07 Jun 2026 15:45:43
Afternoon Gents.
We sign Diomande next week.
Cheers.
07 Jun 2026 16:00:53
Excellent. Getting it done early. Can't worry ourselves with the cost. The club know what they can afford and feel he is worth it. YNWA.
07 Jun 2026 16:06:27
Nice one, Robbo, thanks.
07 Jun 2026 16:06:40
Nice one, Robbo.
07 Jun 2026 16:13:11
Brilliant news.
07 Jun 2026 16:14:24
Is next week, this week? Or is it next week?
07 Jun 2026 16:22:39
Fly Pelicanfly, can you actually read? Robbo has posted when it will be.
07 Jun 2026 16:23:28
Cheers Robbo. Fingers crossed.
07 Jun 2026 16:27:26
Hope you're right, Robbo.
07 Jun 2026 16:28:58
Is there nobody concerned we're being ripped off here if it's anything close to 130M euros? Plus, other teams will punish us for that foolishness. If you ask me, I'm going to be licking my lips if I'm PSG.
If you're coming in for Barcola cos you're stupid enough to pay 130M for just one senior year of footy football, you'd better cough up when I stick a similar price on Barcola.
07 Jun 2026 16:29:23
Haha, Grav 7 - When does next week begin? I'm presuming Fly P Fly means? ??✌
07 Jun 2026 16:29:28
Cheers Robbo, top man!
07 Jun 2026 16:31:09
Awesome! Thanks for your posts, Robbo, they are always welcome.
07 Jun 2026 16:33:42
Robbo, the bearer of good news of late. Somewhere, Fabrizio Romano is refreshing this forum.
07 Jun 2026 16:34:10
Grav7, since today's a Sunday, he wants to know if it's going to happen within this week or expect it anytime from the next Sunday.
07 Jun 2026 16:34:53
Fantastic news. A very exciting young player, what a great start to the summer Iraola and now Diomande. ?
07 Jun 2026 16:35:00
Grav7, Traditionally, saying 'this week' on a Sunday means this coming week, and saying 'next week' actually means the week after. Fly's question is completely valid.
07 Jun 2026 16:39:59
Thanks for the good news, Robbo.
Who's the next target?
07 Jun 2026 16:42:51
Very excited about this one! Thanks, Robbo.
07 Jun 2026 16:43:14
Feels like it's going to be an expensive mistake.
07 Jun 2026 16:58:55
Great news, cheers, Robbo.
07 Jun 2026 17:08:06
Wow, I love it, calling players' mistakes before they've even signed.
And yet, if we don't sign him and he ends up at PSG or RM or somewhere else and does really well, the club gets torn apart for not signing him.
Also, if we are going for him and wait till after the World Cup and he does well, then his price goes up even more.
07 Jun 2026 17:12:40
Great news, cheers, Robbo. ??
07 Jun 2026 17:13:26
19 high ceiling with stats to back it up. Leipzig don't want to sell and want to keep him, so you pay what they want. Rayan now has a 100m buyout and has been with the club for 4 months.
07 Jun 2026 16:57:01
Wait, today is Sunday, is Sunday the start or the end of the week? So is tomorrow this week or next week?
07 Jun 2026 17:27:20
Livered, All signings are a gamble! Did you want Wirst and Isak at that time? ⚽️✌
07 Jun 2026 17:28:22
Yes, Chewy, fly's question is perfectly valid.
It's called the weekend, not the week begins.
07 Jun 2026 17:48:26
Some love to pick gnat s*** out of black pepper. Either way, great news.
07 Jun 2026 17:49:13
FFS! Does it matter? Just go with the message, guys, and leave the semantics! If he signs, he signs.
07 Jun 2026 17:52:05
I knew very little of Wirtz and felt Isak was a mistake for the price, injury history, excellent early form of Ekitike and the fact he spent the summer on strike.
07 Jun 2026 18:08:40
This week means this coming week. Next week is one after weekend ahead.
07 Jun 2026 18:08:57
He means within the next 7 days, i.e. before World Cup gets fully going.
07 Jun 2026 18:11:52
Wirst is not funny, outstanding player and best in German team.
07 Jun 2026 18:51:19
Doubters to believers once again.
07 Jun 2026 18:55:56
Livered, it's being so cheerful that keeps you going, lad.
So glad you're not a motivational speaker.
07 Jun 2026 19:04:00
People kicking off and they don't even know the details of the transfer yet. Unbelievable!
07 Jun 2026 19:41:31
People are complaining about the price without looking at the actual market for wingers.
When there isn't a lot of quality, prices will be higher, just like when there's limited supply of anything.
He is young and outperforming the majority of wingers his age and older. Yes, you can say it's a risk, but again, the market is poor, and I'd rather we get him than someone else.
07 Jun 2026 20:22:04
Tobi3, where are you getting the EUR130m figure from? Leipzig were asking for EUR100m, which they won't get. Everyone asks for an extra 20% on top of what they would actually take, just to open the bidding so there's room to negotiate.
Notagame, calendars start on a Sunday, mate.
Even if you're talking about a workweek, traditionally, saying 'this week' in the future tense on a Sunday means this coming week, and saying 'next week' actually means the week after. Go ask your dad.
07 Jun 2026 20:44:14
He is 19, we pay sky high price, train him, pay sky high wage, and after 5 years in his prime years, he signs for free for RM at 25 years old.
07 Jun 2026 20:50:49
Tobi3, im with you. 80 to 100 million for a player with one good season is shocking. Thought these SDs can unearth diamonds for a fraction of the price. If we spend that amount, make sure they are proper top of the range, not gambles.
07 Jun 2026 20:52:41
Yeah, but this week is the next week ya talk about from last week, and the last week ya talk about the week after next...
07 Jun 2026 22:00:15
Have we decided if it's this next week or next next week yet?
07 Jun 2026 23:08:41
Next week, New Zealand Time or UK?
Jokes, chill. :)
08 Jun 2026 08:57:34
Apparently PSG want 130million euros for Barcola, now that's ridiculously expensive.
Got to be better wingers for cheaper.
{Ed078's Note - like has been said, won't be both, likely just Diomande.
08 Jun 2026 13:02:21
Been away for the week, and couldn't get on here, but just wanted to hold my hands up and commend the ITKs on calling the Slot sacking correctly.
I was a bit of a nay sayer for a while, and called them out for their "nonsense" on a few occasions.
Hands up, it seems they were right and I was wrong.
I was fine with keeping Slot on personally, but can see from some of the links since that all was not well behind the scenes, and can accept that the clean break is exactly what was needed.
Feeling excited and reinvigorated for the new season under Iraola. Bring it on!