Soler to PSG done, wow. Why do they need him, when they just got Fabian? (not to mention Renato Sanches and Vitinha in the same window too). Campos building a world class midfield over there.
But along with Verratti that's 5 midfielders for 2 spots in their new 3-4-3 formation? They really don't need that many, it's just overkill. Especially since there's no real challenge for them in the domestic competitions, no matter who they play. Maybe that rumour from a few weeks ago about the domino falling effect isn't that outrageous anymore...Verratti to City, Bernardo to us? There have been rumours that if Al Nassr take on all of Pjanic wages (hopefully some symbolic fee sale or even a release over a loan), we could actually afford Bernardo without selling De Jong, after he also reduces, which I think he will, just a question about how much...if he'd agree to a reduction similar to Dembele (40%), that would be brilliant, and probably would be enough to have both of them.
Gonna be a very interesting day tomorrow, this could go multiple ways and feature some crazy moves. The one where De Jong goes to Liverpool, Verratti to City, and Bernardo to us. Best would obviously be just Bernardo and Verratti happening, and we get rid of Pjanic's wages to make room for both Bernardo and De Jong. No idea if this is actually feasible, but I guess it's possible, if De Jong reduces as much as Dembele did. I do know that even after the reduction, Pjanic is still on a crazy wage, and if we got rid of that entirely, Bernardo would actually fit, since he'd probably be on less, which is just crazy to me, considering just how much of a better player he is. While De Jong has been grossly overpaid until now anyway, so a big reduction would be only right, otherwise he can honestly just leave, even though I'd love for us to keep him. But he can't expect to be 50% more paid than every other midfielder in the squad, it's just madness.