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13 Jun 2026 13:35:11
Have just read that Gakpo has asked to leave. Could this be the reason why we are being heavily linked with both Barcola and Diomande?

I’d definitely accept this trade off.

13 Jun 2026 14:34:39
No, it's the other way around, he's asked to leave because we're linked with them. 🤣

No idea if he's actually made the request. As it stands, I'm expecting him to play backup for Isak until Ekitike's fit. Unless he does go, can't imagine it though; he won't get anywhere near the wages he's on elsewhere after this season's performance; he'd be off his rocker to look for a move now, he's on upwards of £250k+ until 2030. Some shrewd negotiator that Hughes fella is.

13 Jun 2026 15:40:26
The acid test is where you read this.

A number of clickbait sites have had this news for a few days (do a search of "Gakpo" and you'll find the earlier posts).

This could just be a random rumour started a week or so ago that all of the sites/stories are referencing.

I'm with you, I would be delighted with Barcola and Diomande for Salah and Gakpo. Would set us up nicely. Depending on the cost of Bowen, I could see that too as Chiesa is likely to go.

So we're not blocking Rio from getting more minutes next season as it would be 3 first teamers in and 3 first teamers out.

13 Jun 2026 15:56:30
I'll be honest, I like Gakpo. Slot did not utilise him very well, however I can see that he can easily be upgraded too.
We lack pace on the wings and both Barcola and Diomande would give us that, with Rio being the sub...
Don't think we need Bowen, and doubt he would want to move to be sat on the bench if we signed the other 2.
This team is missing some steel in midfield and pace on the wings... We need to get the signings right for whatever system Iraola wants to play.

13 Jun 2026 16:05:56
Exactly, Zed. These are clickbait media bites, which Gakpo's camp has never addressed, even tho I don't expect his camp to respond, esp. during a WC.

What Gakpo offers (or offered before Slot rendered him useless) is efficiency in front of goal. Whatever it is you may think of him aesthetically (which is strange cos anyone who knew him knows he is not a dribbler or 1 v 1 demon), he scores and assists, end of. I think he can still do bits with us should he go back to the way he was being deployed, esp. if you have adequate comp., as that brought the best out of him with Diaz at the club.

I do disagree with bringing in Barcola. He is not at the level and is not even better than Gakpo. I will not allow the decrepit rubbish Slot put these players thru as a means to judge them, cos they were great before last season's nonsense.

13 Jun 2026 01:19:38
Hi folks, haven't been posting regularly in the past season but this site remains buzzing

The loss of Ed02 remains hard as his personality and being a real ITK is sorely missed. A few like carra, Robbo, fields, have stepped up, and it's nice to see the return of ST after what must have been a difficult season in life. And try as Guy might, but it seems s/he is either an imposter or just a great wind up 😂

Some familiar posters like Olired, Davey, MK, Salah are still around, but it seems leekuanyew, harry (or maybe I can't recognise his new name) is gone?

Seeing less of ed25 but hoping he is well as his 'stay away from drugs', 'rose tinted', glasshouses and stones' will never get old

Finally, regardless of who we sign, I am confident we did win a few silverware this coming season. Reason is simple - whenever I loved our kits (and I do like both the home and away ones last season), we do poorly. The new kit in the coming season is not to my liking but I guess that's the price of us achieving the quadruple.

Have a good summer or World Cup whichever is to your liking. And I certainly hope under Iraola, we'll have some good years of intense, high octane, attacking football once again.

{Ed025's Note - great to see you back SG, i hope you are well mate..

13 Jun 2026 12:53:59
Leek got permanently banned, I believe, for saying something pretty bad about Jota, if I remember correctly.

13 Jun 2026 13:37:50
I think Leek is back under another name, still spouting BS, but claiming they're not Leek.

13 Jun 2026 13:43:57
And Harry is still Harry. Still here, always changing names but getting caught the moment he opens his mouth on here.

13 Jun 2026 14:21:04
All good here as well, brother. 👍

13 Jun 2026 14:40:09
Yeah, Leek was banned for making light of Jota's passing, but he still trolls on here under a BTS name.

Harry ran a poll and said he'd leave permanently if everyone voted for it. People did, and he left. But he's still back occasionally under different names. ;)

But, glad to have you back posting again, sgynwa. :)

13 Jun 2026 14:53:39
Welcome back, sgynwa. Hope all is well, mate.

13 Jun 2026 15:52:14
Good to see you here again, sgynwa!! Don't be a stranger.

13 Jun 2026 16:08:04
Welcome back, man. Hope all is well with you, Sgnwa.

13 Jun 2026 03:08:21
Not a rumour as such but watching the USA game and I think Christian Pulisic always comes across very sharp and tidy. I’m nearly sure his contract could be coming to an end and would be a great player to add squad depth, and on his day he’s a very good player. Plenty of experience and still only 27.

13 Jun 2026 07:34:40
Always injured. No thanks.

13 Jun 2026 07:36:16
Injury prone, flatters to deceive, wrong end of his career.

13 Jun 2026 08:59:51
Christian pulled a sickie.

13 Jun 2026 09:07:29
He plays his best for his country cos he has the freedom to do so as he is their best player by a mile. He is also severely injury-prone. Hard pass.

