Doubt that, but if they would, they'd be wrong.
He has contributed twice as much there in 4.5 months than Grealish has here on a whole season, for example. At half the price. Including helping getting them into the CL places which was crucial to them.
Saying we pulled their pants down is just pants.
Barca fans are not happy with him lol. They Don’t rate him at all and are not happy that xavi plays him every single game without subbing him.Doubt that, but if they would, they'd be wrong.
He has contributed twice as much there in 4.5 months than Grealish has here on a whole season, for example. At half the price. Including helping getting them into the CL places which was crucial to them.
Saying we pulled their pants down is just pants.
I was going off the video of him in that international match the other night - he was pants!How? He has started well in his first 6 months. In time it will loom a bargain. Not complaining, we got a fair enough fee.
Even if there was an agreement between Pep and the player (bollocks), it's not the manager who signs off the finances. Anyway, it's typical bollocks coming from the continent again. He'll stay, probably sign a new big contract and win a few more cups.The Spanish press say there is a "Secret Agreement" with Pep (not that secret then) that he can go if we get €80m.
He's not going to Barca then.
More like £80m as well.
They are used to Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Yes they are very spoilt indeed.He’s not wrong - Torres has not been a popular signing amongst most Barca fans.
Seems a ridiculous take to me, as on the face of it he’s contributed plenty to the team in his first five months to suggest he’ll be great for them.
But the spoilt bastards haven’t taken to him for some reason, and seem to view him as some sort of totem for their current mediocrity.
They are used to Messi, Xavi and Iniesta. Yes they are very spoilt indeed.
It's been a massive come down for them, but that's the way it goes.Fair comment mate - they’ve lived the good life, so I suppose you can understand their perspective.
They have no money, surely that is a massive problem when you want to sign one of the best midfield players in the world. It doesn't mean jack how big a club they are, no player will want to go there if they have to take a huge pay cut to play for them. Doesn't matter what they have done in the past.Barca are still a big draw to most European players no matter what state they are in financially and no matter how good City are and how well loved a player is at his current club. Nobody would want Bernie to leave but if he wants to go and Barca come up with an acceptable fee he will go. Pep has made it clear he won’t stop players leaving who don’t want to be here. Whether Barca can afford him is an entirely different matter. I’d say £75m plus would be enough to get him regardless of how it’s paid. It’s not what us the supporters value him at, and we could dig our heels in and make it difficult but if he was desperate to leave I think we’d try and get it done as efficiently as possible and start planning a replacement.