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These feckers can get in the bin too. Offering a genuine fee for some lesser known striker but giving us their usual pauper act when negotiating for Ziyech

Hmm.

Might be something in our interest of Benjamin Pavard. Sky Germany have confirmed our interest apparently..., hasn't come on our side yet from Sky officialy, but German Sky were pretty good over the Havertz transfer.

See if anything happens.

Charles de Ketelaere, some player he will be. We were interested before the sanctions apparently. I may be very very wrong,but give it a few seasons I think he'll have a similar impact to De Bruyne.

Apparently Leeds have set Barca a deadline to match our offer. Remains to be seen if it’s true but it makes sense, they won’t want it dragging out all summer.

Just hope we leave the bid in and force the slimy pr’cks to match it while we work on other signings. No point making it easier for them to sign him

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Blerling (U14547)
posted 7 minutes ago
Bayern are sort of hampered by their league

But its chickens coming home to roost for the Spanish clubs operating like morons for the last 10 years
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you mean Barcelona ?
Madrid are in a good state financially and have a net spend on players during the past 10 years that is less than clubs like Everton
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Not just Barca, Leti too. Just less reported on that they are also fked

la liga sets the budgets for the clubs before the start of every season depending on their financials

the finances of la liga clubs are alot more controlled than in most other European leagues

Everton are not exactly a good choice for pointing at spending approach btw

Liverpool had half their net spend since 2016

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted less than a minute ago
la liga sets the budgets for the clubs before the start of every season depending on their financials

the finances of la liga clubs are alot more controlled than in most other European leagues
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This has done fk all to stop Barca and Leti getting into the sh’t

Barca were nearly bankrupted and you want to pretend La Liga financial controls worl

comment by Blerling (U14547)
posted 18 seconds ago
Barca were nearly bankrupted and you want to pretend La Liga financial controls worl
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it did work
because they had to reduce their expenditure in terms of wages and transfer outgoings massively at the start of last season

without the controls la liga put on them, it would have been much worse

They were saved by a 500m loan from America

And now they are selling the family silver to stay operational

Good governance is preventing them long before they get to this stage

they're weren't saved by selling 10% of their TV rights to a Yank company

That deal is to give them a big increase in revenues (short term), so they can compete with R Madrid quickly

Laporta cannot wait to rebuild slowly, especially as Madrid did a league/CL double last season. He feels they have to spend $$ on new players now to compete with Madrid

The jealously and one up manship they feel towards Real Madrid is at the very core of that football club and what motivates their every decision

They'll also be redeveloping the Nou Camp soon, putting a roof on it etc

Again, Madrid are doing their stadium up, Farza have to keep up

Imagine trying to put a roof on the Nou Camp, the facking size of that stadium
Will cost them stupid money

Tory exodus

If Boris survives this then he’s invincible

Why does a football stadium in a city like Barcelona even need a roof

comment by peks - 1974 (U6618)
posted 7 minutes ago
they're weren't saved by selling 10% of their TV rights to a Yank company

That deal is to give them a big increase in revenues (short term), so they can compete with R Madrid quickly

Laporta cannot wait to rebuild slowly, especially as Madrid did a league/CL double last season. He feels they have to spend $$ on new players now to compete with Madrid

The jealously and one up manship they feel towards Real Madrid is at the very core of that football club and what motivates their every decision
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No they were saved from bankruptcy in 2021 by a 500m loan from Goldman Sachs

Which was obtained to pay back other loans

Its an absolute mess and Laporta is making every possible play he can to make it potentially worse

Feel like they could have just enjoyed a couple seasons of getting top 4, then go back to being a powerhouse again once the financial situation sorta itself out

As i said earlier my prediction is Barca will be under private ownership within the next decade

La Liga cant save them from themselves

Npe's boy Kyrgios will be facing domestic assault charges when he gets home it seems

comment by Blerling (U14547)
posted 4 minutes ago
Npe's boy Kyrgios will be facing domestic assault charges when he gets home it seems
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Did he get served on court?