Erling Haaland

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Quote me from any thread them, BlueBanger. Put your money where your mouth is. You won’t find any.

Seems you have a “personal” issue with me. That’s cool.

Edit. Pop me on ignore if you don’t like my posts, BlueBanger. I did with our Brazilian mutual acquaintance and the transfer forum is much better.

Still waiting @BlueBanger.

 

[Lord Blue]

Still waiting @BlueBanger.

Maybe he's already got you on ignore Al

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Maybe he's already got you on ignore Al

Yes, maybe.

 

[Chi-town blues]

Neville does’t look too happy .

 

[Double R]

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Ha ha, thought that was a plane tracker then. Bit early.

 

[aguerooo93]

No question around Haaland's quality or that he'd improve the squad, but anyone else not a get good vibe from this whole transfer saga?

Don't like the fact we'd break our wage structure to land him. Don't think he should be on more than KDB for example. Could cause harmony issues in the squad and seems like Madrid is his preferred destination anyway. Our best players in the modern era — KDB, David Silva, Aguero, Kompany etc — have spent the majority of their career at the top with us. Whereas, even if he did join it looks like it would be for 3 seasons and then seek a move to Madrid/Barcelona.

I'd rather we find another top young forward who a) doesn't have Raiola as an agent, and b) doesn't have a massive ego asking for 500k+/week.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

No question around Haaland's quality or that he'd improve the squad, but anyone else not a get good vibe from this whole transfer saga?

Don't like the fact we'd break our wage structure to land him. Don't think he should be on more than KDB for example. Could cause harmony issues in the squad and seems like Madrid is his preferred destination anyway. Our best players in the modern era — KDB, David Silva, Aguero, Kompany etc — have spent the majority of their career at the top with us. Whereas, even if he did join it looks like it would be for 3 seasons and then seek a move to Madrid/Barcelona.

I'd rather we find another top young forward who a) doesn't have Raiola as an agent, and b) doesn't have a massive ego asking for 500k+/week.

How do you know he prefers Madrid?

what has Raiola done badly this transfer other than ask for money?
Also big wage doesn’t mean big ego, he’s asking for what the market will pay him. You can blame United for that.

How do you know his wages will be higher than de bruyne anyway?
How do you know he’d want to move on in three years?

other than that good post.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

No question around Haaland's quality or that he'd improve the squad, but anyone else not a get good vibe from this whole transfer saga?

Don't like the fact we'd break our wage structure to land him. Don't think he should be on more than KDB for example. Could cause harmony issues in the squad and seems like Madrid is his preferred destination anyway. Our best players in the modern era — KDB, David Silva, Aguero, Kompany etc — have spent the majority of their career at the top with us. Whereas, even if he did join it looks like it would be for 3 seasons and then seek a move to Madrid/Barcelona.

I'd rather we find another top young forward who a) doesn't have Raiola as an agent, and b) doesn't have a massive ego asking for 500k+/week.

Once a week we get posts like this just compiling the old cliches that have been debunked all in one. Gotta love it

 

[aguerooo93]

How do you know he prefers Madrid?

what has Raiola done badly this transfer other than ask for money?
Also big wage doesn’t mean big ego, he’s asking for what the market will pay him. You can blame United for that.

How do you know his wages will be higher than de bruyne anyway?
How do you know he’d want to move on in three years?

other than that good post.

Obviously no one can read his mind, but Guillem Balague and others who have credibility in transfer gossip have said Madrid has always been his number one choice, but that we might have an advantage since they look like Mbappe is their main target. Although that seems to have changed in the last couple of days now that PSG made a new offer and he might stay.

Raiola hasn't done anything wrong per se, but he likes his players to move every couple of years to maximise on agent fees. Balague said City's pitch was ""The way City approached it was also to say 'you're very young, have a few years here and then you can have Real Madrid in the future'.

De Bruyne is on 350/400k. All the reports are Haaland would get 500-600k.

 

[oakiecokie]

No question around Haaland's quality or that he'd improve the squad, but anyone else not a get good vibe from this whole transfer saga?

Don't like the fact we'd break our wage structure to land him. Don't think he should be on more than KDB for example. Could cause harmony issues in the squad and seems like Madrid is his preferred destination anyway. Our best players in the modern era — KDB, David Silva, Aguero, Kompany etc — have spent the majority of their career at the top with us. Whereas, even if he did join it looks like it would be for 3 seasons and then seek a move to Madrid/Barcelona.

I'd rather we find another top young forward who a) doesn't have Raiola as an agent, and b) doesn't have a massive ego asking for 500k+/week.

Think you`ll probably find that its his agent who will be demanding that sort of money for a young player who has the potential to become one of the worlds finest.