[Albion] Marc Cucurella *Signed For Chelsea 05/08/2022*

[Blue Valkyrie]

Anyway from what I gather Romano thinks City will walk away at the price we want.

So that's that.

The unstoppable force meets the immovable object.

And only one side - the unstoppable force - actually wants the deal done.

This sounds all over and he's staying.... if Romano is right....

 

[Swansman]

These rules don’t really apply to Brighton though. Incredibly tight in ensuring any information is leaked. Brighton don’t have control form leaks regarding the other parties, but they won’t be impressed if any information is leaked at all.

For the Cucurella case specifically, I was very surprised with Bloom and Potter going on record to transparently state where the current internet from other parties is at. That also disproved the ‘ITK’ posts (including Romano) from a month ago.

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if GP and TB had foxes behind their ears... Maybe a £40m bid/enquiry counts as "no bid" to Tony, and that commenting on it openly was a cheeky way of telling "show us the real cash".

 

[beardy gull]

"Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of Spanish LaLiga regulations on player registration," Barcelona's statement read."

Barca agreed the contract with Messi.

La Liga then blocked it due to Barca's financial issues.

So the tweet saying that Messi only wanted to stay at Barca was accurate and he was only talking to Barca at the time.

He only joined PSG when staying at Barca was not possible and he was free.

It’s the certainty that grates here. You can’t say Barcelona’s financial status wasn’t well known.

 

[macbeth]

yep he could well be staying now



https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/4703777/

 

[Wozza]

Rigggghhht.

So yeh, I’m standing by that then. What he says might be true, but no more than the BBC rumours page might be.

Why I think he’s so popular is that he couches things in such definite terms, and like I say, people have heard the name, so I reckon people are imputing this god like foresight on him. It just serves to make him look a prat when the agent who dropped him the line was only doing it to smoke out interest.

Another truly bizarre take.

Romano "couches things in definite terms" because he checks sources before publishing.

The BBC Gossip column is literally a round-up of stories which the BBC has not verified - hence the "gossip" tag.

He might be wrong occasionally, but you don't get 10m Twitter followers and a great reputation in the business without being bloody good at what you do.

 

[dazzer6666]

Verified journo with 250k followers

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[dwayne]

Romano does seem obsessed with this transfer.

He's now pinned the Cucc tweet ! He must be fairly sure of his info.

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[Nobby Cybergoat]

Another truly bizarre take.

Romano "couches things in definite terms" because he checks sources before publishing.

The BBC Gossip column is literally a round-up of stories which the BBC has not verified - hence the "gossip" tag.

He might be wrong occasionally, but you don't get 10m Twitter followers and a great reputation in the business without being bloody good at what you do.

My point is the sources often have a vested interest in peddling things which aren’t true

Time will tell as far as Marc is concerned.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Verified journo with 250k followers

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I’m going for: Brighton £65m-£45m Man City

 

[Wozza]

My point is the sources often have a vested interest in peddling things which aren’t true

And my point is, if Fabrizio Romano did that, he wouldn't have his reputation (within the industry and with punters) or his huge following!

 

[Stato]

yep he could well be staying now

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https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/4703777/

If a club don't need to sell and don't want to sell, the buying club's idea of a player's value is irrelevant. They ain't going to sell him to you unless you make an offer that demands a reconsideration. That certainly isn't going to be the going rate. If City really think that he's worth £30 million, then they should have no trouble taking that £30 million and buying someone just as good as him. There must be lots of comparable players in similar contract situations for them to have come to the conclusion that £30 million would be the going rate.

I'd guess that City aren't stupid and would be well aware of this. It seems more likely that another journalist is writing utter tosh.

 

[dwayne]

Cuccu brother in law now follows city !!

https://twitter.com/hipyjon/status/1549674293193084928?t=whaKhKH1-zXRaHesPA6uqA&s=19

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[Blue Valkyrie]

I suspect we realise that Cashworth could come in with a £60 million bid next summer anyway so no rush to accept the chicken feed currently presumed to be on offer.

 

[dwayne]

Few on bluemoon seem to think fee agreed and deal done today or tomorrow.....

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[Uh_huh_him]

I’m going for: Brighton £65m-£45m Man City

Personally think this is bullshit.

No bid made, no selling price will ever be shared from our side.

Journo just clutching at £30m and £50m figures bandied around over the past month

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Few on bluemoon seem to think fee agreed and deal done today or tomorrow.....

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Man City have folded and taken the asking price already ?

Nice one, Tony.

 

[Milano]

Few on bluemoon seem to think fee agreed and deal done today or tomorrow.....

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Of course they’d know…………

 

[Hotchilidog]

They will meet our valuation and he goes, or they don't and he won't.

 

[Brovion]

This reminds me of last summer where we spent the entire time arguing about some player from Celtic we were supposedly after; can't remember his name. And people carried on discussing it even though the cub said time and time again that they weren't in for him, and hadn't even enquired after him much less made a bid. All to no avail. Tweet after tweet was quoted, and post after post was made wondering whether he was the right player, and if he was what would be the right fee.

Eventually he went to Palace. So there you are. After all this Cucu will end up at Man U!

 

[dwayne]

Of course they’d know…………

Not saying they would. But just interesting that a couple of posters would state that after thousands of other posts on the subject.

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