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Rafa doesn't seem to give a s*** about that.

 

Yup :lol: It's great.

 

:thup:

 

Rafa in total control.  Maintains that he wants him in the squad, but willing to sell if a bid comes in.  There haven't been bids high enough so no movement there.  He isn't needed/ready for the match squad, but is still liked and wanted.  Meanwhile Moussa and his agents are whining on in the press, trying to force a move.  One minute he's worthy of a CL team, the next the asking fee is too high.  Moussa has been utterly destroyed by Rafa.

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It’s believed that Juventus are only prepared to pay £15m, and unless there is a massive compromise then Sissoko faces playing in the Championship until at least January.

 

He'll go for around £20m next week imo.

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http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/moussa-sissoko-latest-newcastle-already-11805900

Newcastle United have received six firm offers for Moussa Sissoko so far this summer and the Magpies are bracing themselves for further bids before the transfer window closes.

 

Three Premier League sides, as well as three European clubs, have so far submitted offers for the French international but none have matched the Magpies’ asking price of £35million.

 

Publicly, United insist they are hopeful of keeping Sissoko on Tyneside past Wednesday’s 11pm deadline, but the midfielder is desperate to depart St James’ Park this summer and has yet to feature in the Championship so far this season despite having returned to training four weeks ago.

 

And it is believed that a bid in excess of £25m could yet be enough to persuade Newcastle to sell the unsettled 27-year-old, as long as the vast majority of the fee is paid up front and Sissoko is offered acceptable terms.

 

The club will not sanction a loan move for Sissoko, however; either the midfielder departs permanently, or he will remain at St James’ Park.

 

Italian clubs Inter Milan and Juventus have already bid for the midfielder, as have Real Madrid - despite the Spanish side’s public denial.

 

Crystal Palace and Everton have also submitted formal offers this summer, as have West Bromwich Albion, though the Baggies’ bid was deemed as risible and dismissed out of hand.

 

United are expecting further offers to arrive before the deadline shuts, with West Brom still believed to be hopeful of offering Sissoko favourable terms and convincing him to join.

 

It is understood Sissoko would prefer a move to one of the European clubs but he may be forced to move to a Premier League side due to the financial clout in the English top flight.

 

No shit. :lol:

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Doubt he'd be sold for less than 25 million quid, i.e. the same price we got for Wijnaldum. Seeing as Sissoko's the better player, Rafa won't bow down to anyone and will set a marker to both players and other English clubs that Newcastle won't be trifled with as long as he's in charge. In the unlikely event that Sissoko is here after the international break, I reckon he'll seamlessly slot into central midfield. So there's no way we lose out on this deal.

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just hand in the transfer request, lose out on your 'loyalty pay' and/or signing on fee and get sold on, you greedy git. penalizing players for trying to use side channels/social media to 'unofficially' announce transfer wishes and retain such incentives should absolutely be part of contracts moving forward.

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I'd be tempted to sell him off for £15m to Palace if that was the last offer we had for him. Let him get his dream 'European' move to Palace of all places and let him suffer there with Andros working under fuckface again.

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Heard an ITK talk about Pep Guardiola's strengths. Above all he emphasised the importance of creating a team ethos with everybody pulling for the cause, and because of this suggested Pep's main strength is quickly spotting and getting rid of bad apples. I think Rafa has the same philosophy; it's all about the group.  For that reason, personally,  I'd take whatever and fuck Sissoko off. Business wise, if we only get a piss take offer, then we can stick him away from the first team until his attitude and desire improves ( though this is hardly going to lead to better offers in Jan). Would be a shame all round, but we don't need the lad. He does need us/to be playing football.

 

 

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Surely prices go up at the end of the window, not down?

 

If nobody has paid 35m for him all summer they aren't going to pay 40m on Wednesday man

 

We have probably missed our chance to sell him for around 20m weeks ago. He won't go for that now as there wont be enough time to spend the money

Pls stahp

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Half hearted performances coming back to bite him on the arse. Deserves everything he gets, absolute mercenary and everything that's been wrong with our club in recent years. Advertise the club as a stepping stone, then you'll get twats like this who don't give a shit and only put any effort in when it suits them. If he'd put the effort in he did at the Euros in every game, they'd be lining up and the price would be going through the roof.

 

Honestly don't care if he goes for £30m+ now or is stuck here and leaves in January for around £15m to Palace or West Brom. Full marks to Rafa and the club for their handling of this

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