That paper is very reliable.
My uncle used to be a photographer there...
Aubameyang
Reliable for bvb anyway.
Big Willie wrote:According to Ruhrnachrichten, talks are still being held and that the deal has not been called off. Dunno how reliable they are personally but people seem to be suggesting that they are to Dortmund what Ornstein is to Arsenal and that they can be trusted.
Jones, please confirm that the content of the story is as claimed and whether they are reliable or not.
The paper is generally reliable but I think that article is from the German press agency ie not their own article. Technically you're right that it states the deal hasn't been called off but it quotes Wenger as being pessimistic and that an agreement is "far from being close". Not too hopeful tone overall but then again we were in a similar situation with Mustafi not too long ago where we kept negotiating for about a month or so before signing him. Complete toss up right now I'd say
Argh. Was hoping it was a bit more positive than that.
Thanks for the summary mate.
What a shambles if we mess this up.
On a scale of 1-10 how much self-awareness does Gazids actually have? Surely he knows he cannot come back empty handed or there will be outrage.
In a negotiation you have to show you are willing to walk away from the deal.
We're one step away from saying no deal is better than a bad deal.
Which is sensible. But you infer too much.
I think we’ll get him
Think this one will go right to the wire, both clubs obviously looking to get the best deal for their club. A lot of the noise in the media is coming from Dortmund which suggests they want to get a deal done.
Just hope we don't decided to be smart arses and fuck things up.
Starts for Dortmund today.
Embarrassing. Heads must roll.
Doesn't mean that much. Nasri played for us v Liverpool two days before we sold him to City
No deal. This is another failure.
People getting carried away here, just because he starts doesn't mean they won't sell him. This is Dortmund's attempt to show they will sell at their terms, not ours.
Just seen this on Twitter
So basically like I said, them laying their marker down. It is up to us now to either match it or come to an amicable agreement.
This smells like transfer deadline day drama.
We're probably waiting to pull this off right at the end so it feels like a giant win for the fans, and diverts attention away from the circumstances in which we lost Sanchez.
For me losing Alexis and signing Auba + Mkhi improves our general play and our attack significantly. Finally could play with pace up top because a big reason we have to play to the feet of the strikers is we don't have pace in behind.
He's probably the best striker we could look to sign when you consider our current circumstances. Even if he only gives us 2 or 3 top seasons it will buy us time to find someone else.
It's a clever ploy by Dortmund, they know our fans are on edge after losing Alexis to Man Utd and the club need to respond. They have directly called us out and now it is up to us to respond. What they don't realise is the club have let the club down nearly every season for 15 years now and probably won't hesitate to do it again.....
We will buckle and present an increased offer on deadline day. Dortmund will scurry around but it will be too late for a replacement and the deal will not go through. We will say we ready to pay what was needed.