Ivan Rakitic

[birchwoodgingerste]

City and Txixi are playing a blinder. I called this last year.

First Neymar negotiates with us and gets a whopper deal. Then we sniff around Luis(although he ultimately sacked his agent over that).

Ter Stegen takes them to task and we get Bravo(I know, I know).

Now we either a) get Rakitic or b) he gets paid.

Eventually the funds run out and we come knocking for the player we really want.

Barca must hate us right now.

Really pmsl?

 

[Sleeping_Easy]

City and Txixi are playing a blinder. I called this last year.

First Neymar negotiates with us and gets a whopper deal. Then we sniff around Luis(although he ultimately sacked his agent over that).

Ter Stegen takes them to task and we get Bravo(I know, I know).

Now we either a) get Rakitic or b) he gets paid.

Eventually the funds run out and we come knocking for the player we really want.

Barca must hate us right now.

You can't honestly believe this?

 

[Thaksinssoldier]

You can't honestly believe this?

I certainly do. No matter what you think, we're up at the top table when it comes to the allure, hence why we bagged Sane & Gabriel Jesus. Now Barca would have loved both of these players, but had committed funds elsewhere. So I think we have a pro-active approach of sniffing around Barca and Real players so they have to shell out to keep the quality players they have, lose them if they won't pay them, and at the very least be in no position to financially compete with us for those they don't already have.

Barca are now on record as saying they can't afford to keep all of these players and I suspect they'll offload a certain Argentinian this Summer to protect the other 23 players from leaving, who are all on top money.

 

[lee_wsm]

no chance Messi is a big draw to crowds merch worldwide and sponsorship money