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Can't wait for the fume on here when he signs to back up Sesko at Man U.

Howe out! Redknapp in! Let's get some deals struck!

Buying Elanga probably gave Man U the PSR headroom get Sesko as well Anyway, pretty inevitable he'd pick Man U. Think they're building a team with a lot of talent.

In the last 3 years Man U have won a Carabao Cup, an FA cup and been in a European Cup final. And that's when they're at their shittest basically. Last three years we've won a Carabao Cup for our most successful season in over half a century. They're a better known and more prestigous club with way more money than we do. It would hardly be surprising if he picked Man U over us, lack of European football aside this year. I doubt he grew up dreaming of the year both Ba and Cisse were in red hot form for half a season and we finished fifth.

If it turnes out Sesko hates lego then as a Lego Master Builder i don't know if I can cope with the moral ambiguity tbh. Just give me an old-fashioned, uncomplicated no. 9 right now quite frankly.

If it turnes out Sesko hates lego then i don't know if I can cope with the moral ambiguity tbh. Just give me an old-fashioned, uncomplicated no. 9 right now quite frankly.

Arsenal seem to have been trying to sign this guy for a couple of years with no success. Why would we be able to get him?

I'd say 110 million is not an offer that will be accepted, but not laughable. Their first offer is the fourth highest transfer fee ever. That's the starting point for negotiations. Wirtz was apparently 100 milion quid plus up to 16 million in addons. Isak was reportedly £110million plus addons. It's all a game. They want to unsettle the player to try and get the price down, as they should. It's a shame Isak's playing along so easily. That's my main gripe really. I don't have a problem with the way Liverpool are doing things. Doesn't seem much different from us and Guehi last summer.

Jeesus you could cut the sexual tension in this thread with a crayon.

They'll be back. No club accepts the first offer, and for all the talk of lowballing, 110 million is still the 4th largest transfer ever in terms of £s. Them saying they may walk away is just 'let's agitate him and his agent a bit more.' And we'd do the same to our targets too, let's not get on too much of a high horse here. This year they haven't really got any obvious competition for him: Arsenal have their own swedish CF now. Man C have Haaland. Chelsea have bought two strikers and have numerous others. Real have Mbappe. Barca are struggling with finances. Man U aren't even in Europe. Liverpool are champions, have shown ambition this year and are coming from a position of strength. It's a good time for them to go for him. It's all just rather sad really. Isak wanting out. The hostility towards him. I thought he'd be a bit less pretend-I'm-injuredy and would end up leaving next year instead if we couldn't meet his ambitions. It's really put a massive dampner on an already frustrating window. I can see why he'd go tbf. He's a geat player soon to b 26. If you're playing for Atalanta and Inter want to buy you you'd be keen. But the way it's all happened has been very unsavoury.

If there's a sell on fee that would get taken off before working out the net profits, no?

I fucking love Big Joe. With all the BS around this transfer window I'm just going to hold on to that simple truth.

Yeah there's about half Isak's fee left on his book value, so if we sell him, 32 odd million gets taken off the net profits for the sale.

Ah that might make the price more reasonable tbf.

I think Wissa would be a great signing, assuming the price wasn't mad as he's about to turn 29. He's got that wiry build that probably means he'll stay pretty athletic into his 30's. Quick, good movement, two-footed. Outperformed his xG every year he's been in the prem, so a track record of being a good finisher, versatile. After losing their manager, captain and best player already though, feel Brentford would be nuts to sell their main goalscorer this year unless it was for sily money. They've got a fat stack for Mbeumo, they don't need the cash right now. Teams like Brentford know they're going to lose their best players, but they keep punching above their weight by letting them go one by one.

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Why haven't be got an official spermbooster sponsor? Silverstone needs to start earning his keep.

Yeah I saw that in his stats. Just one year though and he's scored above his xG in other years so can't confirm full DCL vibes yet. Would be funny if Liverpool sold Darwin Nunez and then bought the next Darwin Nunez though.

I'm in.

Trying to force Isak into requesting a move in case they sign an alternative.

Think we need to tell Frankfurt to sell us Ekitike or we'll move for that Ivanovic guy.

From what I gather it seems to be: We started talks and made a bid for Ekitike. Frankfurt holding out and trying to pretend there's lots of people willing to pay more, when there aren't, or only Saudi clubs he doesn't want to go to. Liverpool made an informal enquiry as to whether we might be willing to open talks about Isak, knowing that we would say no. Then they told journalists so it goes in the public domain to try and unsettle Isak and get him to try and force a move, which was their plan all along as they know we'd otherwise say no. Frankfurt/Ekitike's agent/general twitter wankers seeking engagement say that Liverpool might move for Ekitike instead to try and create panic and drive up price. We're going to try with a bigger offer today. At the moment no-one else that interests Ekitike (i.e. the real big boys) are in for him. EDIT: to be resolved: Will the Ekitike bid succeed? Will Isak try and force a move, or is he willing to discuss a new contract? Can Saudi Clubs afford Matt Targett? Find out in the next exciting edition of Internet Bullshit.

One way or another we'd getter get this guy now; to lose out on signing a player once may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose out twice looks like carelessness. To lose out three times indicates that your transfer policy isn't fit for purpose.

Anyone know how to rapidly strengthen the pound against the euro btw?