Chris_R Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Sorry, £40m a year? Fuck off. That's £770k/week, that's Messi money, and he doesn't have that pedigree. If he's after even a quarter of that we should slam the phone down and move on. There's about 4 or 5 players in the world I'd think should be able to ask that sort of money and he's not one of them, not by a long way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I won’t be surprised if we are the one that guarantee him 40m a year hence he is asking for the same from Barca Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Zero said: I won’t be surprised if we are the one that guarantee him 40m a year hence he is asking for the same from Barca He wants to be on par with Haaland is what I read. also, he has all the leverage he’s getting paid one way or another. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 He's a Manure signing if ever there was one, Dembele Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Pokerprince2004 said: Who is the Barcelona fan on here again? Would love to hear the thoughts of someone who has watched him regularly. Dembele seems to be so highly rated but agree with the post above, always looked poor when I've seen him (although not much since Sky lost Spanish rights) Same - not a name you associate with goals so what does he bring to the team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRD Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Seems like a talented player who is not willing to put in the extra effort to better himself. If his mind is not on the field, I believe we should steer clear. Huge odds to take on and I rather we have committed players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 hours ago, TRon said: How do you manage an injury prone player injury wise? Well, if he starts hobbling, leaving him on the pitch for an extra 10 minutes probably isn’t the thing to do. But yeah, obviously trying to protect him as much as possible. Ideally I’d like us to be signing players who have no history of injuries but making an exception for someone with that level of experience could be really good for us. He’s a class act as a player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Seems like agents are just all linking their players to us to keep their names in the news and to then sift out interest from other clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oregon_Geordie Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Pass. My Barca mate, was gutted they signed him. He's done very very little. Always injured, suspect attitude and not what we need. Especially on those wages. I'd rather look elsewhere and pass on him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 tell him if he wants to sign for us he needs to sack his clown of an agent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Ousmane Dembele on 40mil a year (or even half of that) would be taking the piss. It will immediately unsettle everyone else in the team, as well as disrupt any negotiation with other targets. It's probably just agent bullshit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) Find it hard to believe that the current regime who reportedly balked at the initial demands to recruit Jason Tindall would lash out that to Dembele. Edited December 30, 2021 by Sima Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Emotic said: Ousmane Dembele on 40mil a year (or even half of that) would be taking the piss. It will immediately unsettle everyone else in the team, as well as disrupt any negotiation with other targets. It's probably just agent bullshit. Yes, being paid ten times more than our current highest earner might do that..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Would go for a loan. Anything else, nope Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 If we get a signing or two done before the Cambridge game they're in for a hell of a payday. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Sima said: Find it hard to believe that the current regime who reportedly balked at the initial demands to recruit Jason Tindall would lash out that to Dembele. But surely money shouldn’t be an issue to this lot, if one time we should flex the muscles it’s now .I get they don’t want to be seen to be soft touches but howay man they are worth 10 times a Man City, supposedly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Much rather see us go for say Luis Diaz or someone like Adeyemi even though his preferred role is CF. Doubt these are realistic, especially Diaz. And Adeyemi is highly sought after. Wouldn't mind Nkunku as a more central atta king option. I will now go and take my medicine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Glad I'm not the only one, but a massive no from me. 86 games in 5 years!! Clearly a very good player who'd normally be way out our league but the outlay for his wages would surely be better spent on literally any other player on the world who'd actually be able to turn up for the majority of games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 hour ago, GWN said: But surely money shouldn’t be an issue to this lot, if one time we should flex the muscles it’s now .I get they don’t want to be seen to be soft touches but howay man they are worth 10 times a Man City, supposedly. Until we get around the sponsorship issue we're gonna be screwed on wages because of FFP. Their financial might is going to be shown in the infrastructure/training ground etc hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Might be very unrealistic but I'd rather see us try and offer massive wages to someone like Denis Zakaria to beat top clubs for his signature instead of Dembele for example. Different positions and all that. I know we have been linked with him but I struggle to see it happening. Him and Joelintinho and a more attacking central midfielder would be what dreams are made of (Joelinton mentioned seriously now is insane) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2432657/dembele-gavi-and-umtiti-test-positive-for-covid-19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzaschicken Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, JonBez comesock said: https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2432657/dembele-gavi-and-umtiti-test-positive-for-covid-19 Does this mean we can get them for cheap as they are faulty at the point of purchase? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Just now, Gazzaschicken said: Does this mean we can get them for cheap as they are faulty at the point of purchase? ??? January Sales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeepShow4life Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Can't see Max and Dembele working in the same team, rather just play Max and sign someone better suited to our team. I'd go for Nkunku like Ikon mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Oregon_Geordie said: Pass. My Barca mate, was gutted they signed him. He's done very very little. Always injured, suspect attitude and not what we need. Especially on those wages. I'd rather look elsewhere and pass on him. I watch every Barca game and have done for the last 20 years - it’s a big no from me - can’t deny his talent, injuries are one thing, he is actually very thick as a footballer - literally has no idea what he’s doing on the pitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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