Joao Cancelo | Al Hilal Player

[Blue Smarties]

is there no possibility of coming back? If we’re going to play a high and wide right wing back i think he’d be excellent at it.

The guy's an absolute cock.

 

[Keeper!]

is there no possibility of coming back? If we’re going to play a high and wide right wing back i think he’d be excellent at it.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Id forgotten all about this mard arse

 

[Delphinho]

Are you kidding? I’d snap their hand off to get the Dour One off the books.

Bayern had an €70m option to buy him. Yes I know they were never ever gonna activate that option, but £13-17m sounds very low, even with his attitude

 

[Blue Smarties]

Bayern had an €70m option to buy him. Yes I know they were never ever gonna activate that option, but £13-17m sounds very low, even with his attitude

What team will pay more than £20m for him? Like it or not, we’re in a difficult position. £15m - £20m will do.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

A team that needs a player like him and can’t get as good a player as him any cheaper.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

A team that needs a player like him and can’t get as good a player as him any cheaper.

But he seems to be picky about where he wants to go.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

But he seems to be picky about where he wants to go.

You missed the r out of picky

 

[Delphinho]

What team will pay more than £20m for him? Like it or not, we’re in a difficult position. £15m - £20m will do.

For £20m or less I think there would be plenty of clubs interested in different top 5 leagues, despite the risk. His wages is probably a big issue as well, and he’d probably reject most clubs that wanted him any way. He’ll only want a UCL team, and that probably limits it down to just Barca and max 1 or 2 other clubs. Shame Bayern couldn’t take him, they’d pay more than Barca if he didn’t act like a dick

 

[ChicagoBlue]

For £20m or less I think there would be plenty of clubs interested in different top 5 leagues, despite the risk. His wages is probably a big issue as well, and he’d probably reject most clubs that wanted him any way. He’ll only want a UCL team, and that probably limits it down to just Barca and max 1 or 2 other clubs. Shame Bayern couldn’t take him, they’d pay more than Barca if he didn’t act like a dick

This is the big risk with players on big money, long term deals. Great for the player AND the club when it works out, but when it doesn’t, the club can’t get rid as the player has a $$$ contract for X years and he has to agree to the new club and any new deal!

It’s one of the reasons I have so liked City’s transfer approach of wanting to know the person, not just the player, and doing their due diligence. Every now and then, though, you might make a mistake that’s a tad costly!