Well done? For paying a release clause?

comment by Bales (U22081)
posted 11 minutes ago
Well done? For paying a release clause?
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For identifying a top talent while not overpaying.
Very rare today.

Not hard to avoid overpaying when they have a release clause

comment by Moussa Chrissoko (U20930)
posted 7 minutes ago
Not hard to avoid overpaying when they have a release clause
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Atletico were planning to give him a new contract with a higher buyout clause.
He rejected it because of City.
And this is down to the work of Txiki.

Very happy with this.

comment by mancini (U7179)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Moussa Chrissoko (U20930)
posted 7 minutes ago
Not hard to avoid overpaying when they have a release clause
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Atletico were planning to give him a new contract with a higher buyout clause.
He rejected it because of City.
And this is down to the work of Txiki.
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'hi rodri, dont tell anyone but dont sign a new contract as want to buy you'

'okay'

done

the articles not bad apart from the last 3 words which should really be 4

This transfer goes to show that many deals have been delayed to show on the 2019/20 accounts.

Such bitterness, wow. City bought one player last summer and none in January, others are saying Little Fern is getting past it but replacing him seems a crime.

You’ve got one of the few players in the world capable of doing what Fernandinho does, he’s young and unlike Fernan adds some height to the side..good buy.

comment by bomdia (U13941)
posted 16 minutes ago
Such bitterness, wow. City bought one player last summer and none in January, others are saying Little Fern is getting past it but replacing him seems a crime.
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I don't think anyone's bitter, but praising your DoF for this transfer seems a little silly. It was a formality. He could've been 20m more and it would be a formality. Never seen him play but i'm sure he's decent if he was Pep's first choice.

Height is much needed, pretty much the entire squad apart from the keeper and back 4 are shortarses! Highly skilled shortarses but shortarses. It is why a typical City goal comes from a low ball driven across the 6 yard box.

I’d praise him I think that’s an extremely key position for them sorted out for short and long term

comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 2 minutes ago
I’d praise him I think that’s an extremely key position for them sorted out for short and long term
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What are you praising him for, exactly? Are we saying he identified Rodri? Surely Pep gets his pick of players.

Well whoever identified him and got the transfer through. It’s a good transfer.

Thank God this saga is at an end, they finally got their man.

Welcome back Angelino.

Not sure how someone is doing his job is now a point of mockery. United wish they would have Txiki at the helm rather than that galacticock sucking Ed.

People still wound up by City, for spending 70 million euro, yet happy at United for putting in a 70 million pound bid in for Maguire

comment by Bales (U22081)
posted 45 minutes ago
comment by Kunta Kante (U1641)
posted 2 minutes ago
I’d praise him I think that’s an extremely key position for them sorted out for short and long term
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What are you praising him for, exactly? Are we saying he identified Rodri? Surely Pep gets his pick of players.
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Not really, Begiristain is very involved in picking them too.

comment by Yoda's big brother Hulk (U1250)
posted 5 minutes ago
Not sure how someone is doing his job is now a point of mockery. United wish they would have Txiki at the helm rather than that galacticock sucking Ed.

People still wound up by City, for spending 70 million euro, yet happy at United for putting in a 70 million pound bid in for Maguire
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Nobody is wound up about city spending 70 million on a player, no idea where you got that from

Of course everyone is happy that United are spending 70m on harry faaackin Maguire

Well, it was mainly about United fans

Good signing, and needed, though I was impressed by how Gundogan covered the DM position at the end of the season. Now we need another centre half.

comment by Yoda's big brother Hulk (U1250)
posted 1 hour, 18 minutes ago
Not sure how someone is doing his job is now a point of mockery. United wish they would have Txiki at the helm rather than that galacticock sucking Ed.

People still wound up by City, for spending 70 million euro, yet happy at United for putting in a 70 million pound bid in for Maguire
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Comparing Ed Woodward to anyone competent in their job

Where did they get the money from?

I thought they were Millions in debt.