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Why are they trying to sign Donnarumma after spending 30m on Trafford? Assuming it's true. Is Donnarumma going to sit on the bench? Or did they want to pay 30m to have a backup in Trafford? I'm waiting to hear the possible explanations that you can think of. I won't hold my breath for it. It doesn't seem like you have an alternative explanation.

What do you think "one of your options" means in the sentence from my post? One of the players that Man City might want to have as the starter if they don't get someone else. They bough him when they had to (because we were bidding), but are still open for other GK options. How does that translate into that they only signed him to prevent us from having him? My point is this is only possible because some clubs can afford to make that decision, since they can spend 3-4 times more than other clubs. He is only there as a starter if a better option doesn't come along. A goalkeeper they paid 30m for. They could sign 5 of them if they want.

Liverpool fans literally have no braincells at this point. 90% of them think Howe was blatantly contradicting the club statement in his presser admitting that Isak was promised to leave when all he did was to confirm that there was talks after the season. How can so many people be like this, and they all happen to support the same club?

The clause you activated was literally an option to hijack a transfer. How many times do I have to repeat that I don't think you exclusively bought him to avoid us getting him? Are you completely out of arguments since you have to make the same strawman over and over instead of addressing the actual point? You bought him just incase you didn't manage to sign any better.. If we hadn't tried to sign him, you would have waited to see if you got someone better. You will go with Trafford if you don't get Donnarumma. Is this point so hard to understand, or are you just pretending like you don't understand?

Are you telling me that you would have signed him even if we didnt have a bid accepted? You just coincidentally wanted him at that exact time when we were bidding? Why are you trying to sign Donnarumma right after spending £30m on Trafford? I know you didn't sign Trafford exclusively because you didn't want Newcastle to have him, but you signed him because would have slipped away from you as an option if you didn't do it then. The moment a better goalie came along you wanted him instead. The lack of restrictions for certain teams enabkes them to buy several expensive young players "just in case", without being sure of whether they are actually going to utilize them. Like Chelsea when they've bought 10-15 players in a window, and several end up as squad players.

Semantics. Everyone should know what I meant. "Hijack" doesn't sound any less dramatic, and people use it all the time? Do you laugh then also?

There doesn't need to be a fee if he goes from Strasbourg to Chelsea? I don't understand.

So as mentioned.. They stole a £30m (almost record breaking) gk from us just because they can. Not because they thought he would be perfect for them. It barely put a dent in their budget, so why would they worry about it? Getting the money back later. The fee was something we actually had to think long and hard about, but we really wanted the guy..

I wonder if it will be "fair market value" like we have to follow.

So you signed him just because you can afford to prevent someone else from taking one of your option, and then later go for the shinier option that presented itself in Donnarumma, potensially leaving a young english GK in the mud? One who could have been a key player with us instead? Perfect demonstration of PSR in action.

You realise that Jimenez often starts ahead of him? An insane finisher with a fair value of 40-50m would be a nailed starter for them.. I think you are overrating him a bit. Leeds wouldn't be bidding for him if he was a key player for Fulham. They are not idiots. The price tag is probably down to having to get a replacement and the inflation.

For starters then sure.. But the guy hasn't been a regular starter in the PL over a long period. I get that it's difficult to get a replacement, though.

Fulham wants £40-50m from Leeds for Muniz.. The guy isn't even a regular starter for them. Todays market is crazy.

Really frustrating that we haven't been able to land a striker in those 3 months since the end of last season. That will hurt us against Liverpool aswell.

In the last 3 seasons promoted teams are 1-1-6 in the opener. The win being Sunderlands win. Leicester drew against Spurs last season, but Spurs finished 17th.

He deserves an increased chance of getting the move he is trying to force? We are indirectly telling the club that we want him gone with these songs.

Everytime we play second choice goalkeepers..

Gordon is going to have a cracking season, you can already see that he's on it.

I'm sure it has been mentioned here, but I forgot Martinez was suspended.. That red card he got in the game that got us into CL is still helping us.

Some hamstrings in there. If it's similar to Joelinton, then it's not that bad.

Just keep throwing tons of money at the problem. Eventually it will work.

Not really, they set the asking price themselves. If they can't get a good replacement then the price might be higher.

I doubt any other fans of direct competitors in the PL have so much care for each other like us and Villa do these days. All thanks to PSR.

We are allways right, yet players never seem to trust us.. Really odd.

Classic FFP stuff. They can easily hijack our big money goalkeeper signing just to make sure they have him as an option if they don't get an even better one. Donnarumma becomes available and they are after him without even needing to think twice about the big money GK they just signed. Future England nr. 1 stuck on the bench instead of being a regular with us.