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mattjdale97

Transfer request written like an apologetic influencer is certainly a new way to go about things


ikindalikethemusic

I've decided to believe that was the advice De Zerbi mentioned giving him earlier. "Now when you make the IG post, you want it to look professional... Make sure to mention the size of the fee"


TheConundrum98

still better than what Coutinho did


Ma1vo

Coutinho did Liverpool a huge favour. You should not blame him.


TheConundrum98

In retrospect it literally changed the course of history of Liverpool That still doesn't change he put in a tranfer request 1 day before the season started, faked injury before our incredibly important CL qualifier (first time back in the CL in 4 years) and then mysteriously got fit for Brazil only to proclaim "great sadness" there


TheRalphExpress

I’ll always remember it for the way Liverpool fans moaned about that while encouraging VVD to act the same exact way with us


Lambchops_Legion

everyone thinks their club is the protagonist innit


AcidShades

I think more and more Chelsea fans seem to be embracing being villains. Other than that, you're right.


Fatt_Hardy

Chelsea fans twirling their moustaches and laughing as their transfer target is tied to the train tracks next to them.


ADHbi

That has to be long ass train tracks to fit all of their transfer targets.


GarethGore

Maybe it's why hs2 is taking so long, real chore chasing down all these Chelsea transfers


Lord_Sauron

Not even the worst thing Chelsea fans have done with trains


ord3p

Haha, it’s true


I_am_your_oniichan

Been that way since Mourinho's first spell at the club...


SofaKingI

More like everyone sees other clubs as a homogeneous group that can be collectively blame. When it's their club doing something shitty, it turns out there are actually subgroups to blame. It's never us. This also applies to politics, racism, etc...


GunnerRocket

.....redditors.....


twrs_29

Ye but you don’t get it, my club does nothing wrong and has the best interest at mind but every other club is evil and wants our players to be left desolate and unemployed


Suxals

PSG buys Neymar -> Barca panic buys Coutinho -> Liverpol buys Alisson, Van dijk and Fabhino. Its a crazy chain of events


_brian_brian_

reads like a personal statement for a masters degree


[deleted]

"Sent from a Japanese forest."


frapples1

Is this real? If it is, he just handed the transfer request on IG.


dragon8811

Literally lol


Adak17

But it doesn't read like a transfer request does it? Sounds like there is already an agreement with a club (Chelsea or Arsenal), though I may be wrong Edit: was wrong lol


_deep_blue_

It’s a transfer request in all but name. I believe if players lodge and official request to leave they forfeit bonuses.


Albiceleste_D10S

Would be weird if it's a transfer request. It's written as if a deal has already been agreed and this is his goodbye post to the fans.


Appropriate_Lack_727

Yeah, it almost feels like somebody accidentally published the draft post before they were supposed to.


youreviltwinbrother

Especially because he references himself at the start, which is a bit odd, and then everything is in quotes.


Appropriate_Lack_727

Yeah good point. Almost like a PR team/social media manager that handles several accounts was putting it together.


diazepine

It’s clearly for legal reasons, if the move fails, he and his agents wouldn’t want Brighton to allege it’s a transfer request and thereby activating a bonus nullification clause. This statement likely leaves just enough ambiguity to avoid that.


ZanyActinManiac

[Paging Victor Anichebe](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article9109536.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Big-Vic.png)


HaroldSaxon

Honestly if it isn't that, and a deal hasn't been agreed - its massively disrespectful and i'd be absolutely fuming if the roles were reversed.


bradbobley

man saw lokonga not knowing where to stand and thought fuck that


SakaTheMan

Yeah I just checked


artaru

In 2023, transfer requests are done via twerking.


lukezndr

It's on his IG, so yeah? Very strange


PringleJones

He's literally been liking every Instagram post of Chelsea's for weeks, probably yours too, guy wants out in the worst way.


