I'm holding back on any praise over the VVD deal.
If we have only signed him because they intend to sell coutinho this window then i will be seriously miffed. It will feel like one step forward and two back with them yet again.
This is what I'd like to see. FSG taking a hard stance on the coutinho situation and refusing to sell him until the summer. It'll show clubs we won't be bullied into selling our best players but more importantly it'll give us a better chance of silverware and securing CL football for this season.
They sell him after coutinho tears the World Cup apart and we get as much as we can for him.
They then put every penny of that fee on 2 or 3 additions of the salah, Keita, mane, VVD calibre. That's when I'll start praising them.
They don't get any praise from me if they only make major signings once we sell our best player. No other big club operates like that.
See where your at H, and yes you have a very valid point, i agree we should hold our own over Coutinho until after the WC, and if Barca remain interested we can name our price, our valuation,
I don't think we need to sell to buy, the VVD deal proves FSG are willing to back Jürgen,
Coutinho will go for sure but not until we have a replacement in situ, the best deal would be keeping Coutinho for the rest of this season but allow him his move to Barca, that way we get a happy player giving his all, Barca get their man for next season and we as a club pocket £133m+,
Happy days,
As for other top signings, Keita is Imminent, Lamar a step in the right direction, add a quality stopper, a actual top class DM, a striker such as Aubamuyang and we will be a match for any side on planet football,
Not too much to ask for is it?
YNWA
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