'll get more games at Arsenal and that's the singular name of the game in the run up to a World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22580 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 14 minutes ago, Gemmill said: Aye I think it's the right move for Jesus. He'll get more games at Arsenal and that's the singular name of the game in the run up to a World Cup. Plus he loves Playmobil head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 23403 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I would have been buzzing if we’d signed Jesus. Always thought he looked mint and couldn’t work out why Pep didn’t play him more. Depay would be a superb option for us for where we are now. Depay, Tielemans, Diaby and Eriksen please 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7560 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 46 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said: Depay was terrible for Manure. May have just been a one off or a sign the league is too physical for him. Its relative though. He'd be a big upgrade on Almiron/Murphy. Arguably the most important upgrade we need in the team (as long as Wilson stays fit) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 I liked Depay a lot at PSV, he failed in Manchester, but then he was the star of Lyon and at Barcelona he played very well (In the first round, he was the only thing that stood out). In addition, he is one of the most important players in the Netherlands. I remember in his time at PSV, that he always talked too much about how good he was, that he was going to be the best in the world. It seemed somewhat self-centered. Mourinho was the manager who sold him to Lyon, and a few months ago he said that he simply joined a top team without being ready for it. That he didn't understand that in a big club there was competition, and that he had childish attitudes when he wasn't playing. He also said that, despite this, he was a great professional and that he was not a party player (which people thought and said he was). After being a star and captain in Lyon, and a star in the Netherlands (and he is beginning to be one of the captains of the national team when Van Dijk is not playing), I don't see him going to a team like ours to fight for a position, if not to be a starter. And although he moves better down the left wing (like Saint-Maximin), I think an attack made up of Depay, Wilson and Saint Maximin would be very good. In addition, in recent times he has played a lot as a center forward, so we would also have Wilson's replacement and we would definitely forget about Ekitike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8312 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Kid Dynamite said: Other reports say he's on £4.3mil a season/£82k pw... If that's the case it's a very different story. I wouldn't have expected his wages to be that high at Barca. I doubt he's super keen to come back to the prem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Kid Dynamite said: Other reports say he's on £4.3mil a season/£82k pw... It is because in Spain, normally, press inform about the salary in net values, not in gross. So sometimes the 'conversion' is not correct. When Depay was in agreement with Barcelona, he signed to earn 14M euros per year, but later, when he joined to the club, he was to cut the salary to 10M euros per year because the financial situation of Barcelona. So, in gross, he earns more or less 200.000 euros per week. More or less 175.000 pounds per week. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 8312 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 20 minutes ago, Diego21 said: It is because in Spain, normally, press inform about the salary in net values, not in gross. So sometimes the 'conversion' is not correct. When Depay was in agreement with Barcelona, he signed to earn 14M euros per year, but later, when he joined to the club, he was to cut the salary to 10M euros per year because the financial situation of Barcelona. So, in gross, he earns more or less 200.000 euros per week. More or less 175.000 pounds per week. Any inside knowledge or insight as to why he only signed for two seasons? I suspect probably as simple as his agent knowing it would speed up the time to his next slice of the pie (whether it be an extension or a move) and Barca being happy enough because there was no transfer fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7560 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 No chance we are paying that for players. Apparently Trippier, Shelvey and Wood are our top earners on £90/100k pw. I know we we were desperate for a striker in January but Wood has been our biggest transfer misstep so far if that figure is true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, OTF said: Any inside knowledge or insight as to why he only signed for two seasons? I suspect probably as simple as his agent knowing it would speed up the time to his next slice of the pie (whether it be an extension or a move) and Barca being happy enough because there was no transfer fee. It was because the only reason Depay wanted to join Barcelona was because Koeman was the Coach. And in this moment, the future of Koeman was not clear to continue much more time in Barcelona. Barcelona accepted these conditions because Depay had much better offers financially Edited July 3, 2022 by Diego21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7560 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) This was the source btw. https://www.goal.com/en/news/depay-pay-cut-barcelona-la-liga-salary-cap/43n2djdy8n9k18v2ja50t3b25 Edited July 3, 2022 by Kid Dynamite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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