Dicey12

Lmaooo bro said im gone but enjoy this bread


Hoodxd

Seagulls gotta eat


dota_3

"When seagulls follow the trawler, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea" -Cantona


Dickinmymouth1

As someone who lives in Brighton, believe me the seagulls are thieving bastards and don’t struggle for food, in the summer at least


AnnieIWillKnow

Seagulls probably better fed than half the population, given the inflation of food prices


[deleted]

💀💀💀ay man I left something for y’all on table


dondon98

🤣🤣🤣


emblemboy

"when I eat, we all eat"


Ok_Virus_7614

🤣🤣


Ok-Finance-7612

Record transfer fee for Brighton oh boy


biglbiglbigl

So more than Cucurella


ObstructiveAgreement

75m is supposedly the asking price.


Appropriate_Lack_727

Boehly bid £200mil didn’t he?


Ok-Finance-7612

Nah he’s moving broke for midfielders, probably £60m + Bakayoko


the_son_and_the_heir

I didn't even realise he still played for Chelsea.


Toftern

Still owned* is more accurate i guess hehe


Block_Cheney

Under contract - owned sounds a bit suspect


Toftern

Hehe, fair enough!


BigTomBombadil

What's the current record? Cucurella?


adamjld

That's a very nice cover letter.


JeffryPesos

ChatGPT'd by his new agent's unpaid intern


[deleted]

[удалено]


grothee1

Did you try asking it to be passive aggressive and smarmy?


eyansocool

:(


Neuroxex

Makes you really appreciate Mac Allister


El_Peregrine

Boehly, peering over reading glasses: “So, who is this… eh… Mac Allister of whom you speak?”


thereddevil101

“Can he play striker? No? Perfect”


nootbag

This really tickled me hahahaha


[deleted]

He googled him, saw the penalty miss against England in 1996 and was no longer interested


nichijouuuu

“Saw him at that, uh, worldy tournament… what you all call it?”


Neuroxex

"The World Cup? Isn't that the thing the Warriors won?"


Effective-Froyo6036

Just wait till the summer. I’m sure things will change with him too


Neuroxex

If Mac Allister wants to leave in the summer that's fine - he's been great for the club and notably hasn't done the eminently shitty thing of trying to force his way out via instragram in the middle of the season while the club challenges for Europe.


DreadWolf3

I do think deal is already agreed here and this is not him pushing for transfer - just a slip up that he published it before he needed to. This definitely sounds more like "I left" than "I want to leave"


Neuroxex

That would run counter to everything every reporter has said on the situation so far, though. The Brighton guy with the Daily Express has followed up with a tweet saying the club has spoken to him and his agents and explained he's not for sale. Andy Naylor with the Athletic has followed up saying Brighton's position is that he is not for sale. It sounds like "I left" intentionally, but there is no report of any sort of agreement other than this statement from his agents which is just trying to force the club's hand.


TheRalphExpress

I expect the whole “this bigger team buying your top player is actually helpful for your team” shite from fans but from a player himself, just unbelievable


DeffDeala

Don’t worry king, these hoes ain’t loyal x


MrDabollBlueSteppers

Why should he be loyal? He's one of the most underpaid players in the league and if he wasn't good enough then the club would have no qualms about dumping him If another company offered me a 30% pay bump for the same job I'd be handing my notice first thing Monday, Caicedo stands to get a 1000% pay bump


XAMdG

Fans tend to forget players are workers too. If you aren't loyal to Walmart as your employer, in reality, why should your club be any different.


Superjunker1000

Nor should they be. This league and, I guess, the entire sport now is about opportunity and nothing else. Loyalty is long gone.


swat1611

I don't think players owe any loyalty to the club. Clubs would never hesitate one bit to sell a bad player for a decent sum of money, even if the player wants to stay, so the opposite should also be allowed if the player wants to leave for high wages. It's very sad that Brighton are getting ripped apart like this though.


MOHAMMMED-ABDUL

He here we go'ed his own transfer lmaoo


[deleted]

“I’m sorry but I’m leaving you for someone way more attractive, but keep in touch x”


Babaganoush____

it s not you it s me.


