Now that's a first,, i agree with almost everything you said, except the Bayern bashing of course. I mean maybe they could make more of their resources, but they are a Top 3 club in Europe anyway. I mean they do a good job on the business side of things, they just cant find a competent coach and /or give him time to really changes things. I mean say what you want about Klinsmann, but he at least lit a fire under their asses and catapulted the club into the 21st century. Yeah he was a bad coach, but i figure he'd be a better sporting director than Nerlinger / Sammer.
(sorry for the late answer, had a busy afternoon)
Damn, why are you sorry? Lets not make this community into facebook (of sorts), lol
You can't really keep track of the thread anymore unless you're on gaf 24/7 especially on match days.
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So, who's going to pick up next year's hot properties?
Name (year of contract expiry)
- KP Boateng (2014): unsettled at Milan + Milan imploding. I'm thinking either some sheikh club (if he's still out for money) or a German club since he's got a past here and apparently Schalkeh & Wolfsburg are looking at him (= Italian press) - I could imagine Dortmund being interested too (he played for us for like half a season, then we had to sell him because of financial woes back then), possibly even Bayern.
- Christian Eriksen (2014): feels connected to the club, so I could imagine him staying some more in Ajax. He's just 20 after all.
- Neymar (2014): clearly either Barca or Real..
- Isco (2016): supposedly with a 20m release clause & Malaga apparently still struggles financially. I'd say Spanish clubs will be the first in line here, maybe Portuguese too? AS is reporting about Dortmund interest - dunno, too expensive for us.
- Belhanda (2014): feels like some Italian club will pick him up, or maybe Marseilles/Lyon
- Lewandowski (2014): is out for money (his agent prolly more then himself) so I could very well see him go, probably even to the highest bidder. I can imagine a lot of clubs being interested in him. He'll probably go for around 20m.
- Subotic (2014): lived a while in US, has a preference for EPL (supposedly) - appears to be attached to the club, but I'm not too keen on him signing a new contract.
- Llorente (2013): no idea, really no idea...
Who am I missing?