The only player they want is Bernardo. The wages might not be an issue if Barca pay what is owed. I would take it if the deal is offered.What player do you swap considering de Jong is on ridiculous wages as it is and wouldn't want to drop too much salary?
We’d have to front or backload his salary to keep within our weekly structure.He won’t want to take a wage cut and his current wages would disrupt our current structure (even if the Bernardo money would subsidise the new expense), so I can’t see it happening.
Not to mention there is no guarantee Barca can even meet any financial obligations for a Bernardo transfer.
Quick City. Bid 8 million for Christenson. They'll bite our hand off.
Which I don’t even consider an options, hence I didn’t mention it.We’d have to front or backload his salary to keep within our weekly structure.
It’s how we would do it if we wanted him.Which I don’t even consider an options, hence I didn’t mention it.
Probably the only transfer (basically an American-style trade — oh the irony) that would make losing Bernardo worth it,.No now's a perfect time to ask for the moon.. Pedri for Bernardo.. Pedri isn't barca born and bred like Gavi.
We would still have to cough up de Jong's wages if you are considering a swap for the two. And if it was just cash they don't have the immediate funds to make the purchaseThe only player they want is Bernardo. The wages might not be an issue if Barca pay what is owed. I would take it if the deal is offered.
I don‘t think we want him enough to do that, as it is not as if our other players (and more importantly their agents) would not be aware of that manoeuvring. It would cause nearly the same disruption.It’s how we would do it if we wanted him.
I suspect we may have already done it with Haaland.I don‘t think we want him enough to do that, as it is not as if our other players (and more importantly their agents) would not be aware of that manoeuvring. It would cause nearly the same disruption.
That is entirely different and would be accepted by the squad. If anything, it would be expected.I suspect we may have already done it with Haaland.
Barca would have to supplement his wages. Perfect deal for city. I would rather we swap now than Barca making a late bid and leaving us looking for a replacement.We would still have to cough up de Jong's wages if you are considering a swap for the two. And if it was just cash they don't have the immediate funds to make the purchase
How so?That is entirely different and would be accepted by the squad. If anything, it would be expected.
It is a very different scenario with De Jong.
Not in their current state. They want him completely off their books.Barca would have to supplement his wages. Perfect deal for city. I would rather we swap now than Barca making a late bid and leaving us looking for a replacement.
Haaland is one of the most prized signings in half a decade, perhaps a generational talent with the right coaching, gives everyone at the club a positive jolt/buzz, had a relatively low buyout clause (which would mean a decent sign-on bonus is very likely), and was not a haphazard makeweight transfer to make up for losing one of the most well-liked and respected players at the club.How so?
That wouldn’t mean much when it comes to players asking for more money.Haaland is one of the most prized signings in half a decade, perhaps a generational talent with the right coaching, gives everyone at the club a positive jolt, had a relatively low buyout clause (which would mean a decent sign-on bonus is very likely), and was not a haphazard makeweight transfer to make up for losing one of the most well-liked and respected players at the club.
It absolutely would. One is seen as an absolute coup by City (both inside and outside of the club), the other as a panic deal still being compensated similarly.That wouldn’t mean much when it comes to players asking for more money.
If it gave them an avenue to ask for more money, they’d absolutely take it.It absolutely would. One is seen as an absolute coup by City (both inside and outside of the club), the other as a panic deal still being compensated similarly.
There is no way that Haaland’s and De Jong’s transfer — under the perimeters you and I are discussing — would be viewed the same way by the players and their agents.
So… you agree with me?If it gave them an avenue to ask for more money, they’d absolutely take it.