Erling Haaland

[BlueBanger]

I’m not an easily offended person; quite the opposite, in fact.

Reminds me of the Billy Connolly standup where the wildebeest thinks he's "one of those stripey things over there" when the lions attack.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Reminds me of the Billy Connolly standup where the wildebeest thinks he's "one of those stripey things over there" when the lions attack.

:)

 

[Deleted member 87819]

What a coincidence ;)

 

[SWP's back]

If Real Madrid get Mbappe for free, a scenario that seems most likely, I have a feeling they going for Haaland as well. They have the money to offer Dortmund, the agent and Haaland himself what they want. At Real Madrid it's all about Galacticos

Madrid can’t afford the wages of both. Mbappe isn’t “free”, he’s going to be on £1m per week. What they save in fee, they’ll spend in wages.

 

[SWP's back]

So it’s still fair game to call Ligue 1 a ‘farmer’s league’ because there are few home-grown players in it?
It’s a derogatory term and it’s abusive. Not unlike what we have to put up with with ‘petrodollars’ and ‘Arab money’. And we are quite rightly offended by those terms.

Sounds like you’re very easily offended.

 

[Coatigan]

I am not stupid. I can perfectly read the “smart” sarcasm you were attempting there

This, btw is why I don't, or rarely do, respond to you. Because I have com to feel there is nothing to say you won't take personally. And i have no intention of offending, deliberately or unintentionally.

There was no sarcasm, smart or otherwise, and no implicatiom at stupidity, I literally said in the simplest terms that you were making a generic absolute statement, similar to ones you argue or dismiss so often. I challenged it for being so definitive, by pointing out other similar ones.

Re Madrid, I don't see any logic in anyone waiting for next summer if thats a move they and he want. Madrid don't wait for players, they go for them when they want them. They wouldn't risk Haaland ending up elsewhere, he wouldn't risk missing out, and they have the money, while he is affordable and available in terms of release fee, and they always have space for superstars. It is naive to dismiss them. That isn't saying I think he will end up there.

The rest is, as you say, narrative. Just narrative, that's all it is. Mince more than half the time, subject to change the rest.

 

[Coatigan]

Madrid can’t afford the wages of both. Mbappe isn’t “free”, he’s going to be on £1m per week. What they save in fee, they’ll spend in wages.

Of course they can.

And they will shift numerius high earners coming to the ends of their contracts. Shifted a few already.

 

[samuelyeboah]

I don't know why some here are so hellbent on discounting the very real possibility that he signs for madrid lol

 

[Deleted member 87819]

Re Madrid, I don't see any logic in anyone waiting for next summer if thats a move they and he want. Madrid don't wait for players, they go for them when they want them. They wouldn't risk Haaland ending up elsewhere, he wouldn't risk missing out, and they have the money, while he is affordable and available in terms of release fee, and they always have space for superstars. It is naive to dismiss them. That isn't saying I think he will end up there.

The logic is simple. The keep Benzema during the World Cup cycle and get rid of him to make space for Haaland in the following window. It doesn’t make sense for them to have these two in the squad, that is what everyone versed in Madrid knows. And nothing stops club and player staff from reaching an agreement about that in advance. If we had Benzema in our squad, no one here would be talking about us as contenders for signing Haaland. But with Madrid, people are stuck in a decade or two in the past, thinking they will sign players they don’t need for luxury. Because “they love galacticos” or whatever

 

[Deleted member 87819]

I don't know why some here are so hellbent on discounting the very real possibility that he signs for madrid lol

If you don’t know why, then you are not reading my posts. I repeatedly explain my points. “lol”

 

[Sir peace frog]

If you don’t know why, then you are not reading my posts. I repeatedly explain my points. “lol”

he might have you on ignore, i'm sure many do

 

[Dobsy]

They don’t

You don't think that's a risk for them? Even with him and Sancho they went close last season.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

he might have you on ignore, i'm sure many do

Fair enough ;)

 

[Coatigan]

The logic is simple. The keep Benzema during the World Cup cycle and get rid of him to make space for Haaland in the following window. It doesn’t make sense for them to have these two in the squad, that is what everyone versed in Madrid knows. And nothing stops club and player staff from reaching an agreement about that in advance. If we had Benzema in our squad, no one here would be talking about us as contenders for signing Haaland. But with Madrid, people are stuck in a decade or two in the past, thinking they will sign players they don’t need for luxury. Because “they love galacticos” or whatever

We are not Real Madrid though.

