06 Aug 2026 10:51:18
So where does that leave us no the Jnr debacle is over, I can't help feeling we have been used to get him a better offer.

Anyone else on offer?

1.) 06 Aug 2026
06 Aug 2026 12:05:07
Hello Banbury, I would not call it a debacle, I think we genuinely believed we could get him.
I don't think we were used by Vini's agents to get a better deal. Real offered him an improved deal, which by all accounts he is going to accept. The fact that Real improved their offer seems to me that there was genuine concern he would leave to come to us. If Real thought that Vini was using us to get a better deal then I think they would have dug their heels in.


Personally, I wasn't bothered either way.
Rashford is worth a punt, an idea that's been put forward by other posters.
Barcola is another Martinelli imo.
Williams, never impressed when I have seen him.
Nusa, the Norwegian winger, looks good as well.
My choice would be Rashford.
Take care, Banbury, mate.
COYG.

2.) 06 Aug 2026
06 Aug 2026 17:16:36
I also was not very hopeful with Vini. I feel we are some way away for top Real or Barcelona players to want to come to us; we have to be consistently winning or challenging for the PL and CL for that to happen. I also believe we will be there in the next 2-3 years.


We have got Tzolis to cover left wing. We should get Rashford and Osimhen. With Bruno also looking like a done deal, we should be set up nicely for the next season with these additions.

3.) 07 Aug 2026
07 Aug 2026 06:06:14
Liverpool fan here, and I say this as sincerely as possible, but I think you all dodged a bullet not getting Vini. Arteta's main positive was that he was able to build a squad that all pulled together in the same direction. imo Vini would have disrupted the harmony in the squad, and while he is a great player, you'd be a weaker team overall.

4.) 07 Aug 2026
07 Aug 2026 08:11:30
Agreed, Dracred. Real are a club that is set up for players with huge egos, but Chelsea and United are currently two clubs still trying to rediscover a collective team mentality after signing too many players who thought they were doing those clubs a favour by signing for them.

Building and developing a genuinely collective mentality that runs through an entire club can take years to achieve, but it can be lost in a couple of months if you bring in players with the wrong mentality for your club.