Have to think the other two are better positioned to capitalise on this unfortunately, but I hope we make every effort to get him. If we lack funds maybe we can sell someone to balance the books. There isn't a lot of wiggle room but Elneny and Jenko immediately spring to mind.

Papers claiming United in front.

No chance it’s us. We’re restricted to the dregs.

jones wrote:

Apparently his wife confirmed that Milan United and us are the front runners for his signature, and that's it's probable he'll be back in Europe soon

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don't have any context on the information but just found it a bit comical how the wifey's got a communication stream with press officials

Presume United will get him, looks like a very United style of player to be honest. Annoying.

He would have been a good signing but I doubt we can compete if United are in for him too.

Sarr in the summer it is then.

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Top 5 richest clubs on Forbes list, folks.

Of all the billionaires in the world, why did this one choose us?

Make sure to send a thank you note to David Dein, and thank him for the Usmanov years too.

Each passing year, I’m more infuriated by Dein and his boy. The unleashed a decade of hell on this great institution. We got nothing done during this whole Kroenke-Usmanov affair, and Dein sat back and stacked his chips. And it all ends with the mustache victorious but at what cost?

Indeed. I don't even care about whether Kroenke invests a single penny in the club. I care a lot about whether he burdened the club with the debt he took on to acquire it though. It's been proposed as a reason for us being seemingly skint.

Need him to replace Welbz. I don't see why we can't afford him. Go negative with our spending for one year, make less money.

Klaus wrote:

Make sure to send a thank you note to David Dein, and thank him for the Usmanov years too.

Don't forget PH-W and his self funding model.

Claudius wrote:

Each passing year, I’m more infuriated by Dein and his boy. The unleashed a decade of hell on this great institution. We got nothing done during this whole Kroenke-Usmanov affair, and Dein sat back and stacked his chips. And it all ends with the mustache victorious but at what cost?

Dein may have given Kroenke and Usmanov their initial stakes, but it was PH-W who invited Kroenke to join the BoD and then place an embargo on the further sale of any shares for 12 months, and then they could only be offered to another board member before anyone else.  Then when Fizsman was dying he then arranged for Kroenke to buy Fizsman's shares to launch the take-over, and then he sold his own and pressured / convinced Lady Nina and other board members to do the same.  

Claudius wrote:

Each passing year, I’m more infuriated by Dein and his boy. The unleashed a decade of hell on this great institution. We got nothing done during this whole Kroenke-Usmanov affair, and Dein sat back and stacked his chips. And it all ends with the mustache victorious but at what cost?

Absolutely. Even after Dein had fucked us over his son then poisoned the minds of our best players for years. Fuck the Deins.