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"Not an issue"? As in, they don't mind if he goes, or he's not going?
Operative word is 'currently' not an issue...so they've covered themselves really. Who bloody knows.
"Not an issue"? As in, they don't mind if he goes, or he's not going?
Surely it would be their call more than ours unless they were desparate to sell which I doubt. They would just say sure we'll sell at that price but we're playing him in the Champions League qualifier first. The money they would get for qualifying on top of the transfer fee would be enough to keep them happy. We're hardly in position to demand he not play.If we'd agreed a fee we wouldn't be allowing him to play I suspect.
So literally, what the fuck is going in then?!Bundesliga Spotlight @BundesligaSpot 29 minutes ago
Sky Germany: Heung-Min Son being sold is currently "not an issue" for Leverkusen. South Korean in #B04 squad to play Lazio tonight. #THFC
"Not an issue"? As in, they don't mind if he goes, or he's not going?
Did the German media specifically state he was having a medical in London? He very easily could have had part of his medical at a facility in Leverkusen.And there you go. Nothing close anyway.
Weird the way it all broke from local media, normally when that happens it means a deal is getting advanced etc.
Our interest could well be genuine and strong, but you can't help but feel this was engineered to exert pressure on West Brom.
My first thought as well, but he's not really a striker, is he?Any chance this has been leaked from our end to remind WBA that Berahino isn't the only forward player we are looking at? (Yes it's a slow work day.)
Leverkusen fan from Reddit wrote that:
"Leverkusen season ticket holder here. Got ambivalent feelings about this. First of all, as mentioned by many in this thread, KStA is a source to take rather serious, they don't spread silly rumours. Additionally, Son was playing bad and missed the game against Hannover this Weekend due to a cold or something, make of that what you want. He's the kind of player that needs to be sent into space. He's got all the pace you could wish for and is absolutely fantastic at finishing at full speed, under pressing, 100% both footed, whatever you need. He consistently scores some amazing and important goals for us, which is why I'm very sceptical about him leaving. Brandt still has a long way to go in terms of consistency. Mehmedi looked good so far, but had some shaky finishing, which we have a big problem with anyways for two seasons now. I feel bad about letting a player go that just manages to get us goals. Additionally, if he goes, so does LG, our main sponsor. He's unbelievably popular in Korea, every single game you see dozens of koreans coming round and watching him. A word about why this isn't the end of the world though: While amazing at some things, he's utterly shit at other aspects of his game. Don't expect him to create many chances, he's absolutely not well versed as a playmaker and his decision making is shit, absolute shit. He hasn't really gotten any better at it in his time with us too, you still regularly see him running into three opposition players without really having the skill and/or creativity to beat them. Very frustrating. Also, as mentioned by others, he tends to play bad against bullying teams, which could really be a problem for him on a cold, rainy night in Stoke or however it goes"
A Leverkusen spokesman basically said they didn't want to talk about the Son transfer as their focus was on the match tonight, which I assume is where the 'not an issue' thing has come from
Did the German media specifically state he was having a medical in London? He very easily could have had part of his medical at a facility in Leverkusen.
Fixed #4.Stages of a transfer:
1. Rumours of medical
2. Someone else says it's not happening
3. Panic, fire, brimstone, mocking
4.Transfer done.Said player obtains new deal at old club
That's what, a 1 1/2 hour flight?Yeah it was definitely stated somewhere that he was on a flight over
I wouldnt be surprised if it was the case but it also wouldnt work at all. Anyone worth their salt can see we desperately need another striker. Son is not a striker.Any chance this has been leaked from our end to remind WBA that Berahino isn't the only forward player we are looking at? (Yes it's a slow work day.)
That's what, a 1 1/2 hour flight?
3 hours round trip + travel to facilities and time between flights. Not much of a stretch to think he could get it done and still play this afternoon.