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Haaland officially cost 50million pounds, but there are rumors of 200million more in the shadows. is that deal also going to be investigated? ETA BVB rejected 75million from ManU for Haaland and 130million plus a player from CFC but took 50million from MC I know the player has a lot of power in a transfer but that is intriguing to say the least

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As established earlier, this is largely based on misinformation. City didn’t make an offer, they activated a release clause. They didn’t need to make a deal with Dortmund at all.

Chelsea’s offer was a year earlier when the release clause was not active, and Dortmund refused to sell. The only information I’ve seen about United trying to sign Haaland was when he was still in Austria.

Well, the Prime Minister (was the mayor of Manchester until about 3 months ago) just expressed concern about losing the Emirati owners. This is why countries shouldn’t own teams.

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The story I saw said that Chelsea and another club both offered more than the 51m, something like 75+. Ultimately a player has to agree to a move even if a release clause is triggered. I don't put a lot into those stories I imagine it wasn't much different than the Mbappe deal, with lots of signing bonus, agent/family payments, etc, etc

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This is correct, which is why it makes no sense to offer a cent more than the 51 million. Haaland agreed to join City, so there’s absolutely no reason for them to offer Dortmund a penny more, nor does it matter if other clubs were willing to pay a higher fee.

Haaland is the one they needed to incentivize, not Dortmund, so anything outside the 51 million would go to Haaland’s camp to sweeten the deal, not BVB.

I also remember it being pretty clear at the time that he wanted to join City. The move wasn’t shocking, so I think some accounts are probably trying to stir the pot for engagement.

I feel sympathy for the smaller clubs that lost out on crucial revenue, missed out on trophies, and suffered relegations that may well not have happened without all this. For that alone, the punishments must be severe.

I must say I personally don’t feel much sympathy for the bigger clubs and what they’ve lost on, as I’ve always felt PSR/FFP was designed to protect them from competition. I personally do not think any titles that are stripped from City should be awarded to anyone else.

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This movie is the quintessential example of all time showing that no publicity is bad publicity. Casting a black lady as Helen of Troy was genius.

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I’d say it’s more an example of the vast majority of people not caring about political internet drivel.

Nice start, but the way the game has gone there’s zero chance of holding the lead.

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Now being reported we’re unlikely to sign another midfielder. Was a great window until this. Relying on Caicedo who is dealing with an injury we don’t know the full extent of and Lavia who is bound to break at some point this season is an objective failure.

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Was coming here to say this. Midfield looking very concerning right now.

I will definitely be watching this. frick Zaslav.

Really feels like we should have gotten both battles of Tumbleton this season.

I saw somewhere that this was at 988 million through Wednesday, which would mean it probably crossed a billion yesterday, and may well be Nolan’s highest grossing movie by the end of the weekend.