Mateo Kovacic

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Please let this happen. It strengthens our chances of keeping Kovacic 

[the wes 7,212]

Real Madrid are interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara, according to Sky Germany.

If Real get Thiago maybe it will open the door for us getting Kovačić permanent

[kellzfresh 7,229]

 

[Vesper 28,768]

19 hours ago, Unionjack said:

Or a good line of coke!

Or Monkey Dust

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6047137/Drug-Monkey-Dust-said-turn-users-Hulk-costs-little-2.html

[BXL70 396]

Do not get over-excited. He failed at Inter and he failed at RM. Squad player so far. Not the same calibre as Jorginho. 

[Shakez 755]

1 hour ago, kellzfresh said:

Please let this happen. It strengthens our chances of keeping Kovacic 

Idd, can't see him going back to Real if they're signing Thiago irregardless if Modric stays or not. 

[Thor 2,392]

44 minutes ago, BXL70 said:

Do not get over-excited. He failed at Inter and he failed at RM. Squad player so far. Not the same calibre as Jorginho. 

Some of you really don't have a clue lol...

Failed lol... Failed and got picked up by Real Madrid. That is a new one. 

[Unionjack 7,531]

8 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Or Monkey Dust

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6047137/Drug-Monkey-Dust-said-turn-users-Hulk-costs-little-2.html

I know mate. Dodgy stuff these bath salts.

Its the Flakka you need to be carefull about! Can just imagine Morata doing some on the pitch!

I dont know how much more some of you want. We have right now possibly the best CM in the PL and you're still not happy.

I'm chuffed!

[Alabama 1,992]

BREAKING: Real Madrid have agreed a deal in the region of €40m-€50m to sign former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara!

Not a bad replacement for Kovacic😏

Via: @Sport_EN https://t.co/dt5eKZGl9P

I don't know how genuine the source is but the rumour seems to be all over twitter...

Like I be said Kovacic is not interested in going back to Santiago as he desperately wants first team football and Julen said Real will sign Midfielder of great quality similar to Kovacic... So I am not surprised about the rumour....only left to Kovacic and Chelsea to finish up the deal...

In addition Julen really rates Alcantara and even upcoming Dani Ceballos more than Kovacic...Spanish national team connection

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

Woooooo

[Clockwork 1,794]

 

Like i said earlier i don't think he will go back to Madrid, i think no one was willing to pay his valuation. Madrid loaned him in hope of raising that. 

[Dimitr 488]

So option to buy? 

Hmm let’s see 

[Sideshow Luiz 2,310]

One of the theories going around reddit yesterday, was that the option/no option to buy was not really reported on (or at least had a lot of confusion) because Madrid didn't want to let on that Kovacic might be leaving permanently.  If that was known, it could have possibly made negotiations for another midfielder harder.  We'll see.

 

[Pizy 18,368]

Yeah...that sounds like a goodbye rather than a see you later.

Maybe rather than an option to buy we have first refusal. If he does well we get first dibs, if not Madrid sell him to the highest bidder.

[manpe 10,861]

1 minute ago, Sideshow Luiz said:

One of the theories going around reddit yesterday, was that the option/no option to buy was not really reported on (or at least had a lot of confusion) because Madrid didn't want to let on that Kovacic might be leaving permanently.  If that was known, it could have possibly made negotiations for another midfielder harder.  We'll see.

 

Why would that make negotiations harder?

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

10 minutes ago, Clockwork said:

 

Like i said earlier i don't think he will go back to Madrid, i think no one was willing to pay his valuation. Madrid loaned him in hope of raising that. 

That's not like a 1 season loan player speaks.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

Let's just go nuts and assume he is staying. Let yourself go once in a while. 

 

 

[manpe 10,861]

Is it possible that Madrid were prepared to sell, but loaning him was our idea due to the fee demanded? I'm no expert at FFP, but maybe paying 3 huge transfer fees in the same fiscal year is too much to balance the books? Especially without CL money. Also gives the benefit of evaluating for a full year if he is worth that money. If that were the case, then having an option to buy would be a no-brainer. This thought came purely due to his Tweet above, it's a farewell not a see you later, so he must be pretty confident that he will not be a Madrid player next year... and who else could he know to be likely to sign him than the club he is on loan at.