Erling Haaland

[Coatigan]

So interestingly in there, the Chelsea journalist reckons Chelsea would be unbeatable in a bidding war.

Probably not a crazy assumption. Roman pays silly compensation rates to clubs to take their managers, then pays those managers crazy compensation when he sacks them. He pays what it takes to land players he wants, if they can be convinced to come.

 

[mccity]

Probably not a crazy assumption. Roman pays silly compensation rates to clubs to take their managers, then pays those managers crazy compensation when he sacks them. He pays what it takes to land players he wants, if they can be convinced to come.

Yeah, I think you're right on this one. Still, I find it fascinating that the journo would say it out loud.

 

[Coatigan]

So what is dortmund's play by telling the press there is no clause for this year and that his value is set at 180 mil pounds? Surely if there is a clause then Dortmund can't do shit and if there isn't why was it leaked otherwise?

I doubt they would flat out deny something that exists. There are other familiar wording ways clubs tackle that.
It is not like they can trick clubs into paying an asking price if the player wanted to move, the player and agent would know their contract.

It does sound like the journalist made an assumption connecting dots based on something vague said by Utd's contacts. Whether the catalan press then echoed that or came to their own assumption, who knows, but often these rumours jyst quote each other.

I doubt there is one. But at least I now know there was a siggestion of one, and when/how it came.

 

[nmc]

So interestingly in there, the Chelsea journalist reckons Chelsea would be unbeatable in a bidding war.

I may be wrong but I seem to recall Chelsea being up against it with the FFP breakeven - having posted a few losses in recent years, although the rolling period is now 4 years rather than 3 so that may help them.

 

[Paul1970]

So what is dortmund's play by telling the press there is no clause for this year and that his value is set at 180 mil pounds? Surely if there is a clause then Dortmund can't do shit and if there isn't why was it leaked otherwise?

I expected this tbh as next season it will be set at £62 million so Dortmund will want rid this summer for as much as they can get . I can’t see us going to £90-100 million let alone £180 million so that rules us out which now means hopefully he wants Spain and goes to Real Madrid who will no doubt find the money . £180 mill Is a lot but these players don’t come around often and if they get you goals and titles then it’s a bargain . Hope we get lukaku if we don’t get haaland but I still have this thought that we will go for Nunez from benfica .

 

[Semper aggressus]

I expected this tbh as next season it will be set at £62 million so Dortmund will want rid this summer for as much as they can get . I can’t see us going to £90-100 million let alone £180 million so that rules us out which now means hopefully he wants Spain and goes to Real Madrid who will no doubt find the money . £180 mill Is a lot but these players don’t come around often and if they get you goals and titles then it’s a bargain . Hope we get lukaku if we don’t get haaland but I still have this thought that we will go for Nunez from benfica .

Need to pay what it takes. You get what you pay for, and Haaland is the best. No point spending about £40m on someone shit like Nunez then wondering why Chelsea or Madrid or whoever have won the CL next season.

Hopefully City just get it fucking done and don‘t be smalltime.

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Read a while back that if Haaland goes tits up , City's alternative is Joao Felix.

At least we have proper alternative now if something goes wrong.

 

[Deleted member 87819]

I still have this thought that we will go for Nunez from benfica .

Lol stop. This fetishizing of Benfica players is a bit much. I can only assume you haven’t seen this guy play to bring him up. We’re not going to sign a guy who right now doesn’t even make Benfica’s starting XI.
And you’re also wrong about how high we’ll be willing to go for the striker

 

[Ric]

I expected this tbh as next season it will be set at £62 million so Dortmund will want rid this summer for as much as they can get . I can’t see us going to £90-100 million let alone £180 million so that rules us out which now means hopefully he wants Spain and goes to Real Madrid who will no doubt find the money . £180 mill Is a lot but these players don’t come around often and if they get you goals and titles then it’s a bargain . Hope we get lukaku if we don’t get haaland but I still have this thought that we will go for Nunez from benfica .

Some incredible leaps of judgement there mate.

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

Need to pay what it takes. You get what you pay for, and Haaland is the best. No point spending about £40m on someone shit like Nunez then wondering why Chelsea or Madrid or whoever have won the CL next season.

Hopefully City just get it fucking done and don‘t be smalltime.

Our record says we won’t pay whatever, if there is a bidding war we’re moving onto the next target