It's Quiet 17 - Glory Thread

[richards30]

Great player, he'd have been great where Gundo was in this system. Not the engine Bernardo has, but we'll adjust.

Phil has though?

 

[prealish_stan]

De Jong's on £220k/week, we won't get someone like Paqueta on much less if we're buying him for €60m.

Pretty sure it's 400 grand a week. As per contract. He's on a pay cut right now but all that money is still owed to him ~17 mil euros

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Phil has though?

doesnt have the tempo control, still wants to play at a million miles an hour. Great up top, not so much in the middle. He'll learn though.

 

[domalino]

Pretty sure it's 400 grand a week. As per contract. He's on a pay cut right now but all that money is still owed to him ~17 mil euros

It's not.

His contract was €14m/season, £220k/week.

It's going up to much higher in the next 2 years ~€20m, £330k/week because he's getting backpaid the deferred salary from 2021 and 2020.

Barcelona have leaked his contract to the Spanish press, we know the numbers now, don't need to rely on the old rumoured numbers which were far higher than reality.

 

[richards30]

doesnt have the tempo control, still wants to play at a million miles an hour. Great up top, not so much in the middle. He'll learn though.

yeah he would be an option where grealish has control but not the fitness of Foden! lol

 

[domalino]

If the 2020 deal does get annulled, surely Barca would owe FDJ more money as his salary would revert to the higher weekly salary, wouldn’t it?

I feel like there could be a really good deal made if this is left alone for a few more weeks.

Similar to how we got Dias for 25m cheaper because Benfica failed the CL qualifier, if there was a team De Jong wanted to play for (ie not United), leave this financial mess to get worse for Barcelona and then offer them a really cut price to get rid of him.

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

yeah he would be an option where grealish has control but not the fitness of Foden! lol

Really want to see those as an 8 pair in a game this season. Jack - Control, Foden - Rampage

 

[Coatigan]

I feel like there could be a really good deal made if this is left alone for a few more weeks.

Similar to how we got Dias for 25m cheaper because Benfica failed the CL qualifier, if there was a team De Jong wanted to play for (ie not United), leave this financial mess to get worse for Barcelona and then offer them a really cut price to get rid of him.

I just don't think there is any interest in him though, as a signing. From all the Torres negotiations and payment agreement, their constsnt claims of interrat in Bernardo, and basically the whole summer of them trying to sell him, while we identified and went and signed all our intended targets bar LB, you would think if we were even remotely interested in bringing him here Something would have been looked at or come out by now.

 

[domalino]

I just don't think there is any interest in him though, as a signing. From all the Torres negotiations and payment agreement, their constsnt claims of interrat in Bernardo, and basically the whole summer of them trying to sell him, while we identified and went and signed all our intended targets bar LB, you would think if we were even remotely interested in bringing him here Something would have been looked at or come out by now.

He clearly wanted to stay at Barcelona, but presumably he will eventually reach a breaking point with their attempts to screw him over. Ornstein is talking about the Dutch Players Association and FIFPRO getting involved and Barcelona taking legal action over the contract being illegal.

Surely at some point you just say enough is enough, I'm out of here - if someone offers you an enticing landing spot.

 

[richards30]

I feel like there could be a really good deal made if this is left alone for a few more weeks.

Similar to how we got Dias for 25m cheaper because Benfica failed the CL qualifier, if there was a team De Jong wanted to play for (ie not United), leave this financial mess to get worse for Barcelona and then offer them a really cut price to get rid of him.

I would be stunned if Txiki isnt sitting watching everything going on and waiting.