Just pointing out major discrepancies in the way Barcelona's transfer stories have been reported (vs facts):
Barcelona hijack deal for Raphinha (Barca have offered a lower fee than us & wish to pay in installments over 3 years. Leeds haven't accepted their bid yet, only ours).
De Jong has two options β To either take a huge salary cut or join United (Err, he's under contract. He can stay at his current salary and Barca can do nothing about it.)
Koulibaly offered to Barca at β¬20m, us at β¬40m (At Napoli, only Aurelio De Laurentiis decides the price.)
Barca's Β£45m bid for KoundΓ© will be accepted (we have been negotiating at Β£60m and above for two years and suddenly Barca get a major discount? That too to a league rival?)
Bernardo Silva valued at β¬100m, Barca waiting to reduce price by 40% (I have no words for this one.)
These stories are coming through two sources - diario sport (highly unreliable) & Gerard Romero (T2.) All reliable sources in England refuse to confirm most of these. Bear in mind that this is the same club who paid a PR agency to attack their own players.
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Barcelona hijack deal for Raphinha (Barca have offered a lower fee than us & wish to pay in installments over 3 years. Leeds haven't accepted their bid yet, only ours).
De Jong has two options β To either take a huge salary cut or join United (Err, he's under contract. He can stay at his current salary and Barca can do nothing about it.)
Koulibaly offered to Barca at β¬20m, us at β¬40m (At Napoli, only Aurelio De Laurentiis decides the price.)
Barca's Β£45m bid for KoundΓ© will be accepted (we have been negotiating at Β£60m and above for two years and suddenly Barca get a major discount? That too to a league rival?)
Bernardo Silva valued at β¬100m, Barca waiting to reduce price by 40% (I have no words for this one.)
These stories are coming through two sources - diario sport (highly unreliable) & Gerard Romero (T2.) All reliable sources in England refuse to confirm most of these. Bear in mind that this is the same club who paid a PR agency to attack their own players.
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Chelseaβs midfield is still not optimal without the ball progression of KovaΔiΔ (dodgy injury record). But that role is not even close to Chelseaβs top priorities with 2 attackers, 1 or 2 CBs & wing-back cover all needed. There is a lot of work to catch up on from Marinaβs reign.
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Todayβs work at Cobhamβ¦
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