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[Football] Leandro Trossard **Sold To Arsenal 20/01/2023**
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Seasider78
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- Nov 14, 2004
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So basically
1) agent drums up business for player and gets interest based on low fee with short contract
2) Albion trigger extension driving up fee
3) clubs looking for cheap deal now not interested
4) players sulks and attitude spills out in training
5) manager and senior player calls out behaviour
6) player sulks and works with agent to try to force a move at lower price
1) agent drums up business for player and gets interest based on low fee with short contract
2) Albion trigger extension driving up fee
3) clubs looking for cheap deal now not interested
4) players sulks and attitude spills out in training
5) manager and senior player calls out behaviour
6) player sulks and works with agent to try to force a move at lower price
Great follow up PR from De Zerbi and the club this morning IMHO:
www.theargus.co.uk
De Zerbi says his door is open if Trossard wants to talk
Roberto De Zerbi has told Leandro Trossard the head coach’s door is always open.
www.theargus.co.uk
- Oct 20, 2022
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in Atletico’s case, I think it will be a case of whether they can come up with the money because they were certainly interested and looking to restructure the squad for next season, partly due to financial pressures - IMO Tross is still worth £28-32m, hopefully more, even with all the recent breakdown in relations and would be a bit gutted if we let him go for less tbh - also depends as always on how much any other interested parties are wanting him enough to make good offers (Atletico won’t be able to compete in a head to head with Spurs, even with off-loading Felix and Cunha) - maybe It might just boil down to where Tross thinks he’s not going to be a bench warmer (and maybe even where it’s a sunnier climate since that seems to affect his game.) -
-whatever happens, I wouldn’t like to be on the wrong business side of Tony Bloom or PB but RDZ strikes me as having enough compassion for everyone to find the best solution for Trossard and the squad.
As an aside, I’m rather bemused to see several people above have started including Atletico Madrid into their conversation now as a possible mix of potential clubs after I was derided yesterday by several posters for saying just that for days - including being called ‘his agent’ such is the fickleness of some NSCers - just saying
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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"I can't help him. The person who can change this situation is Leo."Great follow up PR from De Zerbi and the club this morning IMHO:
De Zerbi says his door is open if Trossard wants to talk
Roberto De Zerbi has told Leandro Trossard the head coach’s door is always open.
Frankworthington
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So do iThe art of being a top businessman in a large company is being able to delegate the day to day running to skilled people in their field, and not having to be hands on too often isn’t it? TB has played an absolute blinder at this club
I certainly worship at his altar
I have a life-sized mural of him on my bedroom wall
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Im not sure it's possible for me to love RDZ any more than I do.
i think that's about it!
I know Leo and TB may not be the tallest of gentlemen, but I don’t think you will be seeing them in their cars on Eurostar ( no charge for this pedant comment
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- Oct 20, 2022
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Love this rather hopeful (I thought) quote from RDZ though - and what some of us have been saying about the media and chat forums having a field day and giving it more significance because of the window, rings true and you can totally see RDZ having an emotional coaching style even by watching him in the dugout.
“De Zerbi said "problems" such as that currently involving Trossard were fairly commonplace.
He added: "I think we're giving too much importance to something that is normally happening in the dressing rooms of every club in the world.
"I was a player and a lot of times I had these kinds of problems and maybe through this happening the relationship later on will be much stronger, but I'm working in this way.”
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It literally changed from Eurotunnel to Eurostar within minutes!I know Leo and TB may not be the tallest of gentlemen, but I don’t think you will be seeing them in their cars on Eurostar ( no charge for this pedant comment
I have a life-sized mural of him on my desk.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The media and forums love a bit of drama.
It explains why soap operas are popular.
- Oct 17, 2008
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He’s certainly losing the battle of wall space to David Copperfield
Just what was needed. Would think PB put that together for him.Great follow up PR from De Zerbi and the club this morning IMHO:
De Zerbi says his door is open if Trossard wants to talk
Roberto De Zerbi has told Leandro Trossard the head coach’s door is always open.
- May 8, 2018
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I know Leo and TB may not be the tallest of gentlemen, but I don’t think you will be seeing them in their cars on Eurostar ( no charge for this pedant comment
I know Leo and TB may not be the tallest of gentlemen, but I don’t think you will be seeing them in their cars on Eurostar ( no charge for this pedant comment
I was overcome with creative emotion, I was obviously referring to Le Shuttle
Had a western
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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My thoughts.
I can definitely see a situation where Tony is prepared to hold onto a player not playing while he loses value. Remember, every member of the squad will be looking at this to see what the clubs resolve is like.
It's far from certain Leo never plays for us again. It's possible a Villa type club comes in for him late in the window, but I reckon they'll be looking at their other options first, meaning it would likely be quite late in the window.
But it's just as likely there's no bid, temp or perm, that we're willing to entertain. In that circumstance, Leo has not yet crossed any uncross-able lines, but could find there's an almighty battle for a place with younger players stepping in and performing up front.
I can definitely see a situation where Tony is prepared to hold onto a player not playing while he loses value. Remember, every member of the squad will be looking at this to see what the clubs resolve is like.
It's far from certain Leo never plays for us again. It's possible a Villa type club comes in for him late in the window, but I reckon they'll be looking at their other options first, meaning it would likely be quite late in the window.
But it's just as likely there's no bid, temp or perm, that we're willing to entertain. In that circumstance, Leo has not yet crossed any uncross-able lines, but could find there's an almighty battle for a place with younger players stepping in and performing up front.
B-right-on
Living the dream
I was derided yesterday by several posters for saying just that for days - including being called ‘his agent’ such is the fickleness of some NSCers - just saying
Welcome to NSC.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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You'll never guess who I had in my cab earlierI just dropped a player at the training ground, I’m a cab driver by the way, we had a chat about the Leo situation. He said the statement was rubbish. There was no altercation with another player. It was in a team meeting the argument took place with RDZ. These things happen though in life. He will probably leave but let’s hope we get the right price. Onwards and upwards.
Poskettspurpose
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- Jun 18, 2021
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A lot of speculation around LT but he's courted controversy from the word go with comments from his agent like 'he's using Albion as a stepping stone to bigger clubs'. I don't have a problem with that however I think there are ways of doing it without alienating yourself from the club and fans. I'm not sure Tross hasn't peaked a bit later than he hoped (in his contract and career). Put simply the club aren't just going to give him away, it's business sense and I'm happy without knowing the full details to believe Tony and Paul are standing firm on this. I'd like to see him playing positively until he inevitably leaves however, I don't want to see the likes of clubs such as money bags Newcastle picking him up for nothing. As an aside I've never warmed to Tross much as he's always appeared to think he was better than Brighton, just a feeling on that without too much tangible evidence.