Erling Haaland

[ancoats]

It makes no difference because the clause has already kicked in

i think this is the key and its a pre-contract deal he can sign
city must get him signed on a pre-contract for the summer at £67million or just pay the money dortmund want now
i think £100million in the winter window makes them sell now

 

[Deleted member 87819]

On that note, I don't believe his release clause kicks in january. Not because the source is mince, and one speculative claim only, which is true, but because it doesnt make sense. Dortmund would not have played hardball the way they did and clubs would have teated them more if it was as soon as january rather than next summer. Also makes no footballing sense to have agree a release clause midway through a season.

The report isn’t “mince”, it’s Marca, who doesn’t get this contract stuff wrong, and was corroborated elsewhere after the initial report. I strongly believe the leak came from Raiola’s camp. It’s probable no club made an offer near where they would start to consider acceptable. If they let him go for little, the standard for future transfers would have been set. It’s very much possible they believe he will stay until the summer despite the clause, because having the clause there doesn’t mean he has to leave necessarily, obviously. And it makes perfect sense to agree to two full years before a clause kicks in

 

[blueparrot]

How do you decide which rumours have something to them, and which don't?

We were constantly and repeatedly rumoured to be after nuno mendes, with fugures quoted and all. Nothing moved on it. It gets widely concluded we were in for kane or nothing, but plenty suggests others were looked at too, including vlahovic. And ronaldo for a brief moment too.

I can't possibly believe it was all kane and nobody else in the frame. Partly because of other rumours, but also because how little real effort was made and how much of the window was left when the club walked away. Mostly though, it doesnt make sense, and is not how the club have operated before. People argue we don't get involved in bidding wars or pay big fees (we do both, have done and will do), but happily accept we would gonfor just one single player, when senior members have previously openly claimed every transfer has multiple options.

On that note, I don't believe his release clause kicks in january. Not because the source is mince, and one speculative claim only, which is true, but because it doesnt make sense. Dortmund would not have played hardball the way they did and clubs would have teated them more if it was as soon as january rather than next summer. Also makes no footballing sense to have agree a release clause midway through a season.

I don't beleive 90% of the rumours. However Kane was definitely trying to move , there was no other team linked at all.The clubbed never denied we wanted Kane, they denied others . In fact Pep more or less confirmed our Kane interest. Not one other striker was linked in the way Kane was.
As for bidding wars , we may put bids in but who have we carried on bidding for against multiple clubs and got. We always .it seems to me anyway, have a cut off from which we won't budge no matter what. Kane seems to be yet another instance of it.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

The clubbed never denied we wanted Kane, they denied others . In fact Pep more or less confirmed our Kane interest.

Did the club ever deny Haaland? Did the club ever deny Vlahovic? When Pep talked about Kane, at that moment I do believe he was our target. Was that motivated by him wanting to leave? We will never know. But it doesn’t for one second mean he was ever the only one

 

[blueparrot]

He also joined them in January and they agreed for two years before the clause

You think, you don't know.

 

[Coatigan]

Only way Haaland agrees to leaving in Jan is if Dortmund give him the difference in fees. The whole point of the low release clause was so clubs would top him up personally with a huge signing on fee.

X having to pay 125m to Dortmund for Haaland means less to give him and his dad (and Raiola) as well.

X having to pay 65m to Dortmund for Haaland means they have 60m to split across the others and make them happy.

So unless Dortmund sell for 125m but give Haaland 60m anyway it just allows them 65m to buy someone in Jan which is very unlikely imo.

Agreed with much of your earlier posts today but bloody heck that is one perverse take on it.

The point od a release clause is to get a move rather than be priced out of one. Agents will ask and get what they can regarless. It makes it more palatable to the buying club maybe, having less to pay in transfer fee but by no is it a granted offset.

The way I see it, it is all back on for anyone now, last summer was last summer. I don't rule out any club myself.

PSG - a few seem to think he won't go there, because we are happy to look down on them and their league. But, they have the money and the fuck-all attitude when they want to seal a deal, and he fits right in with their ambition. They have pretty much guaranteed trophies, a shot at the CL, and top players to play alongside, including messi in his final years as a generational talent.

Barca, again, because we are happy to look down on them in their current financial state, but when has that stopped them before. Big name club, wil always be there and always make bug signings.

Real Madrid, after mbappe clearly. Has that ever stopped them signing other world class players, particularly if he goes there for free? a club that likes to collect them like figurines, has the money, the draw, the attitude, the lot.

Us, great manager, great team in our prime, the obvious need for a striker. Chance to win, play in this league. We do have the money too, let's not kid on. Maybe will be more prudent than others on principle, but it is there too.

Bayern,the assumption is they don't pay for players, they are like liverpool, never spend money on anyone, never will. Familiar league, long term prospects, challenging for trophies, idol status with them lot easlily.

Chelsea maybe least likely given they have lukaku.

Utd, supposedly their manager is a draw, not afraid to spend whatever it takes, can sell the whole ronaldo sancho playing alongside top wingers guff, and will clain on the up to return to being a real challenger again. Whether his dad's story would come into it who knows.


Unless he has already decided (why would he with so many options out there and all live and changeable), it is all to play for for any team really.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

You think, you don't know.

No that’s not what I think, it’s a credible report that is out there. You will never hear this stuff from the horse’s mouth, but depending om who’s reporting it, you can believe it and have a good idea of where it came from

 

[Coatigan]

i think this is the key and its a pre-contract deal he can sign
city must get him signed on a pre-contract for the summer at £67million or just pay the money dortmund want now
i think £100million in the winter window makes them sell now

I don't think anyone can sign him on a pre contract. that only applies to contracts coming to a natural end, not to release clauses which are optional, as i understand it.

 

[Coatigan]

I don't beleive 90% of the rumours. However Kane was definitely trying to move , there was no other team linked at all.The clubbed never denied we wanted Kane, they denied others . In fact Pep more or less confirmed our Kane interest. Not one other striker was linked in the way Kane was.
As for bidding wars , we may put bids in but who have we carried on bidding for against multiple clubs and got. We always .it seems to me anyway, have a cut off from which we won't budge no matter what. Kane seems to be yet another instance of it.

Not arguing the kane interest, obviously we were in for him. I'm asking why you dismiss other rumours of interrat in other players, and accept the kane ones.

 

[blueparrot]

Did the club ever deny Haaland? Did the club ever deny Vlahovic? When Pep talked about Kane, at that moment I do believe he was our target. Was that motivated by him wanting to leave? We will never know. But it doesn’t for one second mean he was ever the only one

No because they wre never seriously linked, is they denied every rumour they'd be doing about 5 a day through the summer.