In reply to KCup17

KCup17 said:

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This Mbappe saga is worst than a daytime soap opera.

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I don't disagree, but at this point it's soap opera reruns. We've all seen this show before.

Chelsea

I did like the cut of the pitch at the Emirates today.

Wild that Brentford was the only team to beat City twice last season. Can they do it again today?

In reply to jeffk

jeffk said:

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Wild that Brentford was the only team to beat City twice last season. Can they do it again today?

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Got Foden-ed.

In reply to jeffk I still think about how terrible his gun celebration was

Read this morning that Enzo and Mudryk want out at Chelsea. I guess they didn't think they'd be playing for a bottom half team.

Alas, the greater cheaters are now beating the lesser cheaters.

In reply to Mathguy64 Yeah, that was shameful.

Mbappe has informed PSG ownership he will leave this summer. Real Madrid obviously working hard to sign him.

🚨🚨 BREAKING: Kylian Mbappé has now informed PSG president Nasser Al Khelaifi that he will LEAVE the club as free agent.

The terms of the departure are yet to be fully agreed but he will LEAVE Paris in the summer — Kylian has yet to fulfil his commitments to the club. pic.twitter.com/bD0ji3CTyA

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 15, 2024

Mbappe to Spurs confirmed. Wants to play for big Ange obviously

What does it mean that he has yet to"to fill his commitments to the club"? Does his contract run out or not?

I'm assuming they're just saying he can't leave now or he'd be in breach of contract. Weird wording, but free agency isn't as common over there so I dunno.

MLS baby!

Can he do it on a cold night in Columbus?

Kylian M'bappe has told PSG he's leaving at the end of the year.

Again. And again. And again. It's like a tape loop in a VCR. Death. Taxes. And Kylian M'bappe telling PSG he wants to leave.

Interesting approach from Real Madrid.

🚨⚪️ Real Madrid fixed salary proposal for Kylian Mbappé is way lower than the one made in summer 2022 — and also lower than current salary.

Real want Mbappé to join the club at their conditions after spending years on this saga.

Contract proposal, already in Kylian’s hands. pic.twitter.com/HgAL3BxclJ

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 15, 2024

In reply to Furlock Bones Madrid can't afford him otherwise with La Liga's FFP rules.

Regarding the terms - it has to do with his loyalty bonus. This would be the "obligations."

Another term to negotiate is remaining salary. The important thing to remember with free agents is that they still legally have to be with their old club until the contract expires (July 1 in this case)… many players want to say "F that I'm out as soon as the last game is done" in which case they have to negotiate how much of that last few weeks of salary the player gets. I've seen a few situations over the years where a club basically makes a player come back to camp because they wouldn't agree to lesser salary to leave early (or rather, their new club wouldn't pay to let them come to their camp before the contract expires).

In reply to Showstopper

Showstopper said:

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So yeah, probably City. #makeit116

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Big fax.

In reply to Showstopper My statement wasn't absolute… Madrid can't currently afford him in the FFP budget if he doesn't take a salary cut (or unless they release other players). That's the current reality. If Perez finds creative ways to get the rules bent/ignored, and/or if he finds creative ways to compensate in ways that are off the books, so be it.

But he probably doesn't even need to bother.

According to Fabrizio there will be a salary cut, and he claims Mbappe is making this move for trophies/prestige, not for money (though he'll still get paid handsomely, of course).

But honestly I can't help but think that he's once again just using RM to milk more money out of PSG.

Or yeah, City.

So long as City has Pep, they don't need and won't sign players like Mbappe. Once he leaves and they are forced to use a non-genius manager, I'm guessing they will start playing the galactico game again. I say that knowing City have the most expensive team in the EPL and players like Haaland. Their strategy has tended more toward a complete squad rather than signing the biggest names out there. IMO, Mbappe will only end up playing for 2 clubs in his prime, RM for the prestige or PSG for the money. I could see him moving somewhere like Man U for a payday late in his career.

In other breaking news: water is wet:

🚨 As things stand, Xabi Alonso prefers to join Liverpool rather than Bayern Munich.

(Source: @Santi_J_FM) pic.twitter.com/qeOvhdTW15

— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) February 16, 2024

In reply to deadbq03 Until Real Madrid comes calling.

In reply to Furlock Bones Yeah no doubt. Amongst the 3 high-profile clubs he played for, the pecking order seems pretty obvious - at least right now. Bayern's front office has been a trainwreck for a few years; perhaps since Hoeness left.

Wolves have outplayed Spurs all match. Hope they hold on.

Wolves finished the job. If Man United can take all 3 points at Luton, the door will start creeping open for top 4.