Haaland watch

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

Where's this diva label with MBappe come from? I tried asking my eldest who knows more about these players than I do and he had no clue either. All he ever seems to talk about is committing his life to football and all that jazz.

As much as I'd like it to happen, he is truly a generational talent, it's not though because of the UAE connection AND because we will not be spending the kind of money they want for him. But he'd be the Aguero replacement we all yearn for and possibly more.

[branny]

Christian Falk reporting in BILD that we are favourites to sign him but Dortmund don't want to sell until 2022.

[nottsblue]

I am really starting to wonder whether we need someone who will cost north of £100M and who will at 20 be our highest paid player. I can’t help but notice that since November our squad has been so together, fighting for each other, hunting and pressing in packs and taking immense joy in each other’s performances. They all have each other’s six.

Bringing in someone to be our record signing and wage earner for someone so young could very easily create disharmony in the squad. It isn’t something we have done before in a big way since Robinho and I just wonder whether that experience has put off the powers that be from going full balls out on a signing since then. John68 alluded to the notion that the squad is all encompassing with no prima donnas in it, though KDB on the outside looks to push those boundaries.

I think unless we can get him for a silly price due to Corona, say somewhere in the region of £70-80M then we aren’t going to be doing business.

[branny]

Ladyman in the Mail saying that we're clear frontrunners for Haaland according to "credible sources". He also says that interest in Messi is still alive and Grealish is again being linked although the least likely to happen because of our existing options. Maybe its people jumping to the wrong conclusions after he cited KDB as his favourite player. That would be some window.

[Outcast]

[PeterParker]

He is ripping Bayern apart.

Double in 8 minutes.

[BlueinBosnia]

[Plain Speaking]

I suspect whether Dortmund sell will depend on whether they qualify for next year's CL, it's likely to be touch and go.

[sheblue]

[PeterParker]

[RodneyRodney]

Mbappe ; 600k/week. Forget it.
IF we can fit Haaland into our wage structure, then , maybe. Otherwise . . .
Lacazette. Proven EPL goalscorer . Last year of contract, so cheap. 29, so we'll get 2-3 seasons out of him.
Bamford. See above, but 27.
Calvert-Lewin , similar.
Any of those three , plus Jesus & keep Kun for another year, see how Delap develops.

[salford city]

[Hazy2]

If Sunday was not ok we need a killer up front, even if we are below par, a forward does not miss tap ins. The penny has to have dropped. Great lads Jesus and Raheem but ruthless enough, sadly not.

[stupot]

[Hazy2]

Lewdowski back to Dortmund 2022 Haaland to the German Rags.

[PeterParker]

I still don't understand why we didn't try to sign him when he was at Salzburg or Molde.

I am certain we were monitoring him, so why we didn't make a move earlier?

[nottsblue]

Scored again tonight

[johnny crossan]

[sheblue]

Hmmm didnt like his behaviour after the 2nd penalty, cunty.

[johnny crossan]