https://x.com/SAFCsource/status/1947728113603121387 Bild: 'In other words, Sunderland will have to significantly increase their offer for Xhaka. Currently, the English club wants a transfer fee of €10 million. Bayer is considering double that.' 'Xhaka himself would like to speak out, but is not allowed to.'
i was wondering the exact same thing, then remembered which players had been sold...think he might have been brought in to be the fall guy.
Under pressure manager, bombed from his last job and now seeing players wanting to move on….trying desperately to be viewed as the hard man in front of the fans
Of course it’s close the players agreed his contract it’s literally just the fee with Leverkusen that can be done any minute all of this is just them playing the media narrative to make it look like they’re fighting for the best deal possible it’ll all be sorted soon enough
Leverkusen themselves have said they want double what our offer was. I don’t think this is just ten Haag saving face
Don’t need to panic. Player wants the move. Selling club wants highest amount of £. Coach doesn’t want to let the player move on easily. It will get done - you don’t get Fab and David Ornstein speaking very positively about a move happening for it to not happen. Keep the faith. And **** ten hag.
Doesn't sound as close as it did. Does this mean that the close one that Downie heard about last night could be someone else?