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Early window tweets/reprts about VDV portrayed that the deal could be done between €25-30m

Subsequently; until the last few days you and every other fucker in here has been talking about him as a €30m guy.

VDV €25-30m - "Cheap" option.
vs
Tapsoba €40-50m - "Levy never gonna pay it" option.



...........Suggesting otherwise is some slimy shit. Play nicely.

Feels like Wolfsburg continues to move the goal-posts.

Can't blame them but irritating business.
 
Early window tweets/reprts about VDV portrayed that the deal could be done between €25-30m

Subsequently; until the last few days you and every other fucker in here has been talking about him as a €30m guy.

VDV €25-30m - "Cheap" option.
vs
Tapsoba €40-50m - "Levy never gonna pay it" option.



...........Suggesting otherwise is some slimy shit. Play nicely.
"slimy shit"
Drama Queen Fainting GIF by Skrz.cz
 
Exact figures obviously wrong as they weren't released.

Initial reports from the same hacks such as Romano were €25-30m.

Same sources..... So they were no less credible than the current ones.

Concept still the same.

If VDV is 40m then Tapsoba is 60m.

Taps = no unless Kane to Bayern is yes.

Leave the goalposts alone....... The "concept" isn't what was in question.

Fundamental: You asked where the noted 15-25 diff in price I cited came from....

I explained to you (initial reports vs current reports)... Then you essentially denied buying into the initially reported prices.... Which is snide; cos you did and have been chatting based on those prices for weeks.


Up until a few days ago VDV was still being considered a 25m-30m player here..... Including by you.


Let's get back to football, shall we.
 
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6 out of 7 goals he has scored for England have been headers. His aerial ability from my perception was pretty good, so I checked.
So you're rating a defender as a good header of the ball because of the goals he's scored, at the other end?
You do know defensive headers and attacking headers are different?
Flip it around and watch how many attackers balls up clearing the ball when asked to defend.
 
Fair, but if the alternative is wanking yourself to death and convincing the fanbase that this guy is a faster Jan Vertonghen, I’m not so sure my position is all that bad.

Fans tend to only look at the rosy positive side of transfers, and that leads to overrating players. Again, everyone thought Djed Spence was the second coming of Kyle Walker last summer and would solve all our issues at RB.
Everyone?

You do like to make some unqualified statements.
 
So you're rating a defender as a good header of the ball because of the goals he's scored, at the other end?
You do know defensive headers and attacking headers are different?
Flip it around and watch how many attackers balls up clearing the ball when asked to defend.

Kane is pretty good at defensive headers.
The ingredients for attacking and defensive headers are pretty much the same. Strong, tall, good jump, movement and anticipation.
The post said Maguire can't head or kick a ball.
 
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