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  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    edited July 2023
    CAFCsayer said:
    Would be brilliant if PSG make him train with the kids all season
    Why? Because he doesn't want to go and play in a crap standard league when he's at his peak? Seems to be PSG's problem rather than his.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,261
    Stays til 1st August, get his €60m loyalty payment, then either stays for one season and moves to Real Madrid next season, or PSG have to accept a bid this summer.

    I think his heart is set on Madrid, and save for an ageing Joselu they don't have any strikers, so I won't be surprised to seem them bite the bullet and get him this summer
  • MrOneLung said:
    I thought he did renew last year - didn't his last contract expire and everyone though was going Madrid but signed new two year contract
    Yeah just checked and you're right.

    I thought at the time it was announced he signed a 3 year deal, which is why i thought he signed in 2021 and it ended next summer. But he signed in 2022 for 2 years with an option for a third year, but stupidly PSG left the option to the player.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,168
    I do find it very funny that Mbappe has opted to piss off both the nations of Qatar and Saudi Arabia in one move. Pretty bold stuff Kylian!
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,223
    Croydon said:
    CAFCsayer said:
    Would be brilliant if PSG make him train with the kids all season
    Why? Because he doesn't want to go and play in a crap standard league when he's at his peak? Seems to be PSG's problem rather than his.
    I’m not saying it isn’t psgs problem, I just don’t particularly like Mbappé and would like to see Frances main superstar play 0 minutes in the year before a major tournament 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,063
    I find it funny how much money PSG have spunked just to finish 1st (and once 2nd) in a one horse domestic race. 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    That's grim
  • Al Hilal have signed Brazilian forward Malcom, who was the top scorer and player of the year in the Russian league for champions Zenit last season.
  • Neymar has agreed to join Al Hilal on a 2 year deal. 
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  • jacob_CAFC
    jacob_CAFC Posts: 2,063
    Neymar has agreed to join Al Hilal on a 2 year deal. 
    Gotta be one of the more underwhelming careers considering his promise when he first came onto the scene
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    Absolutely no respect for that shirker.
  • Sure he'll look back on being Brazil's record goalscorer etc and think he's had a great career, but Neymar should have been the next Ballon d'Or winner after Messi and Ronaldo, the fact he got in a sulk about Messi being the main man at Barcelona and left for PSG cost him that.
  • cafcpolo
    cafcpolo Posts: 3,811
    Absolutely no respect for that shirker.
    Doubt he'll mind on 2.4mil a week.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
  • They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.

    Someone picked up on the fact that Neymar was either injured or suspended when it was his sister Rafaella's birthday and he would've a trip home to Brazil. Neymar have a tattoo of his sister on his arm and she has a tattoo of his eyes !
    As he has a private jet at his disposal as part of his contract I'm sure AL Hilal will fly sister and family over and get her a cake.

  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.

    Someone picked up on the fact that Neymar was either injured or suspended when it was his sister Rafaella's birthday and he would've a trip home to Brazil. Neymar have a tattoo of his sister on his arm and she has a tattoo of his eyes !
    As he has a private jet at his disposal as part of his contract I'm sure AL Hilal will fly sister and family over and get her a cake.

    I can hear the Addams Family song in my head
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,598
    They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.

    Someone picked up on the fact that Neymar was either injured or suspended when it was his sister Rafaella's birthday and he would've a trip home to Brazil. Neymar have a tattoo of his sister on his arm and she has a tattoo of his eyes !
    As he has a private jet at his disposal as part of his contract I'm sure AL Hilal will fly sister and family over and get her a cake.

    Would have thought Norwich would have been favourites to sign him 
  • They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.

    Someone picked up on the fact that Neymar was either injured or suspended when it was his sister Rafaella's birthday and he would've a trip home to Brazil. Neymar have a tattoo of his sister on his arm and she has a tattoo of his eyes !
    As he has a private jet at his disposal as part of his contract I'm sure AL Hilal will fly sister and family over and get her a cake.

    Someone picked up on it?  It's literally been mentioned everywhere, every year for about 5 years now.
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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Who saw that coming eh
  • The first requirement for them to enter should be 'ok but your teams have to follow the same FFP rules as European clubs'.

    Should be a short discussion.
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,410
    Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
  • Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
    I'm sure at the weekend I heard that DAZN are going to show games.
  • follett
    follett Posts: 1,034
    Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
    I'm sure at the weekend I heard that DAZN are going to show games.
    Yep Dazn have the rights, which is gonna halt any popularity as unless you already have it, next to no one is gonna purchase it solely to watch the league. If it was on sky people might have watched it when it was on.

    The champions league thing is very unlikely but I don't rule anything out with UEFA. They're generally quite strict on FFP and geography
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,917
    follett said:
    Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
    I'm sure at the weekend I heard that DAZN are going to show games.
    Yep Dazn have the rights, which is gonna halt any popularity as unless you already have it, next to no one is gonna purchase it solely to watch the league. If it was on sky people might have watched it when it was on.

    The champions league thing is very unlikely but I don't rule anything out with UEFA. They're generally quite strict on FFP and geography
    Bit like last weeks AJ fight, they may have pulled it from PPV, but you'd still had to pay £20 unless you were a member. 
  • Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
    I'm sure at the weekend I heard that DAZN are going to show games.
    Yeah they do, Gerrard's team Al Ettifaq v Al Nassr was on the other night. Popularity doesn't seem to have caught on out there yet though as the stadium was not even close to being full.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,010
    edited August 2023
    follett said:
    Surprised sky sports or TNT haven't picked up the TV rights yet, surely that's only a matter of time? 
    I'm sure at the weekend I heard that DAZN are going to show games.
    Yep Dazn have the rights, which is gonna halt any popularity as unless you already have it, next to no one is gonna purchase it solely to watch the league. If it was on sky people might have watched it when it was on.

    The champions league thing is very unlikely but I don't rule anything out with UEFA. They're generally quite strict on FFP and geography
    The thing is Saudi don't need money from tv deals, but to grow their league and popularity they absolutely need it to be shown to a wider audience. 

    But to be honest outside of the games involving the big 4 teams owned by PIF who've been signing all the superstars, i don't think anyone cares. But i guess that's probably similar to fans in Asia and Africa who want to watch games involving the big 6, but couldn't care less about watching Bournemouth v Luton.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    They do realize that Neymar is always injured when It's his sister's birthday ?

    The line in the sand is being moved and the take over is on its way.
    As long as it's not his brother's birthday, he's probably OK.

    Someone picked up on the fact that Neymar was either injured or suspended when it was his sister Rafaella's birthday and he would've a trip home to Brazil. Neymar have a tattoo of his sister on his arm and she has a tattoo of his eyes !
    As he has a private jet at his disposal as part of his contract I'm sure AL Hilal will fly sister and family over and get her a cake.

    Would have thought Norwich would have been favourites to sign him 
    Is that because they wear yellow shirts or am I being naive here???