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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby DiamondGooner » Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:01 pm

Jedi wrote:Dark days ahead if we lose him for 15 mil.


I don't care as long as he disappears, it means a space for a new no1 choice.

He's like Giroud, as long as he's here and managers keep fawning over him we'll never improve.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby ag6789 » Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:32 pm

15 mil + 100k/wk( saved/spent on more productive purposes, hopefully ), and less needlessly dropped pts. Not too bad, isn't it?
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby EliteKiller » Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:53 pm

Pellegrini >>>> Liverpool than Xhaka >>>>> Roma ..... nearly done
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby CrimsonGunner11 » Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:06 pm

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Dejan wrote:Poor roma fans


Mhikytaryan is killing it there, Xhaka will do very well, particularly under a manager like Mourinho.

He's used a similar type of holding midfielder at every club he's been at. It was Matic at Chelsea and Utd, then Hojberg at Tottenham. Not world class players but they work in a Mourinho system.

This. The pace of the Italian league will suit him better
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby jayramfootball » Tue Jun 08, 2021 11:23 pm

ag6789 wrote:15 mil + 100k/wk( saved/spent on more productive purposes, hopefully ), and less needlessly dropped pts. Not too bad, isn't it?



Getting the wages down is vital IMO.

We're paying 50 million a year for just these 5 players:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Alexandre Lacazette
Hector Bellerin
Bernd Leno
Granit Xhaka
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby EliteKiller » Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:36 am

Xhaka is on 100k a week - we are looking at Neves who is on >50k but wants 100k ... not at all sure that's a step up, we will probably get less for Xhaka (2 years on his contract) then we will have to pay for Neves (3 years on his contract) are we sure?
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby ag6789 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 2:36 am

As long as Neves is much better than Xkh, have no problem paying him 120k/wk even.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby theHotHead » Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:10 am

Dejan wrote:Poor roma fans

I'm fuming !! :angry:
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby Angelito » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:45 pm

Sources in Italy have reported that Roma have agreed a €18m fee + performance-related bonuses for him.

Unsure how reliable those sources are.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby alexafc12 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:50 pm

That's a pretty low figure tbh.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby coach8smallball » Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:59 pm

alexafc12 wrote:That's a pretty low figure tbh.


just want him gone. i'd take a wet ball bag, torn up cones and a weak whistle just to get him outta here
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby Jase89 » Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:37 pm

He cost us £35m, I’m pretty sure he has improved since he joined us. Should be £25m minimum
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby Power n Glory » Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:59 pm

We overpaid. He's not a good player.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby jayramfootball » Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:02 pm

Power n Glory wrote:We overpaid. He's not a good player.


Yup.
He and Mustafi cost nearly 80m together.
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Re: Granit Xhaka (34)

Postby Angelito » Wed Jun 09, 2021 6:24 pm

Power n Glory wrote:We overpaid. He's not a good player.


When we signed him, the Guardian reported that we agreed a £25m fee excluding bonuses.

Five years of clownery later, £15.5m + bonuses is a good figure.

My only issue is, if Neves is his replacement, we still haven't signed a CAM or a creative CM, and we're basically looking for a like-for-like replacement. The horseshoe formation won't go away, and we will lack in creativity again.

While Ødegaard is great technically, he doesn't possess the vision nor the world class skills of Ozil or Cesc.

Still early days in the transfer window. Yet, our top targets—Neves and Ødegaard—doesn't inspire me with hope or faith.

For the life in me, I can't imagine a man who played under Wenger and worked with Pep being so allergic to flair players.
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