So it would be better to just leave it and not bring it up?
Sounds like it.why would players be interested when even our chairman says we Carnt compete.lack of ambition biting us now.
Record pt says he is going to sporting lisbon for 13 million pounds when his loan with wolves expires on 30th june.
You could build quite an XI out of players we’ve supposedly been in for in recent years - Dani Olmo, Frank Kessie, Darwin Nunez, Renato Sanches, Ruben Dias, Sven Botman etc
Will if that's the case, I'm sorry for my over reaction.
Yet barcelona tried to rip us off with a 4.5 million loan fee and 27 million final fee.
You've answered your own question Neves at the time while he was a top talent wasn't getting the minutes for Porto (they were desperate to sell before a cut off because of FFP) he wanted game time and saw this move as a good one to do that as well as boost his profile which it has and more!
The Vile have a different sort of ownership, billionaires who are prepared to throw loads at the club not expecting anything back, lucky them...... we're being run as a business.
He’s a top player and capable of playing for bigger clubs than us, I dare say he’ll want a fair old whack and some reassurances about our plans/ambitions too? Understandable I think? He won’t be coming here thinking he’s going to win titles in all reality, but he might see us as a decent stepping stone to a City or Liverpool. I just can’t see this happening though tbh.
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The project is over and the club is just settling for PL survival and player trading. The ambition has evaporated.
No problem .. but I would never critcise anyone on the mix .. thanks
Knew there was another or two. Ocampos as well
I dont think its that at all
Can’t wait to see who the Teasmade is.
Agree with all of that mate. Rayan is going to be brilliant but we have to do things like this to move forward quicker I guess.
Also let's see how long it lasts. They won't keep fronting up 100m a season if they keep finishing mid to low end. Lucky they had a hot asset to sell
What have I missed? Seriously?
Fairly certain that both Boly and Jota needed convincing. I can see Nunes point of view. He’s not going to join us and find out he’s playing alongside Malcolm from the Dog and Duck who hasn’t signed yet because he’s partying it up in Ibiza and will need more than just a COVID test when he signs.
Depends on what he wants and if we try and lowball him.
I get your point and perhaps my example wasn’t the best analogy. What I was getting at, is that if we sold Neves or RAN for example, we need to buy ready to go starting 11 players don’t we?
Not sure he’s not good enough, not fit enough though.
Nothing. Romano has confirmed we are in talks for Nunes but nothing finalised yet but apparently the fact we haven't signed him is causing many grown men to urinate all over the floor and or cry about it
You can spin it whatever way you like. I'm washing my hands with the board. If we keep Neves it will at least be a bit of a softner.
In fairness we could have said that last summer when we went after a big CM/CB signing in Botman, Sanches/Kamara and produced none of them. We were told then that money was available no issue and since then we’ve spent £13 million on Hwang, an average at best winger/forward whilst dampening expectations around big spending. I feel a little bit confused about what we’ll do tbh - wouldn’t be shocked if this window ended up being amazing or utterly terrible tbh. May as well stay chilled
Pod's problem is he tries to the 1 in 100 thing all the time. When it comes off it's great he looks like a genius but you have to ignore all the times it doesn't and there was a better option. A real Kinkladze.
For what it’s worth there are rumours on Twitter that no one has put in a reasonable offer for Neves and that he’s open to the idea of extending his contract. Talk of £4m per annum after tax.
You are aware this transfer has been going on for a while now yeah? They have had a couple of bids rejected previously so hardly "no faff" I wouldn't be using this transfer for the point you are trying to make..
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