Wirtz father called Hoeneß a personal friend, had a vip box at the Allianz Arena and stayed at Hoeneß home at Gardasee. Meh. Of course "sorry, nothing personal, it's just business" but I get their disappointment. They wined and dined this guy and had him on friendly terms and when the deal was on they buckled.
Nagelsmann: "I would wish a coach and a person with as much of a personal relationship with this national team would let one of its senior members know what's in store for his future." The media in Germany are all in agreement that Barca are trying to force Ter Stegen out of the club, and that Flick is in compliance.
1933449576293523793 is not a valid tweet id As usual, Dirty club. Porto planning to sue them and approached FIFA about Cardoso Varela 16 years old kid
"Porto considered the player, who left at a young age, to be their property" Imagine being called somebodies property, lol.
I don't see how Nico makes sense for them. Expensive wages, transfer fee... and more importantly, Raphinha and Yamal are better players. Probably fake news
Maybe Raphinha as false 9 formation seeing what PSG did with Dembele? Lewa is getting old and Nico is a market opportunity for that price compared to technically limited #9s available in the market.
I thought that had always been the plan; Nico to barca. As Saeta said they would phase Lewandowski out, move Raphinha central. It's similar to us moving Mbappe central to play with Vinicius last season. Hopefully we give Rodrygo at the left a try with Mbappe central
I don't know who uses media more masterfully to save face when it comes to losing out on transfers Madrid or Munchen?
Read a theory that traditional strikers not in demand and hence top clubs not prioritizing Gyokeres, Osimhen etc. Haaland became an exception than changing the trend because of his scoring record at the top level. Isak is a technically gifted #9, but he's not in the market. RM has Mbappe as #9, Dembele in central role at PSG and seems like Barca might do something similar if Lewa has a decline next season.
The game moved away from players that just score as their main focus. Remember Luca Toni was kind of treated like a coal engine in a time of supersonic jets. Even a more modern guy like Mario Gomez was struggling.
Man City leaked they pulled out due to financials which is hard to believe. Or maybe they stopped cooking the books for the time being due to 130 infractions case. I think Wirtz snubbed them for Bayern and then snubbed Bayern when Pool came in with a great offer offer and Slot's plan for him also impressed.
Call me crazy but man these transfers are underwhelming this season. The coaching carousel has arguably been more interesting this year
1933592550843003016 is not a valid tweet id Gerard Romero: Hansi Flick CALLED Nico Williams and explained the Barça project personally to him. [@JijantesFC]
Maybe he can use the rest of the minutes left over on his prepaid card to call up Ter Stegen and explain to him what the hell is going on there.
Bayern is Bayern for any German. But then again, Slot over Kompany. And many Germans can always return to Bayern anyway.