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[TheHulk 2,636]

5 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Best case scenario

Conor completed his move to Atletico

Alvarez goes to PSG

Shamu stays at Atletico

Edited August 6, 2024 by TheHulk

[TheHulk 2,636]

[Vesper 31,037]

2 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

Best case scenario

Conor completed his move to Atletico

Alvarez goes to PSG

Shamu stays at Atletico

I can live with that

as

that exact scenario opens up a Rom + cash for Osimhen move

[robsblubot 3,595]

I can get why maybe the Manager would like someone else and not Alvarez.
He may think Alvarez is too much Cole esp when he drops back into CAM/RW position, and his movement might interfere with Cole's. He may also prefer a more physical presence up front vs a shorter skillful player like Alvarez, given that he's already going for more skill everywhere else.

In the end though, we still need a player who can contribute right away if we want to fare better esp in Cups this season. IMO we lacked options in those moments above all else: the matches were up for the taking and our bench was (very) thin. I do expect United to be a bit more competitive this season; not sure about Spurs much less Newcastle (they needed a lot more to get there).

Like folks said, hope Samu at least brings some aerial game for the moments we need it; though wasn't Guiu suppose to be good in the air?

[whats happening 1,660]

i think alvarez did not want to stay in england.

[robsblubot 3,595]

10 minutes ago, whats happening said:

i think alvarez did not want to stay in england.

Plausible yeah. There was a mention about warmer climate.

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5 hours ago, Vesper said:

So put up the receipts.

I almost always do.

I make a claim, I give documentation. 

I have also seen tonnes of people saying they don't want Samu to leave and even that they'd rather not have Julian Alvarez if it means losing Samu. People in Spain and Atletico fans seem to think he is gonna be a star and that in a better team he will shine - he was on loan at Alaves who were relegated and came back up just last season, so we don't know how he might perform in a side that dominates and creates better chances for him - general view I saw was that Alaves is terrible side who create almost nothing and if he can score 8 with them he could score a lot more in a better team. But who knows.

This is only small thread but most recent I saw when opening reddit to look just now, first response: "Please add a buy back clause, i'm on my knees" 

To be fair it doesn't mean he is actually good: fans obviously can get carried away big time with their young guys. We certainly overrated plenty in our time.

For me, he looks like an interesting specimen that could possibly be Drogba regen one day - but hard to imagine he will be anything other than a bit frustrating for us at the moment. 

Problem as always is for him to develop to that kind of level he needs to PLAY and he wont play a tonne here, unless something bad happens. So he will probably stagnate with us.

 

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[mkh 748]

Omorodion to Chelsea.

Final fee paid by CFC will be £34.5m.

Small details of player’s terms negotiated right now but parties sure that will get done.

via@FabrizioRomano

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[Vegetable 830]

Is it a relegation domino or what kind of domino Romano means?

[TheHulk 2,636]

26 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

He should've been ours not fucking Shatmu.

[ZAPHOD2319 4,942]

24 minutes ago, TheHulk said:

He should've been ours not fucking Shatmu.

We only know part of what was being discussed. Alvarez said from the start that he and his wife wanted a warmer climate. They all speak spanish. It is entirely possible he was never going to stay in England for any PL team if he had a top Spanish team negotiate for him.

[robsblubot 3,595]

1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

We only know part of what was being discussed. Alvarez said from the start that he and his wife wanted a warmer climate. They all speak spanish. It is entirely possible he was never going to stay in England for any PL team if he had a top Spanish team negotiate for him.

Which prob meant any “convincing”, if at all possible, would require a significant wage increase. Something we have not been doing lately.

Edited August 6, 2024 by robsblubot

[Duppy Conqueror 1,584]

He looks good in the air,otherwise his "highlights" don't look so good.Jackson looked alot better in his spanish highlights.

The so called expert opinion of Athletico fans should be balanced with the fact he was signed last august,loaned out 5 days later and never played a game for them.

Hope as always he turns out good but so far only thing i'm somewhat happy about is we paying half the price they were reportedly asking for before.

[Mário César 1,475]

slowly the board are destroying our club ,tbh 

[LAM09 7,085]

2 hours ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

 

Atletico love a SA striker. 

[robsblubot 3,595]

Heh suppose Alvarez would’ve been tailor-made for Barcelona in different times.