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sleekdot:
So you think a coach who demanded Vidal does not know Vidal will get wages? Or he thinks Kolarov will play for free
Thomas Munier joined Dortmund on a free transfer abi that one sef is more attractive than Inter?

Pep demanded transfers and his team bought them for him, his team has not gone bankrupt yet just like Cuntay did when he blew through a quarter of a billion in 1 season. If not that Roman has deep pockets like City they will be auctioning top players now

You cannot be paying 130M in wages and be crashing out of CL group stages last in your group, Clubs have declared bankruptcy for lesser

I don't understand, Conte won the EPL and with Inter, he won the Serie A against much fancied Juventus...

How much did Pep spend before he could win the EPL?

How much did Conte spend to win the Serie A?

You guys are now looking at wages when in all honesty Inter's total wage doesn't compare to that of Juve who were the bookies favorite to win the league...You guys are clutching at straws.

sleekdot:
Are Messi, Depay Donaruma sensible?

If you are operating on a budget, what is the point of gathering geriatrics in the team and end up crashing out of CL groups to Monchengladbach and Donestsk

4yrs after Cuntay left Chelsea is still struggling to offload Bakayoko, Zapacosta and Drinkwater

Should we blame Conte or those in charge of transfers and negotiations? If yes, then those who said Pep is a cheque book manager are right because he requested for those players to be signed...

You're talki g about PSG and Barcelona getting good players on a free as if those clubs are not more attractive than Inter right now...Who will not want to play with Neymar, Veratti, Mbappe, Marquinhos etc...

Panther7:
I agree with you completely but there's one problem, We tend to build from the back with Ole, getting a midfielder that can't pass the ball is the same as playing Mcfred.

Ndidi, Bissouma, Neves, Camavinga and all the names we have been linked to bar Neves and Camavinga are very good defensively yet are not bad on the ball especially Neves and Camavinga...

When you mentioned McFred, I started searching my head if there's a CM with a poor first touch as Fred and his goon but alas, I can't think of any...Safe to say, whoever we sign will be better on than McFred...

larride:
How much did Inter sign Kolarov, Vidal, Young and Darmian?

Tell us how much those 4 players cost combined and how Conte could’ve used it to buy 1 or 2 reasonable players with market value.

The guy doesn't know what he is talking about.

GloryIsaac:
Rumors say he’s on €400k, others say it’s €176k. Will be easier to negotiate if it’s the latter.

Can also try Kalvin Philips, Bissouma or Brozovic. Even the Neves guy, might just click.

I didn't even see this before quoting you...Brozovic is another option. Inter will gladly accept Bailly...

GloryIsaac:
Was funny seeing Olé call it a bonus. Wonder how they’ll manage Matic when competing on all fronts.

Heard Barca is in financial crisis, United can bail them out a bit by signing Frenkie De Jong.

He'll likely command a wage of 300-350k weekly and he is more effective on the ball than shielding the defence. If we must go for that kind of player, we should as well go for Neves as he is better defensively...

Ndidi or Bissouma should do or we heard to Ligue 1, they are so many fine DMs there at a fair price.

eph12:
Yeah we do need a DM that can actually tackle and pass

Tackle first...If he can pass, then that's a plus...Just get the ball and give a few meters pass to Pogba...

swiz123:
Tuchel won us the UCL without making irrational signings

You are seriously comparing the players at Chelsea with those at Inter?

swiz123:
They signed Lukaku, Hakimi, Barella as "livewoods"...

Conte in his foolishness thought he could revive Sanchez, Kolarov who is slower than a snail, Vidal, mediocre Young and Darmian. Those wasted funds could have been channeled into getting 1 or 2 reasonable players with market value who would help them compete in the UCL as that is where money is

Which coach do you rate let's do a cross examination ASAP...

swiz123:
Conte's fluke league title didn't absorb the increase he caused in their wage bill. He could have helped them by qualify from UCL group stages but no, he didn't.

