Henrikh Mkhitaryan - just a smokescreen
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I read the Shaktar's presidents comments that they've only received one bid. Which he said was from Dortmund.
Did you miss those words ?
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Well considering he appeared to be our no 1 target this summer it's a pity to miss out . It would be interesting to know why , i mean if he was never even interested in us because we lack champs league football you would think we'd have worked that out earlier . And if that is the reason we didn't get him well it's a bitter pill to swallow but sadly to be expected after finishing 6th or worse for 4 seasons.
Dortmund are an interesting choice . yes they've been very successful of late and are a good club but it will be interesting to see how long that lasts.
And just on the subject of third party ownership which has been mentioned a few times in this saga , why haven't fifa/uefa provided law which all FAs can follow ? Why is it allowed in some leagues and not others ? I've never really felt comfortable with it , i mean i understand that you can look at a footballer as an 'asset' which in theory people can own rights to but in any other walk of life or business would it be allowed ? Can somebody own your skills and influence where you want to use them , who to 'lease' you to ?
Anyway it seems we were willing to spend 20m+ on a player , let's see what we do with that money now , if anything .
Dortmund are an interesting choice . yes they've been very successful of late and are a good club but it will be interesting to see how long that lasts.
And just on the subject of third party ownership which has been mentioned a few times in this saga , why haven't fifa/uefa provided law which all FAs can follow ? Why is it allowed in some leagues and not others ? I've never really felt comfortable with it , i mean i understand that you can look at a footballer as an 'asset' which in theory people can own rights to but in any other walk of life or business would it be allowed ? Can somebody own your skills and influence where you want to use them , who to 'lease' you to ?
Anyway it seems we were willing to spend 20m+ on a player , let's see what we do with that money now , if anything .
He was perfect. Could play any role in centre mid, could play on the wing, would have brought loads of goals, more pace to our attack, etc. etc. etc. He's a fantastic footballer and I'm absolutely gutted we didn't sign him. I can't think of anyone who fits the bill the way he would have; hopefully the transfer committee doesn't have the same problem.
Agreed. Didn't see what all the hype was about. He seems decent but big time overpriced.
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fair enough , but who better would sign for us ?
And does it not say something that dortmund , a club who's players everyone is creaming themselves over , are willing to spend 20m on him ?
If we signed Iniesta you'd still be fucking moaning.
You are to optimism what grit is to snow.
Alexey Yaroshevsky @YaroLFC 19h
Ok, my source finally informed of talks with BVB. He cannot confirm whether Mkhitaryan has really gone to Dortmund, but talks were held🙁
Tomorrow i'll have info on what exactly happened and what could have gone wrong for LFC. Still, the guy didnt say whether deal was struck
There we go. Shakhtar CEO Palkin confirms talks with BVB, but says the club isnt happy with 25 million euro offer and are pushing for more
Palkin also says that he hasnt yet spoken with Mkhitaryan ever since he went AWOL
Palkin also said that his issue WILL be resolved soon. Which suggests that the deal with BVB HASNT YET BEEN AGREED. just as my source says
In another words, regardless of where Mkhitaryan ends up eventually, this has been one of the most awful transfer sagas of late
the full interview with Palkin is here (in russian) http://terrikon.com/posts/159741
Ok, my source finally informed of talks with BVB. He cannot confirm whether Mkhitaryan has really gone to Dortmund, but talks were held🙁
Tomorrow i'll have info on what exactly happened and what could have gone wrong for LFC. Still, the guy didnt say whether deal was struck
There we go. Shakhtar CEO Palkin confirms talks with BVB, but says the club isnt happy with 25 million euro offer and are pushing for more
Palkin also says that he hasnt yet spoken with Mkhitaryan ever since he went AWOL
Palkin also said that his issue WILL be resolved soon. Which suggests that the deal with BVB HASNT YET BEEN AGREED. just as my source says
In another words, regardless of where Mkhitaryan ends up eventually, this has been one of the most awful transfer sagas of late
the full interview with Palkin is here (in russian) http://terrikon.com/posts/159741
I couldn't care less any more but it's amazing how the fee and this thread got me excited about a player I couldn't pick out of a line up.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Ian Ayre's name yet. Didn't he cancel his trip to Brazil to try to negotiate things ?
It's soooo tempting to blame Ian, isn't it ?
It's soooo tempting to blame Ian, isn't it ?
You just did.
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