1 minute ago, WhiteWall said:

This also explains today's press articles that is apparently from De Jong that he will only leave Barcelona to join Chelsea.

Clearly this has come from Barcelona who don't give a fck about him or us but are trying to get Man Utd to take the bait. Its so transparent its laughable.

I called it from the beginning that these twats are banking on selling De Jong to register Raphinha and Lewa. 

Fact of the matter is, if De Jong stays put and the Super League doesn't happen next summer (+ Barca not winning the league or CL) they are well and truly f**ked. 

Just now, Sconnie Blue said:

I called it from the beginning that these twats are banking on selling De Jong to register Raphinha and Lewa. 

Fact of the matter is, if De Jong stays put and the Super League doesn't happen next summer (+ Barca not winning the league or CL) they are well and truly f**ked. 

Fingers crossed 

17 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

This also explains today's press articles that is apparently from De Jong that he will only leave Barcelona to join Chelsea.

Clearly this has come from Barcelona who don't give a fck about him or us but are trying to get Man Utd to take the bait. Its so transparent its laughable.

That lunch was likely Barca trying to sell Todd on De Jong and to let Dave leave.

49 minutes ago, Brigadeiro Mk II said:

This borderlines a conspiracy theory.

Well we all know the Illuminati runs Barcelona who are controlled by the Aliens that built the pyramids that's home to UEFAs headquarters.  Laporta is also a lizard person.

Should go 4231 and bring in another player like de jong for the double pivot. 

Quite a few box to box players that would be interesting, De Jong, Nunes, Milinkovic-Savic, Tielemans. 

Theres no defensive midfielders on the market, so 433 is not an option for me. 

We have wingers and full back backs, but barely any centre backs, and not enough wing backs, so im not sure why we still seem to be chasing this 343. 

A partner for Koulibaly like Gvardiol, or Fofana.

Another midfield option out of De Jong and co.

A top winger to replace Ziyech.

A competant cf to compete with Havertz. 

Use Emerson, Colwill, T.Silva, Chalobah as back up back 4. 

 

17 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Well we all know the Illuminati runs Barcelona who are controlled by the Aliens that built the pyramids that's home to UEFAs headquarters.  Laporta is also a lizard person.

55 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Well we all know the Illuminati runs Barcelona who are controlled by the Aliens that built the pyramids that's home to UEFAs headquarters.  Laporta is also a lizard person.

I thought that we were keeping it quiet!

We need to offer De Jong 400K a week.

On the condition that we're only willing to pay 10m at most for him

And rely on him only wanting us and our lucrative offer and Barca's desperation to sell to get him off the wage bill to register new signings.

Edited July 26, 20223 yr by HazardousChoice

Pay him the 18 mil as a sign on bonus and give him 250k-300k a week, give Barcelona nothing.

Just Low Ball Barca, Give Them Future Incentives Like X Amount For If Frankie Wins African Player Of The Season, X Amount If He Plays In The Women's Champions League Final

46 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

I thought that we were keeping it quiet!

I couldn’t hold it in any longer they’ve gone to far.  It’s time the world knows.

3 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

At the very peak under Tuchel, Jorginho and Kante with Mount coming in deep had us compete against the elite sides.

-Champions League final we matched City in the midfield battle.

-FA Cup semi final we bettered City in midfield. 

- Real Madrid CL semi final home and away we dominated the midfield. 

It's more than evident by now when we have a holder + advanced ball carrier in midfield, we have the perfect balance. De Jong is a massive upgrade on Jorginho given he provides what Jorginho does + more. 

 

I do agree with your last point, although I still wouldn't be surprised if Bellingham is a priority over Rice. 

De Jong has not hit Jorginho's heights in his short career. He could be excellent but I think he needs to be a player you build your team around. I don't think we would do that. We are more of a system side under Tuchel than one which relies on individual talent per say. 

I don't see him being someone Tuchel prefers.

4 hours ago, evissy said:

De Jong has not hit Jorginho's heights in his short career. He could be excellent but I think he needs to be a player you build your team around. I don't think we would do that. We are more of a system side under Tuchel than one which relies on individual talent per say. 

I don't see him being someone Tuchel prefers.

De Jong is what Jorginho was to Sarri

If we get De Jong the added advantage is that Man Utd are completely f**ked, because Ten Hag really really needs him to play his style of football

At least there's one player wants to come to Chelsea 😄I don't see how we fit him in our 343 system, there are already 3  players for 2 spots, not including RLC, Gallagher etc.

3 minutes ago, icecoolguy22 said:

At least there's one player wants to come to Chelsea 😄I don't see how we fit him in our 343 system, there are already 3  players for 2 spots, not including RLC, Gallagher etc.

He does not though, he wants to stay at Barca 😆

1 hour ago, icecoolguy22 said:

At least there's one player wants to come to Chelsea 😄I don't see how we fit him in our 343 system, there are already 3  players for 2 spots, not including RLC, Gallagher etc.

He is a DM, we only have Jorghi in that role.

De Jong would be absolutely brilliant but I think I’d find it embarrassing if we ended up funding for Barca transfers.

I say leave him at Barca and leave them in the sh*t.

7 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

De Jong would be absolutely brilliant but I think I’d find it embarrassing if we ended up funding for Barca transfers.

I say leave him at Barca and leave them in the sh*t.

We should propose Azpi for De Jong swap and them paying all his back wages just to screw with them.

Edited July 27, 20223 yr by Nick05

Dont want to go anywhere near him. We do not need another lightweight midfielder from the spanish league who cant keep up with the EPL pace and gets pushed of the ball. Anyone remember Saul?

This kid may be a step up from Saul, and perhaps Jorgi....but he is not what we need.

It is like needing an Essian and buying an Ozil.

Utd fan posted this on redcafe haha:

On 26/07/2022 at 18:28, Jackson27 said:

Just Low Ball Barca, Give Them Future Incentives Like X Amount For If Frankie Wins African Player Of The Season, X Amount If He Plays In The Women's Champions League Final

Low balling Barca sounds good to me.. keep them jumping from leg to leg before cancelling the deal at one hour to deadline

 

Sign him on f**king loan. Everyone does it to us why not the other way around 🤣

38 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Sign him on f**king loan. Everyone does it to us why not the other way around 🤣

we can sign him on a loan and let barcelona pay 60% of his salary. That way they have their desired 40% reduction in salary

Not disappointed to miss out on Kounde, I remain disappointed that the football authorities allow Barca to spend these monies while not paying players like De Jong the money they are owed first.

When you think what the football authand government did to us over an alleged, unproven link between Roman and the war in Ukraine but yet it is a fact Barca owe players like De Jong money and they are not being made to pay what they owe first is really poor.

A loan to us would be a win for both clubs. Although at this stage, I doubt we want do any business with them. Another fun thought, how are they going to register both Alonso and Azpi if we them go. The dodgy Accouting is working over time.