Erling Haaland

[Blues Forever 1,232]

2 hours ago, King Kante said:

Wait, I have just realised something. Is Barca's turnover only €715m? There wage bill is approx €680m which is 95% and that is pre-covid. They're actually even more fecked than I thought they were as I thought their wage to turnover was 75%. 

95% wage to turnover is so ridiculous I cannot even find the right word to describe it.

I used to think they just hit the crack pipe too hard. Instead I now think they must party like the guys in Wolf of Wall Street but don't know anything about money at all. 

No, the €715 was during Covid, the previous season 18/19 (Pre-Covid) Barca got €840m.

Edited July 5, 2021 by Blues Forever

[Vesper 30,085]

1 hour ago, King Kante said:

I used to think they just hit the crack pipe too hard. Instead I now think they must party like the guys in Wolf of Wall Street but don't know anything about money at all. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

Sure. No bid has gone in from Chelsea. No significant movements have happened as of yet due to many factors, such as Chelsea behind the scenes weighing up their targets and financial capabilities, Haaland being on holiday, etc. A deal of this size takes a lot of time, patience and back and forth, especially when you remember which clubs and agents are involved.

—-S.Phillips 

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44 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

No significant movements have happened as of yet due to many factors, such as Chelsea behind the scenes weighing up their targets and financial capabilities, Haaland being on holiday, etc.

Shouldn't we already know by now whether we are financially capable of signing Haaland this summer?

And what's starting negotiations with Dortmund gotta do with Haaland being on holiday? Would imagine we need to clear that hurdle first since Dortmund's stance is that Haaland is not for sale this summer.

47 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

A deal of this size takes a lot of time, patience and back and forth, especially when you remember which clubs and agents are involved.

True but the thing with it is the longer we take to try and start doing a deal, there's a higher chance that we might up hitting a wall, can't agree on a deal and end up panic buying. It has happened before with this club.

Maybe we might hear/see something in within the next week or two but so far, only one side of the media are making all the ("annoying") noises. 

[Special Juan 28,091]

So still all quiet then?

[DH1988 1,346]

According to UK papers, we are to test Dortmund's resolve with €175m.

Make of that what you will.

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Just now, DH1988 said:

According to UK papers, we are to test Dortmund's resolve with €175m.

Make of that what you will.

They quoted Fjortoft.

[Strike 7,474]

 

 

[Jype 6,398]

I don't see the club offering €175M to Dortmund. If it's true the club are preparing a 'big offer' it will still probably be only around €100-120M to test the waters.

We have to remember that Raiola (and Haaland's dad if reports are to be believed) will want a big fee too and it will not come out of Dortmund's share. If the offer is €175M to Dortmund alone then the whole deal including agents fees would be north of €200M easily and I just can't see the club paying that much for anyone.

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14 minutes ago, Strike said:

 

 

I know they say Fjortoft is reliable when it comes to Haaland and while this is related to Haaland, this "story" about us preparing for a "big offer" is not something that comes from Haaland's camp. So, I don't know how believable that is (different case altogether if the usual Chelsea journalists start to report the same thing, although it's only at the "preparing" stage) and not to mention, he tweeted something very similar a month ago, only to then say there has been no contact, no development etc few weeks later. 

 

[whats happening 1,612]

13 minutes ago, Jype said:

I don't see the club offering €175M to Dortmund. If it's true the club are preparing a 'big offer' it will still probably be only around €100-120M to test the waters.

We have to remember that Raiola (and Haaland's dad if reports are to be believed) will want a big fee too and it will not come out of Dortmund's share. If the offer is €175M to Dortmund alone then the whole deal including agents fees would be north of €200M easily and I just can't see the club paying that much for anyone.

who the fuck is haalands dad that he needs to get paid too? 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

6 minutes ago, whats happening said:

who the fuck is haalands dad that he needs to get paid too? 

Haaland's official agent. Raiola is just an advisor.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Blues Forever