Where was this mentioned? All I've seen is that Conte prefers Van Dijk or Bonucci and that they've put a bid in (which has only been reported by Sky Italia). Doesn't look like it's anywhere near done, especially with Southampton only just announcing new manager.Di marzio claiming the move to chelsea is almost done
Interestingly Southampton have just announced the appointment of Mauricio Pellegrino as their new manager. Doubt that will make any difference though.
Could be Chelsea using a "bid" for van Dijk to get some progress on a deal with Bonucci as well.
Juventus will probably sell in the end with those extreme fees being mentioned.
I'd just like to say that this thread title deserves an award for the extreme ends of both optimism and cynicism this saga has now led to.
Could be just going to Chelsea too.
In other news Trump now suspected to be in cohorts with Putin to bring down the USA and not just Clinton.Reports are that Chelsea are wary that he'll reject them.
Playing devils advocate, could it be that we've said to Southampton, we'll match any accepted bid, but won't bid ourselves until a certain point i.e. deadline day. Hence why Southampton accepted our apology, we haven't officially bid. But neither have any other teams so far.
If this is the case, this could go down to the wire, as teams like Chelsea and City will be thinking the longer it goes on, the more they hope VvD will become disillusioned with Liverpools handling of the affair.
This is more credible.In other news Trump now suspected to be in cohorts with Putin to bring down the USA and not just Clinton.
Reports are that Chelsea are wary that he'll reject them.
Playing devils advocate, could it be that we've said to Southampton, we'll match any accepted bid, but won't bid ourselves until a certain point i.e. deadline day. Hence why Southampton accepted our apology, we haven't officially bid. But neither have any other teams so far.
If this is the case, this could go down to the wire, as teams like Chelsea and City will be thinking the longer it goes on, the more they hope VvD will become disillusioned with Liverpools handling of the affair.
At the moment we have been told we're not welcome at the game.I hope we haven't told them we'll match any accepted bid. We hold the cards in this now. No way should we throw them on the table like that.
We have no cards. None. Don't kid yourself.I hope we haven't told them we'll match any accepted bid. We hold the cards in this now. No way should we throw them on the table like that.
We have no cards. None. Don't kid yourself.
At the moment we have been told we're not welcome at the game.
If he's the type to stink the place out, we don't want him. And I don't think he would.That's what they're hoping we'll think, but I don't buy it for a single second. The player has made it crystal clear that he's dead set on a move to us, even to the extent of apparently rejecting a Chelsea transfer. Southampton are now faced with the choice of (a) selling him to us or (b) cutting their nose off to spite their face and seeing his value collapse while he stinks the place out and/or rots in the reserves.
The odds have very slightly improved, I think, now they have a new manager, because he'll talk to the player, and make an effort to make him stay, but he'll surely want to move the player on if there's real resistance there. As a manager you don't want to start with a big player who is going to be a problem.
I've said all along I'd prefer we spent £25m on Keane or Gibson. Thats £45m we could put towards another player. Or we could buy both for the amount we want to spunk on VvD.
As unhelpful to the cause as Pellebastard was when he was here I wouldnt hold out any hope of him doing us any favours now hes at Southampton.
Useless big wanker.