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Just wonder if he is eligible to play in EPL now? Need any work permit?

Another interesting quote from Eddie. To me it reads like “everything is possible”. This is something I didn’t expect after the talks on Wednesday. PIF and Isaks camp had that talk on Wednesday and surely the first thing we can drawn from the afterward reaction was Isaks wish was not granted, at least not at a price Liverpool currently feel acceptable to offer. Or else Isaks agent would already go and tell Liverpool to do it. But then why Eddie say we cannot block the move by ourselves? It doesn’t make sense unless Isaks contract has a release clause, which per our understanding it does not exist. So the only possibility left is, PIF did agree to sell Isak if several conditions are met. Likely those are the stuffs we are talking about, say replacements brought in first, min 150m, no Liverpool etc. On the other hand, Isaks camp probably also agree to be integrated back to the team if the above conditions cannot be met. Why I say so is the way Eddie talks is like he is still treating Isak as a player within his plan, and he is still protecting him. If there is no way back, I really doubt Howe would take such a stance. It is way weaker than I thought. Isak would be away from the first team until he’s sold or the end of Aug. I think that’s pretty clear. This might not be Isaks camps request, because Howe would also prefer the first team to fully focus on the matches and want Isak to stay away until the issue is resolved.

Howe needs the whole team to work extremely hard together and die for each other. I can understand why Howe need to punish Isak, no matter he wants to keep Isak or not. I just wonder if we really bring in two strikers, would we let Isak go? But that doesn’t make sense as most likely he will go to Liverpool if that’s the case which is unacceptable. So are we going to have 3 strikers? Probably change to a 442 or 4231?

I just don’t understand if we really want Rudoni why not submit a bid asap.

Whenever Marca say yes, you know the answer is no. That means we 100% didn’t make a bid yet.

Should have done this for long

You can’t give him new contract now. At least after he is back to the team and play for at least 6 months. That’s the very least. And I agree with the detachment argument. In short, if we want to be a big club, then both the club and the fans have to act like a big club.

Liverpool in for Wissa. Who would have thought

I have had a second thought last night. I can go with 50m, at this moment. 1. He actually fits in Howe’s requirement quite well, a very good pressing forward and hardworking on the pitch. 2. At this moment of time, we need to sort the ST position asap and move on to other areas. It’s like a deadlock - once we break it, the other things will probably go much smoother than now. Just do it, if it’s really 50m. Than go sign a CB and CM asap. We can still save our season

My bottom line is not to Liverpool this summer. If the club is able to find other suitors I can accept to let him go for the sake of squad harmony. In fact I wonder why other clubs won’t do something like a loan + obligation deal like the Hall one so they can get Isak now and paid next season. We are fine with this.

it probably doesn’t matter, just submit an official bid first, if they will react they will, what if they don’t?

Worth to add that Wilcox has revamped their academy and Man Utd has several uprising stars coming up these two seasons

Basically cannot fully recover from that ACL injury

I disagree. I would say Liverpool is foolish to bid that late. What if we really reject? That means Ekitike is their only ST and if he fails then Liverpool would have a very difficult season ahead as well

I have we have pulled out already. In fact just like other deals, we just walk away without any notice

Basically all other cartel clubs experienced this before. We are probably too naive to react like this tbh

What the hell if that’s true.

Exactly this.

wait, I understand your rage, I just don’t understand why it sounds like Howe is waiting for something from Isak? Yea I can only think of a new contract with some clauses to show his commitment. May be you can think of something else, say a public apology?

Interesting. So basically sign a new contract to show your commitment or you should be prepared to sit out the whole year?

I still don’t understand why don’t just go and find the next Jackson. Its not even the next Isak, just a Jackson, whom Chelsea paid 30m and deemed not good enough, and now ask us for 70m? ridiculous

Given Howe’s record, I thank all three of them are fixable under Howe’s system. Just spend the money asap and bring any one or two of them in.

the problem is now if Man Utd pull out and Sesko agent told us he wants to come now, should we go ahead? I really don’t want to.

yea, and he probably just enter his prime with at least 3/4 years left. while Chelsea paid for what? 80m euro? For a GK they simply couldn’t rely on till he left. thats fucking insane.

Agree, Arrizabalagala is the best case supporting your argument