The numerous examples have been listed here ao many times. It is literally what they have always done and still do and always will. Might not make sense to you, makes sense to them and their fans.

As one said above, I honestly can't believe we are having a debate on Real Madrid being unable or unwilling to sign one of the most wanted top young players in the world. It is surreal. Of course they can, of course they will try, and of course they will be a tempting option. That shouldn't even be up for discussion. Whether he might end up there or not is separate to that, and a matter of opinion, and seeing what we want to see.

 

[Paul1970]

I don't know why some here are so hellbent on discounting the very real possibility that he signs for madrid lol

When Madrid signed Kaka everyone thought they wouldn’t get zidane and break the record again but that’s what they did . If real want both they will get both believe you and me .

 

[Deleted member 87819]

You don't think that's a risk for them? Even with him and Sancho they went close last season.

Much weaker league in terms of competitiveness this season, especially with awful manager picks. Dortmund went without him for many games and they’re still second with a distance to the third place despite losing yesterday. They got nothing to worry about on that front. Maybe they want to win Europa League, though hehe

 

[Deleted member 87819]

We are not Real Madrid though.

The numerous examples have been listed here ao many times. It is literally what they have always done and still do and always will. Might not make sense to you, makes sense to them and their fans.

As one said above, I honestly can't believe we are having a debate on Real Madrid being unable or unwilling to sign one of the most wanted top young players in the world. It is surreal. Of course they can, of course they will try, and of course they will be a tempting option. That shouldn't even be up for discussion. Whether he might end up there or not is separate to that, and a matter of opinion, and seeing what we want to see.

What is surreal is still talking about Madrid and La Liga as if there hasn’t been a realignment of forces across Europe. Case in point, the poster right after you, talking about Kaka. La Liga is in a decadent moment and as much as I like the guy, you don’t have Ancelotti as your manager today if you’re thriving. They’re still struggling to get some even smaller deals across the finish line. Maybe in a few years we will be talking about the PL in decadence and La Liga as the place to be again. No one can predict the future. But right now that isn’t the reality.
And I insist. Why are people so unwilling to listen to the fucking signs out of Madrid? Why are they relying on cliches? Show me right now ONE SINGLE INSTANCE of the Madrid of old days currently alive. One position in which they have players they don’t need or are renewing contracts to overpay unnecessary players. One piece of business that goes overboard like that.

I do have congratulate Perez though. I thought this realignment was common sense (in most circles it is), but he has managed to keep the mysticism alive, unlike Barcelona. No one is here saying “of course Barcelona can sign Haaland, they’re Barcelona after all, they will find the money and will attract the player on name alone”. No, “Barcelona are skint”, we hear.

Special shout out to Javier Tebas as well!

 

[samuelyeboah]

If you don’t know why, then you are not reading my posts. I repeatedly explain my points. “lol”

your explanations are pure conjecture and have always been, man. they are not "explanations", they are your opinion.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

your explanations are pure conjecture and have always been, man. they are not "explanations", they are your opinion.

And you would rather not address them, right? Because we’re not here to debate opinions. Even informed ones.

 

[Mancity1980]

I don't think haaland will move in January, however a couple of things may just set it off
Agents are having their commission capped as of next season to 10%,now if the buy out us 65/70m then the Agents will get 7m ,if riola wants more he will have to get Dortmund to sell in January, Dortmund get more money agents get more money, we get haaland who then gets 6 months to settle in before next season, surely a win win all round

And he wins us the CL…:)