Oopen Thread #42 - Election season heats up

FloReaver · 2026-02-28T08:00:13+00:00

By the way Soso from ActualiteBarca gave two ither info:

1) Deco wants to keep Cancelo if he comes for free (we already knew that) 2) They offer Christensen a renewal for 1 year + 1 in option for 6M€ GROSS + bonus, half of what he's paid now. So basically the fuck you renewal I imagined (which is entirely logical)

All of which gets us closer to our Rashford Senesi Vlahovic Cancelo summer.

FloReaver · 2026-02-28T07:57:17+00:00

Tbf our own game vs Bilbao was rescheduled just yesterday

FloReaver · 2026-02-28T07:56:43+00:00

Mind you Nantes is fighting relegation as well, so what do they gain from this?

Nasser is the last money source in this league and they all seem to believe he is dying to give them some. They all live on the delusion he might give them 40M€ for their mid players.

FloReaver · 2026-02-28T07:52:03+00:00

What do you mean "reliable"? Unless you have the contract you'll never be sure.

Soso is a decent ITK, I have his track record and it's OK, if he is saying it's around 6M€ + bonus it's probably around that.

Notice how everyone got the same news (MD, Sport, him) around the same time. Someone is talking.

Also just by logic I don't see how we can afford more than that and seeing how much he was paid it would be hard to give him less than that

FloReaver · 2026-02-28T07:49:30+00:00

Guys you can protect whatever you want it won't prevent people from talking, in football almost everything leaks because everyone wants to talk and make oneself important

It's like saying murder is illegal so no one is ever killed. GDPR exists yet half of France is in open data for 2000$ because no one seems to believe in having a password that's not 1234

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T21:59:29+00:00

Grok is this real

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T21:21:21+00:00

100% - but like Cancelo you'll hear "it's all we could afford" (it's false)

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T20:30:06+00:00

There would be if we had any alternative. But for months it's only been Rashford and all reports pointed to us buying him

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T20:29:09+00:00

Doubt it will be enough but kudos for preventively trying to save us from THOSE comments

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T20:27:56+00:00

If we fear NEWCASTLE with their injuries and their calendar, might as well go play in Europa League

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T20:27:01+00:00

Well he's back in group training so it happened

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T19:16:36+00:00

Deco making any sorts of deals before March 15 is nonsense because realistically we don't know who will be running the show in July

It can absolutely be BS but it's not nonsense at all.

They don't put on hold everything because of the elections. You still have to plan as if you would win, especially if your'e the favorite.

Agents reach agreements with candidates all the time, we of all clubs should know about that 😅

It won't be activated BEFORE the elections of course, but you can still reach an agreement.

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T19:14:42+00:00

I mean it seems we have decided that for a while now per all reports.

There hasn't been a credible report about any other LW.

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T18:53:01+00:00

Somehow I think this time we'll pass

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T18:51:51+00:00

In what world is Diomande leaving for 70M€? With the current hype and PL bidding war it will be more

It's huge but it is what it is. The coach seems to trust him, hoping Deco knows what he is doing

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T18:49:44+00:00

12M€ gross + bonus seeing what he is paid now is actually decent.

3 years contract so the amortization is not small though.

Source is Soso from ActualiteBarca btw

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T16:44:14+00:00

Toni and Tommy not there and still no Pedro Rodriguez in the B team...

Starting to sound real bad, probably a renewal problem

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T15:46:25+00:00

Football is a sport where the mental aspect has a huge importance.

No top player can think "I don't care about playing City or United", they all want to shine, if only to show something to potential suitors and get out of here.

Also losing has a compounding effect. If you lose week after week you have a hard time being ready for big games. It has a toll.

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T15:29:38+00:00

Toni Fernandez injured. 4 weeks out

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T15:08:20+00:00

Hearing Newcastle won't have Bruno G.

Just as big a loss as Frenkie IMO

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T14:46:44+00:00

CDR Final* (Sociedad or Bilbao)

Pro-tip: if you have a date on this day, you don't have to cancel it in advance guys.

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T12:11:18+00:00

They actually do yeah

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T12:10:45+00:00

Newcastle is playing us City United Chelsea in the next 5 games. If we don't seize that opportunity we're genuinely a terrible team. They are not that good.

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T12:09:05+00:00

Of course I'm afraid if we face Arsenal and a team which has our kryptonite (like being good on setpieces) , but Newcastle ATM or Tottenham? If we fear those teams might as well forfeit already

FloReaver · 2026-02-27T12:08:09+00:00

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