re: 2021/22 Leeds United szn long thread: Gracias Marcelo

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Aaronson said he was in Vienna watching the game with his girlfriend and rode the same emotional rollercoaster that the club's fans did, pacing around the cafe to work off his nerves. He added that his girlfriend was constantly refreshing the Burnley score on her phone. "Watching there and sitting there, it was just probably one of the most awful watches in my life," Aaronson said during a roundtable with reporters. "I was telling my girlfriend, '[You] watch, I have to go to the bathroom,' like four or five times. It was tough for me, but I mean they got the job done. I'm happy for that. "I wanted to be part of the club so bad. That game meant a lot to me."

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And now, according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, the club’s hierarchy have made clear their demands as a financially strapped Barcelona try and negotiate a deal. It is understood that the Whites will accept nothing less than €55 million and, more interestingly, they will not listen to any talk of instalments.

Barcelona, along with many clubs during recent years in which cash is limited, have managed to work around big-money signings by spreading the payments over the course of a contract - for example, if they were to sign Raphinha for €55 million over a five-year contract, they would pay €11 million per year for that period.

But Leeds have apparently quashed any chance of that happening, which may jeopardise the move altogether with the Catalan club’s financial problems well-documented. Multiple reports have suggested that while personal talks between Raphinha and Barcelona have been relatively simple, those in charge at Elland Road are digging their heels in.

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Brokelona

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