Erling Haaland

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decmancity said:
Most clubs if they had suffered the antics of Pogba would steer clear of any Raiola clients however the rags are daft and will throw the bank at Raiola, Haaland and Dortmund. Especially as it looks like they will cruise a CL spot or even worse and finish higher than 4th. Ole is going nowhere any time soon and this is all feeding into the rags media machine of Haaland being back under Ole, the new baby face assassin etc etc.

I would be floored if we get this deal done, I just don't see it.
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I’m not so sure the rags will pay big for him. They are constantly bigging up Greenwood and they have st rashford, and Cavani as well. The scum need to reinforce other areas.
They have bad blood with Raiola. And ole won’t be there long term so that bond isn’t maybe the draw some think. Add to this his love for Leeds and us. I think we make a good bid for haaland this summer or next we have a good chance of landing him.
 
HolisticJim said:
And this is the major major negative for me. No matter how good he is I would avoid signing anyone with Raiola as their agent.
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Has anyone thought about the possibility that raiola might not want to deal with us .
If we know what he is like maybe he may think we could be difficult to deal with when it comes to negotiating new deal or if it happened trying to get him out after 3/years or so
 
Holcombe bloo said:
I’m not so sure the rags will pay big for him. They are constantly bigging up Greenwood and they have st rashford, and Cavani as well. The scum need to reinforce other areas.
They have bad blood with Raiola. And ole won’t be there long term so that bond isn’t maybe the draw some think. Add to this his love for Leeds and us. I think we make a good bid for haaland this summer or next we have a good chance of landing him.
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I don't get the pessimism of some blues regarding Haaland wanting to sign for us. He clearly has an affinity for us, we're a club that can match his ambitions and wage demands and it's a relationship that benefits all parties.
 
itisrising said:
I don't get the pessimism of some blues regarding Haaland wanting to sign for us. He clearly has an affinity for us, we're a club that can match his ambitions and wage demands and it's a relationship that benefits all parties.
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Also imagine him thinking about the service he’ll get from de bruyne, foden, cancelo and even edersons precision long balls on the break. If we land messi it would be even more mouthwatering. At Utd he’ll have Freddie Mercury and errr that’s about it!
 
Paul1970 said:
He supports Leeds but they can’t afford him but he also has an affinity to us and the plus is we can afford him quite easily tbh but we can’t afford to fuck about with this deal like we do sometimes and just pay what is required.
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Supports Leeds what a load of rubbish
He was supporting city as a kid
Hel be coming home to the mighty MCFC!
75 mil
 
I think this Kid is fine but his agent will be a unnecessary big pain in the ass. Right now we have Pep, so Mino wont dare tread out of line as Pep wont take any shit. But if Pep leaves in 2 or 3 years then some other may not be as good as Pep in dealing such issues. So whenever things go slightly inconvenient for his client that **** will be making a lot of noise and disrupting the squad. Just look at united and Pogba (constantly shit talking before big matches).

It is unnecessary imo and we would be better off looking for some other young striker.
 
PhdWave said:
I think this Kid is fine but his agent will be a unnecessary big pain in the ass. Right now we have Pep, so Mino wont dare tread out of line as Pep wont take any shit. But if Pep leaves in 2 or 3 years then some other may not be as good as Pep in dealing such issues. So whenever things go slightly inconvenient for his client that **** will be making a lot of noise and disrupting the squad. Just look at united and Pogba (constantly shit talking before big matches).

It is unnecessary imo and we would be better off looking for some other young striker.
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Raiola only makes noise that his client wants him to say. He is the mouthpiece, he takes the flak for his client if they're unhappy. If his client is happy, like Verratti at PSG, you won't hear a word. If Haaland is unhappy here, his agent is irrelevant and he would be sold regardless.

And we would absolutely not be better off looking elsewhere. There is a shortage of top strikers coming through and, to miss out on the best of the lot because of some perceived hypotheticals that may not even happen, would be foolish. Dimitri Seluk was a pain for all of us but made no difference to our squad and we won titles irrespective of his words.
 
damrider said:
the biggest pile of shite I hear people say is "he doesn't fit our playstyle". he absolutely does from what i can tell
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Depends on what is meant by that. I think he'd be just fine. His very intelligent and makes quick decisions. He is powerful, a bully, and a very accurate shooter All those are great qualities. But his ball control and technique are a bit below par. Not sure how that would playing in a possession team that often plays against parked buses.

But I'll be interested to see
 
Just spotted a video on YouTube of Alf Haaland being serenaded by City fans when he went to a home game a few years back. I'm sure that can't do us any harm securing his son haha!
 
itisrising said:
Raiola only makes noise that his client wants him to say. He is the mouthpiece, he takes the flak for his client if they're unhappy. If his client is happy, like Verratti at PSG, you won't hear a word. If Haaland is unhappy here, his agent is irrelevant and he would be sold regardless.

And we would absolutely not be better off looking elsewhere. There is a shortage of top strikers coming through and, to miss out on the best of the lot because of some perceived hypotheticals that may not even happen, would be foolish. Dimitri Seluk was a pain for all of us but made no difference to our squad and we won titles irrespective of his words.
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Bear in mind Hamsik sacked Raiola, when Raiola was trying to ship him away from Napoli but Hamsik wanted to extend his contract. So concerns about Raiola aren't unfounded.

I'd say for the most part he respects his clients wishes. Donnarumma continued at Milan after a huge saga about him leaving, but decided to stay regardless.

Small extract from Mido (that I found on Reddit...):
“The best agent. For me I think he is the best agent. But he is not the kind of guy if you have a problem at your club who will try and solve it.
“He will try to find you another club. This is how Mino has been through the years.
“When Zlatan Ibrahimovic had these problems with Pep Guardiola [at Barcelona] he didn't go and solve the problems for Zlatan he looked for another club.”
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For the most part, if the player is happy, there won't be problems. But sometimes you get outliers like Hamsik's situation.
 
Much as I'd love to see it, the money being quoted for him, his agent, and the amount of competition for his signature leave me doubtful we can get him.
 
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