Imagine voluntarily choosing to move from Madrid to the NW of England.
Anyway, this is going to be a bidding war, I think we’re best off out of it. He’s an amazing player in a very average league. Spend it on Eze and maybe look at a few more young prospects to ensure we’re ready for the next gen first team.
Can’t imagine Liverpool still have the funds for this transfer (if it does end up being 80m+) after getting Wirtz?
https://x.com/NicoSchira/status/1944130783305945257?t=sUcQZ8pxQU6OBDnHtz3r6A&s=19
The Eze links are making more sense now, fucking hell.
Hahahaha
The fuck 
Go screw yourself Real Madrid. What is it with Spanish club presidents? Is being an utter twat a mandatory qualification for the role in La Liga?
Probably drops to about 100m euros which is about right.
Why though? How much are we asking for William Saliba when Real Madrid want him?
Rodrygo is a top player that we are allegedly interested in, club Presidents are entitled to ask what they want for players. Just because we are poor at selling players doesn’t mean everyone else has to.
It was most directed at Sporting’s Director but I also think our previous issues trying to buy players from Real come into it.
They are entitled to place a valuation on their players just as we are but they do seem to move their goal posts more than other clubs.
Yeah, think it’s pretty known Real Madrid are major cunts. Signing any players from them will always be a struggle, unless the player truly wants out/is surplus to their requirements. And even then they won’t let it go easily.
Lol, ain no mofo paying that for a player they don’t want 
Would rather us keep our powder (ro)dry(go), than pay silly money for an unhappy, unwanted player who I suspect will not live up to the hype playing in the Premier League.
“A fool and his money are soon parted.”
Is this true?
Think our recent dealings with them have always been decent.
Both the fees for Ozil and Odegaard were fair(if not steals) and they let us loan Ceballos in back to back seasons (other clubs would’ve told us to get him on a permanent the second time around or fuck off).
Ozil was deadline day signing. Odegaard wasn’t in their plans but still they held out for 37m or so(decent bargain in the end, but not so at the time). And they kept letting Ceballos go on loan as it’s obvious now their intention was to keep him long term.
Nope, go check the posts when we signed him. We paid £30m for him which caught everyone by surprise at how cheap they ended up let him go for. Same summer there were news about him being untouchable and whatnot.
Yes, I seem to recall that they wanted Odegaard back, he wasn’t for sale, he was in their plans then…bang…he’s ours for £30m.
Perhaps I’m being harsh on Real, but they do have a Spursy home kit so fuck 'em.
Had to check to be sure, and yeah. That fee did catch everyone by surprise.
Even the people who weren’t that fond of him from his loan were happy with it given the price.
Thanks for refreshing the memories, Maniac.
Still, fuck Real Madrid.
It was always a dream for someone suggested we might get him under 70m.
I don’t believe it will be 120-130, but something around 85-90m.
I think with the signings we’ve made thus far and the amount we’ve spent I really doubt we’ll have what it takes to get Rodrygo.
80-90mil sounds about right but I highly doubt the board would approve an expenditure of that amount.
I think it’s 50-50 that we bring Eze or no one else.