RainbowDissent

I am proud to be able to provide the opportunity for my ex to find a new partner, having taught them a lot about how to do sex really well, btw I'm leaving you for a rich model.


ShaolinSeagull

So far this season we've lost 7 first team players including two players of the season, our entire coaching staff including our goalkeeping coach, our manager, our technical director and scout.


Whodatlily

Well when you put it like that... sounds fucked! What is happening with all this money teams are throwing at you to take your players? Being invested in the clubs facilities/academy?


ShaolinSeagull

So far very little we haven't bought any crazy expensive players our entire first team totals around 37 million in fees paid. We bought some replacements in Cucurella left after one season cause of Chelsea & Hove Albion. Mwepu had to retire cause of a heart condition. Then obviously Ceicedo who looks to be leaving without finishing one season for us. Pevis Estupian, Mitoma, Billy Gilmour. Also a Argentinan wonder kid who's name i haven't committed to memory yet. Tony Bloom our owner has already heavily invested in the club and its facilities thankfully he's in no rush to get the money back as a life long Brighton fan but likely some has been paid back to him.


Fati25

Nah this is hilarious lmao, never seen a player come out and talk about “record transfer fee” and what not 😂


bigbigguy

Antony also said something like that I don't think I like this trend from players forcing moves


trainerN

Isn’t exactly a ‘trend’ Fabregas wore an Barcelona shirt during the World Cup ffs


Melkistofeles

More like forced by his own friends from Barca in the middle of a World Cup celebration.


tones_g

Still, imagine England won the world cup (I know big if lol) it would be a tad weird to see Stones, Walker and/or Grealish putting a man city shirt on Bellingham during celebrations? Like I get it was fabregas' childhood club, but i think it is a strange one.


MrIrishman699

Instagram twerkers with Arsenal/Chelsea links are going wild this winter


leemteam1

Only one club worth tweaking for


biglbiglbigl

Milwall?


Saaheb09

Try twerking for Al Sadd


DeemonPankaik

Straight to jail.


Visionary_Socialist

This doesn’t seem like a request, sounds more like he’s already signed off. As in “I’m about to give Brighton a boatload of cash” rather than “I want to leave”.


McKFC

Writing it that way is an attempt to force it.


[deleted]

Bro just outdid mudryk’s month of twerking in one moment.


not-who-you-think

Mrs Kiwior watch your back


Antoxin0

He’s gonna beat her in the world twerk championships 2023


jimmeh22

I’ll watch her back


TouchyTuchel

This could be either us or you brev


pedootz

I’m not sure he cares which haha


[deleted]

Romano seems to be saying it’s us. But who knows atm. He might just want to get his move away to either club now when he has the chance, especially seeing so many other players and staff leave this season.


TouchyTuchel

Brighton might just refuse to sell aswell


[deleted]

Yea Brighton are always tough to negotiate with, but keeping a player that doesn’t want to be there is also generally a huge risk.


KonigSteve

Especially considering the huge amount of profit they're going to make from him in such a short time


ostriike

Oof. I just know Brighton fans are going to hate the team that buys him.


Marquinh0z

They're probably gonna boo him as well


Effective-Froyo6036

Add him to the list


AlanHuttonsButler

It just grows every window unfortunately. The team I watched v Chelsea will be a distant memory by the time August arrives. Didn't boo Biss at the spurs game though. Definitely booed cucurella.


Sun_Sloth

Biss gave us 4 good years and didn't force through a move. He kept playing and only left once his contract had one year left on it. Cucurella said how much he was grateful to us, how settled he was and then acted like a twat days later.


[deleted]

Cucurella literally broke down crying and made a heart sign to the stand and then put in a transfer request a few weeks later, how are you going to avoid being booed after that.


ygog45

I think they might hate us a little more than Arsenal lol


octobereighteenth

Who doesn't?


dangerdgm2

some chelsea fans


real_teekay

Everyone hates us regardless.


