jaseisblue
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Mmmm who do we believe, Pep or “sources”
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Another video that shows how PR37 is bad at closing down. Just look how easy it was to get the ball past him.
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I liked it when he started shouting at the grass after he miscontrolled the ball.
I think Pep said there is no release clause specifically to Real Madrid. Pol Ballus, who is pretty well connected, has said today there is a €200m release clause in 2024, but it doesn't apply to domestic rivals. He stressed how happy Haaland was at City though.
Lu Martin said £200m last week and Pol €200m/£175m this week. I wish they would make their minds up which one.
Either way I don't think anyone is going to activate it. A release clause means we can demand all 200m up front in one lump sum which makes it almost impossible to do. It's a million miles away from Real proposing a €180m transfer for Mbappé last year.
If I had to bet, I'd say he'll stay 4 or 5 years, then go to Spain for 4 or 5 years, then go to Italy for a few final years. Moving as a free agent or with 1 year remaining each time to maximise his personal pay day.
If I was City I would be hoping that Haaland's presence at the club and in the league speeds up how quickly the Premier League becomes the de facto super league, or "The NBA of football" and make La Liga less attractive.
Pol Ballus is a respected journalist with very close ties to Guardiola and City whose only audience is Manchester City fans.
So you couldn't really be more wrong if you tried.
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I just honestly can’t see Madrid spending 200mil on him even if they wanted to.
And if they did, okay we lose Haaland but that’s a lot of fucking money
And if they did, okay we lose Haaland but that’s a lot of fucking money
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Clearly worried and desperate media. Focus on his potential departure from City and move the narrative away from him tearing it up after only playing a dozen games for his new club. Wankers the lot of them and I put no store in anything they claim to know about the details of his contract.
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I reckon we will get him to sign a new deal next summer, he loves it here.
I'm sure he does love it here, but I doubt he'll sign a new deal to get rid of the release clause. He put it in for a reason.
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I'd imagine the 'clickbait' bit is accurate
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It was a deal that was mainly negotiated via Raiola though, whereas I reckon due to his impact it’ll be easier to justify a basic wage pay rise for a renewed deal whilst tinkering with the release clause, certainly not removing it though - don’t think it would be too difficult to get him agreeing to a circa £500k+ basic if he carries on as he’s started.
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He's be mad not to have a release clause. Look at what happened to Harry Kane last summer, and presumably BErnado this summer. It's nothing to worry about. If we wants to stay he'll stay, and we are very good at making players want to stay.
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The Guardian is the only newspaper that also hates journalists.
Ignore them, like most of their sales would suggest.
It's a student newspaper living beyond its means and doesn't sell as many as the Daily Star!
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