Erling Haaland

[BLUEinTheUSA]

Princess Leia shouting come and fuck the prom queen?

Think I've seen that film!

I think that film was Sex Wars....with Hard Solo and Princess Labia.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

I hope I'm wrong. Site any example though - where we were in a bidding war for a top player and outbid opposition, spending more for that position than any other side; yes we've spent a ton on some players, and maybe even spent record amounts - but I don't recall such a case where we spent more on such a deal than we would have for some other player we were pursing.

Which is to say - we'll spend big. But we'll shop. And to date, I don't think that we've spent absolute top for any position. Dias being the latest example.

Uh, we have literally the PL record in a position we didn’t really need (according to many), or no? And Rodri, really, for his position? We didn’t “shop” with Dias either. We needed to offload Otamendi and for obvious reasons, it wasn’t being easy to do that, and Mendes helped craft a deal with a club that didn’t really even want the guy because they were out of the Champions League. Sound familiar? We have offered the same for Mbappe than PSG did, it came down to his choice. And we reportedly offered top money for Kane, or no? And think about this. Our final offer for Spurs was basically around what Haaland would cost now (clause + fee), which wasn’t the case last summer, when Dortmund wanted a prohibitive amount. Now think about this. It’s almost as if the club told itself “we’re not going beyond this because for this money we can get another player in the near future”... The wages his camp wants will be the same anywhere; I know some people imagine Raiola on the phone talking to four clubs at the same time asking them for more, but that’s not how these things work. The “bidding” fantasy likely won’t even come to reality. It comes down to choice and project. Like I said before, he comes here and becomes the poster boy of the top league in the world. He makes more money like this than going to PSG where he’s only talked about a few times a year. It’s also a myth that PSG pays considerably more in wages than we do. Of course they do pay more for the stars (Messi, Mbappe, Neymar) but it’s because we don’t have one of those. And we almost did in Mbappe and Messi (we were gonna pay more for Messi than he is receiving now). Compare what their other players make to ours in similar positions. Compare what we pay our players to similar players in the PL. Etc. All this to say, money will not be an issue. Maybe he chooses elsewhere, and nothing can be done. I just don’t believe that choice will come to money. And even if it does, your narrow-minded view assumes a player only makes money through wages and fees, which isn’t the case. That’s where the market plays a secondary part. And where us being in the PL is a huge unmatchable asset.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

Three things:
1) Haaland is obviously world class. If he, for example, moved to PSG - he'd start every important game. Any thoughts along the lines that he'd be better off starting for us than PSG due to reduced competition are off the mark. Competition is a non-factor in Haaland's decision-making;
2) Haaland will have his pick among several top-top sides. My take is that he's not sentimental about any top side - he'll sign for whichever top club offers him the best deal;
3) City have never paid top price for any player. Instead they've sought bargains. If our first choice is over-priced, we seek alternatives. I might be wrong - but I think this is absolutely without exception.

GIven 1-3 above, I very much doubt that Haaland signs for us next season. #3 being the chief impediment - someone will outbid us.

He could have gone to the rags but chose Dortmund, that tells me 3 things. 1 he isn't prioritising money. 2 he moves for footballing reasons. 3 he's not a ****.

 

[city2]

Has he signed yet

 

[LongsightM13]

Yeah I don’t see him at PSG. At all. If he comes to the PL, he becomes the poster boy for the #1 league in the world. I guess the alternative would be staying at Dortmund for another season or season and a half until Benzema leaves Madrid after the World Cup, but even that sounds implausible, and would he and Mbappe want to share the spotlight. We are in a very good position. Now we got to hope Dortmund isn’t in the UCL knockout stage — sorry Erling...

He has always been on an upward trajectory in terms of league.
Going from the Bundesliga to France would be a backwards, retrograde step and not at all in keeping with his career path.
Only ‘destination’ competitions like the PL or La Liga make any sense now

 

[LongsightM13]

He could have gone to the rags but chose Dortmund, that tells me 3 things. 1 he isn't prioritising money. 2 he moves for footballing reasons. 3 he's not a ****.

The single chance they had was Solskjaer’s previous relationship with him.
Not a chance now that Erling ties his own career for the next decade to a man whose prospects of seeing the New Year in the same position are about the same as the average farmyard turkey

 

[Deleted member 87819]

He has always been on an upward trajectory in terms of league.
Going from the Bundesliga to France would be a backwards, retrograde step and not at all in keeping with his career path.
Only ‘destination’ competitions like the PL or La Liga make any sense now

La Liga’s a bit decadent though. Maybe Mbappe revives it. Still hard without a strong Barcelona

 

[LongsightM13]

La Liga’s a bit decadent though. Maybe Mbappe revives it. Still hard without a strong Barcelona

Agree, Mbappe in a spectacular and futuristic new stadium could revive them short term and publicly, though the underlying financial basket case will remain without a Super League. A weak Barca is actually bad for Madrid also. Every hero needs a nemesis

 

[SWP's back]

He'll make more, the more he can broker a move. I can Erling spending a few's years at a few clubs. Dortmund, Milan, MCFC, PSG etc just what order is the question.

You act as if Haaland has no say in it.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

You act as if Haaland has no say in it.

Or as if Raiola doesn’t have many players who stay at the same club for a long time. Lol