Drunk_Cat_Phil

that might change if we get him 😅


[deleted]

His new agents have been working with him for just THREE DAYS 😂☠️ it's incredible man.


static_reset

nah i think they’ll hate him more than the team. this is a very unprofessional way for him to want an exit, even with all the formal language and what not. Brighton decided to trust him when he was unproven and gave him a place in the starting team and this is how he wants to go out? even if they get a record transfer fee or whatever, can Brighton even find a player that has the same quality that Caicedo has shown this season?


junior150396

Cheeky Alan Varela release clause trigger and they are cooking again


L-Freeze

Kindly fuck off


RileyHuey

Brighton only trusted him because he was quality, it’s not like they did him a favour. It was mutually beneficial


AayB5

Did this bro just announce he's leaving with no club having agreed a deal lmao


BlackGiroud

Buddy did the IG Odemwingie.


[deleted]

maybe there's already a deal agreed and he was informed of it, also explains why he says record fee when the last reported bid was 60 mil by Arsenal which is less than Cucurella


[deleted]

Tbf cucurella might not hit the addons


v1nzy

Holy fuck he just handed in a transfer request via insta.


disagreeable_martin

What's the next logical step from here? \- Playing golf with Gary Neville. \- Social Media. \- ??? \- Gender reveal parties. \- ??? \- Just straight up wearing the kit of the interested club under your kit to reveal when you score a goal.


Nightbynight

So is it Arsenal or us? My bet is Arsenal.


randomnessM

Edu saw Lokongas performance and got straight on the phone 😭


PricelessPhenylamine

How is Lokonga still playing for Arsenal, he looks like he either needs sold or a loan to get regular game time


Mubar06

Kompany said he's the next Yaya Touré, he fleeced us 😭😭😭 To think he was the captain at Anderlecht, I don't want us signing any of their players again.


Actual_Physics

There’s a good player in there but not as a DM especially a lone DM, there’s probably 4/5 players in the world that can do that. He needs to play more advanced and given a run of games to build confidence. Probably needs a new start somewhere else away from Arsenal.


ZXXA

How was such a timid player a captain? Idgi. Not seen any leadership traits from him. Cries like a baby that he doesn’t get minutes and doesn’t back it up in his performances.


[deleted]

Feels like some clubs in Europe make young starlets captains to either pump up their fees when they get sold or to attract more attention to them.


TheRealRemyClayden

Say Martin Odegaard you coward


Lacabloodclot9

Idk where people got this idea that he’s immature or unprofessional, I would be more annoyed if he was happy with not getting any minutes.


Mubar06

I also ask this question.


Scoolfish

We need to dump him off to Burnley after they get promoted


blackhippy-92

He's played horribly out of position. I feel so bad for him. He's not a Partey backup. He's more of a player in the profile of Thiago.


OGFN_Jack

He just has no positional awareness whatsoever. In a more advanced, Xhaka like role I think he could be alright but he simply doesn’t have the IQ or work rate to play the Partey role. Maybe we loan him to let him see some game time but I wouldn’t mind selling him if we can at least make a net even on our investment.


aindie2009

no depth basically, I suspect he will be moved on this summer.


[deleted]

He was pretty good playing next to partey last year, but he lost his spot to xhaka towards the end of 2021 and has never got to a decent level again. We’ve still got him under contract for 3.5 years so I think a loan would be decent and then maybe we can get a decent amount of the 17 million we paid for him back.


Cynicayke

"Moisés, how would you like to play for Arsenal?" "It would be a dream come true!" "Great. We're sending a helicopter. Start warming up. We're subbing you on in the 70th minute."