You see, it's not about what I think; it's about what every reasonable club owners think. No reasonable financial analyst would advise their club to appoint an unstable retardd with no financial sense like Conte. His Seria A title not withstanding. I see him being Jobless for a long time unless he decides to go to a small club to avoid going below poverty line himself

This one is nothing but hatred because you have left the major issue behind the decision of Inter owners to sell their stars to pick on Conte...

Oasis007:

This is what we want to see...

donjazet:
Dortmund will be very foolish to do this.

If they sell Haaland to Bayern next season then we can as well say Dortmund is the certified feeder team of Bayern...

JayKayMaybachz:
It's not clubs fault. They knew visa would be an ish that's why the hastened the deal.

Lol if they knew wouldn't they have made plans for the eventualities? I don't want to hear any excuse like the new players didn't partake in our preseason routine hence Ole needs more time...

melodyogonna:
Cos it's better to close deals early?

Better put, what's the essence of preseason away from getting fit?

Greizmann, Kante and some of the French contingent have since resumed training as is the English contingent in our team so, why is Sancho and Varane yet to resume?

We could easily have had them this past week...

melodyogonna:
Yep, they didn't. Now they've learned, I no really see the big deal

What exactly was the essence of closing deals early?

KingTom:
12/13 it was actually a Hatrick from Lukaku. We were 3-0 and 5-2 up at some points in that game, Fergie's last season

I remember it was the last game of the season...Lukaku owned us though we were already champions...

melodyogonna:
It is obviously something that hasn't been happening before, Ole mentioned it's because of the Brexit. They'll factor it in in future deals I'm sure.

Are you for real? Manchester United doesn't know the implication of Brexit on the speed of visa processing and all that? Idonbilivit

Oasis007:
There is confidence that Varane’s medical, signing and announcement can be officially completed on Wednesday, which would then allow him to train with the team on Thursday/Friday, opening up the possibility that he could feature in MUFC’s matchday squad in season opener vs Leeds.

- Jonathan Shrager

They simply didn't anticipate all the delays in visa application when they were planning and that's poor on their part.

odizeey:
I don't think they could have escaped the exodus. Books are bad. Them gats stay afloat

Hakimi, Lukaku and now Lautaro is rumored to be on Tottenham's radar...

If they wisely invest 50% of the money from these sales, they'll be just fine...

Karleb:
Not gonna happen.

By the time most clubs are debt free, they will go back to shopping spree.

I seriously doubt o! Nobody would have thought Barcelona will ever find themselves in such mess...

afrodoc2:
I can only imagine how many Barca fans were shouting "is it your money" when Bartomeu was busy mortgaging the club's future.

The Dembele/Griezmann/Coutinho "trifecta: alone is enough to get Bartomeu exiled from Catalonia for life.

That man was definitely into money laundering...Not just transfer fees, their wage structure is bleeped...

Greizmann, Coutinho, Dembele, Umtiti, De Jong, Sergi Roberto, Alba, Busi, Pjanic were all on mad wages which did not commiserate with their output on the pitch...

In no time, clubs will refrain from paying big money, they'll wait until their target only has a year left on his contract before making a move or better still, sign him on a bosman free transfer...

It's only in exceptional cases where clubs will fork out the cash...

Next up, a reduction in wages or wage cap will suffice...

Barcelona will have many top teams looking at their finances going forward...

Oasis007:



Taaaah..... I can't ever believe this. Lee Grant getting paid higher than Scott?! Even Amad and Co? How can Scott be OK with £20k per week?!

I don't think it is updated...
Greenwood has since signed a new deal...McTom should be earning more...

See Mata, Bailly, Jones...Free money.

adisaaowala:
Players that were obviously not ready for First team action oh...

To make matters worse, it doesnt seem as if we even have any long term plans for them - las las na to sell them at give away prices, cut our losses and move on.

Nawa

A very dumb move on the part of the club’s management...

So painful watching the press conference...

afrodoc2:
For the proponents of is it your money.


https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/football/lionel-messi-leaves-with-barcelona-in-financial-abyss-and-it-is-not-over-yet/ar-AAN3upf?ocid=msedgntp

A good read...

