I reckon a few clubs will try their hand with Eriksen, Alderwiereld, Alli in the summer. Kane won’t go until the end of next season hence our bet Unless you can do what Arsenal have been doing and win a pot of course.
We’ll see, Pix. Levy said he was “100% confident” that we won’t be selling any of our stars. He’s going to make himself look like a colossal idiot if we end up doing just that. All of the players you mention are stars, I would say.
You need to stop being so gullible mate. All chairmen will say that, but every player has his price. Levy has sold players in the past and he’ll do it again. If a mega offer comes in for any of those players in the summer then they could go.
I don’t believe I am being gullible, Pix. But for Levy saying what he did, I would be sorely tempted to agree with you, that we’ll struggle to hold onto our key players. We may still struggle, but I’m more confident that we’ll hold onto them given what Levy said and the way he said it. He isn’t the type of bloke to say he’s “100% confident” if he doesn’t intend to prove the point.
It’s just a soundbite HIAG. If he said ‘I’m 99% sure we’ll keep our players’ then the hacks will be all over it asking about the 1% knowing he’s not sure if anybody will be sold. He has to maintain a line right up until a fee is agreed.
Shhhhhh here we have a sighting of one of the rarest things on this site, if you're really quiet you will be able to make out the faintest signs of a football conversation. Wow. What a sight to behold.
Mata will probably stay I reckon. I can see Fellaini leaving, along with Darmian, Blind, Zlatan and Carrick. I don't think we can lose more midfielders and replace with real quality, so reckon Mata will stay for another season.
3 days on after we signed him, I still can’t believe that we got him to be honest, Credit goes to Mourinho and Woodward for pulling it off.
Gary Linekers "If they want to keep the likes of Kane and Alli, their star players, they'll have to pay the going rate," he said.