Matthijs de Ligt

[FCBarca]

Oriol Domenech whom I trust more than most said last night that he still believes Barcelona are in pole position for De Ligt but that United have offered more wages & fees - could be a case of Raiola leveraging that for a better deal from Barca but that was his update. Effectively, that it was down to Barcelona & United which for me, means it's merely a matter of time that Barcelona complete the deal since United cannot be a plausible destination for the player, all things considered

 

[Tevez City]

Oriol Domenech whom I trust more than most said last night that he still believes Barcelona are in pole position for De Ligt but that United have offered more wages & fees - could be a case of Raiola leveraging that for a better deal from Barca but that was his update. Effectively, that it was down to Barcelona & United which for me, means it's merely a matter of time that Barcelona complete the deal since United cannot be a plausible destination for the player, all things considered

But he might go for the highest bidder.

United paid Sanchez +400 k a week, they dont have problem paying De light 200 k a week.

 

[Falcao]

Very unlikely to be United but I think that the Premier League is a plausible destination for De Ligt. The guy loves to mix it up, gets stuck in defensively and attacks every setpiece fully. I think he’d get bored playing in La Liga.

 

[ctid1894]

But he might go for the highest bidder.

United paid Sanchez +400 k a week, they dont have problem paying De light 200 k a week.

The difference is Sánchez is at the tail end of his career and was clearly after one last payday knowing his fitness/hunger was shot. De Ligt is young and hungry for success (from what I see), he’s got plenty of time to make his money from having a more successful career even if it’s image rights at Barcelona.

 

[FCBarca]

But he might go for the highest bidder.

United paid Sanchez +400 k a week, they dont have problem paying De light 200 k a week.

The presumption, of course, is that De Ligt will not simply take the highest bid - that his desire is to go to Barcelona. As I have mentioned before, Barcelona won't get in a bidding war -they'll offer him fair wages but they won't succumb to Raiola tactics

 

[Eds]

The presumption, of course, is that De Ligt will not simply take the highest bid - that his desire is to go to Barcelona. As I have mentioned before, Barcelona won't get in a bidding war -they'll offer him fair wages but they won't succumb to Raiola tactics

'but they won't succumb to Raiola tactics' - I wish all clubs would adopt this policy then we wouldn't have stupid transfer fees and wages being paid.

 

[FCBarca]

'but they won't succumb to Raiola tactics' - I wish all clubs would adopt this policy then we wouldn't have stupid transfer fees and wages being paid.

This is Txiki's approach and I subscribe to it as well. Bartomeu claims to have a good relationship with him but historically that has not been the case at Barcelona as Txiki would attest to

 

[razman]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/barca-pes...er-players-demands-signing-getting-difficult/

not only mino , the player wants more as well.

For this reason, Barcelona are ‘relatively pessimistic about the signing of Matthijs de Ligt.

Hmmm

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Id break the bank for him, if the wages are not totally unrealistic. Certainly better option than spending £75m on Maguire and his agent wouldn't be demanding small agent fee either considering the fee.

 

[Fast Forward To The Past]

Very unlikely to be United but I think that the Premier League is a plausible destination for De Ligt. The guy loves to mix it up, gets stuck in defensively and attacks every setpiece fully. I think he’d get bored playing in La Liga.

LOL. Have you ever watched La Liga or any other league for that matter? I don't mind a bit of EPL hype but it's getting way out of hand.
Spanish teams score more corner goals against EPL opposition than the other way around. Look it up.