Our board have been making very foolish decisions for the last couple of years...

Ighalo was prevented from returning to China only to sit on the bench for entirety of the season, I remember I complained about it here and how he was been paid 150k weekly yet wasn't contributing on the pitch no thanks to Ole...

Juan Mata has had his contract renewed...

What are we doing with 4 goalies? DDG, Henderson, Heaton and Lee Grant? Why exactly was Heaton signed when we are not letting go of one of DDG or Henderson? Grant? SMH...

Jones, why was his deal extended?

We paid over 40m or thereabout for Pellestri and Amad and now, we have signed Sancho for £73m...Makes no sense...

Martial, Rashford, DDG and Pogba are all on ridiculous wages far more than their performance warrants...

Why did we sign Dalot?

What’s Bailly still doing in the club?

We are lucky that even though Woodward has been useless in handling contract negotiations, he has not been that bad attracting sponsors and for a good money in his time...

In England, of all the top teams that spend heavy, Chelsea are surprising the best when it comes to making profits off player sales, they pose a respectable net spend every other season...

Astrid4:
Werner would actually be needed he would be a huge beneficiary to lukaku's hold up play and also his pace will be a huge asset forget the fact he is not scoring goals he has a way he helps the team with his pace.
And I wonder why no one is talking about Mason mount

Havertz10, is this you?

Panther7:
Ohh I understand now, it's like saying the female football team should be paid the same amount as the men's team irregardless of the sponsorship or development or their games.

In term of social, economic and political how can you factor equity and equality?

Gender first and foremost is roles ascribed by the society...In Nigeria for instance, we have not gotten to a stage where a woman can function in every capacity because our society just hasn't accepted that they can function in such capacity so, first and foremost societal acceptance is key...

In developed nations, Gender is what it is that's why you can easily have women occupy just about any position because they have fully understood what Gender is all about...

I think when you factor in what Gender entails, the best person for each role gets it however, for representation of each group (Male and female), Gender mainstreaming forms part of the policy framework of most institutions and governments...

Panther7:
Can you shed more light I really like to learn from you.
What's your take?

Equality entails that a man and woman should be treated the same, more like what's good for a man is good for a woman but equity takes into consideration their individual needs...For instance, those who preach gender equality will say if you give a man 2 cups of rice, you should give a woman the same two cups but equity goes beyond the principle of equality to check if the woman eats more or if the man eats more thus the man might get more or the woman, more depending on how much they actually consume...

Gender equality can't and shouldn't stand alone, gender equity must be factored in...

Nightalan:
This one has proven to be the average typical Nigerian polithiefcian. Absolutely nothing different about him. Very desperate and greedy characters.

I wouldn't say he is desperate or greedy...I am not a fan of the kind of politicking on offer in this country no thanks to our crop of politicians but I actually wanted this man and Soludo to go head-to-head for the top job but alas, they were rigged out...

I am hopeful Soludo somehow finds his name on the ballot, we need men of impeccable character and intellect at the helm of affairs...

Jodera:
there's a reason I said elneny for crystal palace, cos I know elneny is better than their DM. No DM at crystal palace is better than him individually
Ward prowse can't bench Xhaka facts!!(another player on the transfer list)
Actually, vestegaard is a defender and we didn't drop any transfer exit for defender. That leaves us with only Redmond, which I accept is better than the deadwood. So that's one out of a possible 4.

Awb is no longer at crystal again, so that leaves kyle walker Peters which bellerin is certainly better than.

Truth is, most of this our deadwoods can see playing opportunities in team like Southampton and crystal palace. Most of their squad aren't marginally better than our deadwoods.

Elneny is not better than Luka Milivojević or James McCarthy (Injury has dealt with the lad)...

I'll take KWP over the present Bellerin...

Ward Prowse is better than Xhaka in everything except collecting needless cards.

DissTroy:
Akparawa, afo ado akop usem?

Cross River...Somewhere around the central senatorial district...
Nice to see folks from around here...