Jude Bellingham

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jrb said:
The full bullsh*t from Northcroft if anyone can be arsed reading it?

However, Bellingham’s rapid development during a campaign in which he has become the Dortmund captain and starred at a World Cup — at a tender 19 — has redrawn his value and two clubs of a higher spending power, Manchester City and Real Madrid, are now strongly in the fray.

With Manchester United interested and Paris Saint-Germain (despite reports) also considered to be keen, Dortmund can anticipate an auction. Bellingham has no buyout clause and his price is expected to be north of £130 million once fees are factored in. However, his destination will be Bellingham’s choice, not his club’s. It is understood that he would rather stay at Dortmund and reassess in 2024 than be pushed towards a move that’s not absolutely right for him.

In further contrast to perceptions, there was never any indication that he preferred Liverpool. His father, Mark, is a Liverpool fan, but the player and his family have plotted his career to date flawlessly by taking all factors other than what is best for his development out of the equation. So, with no special levers to make the deal happen, Liverpool pulled out to avoid the risk of allocating a huge chunk of their budget and summer to a bidding war they were not favourites to win.


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They write it as fact! At the start of these guess work articles there should be a disclaimer of this is my opinion of what might happen.
 
jrb said:
The full bullsh*t from Northcroft if anyone can be arsed reading it?

However, Bellingham’s rapid development during a campaign in which he has become the Dortmund captain and starred at a World Cup — at a tender 19 — has redrawn his value and two clubs of a higher spending power, Manchester City and Real Madrid, are now strongly in the fray.

With Manchester United interested and Paris Saint-Germain (despite reports) also considered to be keen, Dortmund can anticipate an auction. Bellingham has no buyout clause and his price is expected to be north of £130 million once fees are factored in. However, his destination will be Bellingham’s choice, not his club’s. It is understood that he would rather stay at Dortmund and reassess in 2024 than be pushed towards a move that’s not absolutely right for him.

In further contrast to perceptions, there was never any indication that he preferred Liverpool. His father, Mark, is a Liverpool fan, but the player and his family have plotted his career to date flawlessly by taking all factors other than what is best for his development out of the equation. So, with no special levers to make the deal happen, Liverpool pulled out to avoid the risk of allocating a huge chunk of their budget and summer to a bidding war they were not favourites to win.


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To be fair, all that sounds about right and the stuff about Liverpool obviously not having any direct line to him (despite some of the giddy press reports) seems like a sensible enough reading of the situation.
 
Press now knocking about MacAllister & Gravenberch as alts. we should buy one of those two as well just for fun. Gravenberch is very decent. (cant see him moving though)
 
jrb said:
The full bullsh*t from Northcroft if anyone can be arsed reading it?

However, Bellingham’s rapid development during a campaign in which he has become the Dortmund captain and starred at a World Cup — at a tender 19 — has redrawn his value and two clubs of a higher spending power, Manchester City and Real Madrid, are now strongly in the fray.

With Manchester United interested and Paris Saint-Germain (despite reports) also considered to be keen, Dortmund can anticipate an auction. Bellingham has no buyout clause and his price is expected to be north of £130 million once fees are factored in. However, his destination will be Bellingham’s choice, not his club’s. It is understood that he would rather stay at Dortmund and reassess in 2024 than be pushed towards a move that’s not absolutely right for him.

In further contrast to perceptions, there was never any indication that he preferred Liverpool. His father, Mark, is a Liverpool fan, but the player and his family have plotted his career to date flawlessly by taking all factors other than what is best for his development out of the equation. So, with no special levers to make the deal happen, Liverpool pulled out to avoid the risk of allocating a huge chunk of their budget and summer to a bidding war they were not favourites to win.


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How does this idiot know that Bellingham wasn't talking about the Dippers & Real "IF" he said he'd rather stay at Dortmund for another season, rather than make the wrong career move?

When did he mention City as this clown's intimating? \0/
 
Brightwell Bros. said:
To be fair, all that sounds about right and the stuff about Liverpool obviously not having any direct line to him (despite some of the giddy press reports) seems like a sensible enough reading of the situation.
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The continual story, if anyone believed it, was Klopp had been speaking to Bellingham and his family, and because of this and other things, his preference was Liverpool over City and Real Madrid.

Northcroft.

In further contrast to perceptions, there was never any indication that he preferred Liverpool.

So, either Northcroft is a bullsh*tter or the other journalists who were running with that story are bullshitters?

Northcroft going down the Barcelona route.

So, with no special levers to make the deal happen.

Why doesn’t Northcroft explain what these (Liverpool) ‘special levers’ are, if he knows what they are?
 
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Double R said:
Genuinely think Pep has got to the stage where he has given up on fullbacks, and I cant blame him, there is a distinct lack of quality fullbacks available.
So the idea of a Stones, Dias, Gvardiol and Ake back four makes sense, with Stones drifting into midfield.
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I don’t like that back 3/4 so much. We’d have Dias playing so wide, basically where we see Akanji popping up now. I don’t think he’s comfortable there. I’d rather Dias be the centre of the back 3 as he can then communicate with both sides. He is the glue, we need him bang smack in the middle, not shuttling out wide. If/when Gvardiol joins, I see him having a slow first season where he is basically a rotation option with Ake whilst he has his 1 year adjustment to Pep’s requirements. And that’s ok, he’s young.
 
richards30 said:
If the dippers were to sign say Maddison, Mount and Gravenbach for the Bellingham fee then no question it was the right decision by them? We need the one big player hence we do the fee?
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Is that feasible for them? Not sure of the contract situation of those players but you’re unlikely to get much change out of £150m, so more expensive than Bellingham and 3 lots of wages to boot.
 
The slaughtered lamb said:
Is that feasible for them? Not sure of the contract situation of those players but you’re unlikely to get much change out of £150m, so more expensive than Bellingham and 3 lots of wages to boot.
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but they are also losing a load of players on a free to free up wages mate? Firmino, Keita, Milner, Ox at least all leaving?
 
richards30 said:
but they are also losing a load of players on a free to free up wages mate? Firmino, Keita, Milner, Ox at least all leaving?
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They’ll have to hope Henry is willing to put his hand in his pocket, or it could be Gallagher et al from Chelsea. Looking at those leaving I suppose it does make sense for them to get bodies in than splurging it on one player.
 
The slaughtered lamb said:
They’ll have to hope Henry is willing to put his hand in his pocket, or it could be Gallagher et al from Chelsea. Looking at those leaving I suppose it does make sense for them to get bodies in than splurging it on one player.
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yeah i think they know they have to spend at least £150m this summer mate, midfield being the main area.
 
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