I get your concerns but the same was said about Aurier.
Just as an aside, Poch's comments tonight suggest a deal for Rabiot is unlikley.
Foyth is definitely taking Dembele's spot in the CL roster. Thus, if we do not move any non-HG players, then a player like Rabiot will not have a CL roster spot - and I can't imagine he considers Spurs if he can't play CL,
Now, maybe Poch would drop Vorm or maybe Wanyama to fit Rabiot in - so there is some possibility. But it seems a HG player is the first priority.
Not wrong. I didn’t fully appreciate his skill and physical nature either.. in my heart I don’t think we’ll get him thoFantastic video. Didn’t realise he was so big and physical.
People want to ignore all this. Poch actually said the reason we didn't sign anyone in the summer is because our 'squad was full'. Unless we see sell a couple more foreign players to give us room to name new players in the squad I am not hopeful of signing anyone.
We don't have the full context about this 'we'll only sign British' quote.Where has this renewed optimism come from? A Sun article? JJ has said it won’t happen and Poch has said that if we sign anybody, they’ll be British. Don’t do it to yourselves.
Where has this renewed optimism come from? A Sun article? JJ has said it won’t happen and Poch has said that if we sign anybody, they’ll be British. Don’t do it to yourselves.
Where has this renewed optimism come from? A Sun article? JJ has said it won’t happen and Poch has said that if we sign anybody, they’ll be British. Don’t do it to yourselves.
I'd take a lot of that with a pinch of salt. From what I hear, his mother is a complete arsehole to deal with and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of the bad press stems from that. Not saying he's an angel but perhaps he's not as bad as people think. It does make one wonder if that's why the Barca deal hasn't been signed off on, but I haven't been following it all so have no idea.
I would imagine Pochettino will be well aware either way and if he did come, you'd have to assume the stories are just that I couldn't imagine for one minute Poch leaving us open to shenanigans from him or his entourage (mummy).
It's why they've signed KPB. Low wages and a useful body. They pay an absolute fortune to Dembele and Countinho, and ofc their other stars.The suggested reasoning is that Barca can no longer afford the significant wages offered to him after getting De Jong. Wage budget has been an issue at Barca for a while now.
Seems they don't fall into the Levy approach of out before in when there's a quality player on the market though.
That plus De Jong being direct competition now.
It's why they've signed KPB. Low wages and a useful body. They pay an absolute fortune to Dembele and Countinho, and ofc their other stars.
I agree, it's very notable the amount of chances and goals we have given up by playing a pass into a poor area, we do need someone who can play under pressure and get us out of those situations. Dembele was so strong on the ball and he'd be our go to guy in those situations knowing that he'd get us out of it, this season we have struggled in that respect, which is why we are conceding more. Rabiot is great at that in a different way, I just can't see it happening.This is the type of player we need to beat the high press and initiate counterattacks
If we have a chance i.e. Rabiot is open to the idea, I’d imagine we’d be prepared to offer generous terms given we’d pick him up on the cheap. Thing is, if you’re a young player looking to kick on and the elite aren’t interested then working with Poch must be very tempting given his track record of improving playersI don't see businessman Levy letting a player like Rabiot slip through if he can legit buy him now and sell him in 2 years for a profit. Just so Vorm can have a meaningless CL spot before he leaves for free this summer.