BlueMoonRisin’
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There are probably half a dozen clubs willing to trigger his released clause. But the way things are going it will be well over 100m to buy him. We need to be right in there to sign him I think.
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Erling Haaland
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I read a few weeks back that the agent (Mino?) of Haaland has a habit of moving players on every few years.
As much as I'd love to have him here, I'd rather us have the security of keeping him - like Aguero, Silva, Toure, Kompany etc. did/have done - rather than losing him a few years on so the agent can get his next pay day.
Right on cue:
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Hmm. We can all agree Raiola’s a piece of shit, but who wouldn’t want to leave United? Whether or not he’s got an unwarranted ego is another discussion, but Haaland seems like he’s got his head screwed on.
If there comes a day where Haaland is 2nd choice like Pogba vs Fernandes, it’s because we’ve got the best striker in the world. Given players price rises and the lack of world class strikers, we’d make a hefty profit.
Worth the gamble in my opinion.
Hmm. We can all agree Raiola’s a piece of shit, but who wouldn’t want to leave United? Whether or not he’s got an unwarranted ego is another discussion, but Haaland seems like he’s got his head screwed on.
If there comes a day where Haaland is 2nd choice like Pogba vs Fernandes, it’s because we’ve got the best striker in the world. Given players price rises and the lack of world class strikers, we’d make a hefty profit.
Worth the gamble in my opinion.
Yeah fair points mate
PrezIke
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Wrong thread...Messi is unproven in a league commonly regarded as the toughest league in the world. Silva proved himself for 10 seasons here. The argument about Messi being better than Silva, well I'm not arguing, he is(for now). But Messi has played all his career in a soft two horse league where they throw themselves to the floor as soon as anyone makes contact, especially in the box! Messi is getting too old and I very much doubt he can hack a tough new challenge here, and whether he still has the drive to succeed when he's getting clattered weekly. Besides, our club is about 11 players out there, and I won't be getting a semi on if I see Messi beating a few Burnley plodders and the like. And I don't want to see a media and gloryhunter wankfest. I can already imagine the tabloid back page headlines - MESSI GETS 'EM MESSY! : /
but the same Messi whose goal scoring record against Atletico, easily the toughest, most physical and “English” style team in Spain over the years under Simeone is downright ridiculous?
It will only be that he is truly “past it” that he would not succeed in the PL.
The rest is just hogwash. Wasn’t the same said of David Silva because he was too small or Fernandinho or Jesus because they’re Brazilian and all anyone could recall was Jo or Robhinio or whatever other Brazilians couldn’t take the cold, despite Dinho playing in Ukraine>=?
Normal Messi will destroy ANY league.
BlueMoonRisin’
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Wrong thread or not, Messi will be 34 if we sign him in the summer. And although he has destroyed teams against every league he's faced he hasn't done anything playing in this league week in week out. Time will tell if we sign him and whether he will be a big success. And I mean a footballing success, not a commercial success the club are so keen to sign him for!Wrong thread...
but the same Messi whose goal scoring record against Atletico, easily the toughest, most physical and “English” style team in Spain over the years under Simeone is downright ridiculous?
It will only be that he is truly “past it” that he would not succeed in the PL.
The rest is just hogwash. Wasn’t the same said of David Silva because he was too small or Fernandinho or Jesus because they’re Brazilian and all anyone could recall was Jo or Robhinio or whatever other Brazilians couldn’t take the cold, despite Dinho playing in Ukraine>=?
Normal Messi will destroy ANY league.
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Raiola is an absolute disgrace and the fact that some want him anywhere near City so that we can have shiny toy for 3 years is even worse.
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Raiola is an absolute disgrace and the fact that some want him anywhere near City so that we can have shiny toy for 3 years is even worse.
Raiola agitates for a move under orders from his clients. Sure it could get messy in the event Haaland wanted to move again, but Mino isn't just trying to shift these players around for the sake of it. He has plenty of high profile/big fee players on his books that haven't been agitating like Pogba & Balotelli do. De Ligt, Donnarumma, Verrati for example.
PrezIke
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So is there some new info other than the reports we are interested?
Hardly surprising, and I continue to remain flabbergasted how so many of our fans think we have even a good chance to sign him.
It strikes me that some of us are not really thinking enough about the competition and where we stand compared to other clubs.
I encourage others to look at non-City media and how they see it. I don’t hear any real indication we are considered favorites.
Hope I am wrong.
Hardly surprising, and I continue to remain flabbergasted how so many of our fans think we have even a good chance to sign him.
It strikes me that some of us are not really thinking enough about the competition and where we stand compared to other clubs.
I encourage others to look at non-City media and how they see it. I don’t hear any real indication we are considered favorites.
Hope I am wrong.
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