Boooom

[acess87]

Big signing? If so, it's not an attacker. Some decent midfielder. Kroos or something.

 

[Bluemanc100]

Big signing? If so, it's not an attacker. Some decent midfielder. Kroos or something.

Please make this happen Txiki

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Big signing? If so, it's not an attacker. Some decent midfielder. Kroos or something.

We'd have got Kroos if Pogba would have gone to Madrid. Pretty sure of that. Don't think there's any chance now unfortunately.

 

[bumbleblue]

What about Bonnuci or is that dead now?

 

[the_tevez_wiggle]

If madrid get a bid accepted for alaba could we match it coz Munich were selling anyway ie, not pinching players. Fernandinho right back alaba left back in this new system. That for me would be a boom moment.

 

[FantasyIreland]

We'd have got Kroos if Pogba would have gone to Madrid. Pretty sure of that. Don't think there's any chance now unfortunately.

Was that ever a scenario? Were Madrid ever in for Pogba?

 

[Dax777]

Was that ever a scenario? Were Madrid ever in for Pogba?

I think they did what we did. Heard the price and passed

 

[chaddblue]

Listening to "The Football Show" on Sirius XM on the way to work and Charlie Stillitano just said that he was informed that City was very close to triggering Messi's release clause this summer. Certainly that had to be the "Boooom" the op was talking about.

While Messi is clearly the world's best right now, that would have been a ton of money!


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We were close to triggering it, what does that mean? His release clause is £250m, so we offered £240m.. Or we offered the full fee but backed out..

 

[tkpeterson12]

The way it was presented on the show is that we were close to offering the full amount thus triggering the release clause, but evidently we ultimately decided against it. They then went on to say that it would have been worth it, regardless of the fee involved, to get Messi.

 

[Shaelumstash]

If madrid get a bid accepted for alaba could we match it coz Munich were selling anyway ie, not pinching players. Fernandinho right back alaba left back in this new system. That for me would be a boom moment.

I've been thinking the same thing over the last few days. The way we have set up in the last 2 games is absolutely tailor made for Alaba. He'd be the perfect signing for us. Can't see it happening though, unfortunately.

 

[Daz_Blue]

What if we put in a bid for half of Basil Brush?

He would certainly but bum bums on seats

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

We were close to triggering it, what does that mean? His release clause is £250m, so we offered £240m.. Or we offered the full fee but backed out..

The release clause was € not £ so about £200m iirc or £40m a year when amortised over 5 years. Additional sponsorship from Nike & Etihad would have covered that. I suspect we didn't trigger it because he simply didn't want to leave Barcelona at that point.

 

[bobmcfc]

Wouldn't say no but pep seemed sure messi had no plans to leave Barcelona

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Wouldn't say no but pep seemed sure messi had no plans to leave Barcelona

He won't leave Barcelona any time soon. I'd be amazed if he doesn't retire there.

 

[Phil1]

Wouldn't say no but pep seemed sure messi had no plans to leave Barcelona

We will still be linked with him when he's long since retired and turning out for an over 40's all star team.

 

[bobmcfc]

We will still be linked with him when he's long since retired and turning out for an over 40's all star team.

Haha

 

[Machiavelli]

We will still be linked with him when he's long since retired and turning out for an over 40's all star team.

The rags?

 

[BlueAnorak]

Good transfer window so far but not Boooom!
Assuming Fernandinho will more to right back when Gundogan is fit, we still need a quality left Fullback and a Central/Left Midfielder.
Good teams will take us to pieces on the flanks when we play the Pep way.

 

[YaYa's Left Peg]

Good transfer window so far but not Boooom!
Assuming Fernandinho will more to right back when Gundogan is fit, we still need a quality left Fullback and a Central/Left Midfielder.
Good teams will take us to pieces on the flanks when we play the Pep way.

So you think Pep only has one way to play? Boo...bring back Pellers.

 

[Barcon]

Naymar was allowed to play in Brazil ?

Yes.