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Garcia's comments are deliberately forceful in an attempt to show they hold all the aces. He also mentioned Debuchy's international career and how its key he behaves. Verbal reverse-psychology and indeed propaganda. After our last bid was turned down I felt that could have been it, but given Debuchy's comments following the offer and his manager's sour reply, I reckon Lille are fearing another bid.

What do people reckon then? He's begrudgingly accepted it? Or he's even more pissed off?

I thought the general consensus was that they were looking at 8 million euro, or around 6 million quid?

Who? lol, presume they are not called that much on here?

The quotes today from Debuchy may have been what United were banking on, presuming they see this carrying on.

8 million euro is value imo. I know it's Ashley but if we offered that I doubt others would label us as kamikaze spenders.

Yeh, which makes our inability to get a deal sorted all the more infuriating.

Absolutely spot on. x2 the bold bit is exactly why i think we've f***ed up if it doesnt happen just sillyness Again, where's the bids from Chelsea, Inter, etc. if it makes so much common sense just to put an extra €1-2m for such a quality player? Why isn't the whole of Europe lapping up such a bargain? It is odd why Inter & Chelsea are not bidding but bear in mind as current and former Champions League winners their market is bigger than ours, not to mention the money they have available. Not to belittle us like but to get Debuchy at the price Lille are quoting would be exceptional business.

I'v said it before, all our transfers last season excluding Cisse had some sort of catch or advantage to us that made securing the deal slightly less difficult. Cabaye - Clause activated Santon - Frozen out Obertan - Not Wanted Ben Arfa - Decent fee, but nursing serious injury and not welcome back at previous club Ba - No fee involved Marveaux - No fee involved The season before that Tiote was a fine buy, but his talent was not well documented as Debuchy's is now. Debuchy involves none of this, it's just a flat out transfer fee for an established and class player. The Cisse deal was promising but we seem to be getting nowhere with our policy at the mo. It's going to be a long summer if we keep trying to fleece clubs.

Absolutely spot on.

I was like that to begin with, but it's happening so much now that it's becoming a piss take. If Seydoux is trying to coax that extra dosh outa Ashley he wont succeed imo.

Agreed. I'm getting a bit tired of this 'possible sell on value' angle we and the press seem insistant on when looking for players. What about the here and now, and looking to add good quality players at decent fees, of which Debuchy falls into both categories easily. It's a signing that would give the club / city a huge lift, it would make a statement to other clubs and most vitally it would improve our squad considerably, yet even with all these factors our owners are fannying about over a million and a half quid, and putting clauses on that will most likely never be activated. It's not fooling Lille and its not fooling other clubs, and if they are willing to limit the offer for Debuchy to 4.5million, you have to wonder how far we are gunna get with other targets and the market overall. Personally I reckon this could be the end of it, which frankly is a bit of a disaster imo. Unless Debuchy really spits the dummy out, which to me looks unlikely. The statement's he released earlier were concise granted, but I can't see a transfer request forthcoming or boycotting training every day, just doesnt look that type of character to me.

And what we've actually offered, as 6million quid will do the trick most likely.

Do not despair I had that down as a quality signing.

What Michel Seydoux expects and what Llambias & Ashley are prepared to offer are two different things mind. Be sheer lunacy if we dont budge up to the requested amount. It's an incredible price frankly.

Even if he does cut to the quick, that's not exactly gunna please Debuchy. But absolutely agree with everyone here, pay the f***ing money.

I thought @BeloEmre's reaction was the best...

If Ryder wasn't such an odious windsock he would be good entertainment. Makes it up as he goes along.

More likely that it's coming from Lille trying to put pressure on us tbh. The player wants to come here. Wait and see, I think he'll sign. .... just not sure how much more of this I can withstand

The emotions in this thread (justifiably) are fluctuating by each post. Hopefully the Inter story is one last attempt by the media to throw a spanner in the works.

Utter rejoice on this forum when he's signs

Just seen this on Twitter, probably the intresting stuff Douglas was on about.

I'v also read that Inter have backed off, surely a positive?

Denial or what he actually expects?

I thought it was because of his reluctance to welcome a geordie back to Newcastle