phips wrote:PrezIke wrote:Dortmund supposedly tell Barca they want £135m for Dembele, thinking that price will be too high.
this one is a weird one.
my initial thought is that that's silly money and Dortmund have to accept.
but then, Dortmund aren't exactly a club in need of that money. And how are they going to replace a pretty irreplaceable player like Dembele? even if they'd be flush with cash its not like they're going to go the Barca way and splash a huge chunk on some big name--they have a wage structure that they won't break even if they have big money for a big transfer. plus, there's so little time left before the Bundesliga starts that its going to be hard to find a player to come in with any selling club likely to not want to do business because they won't be able to find a replacement. if Dembele can help you continually qualify for the Champions League and he has 4 years left on his deal then it almost seems worth it do turn down Barca regardless.
but, they'd almost surely lose him next summer and losing him along with Aubameyang in one summer would really hurt.
so, i won't be surprised if they accept but i won't be surprised if they turn down every offer regardless of how much it is.
Apart from the 4 years left on the contract, sounds a bit like Arsenal. Phips, are you really Arsene Wenger in disguise?