Arteta must be hitting that strong stuff, no other explanation.
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I really want to know how much we are going to spend, after saving big.
It is nearly always mutualā¦ unless the player breaches in some egregious way, the club canāt just tear the paper up unilaterally ā¦ Iād be hard pressed to name a single instance of club term like u describe. We will be paying through the nose for these, for sure.
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I mean, it depends, right?
If the playerās agent is in his ear saying, āI can get you a move back to Germany. Hertha canāt pay a transfer fee but theyāll pay you good money for the next four years and you can raise your family in Berlin.ā Maybe youād be more willing to leave a larger portion of your 20-21 wages on the table just to walk away. Iāve obviously never had to negotiate these but when we negotiate plea deals you kind of figure out what the other sideās motivation is and go from there. What does Mustafi actually care about? Playing? Making money? Moving to a club of his choosing with no restrictions?
Iād be half tempted to tell Mustafiās agent that old boy isnāt being registered for the second half of the season.
Also, Arteta saying he wants to keep Mustafi may be his attempt at not destroying the guyās nominal transfer value. Kind of like what he should have done with Guendouzi.
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Yeah of course, but the point is it is a negotiation at that pointā¦ you have to convince the other party - compel them. If they donāt want to comply, you basically are over a barrel and have to pay.
I guess it depends how ruthless the club want to be.
Donāt want to play? Fine.
Ban him from the first team dressing room. Ban him from training with the first team. The proverbial ārot in the reserves.ā Heāll play but in the Papa Johnās Invitational.
Obviously you canāt banish him from the club to make his life miserable to force his side to the negotiating table, thatās a lawsuit waiting to happen. But Iām sure thereās things the club could do. More ruthless clubs would have already done it.
I donāt know that it will come to that. Mustafiās two closest friends at the club are gone and heās not going to play here anymore.
Fuck
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Arteta still collecting the cones then.
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That picture sums him up. What a clown.
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Mustafi linked with going to Liverpool on loan lol
Weāre actually manifesting the move just like we did for Torreira. 
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I can almost certainly say that Mustafi is definitely not the solution to any problem. But Iām more than happy for them to give it a try anyway.
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Fucking hell talk about failing up.
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Heās been linked with Barcelona and Liverpool.
Maybe weāre missing something here or he has a very good agent, whoās PR skills are way better than his footballing skills.
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WC winner, never forget.
Mustafi would be an idiot to sign anything long term now. Loan move till his contract runs out and re-evaluate in the summer. His agent should sort this out ASAP.
I think Liverpool should take Mustafi. As bad as he is, they desperately need their midfielders back in midfield so this deal makes sense for them
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Yeah as bad as results have been for them without defenders they havenāt actually conceded many.
Fabinhio and Henderson out of the midfield is the bigger issue. They still dominate the ball but without proper control. Mad as it sounds not replacing Lovren has hurt them.
Mustafi is awful but it gives them their shape back.
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Imagine if we actually get money for him. Or are we just terminating his deal?