Aymeric Laporte

[BenjaniMwaruwari]

Idk whether to be excited or dreading another average center back. Hasn't he been quite meh this season?

 

[razman]

Laporte , Gundogan and pogba me like

 

[domalino]

Bilbao will never accept anything other than the release clause, if they do then Txiki deserves a statue

There's paying the release fee, and there's paying the release fee amount.

If Bilbao are not amenable to the deal, then we will have to physically give Laporte the money to buy out his contract. however, doing so incurs up to 20% extra cost because of taxes. So if this is a hostile buy, it's going to cost us more like £45m rather than £38m. I assume those are the negotiations going on.

Unless Txiki has other ways of sweetening the deal for them.

Christ, how much did they want for Stones if Laporte is coming for roughly 40 million pounds and isn't cost prohibitive?

Well Everton rejected £40m from Chelsea last summer, and now they've been taken over by a billionaire who's promising to invest and the new TV deal is months away so they'll be getting a big cash injection.

Stones is effectively not for sale. I think things will get ugly there, because the lad clearly wants to go.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

We have been trying to buy this lad for two years.

I thought it would happen last summer but his clause was altered?

I find it intriguing that Pogba, Laporte and Isco are deals we have tried to get over the line over the last 12 months.

 

[richards30]

We have been trying to buy this lad for two years.

I thought it would happen last summer but his clause was altered?

I find it intriguing that Pogba, Laporte and Isco are deals we have tried to get over the line over the last 12 months.

Hopefully alongside gundogan we can succeed this summer mate!

 

[City_Sean]

We have been trying to buy this lad for two years.

I thought it would happen last summer but his clause was altered?

I find it intriguing that Pogba, Laporte and Isco are deals we have tried to get over the line over the last 12 months.

Will all happen this summer Tolm?

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Will all happen this summer Tolm?

Impossible to say, but looks like three names are close to over the line.

 

[bluemoon98]

Impossible to say, but looks like three names are close to over the line.

Gundogan
Laporte
?

 

[City_Sean]

Impossible to say, but looks like three names are close to over the line.

You tease! I just hope one of them is Pogba!

 

[Craggers]

Impossible to say, but looks like three names are close to over the line.

Pogba, Gundogan & Isco I reckon. Laporte would make it 4

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Gundogan
Laporte
?

Pogba.

I think it's close to done, barring the two clubs negotiating and the usual bluff game saga with Italians.

 

[City_Sean]

Waste of time. Spanish clubs generally don't negotiate on release fees as there are tax issues.

He'll be an exceptional addition all the same.

 

[blue_sonic176]

Gundogan
Laporte
?

I think TH mentioned a while ago that Gundogan is as good as done, so maybe the ones that are "close" are Laporte, Isco and Pogba?

 

[richards30]

Pogba.

I think it's close to done, barring the two clubs negotiating and the usual bluff game saga with Italians.

Wow! Anything in the Isco link tolmie?

 

[paul.dobson]

I would imagine Real Madrid would we coming in for Pogba if they sell a few midfielders. Has anyone watched much of Laporte?

 

[toffee balls]

Pogba.

I think it's close to done, barring the two clubs negotiating and the usual bluff game saga with Italians.

Assuming Pep has been influencing since last summer , split Vinnie and Quim wider
tuck Fern and Fab in to make a solid 3 in the middle with all the width coming from Kev and Raheem.

 

[The Blue one!]

Tolm how its can be close to done although we still need to negotiating with juve?

 

[jimharri]

Is the release clause 50 million Euro or pound?

 

[Andouble]

Pogba.

I think it's close to done, barring the two clubs negotiating and the usual bluff game saga with Italians.

isn't this the biggest and toughest part?

 

[pavelsrnicek]

Pogba.

I think it's close to done, barring the two clubs negotiating and the usual bluff game saga with Italians.

I assume we'd have some informal discussions with Juve as to the price level. The last thing you want is that we'd get agreement with Pogba and suddenly Juve start pulling rabbits out hats in terms of terms and prices. I hope the third party rights issues are resolved at this stage.