06 Aug 2026 15:31:39
With Diomande to RM official at £120m. Does this affect Barcola?
Younger, less experienced and has won back-to-back UCLs.
PSG can sit still on £145 easy now
06 Aug 2026 16:42:17
If Robbo and VG are correct, then no, as it is already a done deal. Plus, after this season he only has 12 months on his contract and so his value will drop further.
06 Aug 2026 17:00:56
So he has 2 years left then, man of Todd?
Wishing a season away won't in itself make his price drop, mate. If they say they want £140m and we don't pay it, in the hope we get him cheaper next year is no solution to what we been right now.
We did this with Guehi and Semenio last year and are now weaker because of it? 2 class players that went to a direct rival.
For the sake of peanuts.
Personally I think Barcola at the amount they want is too much. As I think he maybe lightweight in the prem?
All in all, as each day goes by I'm convinced we are messing up, I have no trust in our recruitment team. I hope to god I'm wrong.
06 Aug 2026 17:09:36
Chrissymate, that's not what I am saying.
I am making the point that it is a done deal already, according to two of our 4 most reliable itk.
The other point I am making is that OSG won't price him out of a move when they are already signing his replacements, and knowing that if they leave it another window Barcola's value would drop.
Also RBL have made it clear they don't want to sell Diomande, hence the inflated fee. PSG are wanting to move him on so I don't believe it will be £140m, probably between £100-120m.
06 Aug 2026 17:35:39
After this season he has only 12 months left. ?? Brilliant.
06 Aug 2026 17:53:17
Younger, less experienced and won back to back UCLs ???
Diomande is 19 years old.
Barcola is 24 on 02 September 2026.
06 Aug 2026 19:15:00
Not sure they are related. RM had Diomande done already, and we are full in for Barcola, and, per Robbo or TheFields, that will be done too.
06 Aug 2026 19:39:58
Not even Real Madrid execs knew they were in for Diomande.
06 Aug 2026 20:10:20
How much time did Hughes spend flogging that dead horse?