20 Apr 2026 13:12:56
Not to bring up the ITK argument again, but Szoboszlai saying he's not close to a new contract, although we were told he has signed one.
20 Apr 2026 13:51:45
Then don't bring up the ITK argument again. There is absolutely no need to bring it up again. Just start a thread with "Szoboszlai has been quoted saying that he is not close to signing a new contract" and get on with your life rather than trying to stir the pot.
20 Apr 2026 13:55:41
Who knows, he might have been close and pretty much signed, but now decided to get better terms due to his influence on the team this year, or Real Madrid are sniffing, telling him not to sign a new deal and let his current one expire as they seem to do.
20 Apr 2026 14:18:45
Wasn't trying to stir any pot. It was brought up a couple of days ago about ITKs and I haven't got a problem with anyone sharing anything. Chill out.
20 Apr 2026 14:32:46
Not surprised, I never believed the claims he had already signed and suggested a while back that he would likely wait until the summer to assess his situation and that, in keeping Slot, we risked losing the likes of Dom. He's been so good and the team's been so poor that from his personal standpoint he'd be crazy not to wait and see what offers came in.
You can bet your house that's exactly what his agent is telling him too. And you can times all that by 10 if he's under the impression Slot is staying.
20 Apr 2026 14:34:33
"Of course I see myself here in the long term but, as I say, it is not really in my hands any more.
This is the key bit, there are no doubt a few bits to iron out.
20 Apr 2026 15:04:42
Indeed, No.8. This is typical talk during contract negotiations.
No new ground had been broken here, imo. Let the process play out.
20 Apr 2026 15:32:31
To be honest, I think we can improve on him. While he is talented, I don't think he does enough on the ball. He should be the passing, athletic profile in our midfield. But too often he plays the safe pass, or shirks tackles. Yes he runs a lot, but he could definitely be doing much more. With Gravenberch already signing his contract, and Wirtz a near certainty to be in our XI over the coming years, if we want a balanced midfield unit, Dom is the position we could replace with a passing+combative profile.
To be honest, Dom is exactly the player who should be filling that role with aplomb, but he just doesn't do enough for me, apart from a few worldlies. While in no way do I want him gone (as maybe a new manager can unlock this on a regular basis from him), if we get the right replacement it could actually be much more beneficial to our structure long term.
20 Apr 2026 15:33:41
Did anybody actually claim that he had signed? There was definitely talk of an agreement being reached, but that may just be verbal agreement which is still a little way off a new contract being drawn up and signed.
20 Apr 2026 16:34:22
Shipley Kopite, the poster can write what he wants on here, no one tells you what to write, do they?
21 Apr 2026 00:51:04
My goodness, if we're going to replace anyone in the midfield with a passing+combative profile, it should be Grav.
I can't actually believe what I just read.