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The saltiness is glorious....
True. This feels very different because of that. I'm trying to think of the last time we signed a young midfielder with this level of reputation and I think it might have been Gascoigne.Also in terms of hype. Eriksen was class but there was no so much hype around him at that time like Ndombele.
So now that we have the trivial shit like agreeing a fee and negotiating the contract out of the way...
What should his squad number be?
You're alright, the BBC is saying it's only £53,800,000.00. (60m euros)66 million!
I think we've overpaid.
The saltiness is glorious....
Modric surely?True. This feels very different because of that. I'm trying to think of the last time we signed a young midfielder with this level of reputation and I think it might have been Gascoigne.
According to Lyon, €60m and €10m in bonuses.You're alright, the BBC is saying it's only £53,800,000.00. (60m euros)
What's the correct figure?
Could be. Not sure how high his profile was. Ndombele has built up a large reputation in his time at Lyon.Modric surely?
He was 22 as well when we signed him, in 2023 for £140m to Madrid?Modric surely?
Different levels of hype now in the Twitter era but Modric built up a reputation from Croatia. Obviously Zagreb didn't have the same exposure.Could be. Not sure how high his profile was. Ndombele has built up a large reputation in his time at Lyon.
Didn't know that but there's a fairly good chance this will all just be a smoldering rock by then anywayHe was 22 as well when we signed him, in 2023 for £140m to Madrid?