It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

If you can dream it, you can...

You can’t just pop on here post that and disappear again
It’s lockdown we all need cheering up
Come on pal time to reveal all x

 

[Lifelikecity]

Something is definitely afoot with regards Douglas Luiz at Villa.

I had heard we were inclined to bring him back at the £25m buyback clause which ends this summer.

Villa already value the player at £40m and I suspect we are just posturing about bringing him back and we are leveraging some of the difference against a discount for Grealish.

Similar to leveraging the sell on clause we have on Sancho, although we can let that ride if Haaland does have a buyout clause.

Dortmund can chum the waters but Haaland and his dad know the contract.

Laporte has piped down, thankfully.

 

[Gumzy97]

Something is definitely afoot with regards Douglas Luiz at Villa.

I had heard we were inclined to bring him back at the £25m buyback clause which ends this summer.

Villa already value the player at £40m and I suspect we are just posturing about bringing him back and we are leveraging some of the difference against a discount for Grealish.

Similar to leveraging the sell on clause we have on Sancho, although we can let that ride if Haaland does have a buyout clause.

Dortmund can chum the waters but Haaland and his dad know the contract.

Laporte has piped down, thankfully.

Im guessing Haaland will be one of the most payed players on the team if he signs?

 

[Sheikh rattle and roll]

If you can dream it, you can...

He goes then I’ve dreamt it
Chances of City signing those three as follows
Haaland 90 percent
Messi 74 percent
Grealish 70 percent
Best make sure my season ticket is still renewable when the place opens

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

If you were to put your neck on the line, what percentage would you put on Haaland signing for us, based on what you've heard?

You could ask the same question of Txiki and he would probably still say no more than 70 per cent at this stage.

Haaland knows where he wants to go but he would be foolish not to wait and see what all the clubs are offering in terms of wages.

If nothing else, his agent certainly will tell him to keep quiet until he can leverage the next wage.

I'm more optimistic, as I know someone who knows his old man very well and there is nothing I am hearing yet that makes me think we aren't the outstanding favourites.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

You could ask the same question of Txiki and he would probably still say no more than 70 per cent at this stage.

Haaland knows where he wants to go but he would be foolish not to wait and see what all the clubs are offering in terms of wages.

If nothing else, his agent certainly will tell him to keep quiet until he can leverage the next wage.

I'm more optimistic, as I know someone who knows his old man very well and there is nothing I am hearing yet that makes me think we aren't the outstanding favourites.

Thanks for the response. Very excited by this.

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

You could ask the same question of Txiki and he would probably still say no more than 70 per cent at this stage.

Haaland knows where he wants to go but he would be foolish not to wait and see what all the clubs are offering in terms of wages.

If nothing else, his agent certainly will tell him to keep quiet until he can leverage the next wage.

I'm more optimistic, as I know someone who knows his old man very well and there is nothing I am hearing yet that makes me think we aren't the outstanding favourites.

Cheers for the info mate, also is there any chance at all of Kun staying?

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Something is definitely afoot with regards Douglas Luiz at Villa.

I had heard we were inclined to bring him back at the £25m buyback clause which ends this summer.

Villa already value the player at £40m and I suspect we are just posturing about bringing him back and we are leveraging some of the difference against a discount for Grealish.

Similar to leveraging the sell on clause we have on Sancho, although we can let that ride if Haaland does have a buyout clause.

Dortmund can chum the waters but Haaland and his dad know the contract.

Laporte has piped down, thankfully.

We seem to have a bargaining chip with most of our targets. Sancho sell on clause with Haaland. Douglas Luiz buy back with Grealish. Pedro Porro situation with Nuno Mendes. Txiki is making moves!

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Im guessing Haaland will be one of the most payed players on the team if he signs?

Should go without saying, mate.

Mbappe has been earning four times as much as Haaland for three years now.

Haaland is at that level, so is well within his rights to start getting paid.

The game is moving on. Sergio has been on £250k a week for ten years, so Haaland knows he can easily get a premium on that.

A lot of people need to get paid, Dortmund, Mino and Haaland's dad (the family)

I'm sure we will structure his signing fee and loyalty bonuses over the length of six year deal.

His old man must surely be looking at a £10m pay day for his own services.

Good luck to him, too!

 

[Tricky_Trev]

You could ask the same question of Txiki and he would probably still say no more than 70 per cent at this stage.

Haaland knows where he wants to go but he would be foolish not to wait and see what all the clubs are offering in terms of wages.

If nothing else, his agent certainly will tell him to keep quiet until he can leverage the next wage.

I'm more optimistic, as I know someone who knows his old man very well and there is nothing I am hearing yet that makes me think we aren't the outstanding favourites.

So you are saying Haaland is actually clear in his mind that he wants to come here? It’s not a case of “I’d be happy to go either x, y or z”, it’s literally “I want City”?