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sleekdot:
Whether Eriksen is a good or bad signing is beside the point. A club like Inter cannot afford to buy a player who will be free in 6months for 17M, pay him top wages and the coach doesnt like him anymore

Man Utd Chelsea City can pay Varane 100M pay him 500k and sit him on the bench for life, they have the money

Obi Cubana can buy a 5M Toyota for 20M, then park it in his compound to rot away. Can I try that?

How much did Inter pay for Lukaku and Hakimi?

Isn't it obvious that the virus took a toll on the club’s finances? I read that the owners had to shut down most of their other businesses.

Exonerate1:
He was competing with a rookie lol. Why didn't he win it when Sarri was there

Now you talk about coach and not wages? Lol

If I bring up AC Milan, Atalanta, Lazio and the likes, you'll quickly switch to the wages of each team...

sleekdot:
Pep was competing against football clubs who can afford big wages like Man Utd Chelsea

Winning the league against that Juventus coached by Pirlo is not a big deal

That Juventus finished below Atalanta with 44M in wages and AC Milan with 84M in wages

What then is a big deal? Winning the league with Manchester United coached by Ole or with Liverpool without their first team CBs for the greater part of the season or Chelsea that was having a terrible season before Tuchel came in and turned things around?

If Conte doesn't deserve any credit then Pep should be stoned for failing the win the league in February...

sleekdot:
Then you make do with sensible signings not signing Vidal that every sensible club knows is way pastit or signing Eriksen for 17M with 6months left and sitting him on the bench

In a club like Chelsea he can get away with Drinkwater Bakayoko Zapacosta, Barkley Palmieri etc on the bench each costing a lot of money. Inter cannot afford that

Are you saying Eriksen is a bad signing? When he was signed, did you come out to say his signing was a waste? What if they had waited until the summer and lost him to a top team?

Let me ask you, is Varane's signing a bad deal considering Manchester United would've gotten him for free next season?

See Chelsea and Haaland, they tried to sign him now even when they know they can get him for 75m next summer simply because they know other top clubs will compete for his signature next summer.

Rashford is yet to have his surgery done and now we are hearing he has a foot injury...Did the club just know this? No, they have been on the know since yet Cavani for some reason was granted an extended holiday which means he'll most likely be unavailable against Leeds...

I can't believe the club is banking on Martial who has not played a competitive game in months...All these should have been factored in when they scheduled breaks for the players...

If we talk now, e go be like say we too like complain.

Not every coach has the luxury of having backsups that cost 50m or more, some have to make do with players at the twilight of their careers...

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...