19 Jul 2024 13:16:06
I know you've covered this Ed's but just reading an article, not twitterX, it looks like Liverpool are now favourites to sign Rabiot was offered a 2yr deal with a signing on fee of in and around €6mil plus €57,000 a week, Rabiot wants nearer €80,000 a week and will sign if those terms are met, obviously not saying it's true so don't shoot the messenger and that includes you VV, is this a runner or once again pure speculation/ bulls#*t.
{Ed002's Note - Adrian Rabiot (CM/DM) Juventus are looking to replace their midfield misfits. They are looking to sell and move off the wage bill players they no longer want to fund replacements they have already identified. As a free agent, Rabiot will, like every other player, be offered to Newcastle. A third party has been instructed to find him a new home and whilst he could have been used in part exchanges previously he has let his contract run down and will leave as a Free Agent in the summer. Liverpool offer an unlikely, at least to me, solution but they have declared an interest and know what the financial implications are. I suspect Manchester United interest has gone. Milan and Real Madrid offer wildcard options. Turkey could provide a solution. Wage demands are excessive.
Someone is teasing you over the wages.}
19 Jul 2024 14:47:58
Knew it bs as soon as I read the wages.
Rabiot is likely on 200-300k a week and I doubt looking for a pay cut.
Ed2 already stated we had a left field proposal for him which he’s unlikely to be up for.
@VV I’ll save you a type. “He’s sh@t and we should stay well clear.
I’d personally be happy with him as an option but doubt it’ll happen.
19 Jul 2024 15:11:02
Shaq, I thought that seemed high so I googled and Rabiot earns £148k a week according to salary sport (and that is probably a conversion from approximately 175k euros) .
Though you are right, he probably does not want to take a pay cut. I have no idea what his salary demands are but I've read 9 million euros a year which is more or less the same as what salary sport are reporting he earns now. Sure he'd expect a signing on fee as well though.
I like him as an option and I think he would improve our squad and just about get into our best XI, but for me he's a cheap alternative to Koopmeiners who is younger and superior as a player.
{Ed002's Note - This is why we don't talk about money - the tax situation is very different in Italy.}
19 Jul 2024 16:33:21
I’d hope we avoid the waster. Would add absolutely nothing to the team other than a huge wage burden. We’d still be left with a gaping hole in midfield. I’m hoping United beat us to the Frenchman as well.
{Ed001's Note - why do you keep making up lies about him? He is anything but a waster. He works hard, that is one of his biggest qualities. You clearly haven't a clue about him so why do you make up nonsense and spout it on here ad nauseum?}
19 Jul 2024 17:31:19
If he’s a free agent then he’s already taken a pay cut down to nothing I can’t see anyone offering more than 100k a week.
19 Jul 2024 17:55:04
VV is so pessimistic I bet even his Blood type is B Negative…….
19 Jul 2024 18:48:03
We’ll agree to disagree Ed. i've never seen him have a good game, to my mind he’s a nothing midfielder, not particularly great going forward and even worse defensively. We were poor defensively in midfield last season and he wouldn’t change that. He would just be a huge wage burden with limited miles on the clock given he’ll be 30 on his next birthday. If we sign him it will be a huge mistake. We should be signing players who can make a difference to the starting 11, not squad filler, and he’s squad filler at best.
19 Jul 2024 18:50:15
Because he is a liar. It’s been proven on here multiple times.
19 Jul 2024 21:22:01
Typical Thunderbird, personal insults and nothing of value to say.
19 Jul 2024 23:03:18
Viktor, there was no mention about his quality from Ed001. He merely pointed out that Rabiot is a grafter and is known for being hardworking, and not the waster that you described him to be. He may not be good enough but a waster he is not.
Btw, I would suggest not labelling players as such. If a player isn't good enough football-wise then describe them as such. Using words like "waster" and "damaged goods" to describe players goes beyond just describing their footballing qualities.
20 Jul 2024 00:41:25
Yeah VV. I agreed when you replied to Thunderbird on the personal insult. The irony is, you called another individual a waster. If that's not considered as an insult, I apologize.
20 Jul 2024 10:30:45
Is the Viktor guy just a troll? He said Olmo had poor end product and now he's saying Rabiot is a waster?!
19 Jul 2024 18:02:04
Ed002, I’m just disputing that he earns £200-300k a week and sharing a rumour with regards his salary demands. I’m not really interested in the money side of things as you can tell. If we sign him we can afford the wages, if we don’t we either couldn’t afford his wages or we didn’t want him enough to pay them. That’s all I really need to understand ??♂️.
{Ed002's Note - All of the figures provided here are incorrect. That is why I don't want to see discussion about money.}