13 Jun 2026 10:07:24
He's not that good and he's 27. He would struggle in the Premier League now imo.

13 Jun 2026 10:16:09
Hard pass.

13 Jun 2026 10:30:43
No thanks. Not good enough, frequently injured and unable to stick with any particular team for too long.

13 Jun 2026 13:33:19
Brilliant RobbyRoll.

12 Jun 2026 21:25:35
I personally would bypass the crazy high transfer fee in Diomande.

Let PSG buy him.
And then go for Kang in Lee.

Can play multiple positions far far cheaper and I think would be a monster on either flank.

12 Jun 2026 21:46:15
I think we shouldn't worry about the money and trust the club to spend what they can afford.

If they feel Diomande is a better option than Kang in Lee (which he clearly is), and they feel the club can afford him, then they should go and get him.

FSG have been accused of penny pinching since they arrived, and now they are loosening the purse strings, they're getting criticised for spending too much.



From my point of view, giving up on Diomande and signing Kang in Lee instead would be very underwhelming and would show a lack of real ambition.

12 Jun 2026 21:46:32
We're trying to replace Salah here, not Chiesa.

12 Jun 2026 22:07:02
Diomande will be generational imo. Yes, he's expensive, but don't forget the fee is amortised over a max 5 years.

12 Jun 2026 22:54:57
Post loop, is it on a 3 day rotation that you post the same post? And then wait for people to point out that you are mistaken.

And then 3 days later, reset and start again?

Asking for a friend.

12 Jun 2026 22:59:38
Money is not something fans should unduly worry about. Getting the right players and the coach to get a tune out of them is what matters. We have to trust that FSG can do the math.

12 Jun 2026 23:57:11
Postklopp,
Yes, let PSG take the star player and go for a player who can't get in their team. That would bridge the gap between us and them - not! Why are you so worried about the money? Are they raiding your bank account? I'm sure the hierarchy at the club know what we can afford and what is needed.

12 Jun 2026 23:59:34
12 goals in 80 games in Ligue 1, but he’d be a monster in the Premier League? Hilarious.

13 Jun 2026 03:41:41
To be fair here, Kang In Lee would be a good addition, but not for the RW. He is a decent player.
Diomande is our preferred, and we should go all out to get the best in class.

13 Jun 2026 07:41:23
Why do people worry about money that's not theirs. We are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and we have very good accountants that will tell us that it's ok to spend an amount of money.

If we sign Diomande for 100mill and it works out great, then fantastic. If we sign him and he's a flop, then so be it. Life goes on, why stress about it.

13 Jun 2026 09:09:16
Postklopp, if not wanting to pay the Diomande fee is your issue, then what makes you think PSG will not fleece us for Kang Lee, exactly?

13 Jun 2026 14:13:37
Can I ask if anybody got a bill from the club when they bought Wirtz or Isak? Did anybody get asked to make a weekly contribution to Mo's salary last season?

Obviously everyone has the right to an opinion, even if the opinion isn't right, but dismissing players for costing too much or wanting too much for a salary is irrelevant. The club worked (maybe still does?) on the idea of what they think is the right player at the right price. We can disagree with the club, but I don't see FSG losing sleep over it, seeing as the asset they bought has appreciated from £ 300m to somewhere between £ 3 and 4 billion.

13 Jun 2026 16:12:43
Spot on, WDW. Also to add to that, the market is what it is, so if you want the club to get boss players, they will have to pay the same high fees you don't want them to pay. You're gonna have to roll with it.

12 Jun 2026 18:48:47
Anyone seen any Spanish/Basque players that might be looked at now we have Iraola in charge such as Mikel Jauregizar of Bilbao and Iker Munoz from Osasuna?

12 Jun 2026 19:11:58
Stefan Bajcetic and Wellity Lucky? 🤣

12 Jun 2026 19:25:39
There's a joke to be made with Lucky's name, I'm not the person who is good at these jokes though.

12 Jun 2026 21:07:17
We'll be paying a premium for them, as Athletic Bilbao have a strict internal rule about Basque players being the main bulk of the squad. So they never let them go cheaply.

12 Jun 2026 21:57:32
Isn't Munoz off to Newcastle?

12 Jun 2026 22:57:10
Different Munoz, thats Victor Munoz, whos a winger.

12 Jun 2026 23:00:00
Athletic Bilbao are not a selling club - if any other club meets a player's release clause, that's not selling, which happened with Kepa to Chelsea, Herrera to United, Laporte to City or Javi Martinez to Bayern.

For his latest contract extension, running until 2031, both Mikel Jauregizar and the club agreed on not inserting a release clause, as he does not wish to leave the club.

13 Jun 2026 00:09:23
Not sure that's true, Magnus, mate. Pretty sure all contracts in Spain must contain a release clause. Nothing to stop them setting it ridiculously high though.

13 Jun 2026 00:56:39
What Rugby Parker said. I'm pretty sure that release clauses are compulsory in Spain. But they don't have to be reasonable though. That's why we see release clauses of 1b for players like Pedri and Lamine.

13 Jun 2026 08:31:31
Well, he has no release clause. Have a look at the club's website or any other Spanish news outlet. Here's the link to the former:

jauregizar article

13 Jun 2026 13:18:36
I did like Mikel Jauregizar when I saw him play in those Europa games against Man Utd last season. Very tidy little player.