Granit Xhaka has informed Bayer Leverkusen that he only wants to join Sunderland, as club-to-club talks continue over a deal for the Swiss midfielder. An agreement is now in place between Xhaka and the Premier League club, with the 32-year-old prioritising a move to Regis Le Bris’ men over other suitors. Leverkusen have been asked by Xhaka to close the proposed transfer rapidly and negotiations over the Switzerland international are ongoing to find a solution. from ornstein this morning. Literally nothing has changed nobody today has said a fee is close
Just mean they have shipped £140m of talent. They will miss Wirtz a lot, and Frimpong. They arent a poor side by any means, but I doubt they can replicate the level of the last 2 seasons. Could be completely wrong of course. But we all know the head coach carries the can, and following Xabi needs a lucky or very talented coach.
Aye. Alonso impossible to follow I agree they needed a fall guy. They still look the second best squad in the league, which shows how strong a squad they’d put together. They got an extra year out of Alonso by promising him he could keep everyone, a bit of a dismantle was always happening this summer. They ****ed up not raising Frimpong release clause mind.
Look at Isak. If you go to war with the player you end up with a problem that creates another problem. Take a a longer look at the Man Utd he left behind.
So are we confident this still happens? I’m only less so now because it’s a pretty big thing for Ten Hag to say, if Xhaka leaves now he looks like a right twat. But I know ultimately it’s not his decision.
They can’t play us off against Fenerbahce now. They can get what we’ll agree to pay or take a risk on an unhappy player and no replacement.
I dont think Xhaka is ths type to be an unhappy player personally. A couple of days ago it was all about family being happy in Germany if the media are to be believed. If we dont agree a fee, or he changes his mind again, I reckon he would still play to his best level for Lerverkuesen. They will know that.
I dont recall his agent saying it was Brighton only when he was contracted to us? It is the language the agent has used here that will agitate Leverkuesen in my opinion.
Aye we don’t get on like and I’m not willing to even speak about him but I think it comes from a place of us not being allowed nice things so anything that rubs against the grain for us gets analysed far too much. reality is absolutely nothing has changed from this morning