In the league we did because the A list requirements are more forgiving for kids. In the CL kids need to have been at the club for 2 years to qualify for the B list and as 3 of our kids didnt meet that requirement had to be registered on the full A list (Carvalho, Ramsay and Bajcetic). Bajcetic joined us midseason so will have been here 2 full years once the next round of squads have to be submitted, so I wonder if that will now allow him to be included on the B list with Elliot and Jones and free up a spot for Gapko?
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Two teams that are willing to pay the release clause and both are willing to go further to get him I suppose ā¦
Nar, if itās for a higher figure than the release it will because of the overall structure of the dealā¦payed in installments factoring in non-guaranteed add ons.
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My understanding is release clauses have to be paid in a lump sum (open to correction) so if they are offering more itāll be structured in a more affordable manner for the teams bidding; in other words - not all in one payment
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Aye, Im not going to lose sleep over who may miss out as there are plenty of options. But whatever happens its going to require a ruthless decisions. And I think more to the point it drives home a nuanced point that weāre not remotely short of players, just ones you can rely on. And the ruthlessness is going to have to extend to this summer in a slightly overdue exodus of 3-4 of those players as that is going to be needed to make room for the new blood everyone is predicting will be coming in
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Pure theory on my part but surely if we spunk 100-odd million on either Bellingham or Enzo then we unregister Bajcetic?
I know heās looking like a promising talent, but currently doesnāt hold a candle to the two we might bring in and would be foolish to keep him as a registered midfielder in the CL over one of those two
Nah definitely a midfielder mate.
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I read a report that said it was Newcastle that were in for ENZO not LFCā¦
Imagine the goldbridge meltdown if we gazzump them to Fernandez as well
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United are involved.
Never forget the time they let Fellainiās release clause run out only to pay 4 million more in the same window.
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Im pretty sure central to that was the club trying to sign Thiago, and Moyes vetoing it for concerns over his ability to cope with the pace of the Prem and only after then listening to Moyesā desire to bring in Felliani.
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Blind? As in Daley Blind, the 32 year old ex Manc with zero pace?
No thanks. Last thing we need. Would rather offer Milner another year
I thought the Fernandez links had been disavowed ?
Confused now.
Let me clarify: itās all gossip and speculation. Nobody knows anything. Donāt believe anything in the media.
There. Hope thatās made things clearer for you.
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Not even 24 hours ago United couldnāt afford to spend Ā£40m on Gakpo. Now we are supposed to believe they can lash Ā£100m on Enzo.
Letās face it, weāve been linked to a 101 players someone will be right.
As proved by the signing of Gakpo. We will certainly sign someone weāve been linked with. And none of these Twitter folks will have had any inside knowledge on it.
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will that lie down be before, after or in lue of a cold shower?
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Its all rumour and speculation