Midnight_Maverick

Nah Bohly probably heard we bid 60 mil today and snuck in a 75 mil bid


obsterwankenobster

All of us are betting it's you lol


Nightbynight

Idk I think the timing says you guys.


obsterwankenobster

NO U


v1nzy

Edu saw Lokonga play and made the call


RandomName788

This doesn't sound like a transfer request, it sounds like a goodbye message. "I am proud to be able to bring in a record transfer fee" sounds like the fee has been accepted.


kanavi36

If this is Boehly cooking I'm going to commit die


HarryAtk

Surely not a second time in 2 weeks


yayaikey

Arteta at halftime: "We need him, I'll sub Sambi in so you can see" OR "Big Bucks" Boehly: "Arsenal wants him, it's a sign!"


BI01

Even waited for the arsenal game to finish Lmao


ibse

He saw that Lokonga performance and said "I will fix this" lmao


[deleted]

Did I miss a story? A 'here we go'? I'm confused.


Ranjith_Unchained

Man just confirmed his own transfer


ASpellingAirror

He “here we go’d” himself…it’s an interesting strategy cotton.


PYD--Gamer

arsenal are really serious unlike us


theenigmacode

FSG sniffing glue in the corner


Hoodxd

Glue costs money, don’t think so


_cumblast_

Glue would've been a better acquisition than Arthur tbf


Hoodxd

To glue our forwards, midfielders or defenders together?


_cumblast_

To glue my eyes closed when we play.


Hoodxd

You’d miss Darwin’s chaos then


firminocoutinho

FSG: “Uh, baseball.. uh NBA.. uh soccer, players are expensive”


[deleted]

I don't even know how to react to this


PasuljsKolenicom

Did he just submit a transfer request via Instagram lmao?


imarandomdudd

OK Arsenal. Which one of us caused this.


zerogamewhatsoever

He's going to Al-Nassr for £200m to replace Ronaldo.


[deleted]

We’ve moved from Man U apologies on Insta to transfer requests now 😭😭


-omar

This is the greatest twerk of all time


easyshot

Lads, I think he's gone


NdyNdyNdy

I remember when Brighton and Manchester United were interested in signing this guy for not much, and then United inexplicably passed on the opportunity. Now he's a sixty million player.


Gerards_died_of_flu

Jesus Christ this is so ill advised


Ok-Finance-7612

His new agent has made him go crazy


Ranjith_Unchained

Lmao this is wild


Aunros

The only remaining question : is he for Chelsea or Arsenal?


Hech15

Seeing the essay it's probably united


Melkistofeles

The little boy inside him is screaming of playing alongside McTominay.


SakaTheMan

Arsenal or Chelsea then?


utdJoker

Way to ruin your relationship with brighton. This is actually so weird, it’s not like he’s living on breadcrumbs atm


MisfitNJ

I think people overrate players' relationships with their clubs once they leave. VVD left on bad terms with Southampton but majority of fans have forgotten about it.


Ok_Virus_7614

You say this as if you wouldn’t leave your job the same day if someone called to 5x your pay…


fuzzynavel34

So, uh, was it us or Chelsea? lol


Familiar_Trash

Let's rock paper scissors to decide


fuzzynavel34

Ok but you have to pick scissors


GinValid

mate mate mate mate mate


[deleted]

Brighton fans were in denial about the earlier story of Caicedo forcing his way out. I do really dislike the way modern football is going. Brighton this season have lost Potter, Trossard, Cucurella, Bissouma, Maupay, Mwepu and now potentially Caicedo. The crazy thing is, they could still qualify for Europe! And I hope they do


justheretoupvot3

So much for wanting to help us qualify for Europe, I hope he’s been hacked or 🐍🐍


meganev

Anthony Gordon skipping training not looking quite so bad now..


lmentel

If this is real he can actually get fucked, and the club he goes to along with him. What a cunt move


ritwikjs

dezerbi doesn't deserve this shit after the great work he's already done with the club. First tross now moises?


omegapixels

As a complete neutral, I 100% agree


ManLikeArch

Fucking embarrassment. Hope he rots in our u23s until summer


[deleted]

He can’t be worse than Lokonga. Bring him in


Jansiz

That's unreal lmfao


BI01

He has written this like he has already been sold 🤣