Erling Haaland

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SWP's back said:
Chelsea gonna dominate for the next five years if we aren’t careful.
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I don't buy that, not because of one signing. It would certainly strengthen them massively, but spending that big on Haaland would also limit their ability to improve their team in other areas. And if you depend on a few star players, you are more vulnerable to injuries / loss of form. But it would be a huge statement.
 
bobom said:
I don't buy that, not because of one signing. It would certainly strengthen them massively, but spending that big on Haaland would also limit their ability to improve their team in other areas. And if you depend on a few star players, you are more vulnerable to injuries / loss of form. But it would be a huge statement.
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Chelsea already have a damn good team. With or without Haaland, they will be a big threat and challenge us.

Haaland improves their team massively, imo, more than Kane improves ours. He offers what they don't have. Kane in our team simply replaces a better player who was unavailable last season through injury. At a huge cost as well. It is an improvement to last season, sure. It isn't really moving the squad forward though, not for me.
 
Coatigan said:
Chelsea already have a damn good team. With or without Haaland, they will be a big threat and challenge us.

Haaland improves their team massively, imo, more than Kane improves ours. He offers what they don't have. Kane in our team simply replaces a better player who was unavailable last season through injury. At a huge cost as well. It is an improvement to last season, sure. It isn't really moving the squad forward though, not for me.
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They will sign a player for each position they feel is needed.
 
What Chelsea are doing now is what we were doing weeks ago regarding Haaland talks we come to the conclusion that Dortmund want sell for a reasonable fee plus then the hawking around Europe by agent/father now seem it’s Kane Pep wants! Bottom line if city wanted Haaland and the lad wants city he could wait till next summer and sign for us for a “reasonable “ package!
 
SWP's back said:
Chelsea gonna dominate for the next five years if we aren’t careful.
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Nah mate, just can't see that happening, the mentality of the club doesn't operate like that. Sure they'll have a little spurt with tuchel but that will last about 18 months before it ends in tears.
Someone else will come in and it'll be rinse and repeat.
 
If Haaland goes to Chelsea how long do people really believe he would stay for

We want a player to want to be part of our project long term and to be committed to the cause.

3 years down the line I can see Mino causing shit and pushing for a move to Spain.

Mino to me is the biggest concern for City
 
nmc said:
I think Chelsea are putting the groundwork in for next year… they seem to be the only ones really at the table now, but the fee is so high that it’s probably not going to happen but come next summer they are front and centre of the queue - all the hard work is done and it may be difficult for other clubs to get into the race. The one club I wouldn’t discount completely is Bayern - they are lurking in the background and they will be in the market for a striker soon - they effectively control the Bundesliga - so they may be playing a cool hand behind the scenes.
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I wonder if Chelsea are attempting to include players as part of the deal?
 
ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN said:
If Haaland goes to Chelsea how long do people really believe he would stay for

We want a player to want to be part of our project long term and to be committed to the cause.

3 years down the line I can see Mino causing shit and pushing for a move to Spain.

Mino to me is the biggest concern for City
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If he signs a five year contract and only stays those five years, that is fine with me. If in the fourth year someone comes with a big check, that’s fine too. I repeat, it’s unrealistic to expect ANY player to come and stay the rest of their career here
However, a superstar player that is able to compete at the highest level at their current club AND has every reason to stay, not only for the sporting reasons but because they make more money that way. Messi stayed his entire career in Barcelona and is a rich man. Cristiano Ronaldo with 6 years at United then 9 years in Madrid, the same. Anyone who thinks Raiola doesn’t understand what every other agent understands, besides overestimating his own role in Haaland’s career planning, is also underestimating his own aptitude
 
Larry Stranger said:
From what a lot of people are saying, Levi won't sell to Chelsea. Just like how he refused to sell Modric to them. I don't know how true that is, but Kane would be seen more of a Judas if he went to them instead of us.
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I understand that but Spuds are not in a strong position. Kane has backed them into a corner. If the best offer in from Chelsea they're going to have to take it.
 
Gingers Dad said:
I understand that but Spuds are not in a strong position. Kane has backed them into a corner. If the best offer in from Chelsea they're going to have to take it.
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How has he backed them into a corner?
 
doobyedoobye said:
I wonder if Chelsea are attempting to include players as part of the deal?
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They might, Chelsea have heaps of young high potential players who fit Dortmund’s model but because Dortmund develop players in their first team there are limited opportunities but I could see a couple of Chelsea players moving to Dortmund.
 
Gus Cruz said:
How has he backed them into a corner?
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Telling the Chairman face to face he wants to leave… may just have changed the relationship between Kane and the club… and definitely with the supporters- most of whom seem resigned to Kane leaving.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
Sadly, this is a possibility.
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Anything is a possibility. Haaland might sign for Chelsea and break his leg and never play again, Tuchel loses 5 games in a row and gets sacked.
Haaland is absolutely no guarantee of anything. Nothing in football is.

Fucking hell. People in here need to calm down a bit.

It's not as simple as paying more money. This isn't a car auction. The lad has a choice.
 
Gus Cruz said:
If he signs a five year contract and only stays those five years, that is fine with me. If in the fourth year someone comes with a big check, that’s fine too. I repeat, it’s unrealistic to expect ANY player to come and stay the rest of their career here
However, a superstar player that is able to compete at the highest level at their current club AND has every reason to stay, not only for the sporting reasons but because they make more money that way. Messi stayed his entire career in Barcelona and is a rich man. Cristiano Ronaldo with 6 years at United then 9 years in Madrid, the same. Anyone who thinks Raiola doesn’t understand what every other agent understands, besides overestimating his own role in Haaland’s career planning, is also underestimating his own aptitude
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Cheque.
 
Gingers Dad said:
He's did interviews before the end of the season about how Spuds are shit and will be shit for the foreseeable
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This changes nothing. Even if he had done zero interviews, anyone who wants him has to pay a determined fee
 
bobom said:
But you also don't want Spurs to think Kane is the only game in town. You need the ability to walk away - doesn't ending interest in Haaland hugely increase Spurs' leverage on Kane?
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Of course, and nobody at City has said we have walked away from Haaland, which is the correct stance, as you rightly say.

The only issue is that if Chelsea did somehow complete on Haaland in quick fashion, while Kane is still at the Euros, we are knackered anyhow.

He said in public he wanted his future sorted before the Euros, which seems very unlikely.

Certainly more unlikely than Haaland moving before Kane, if indeed the reports are true he has been talking to Chelsea.
 
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