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Lol - now that is funny 😂 I think it might be nearer 80% of his wages though - at least according to the media links above

Leave me alone 😛

I am chill - you said we weren’t paying his wages, Barca was - completely contradicting something I had said without reason, so I corrected you and you pushed back with a semantic argument even when I posted numerous links to back up what I had originally said. Now you agree that we are...

We are covering his salary - that means we are paying his wages. You are now arguing semantics because you were incorrect. I’m not going to argue the point - by any reasonable interpretation Brighton are paying Fati £160,000 per week - I don’t know whose frickin bank account it’s coming out...

No, sorry but you are wrong - they are not, at least we are paying the bulk of his wages amounting to around £160,00 per week. That is was the £7m loan ‘fee’ was for. Barca could not afford to keep paying Fati’s wages while he was playing so little - they needed to send him out on loan so...

Not necessarily- if RDZ goes to another EPL Club, Fati would follow if called, there are Clubs interested in both of them - Fati only came to Brighton to work with RDZ - and Roberto has great faith in him. Barca won’t want Fati back - he is too far down the pecking order now - I’m pretty...

Sounds like Barca is very pleased that Fati is with us. And it’s not them paying his wages! It probably doesn’t hurt to keep Barca on side - I still think he could come good and another season with us where Barca cover at least 75% of his wages would be fine by me. However, if RDZ leaves in...

You misunderstood my post - sorry perhaps I wasn’t clear - I said after his knee injury at Barca, he continued playing for Barca last season but was not at the level as Mitoma - it was at that 2022/3 level that we got him - well below where he was at in 2019/20 and yes, not at Mitoma’s level...

I know, I didn’t suggest you did 🙂. He had been playing for Barca since his knee injury in 2020 and played at that level before he had a hamstring injury with us after the Europa group. So we did sign him on the basis of his skill set post knee injury at Barca which wasn’t enough to get him...

It’s unlikely he will be going back to Barca, he has dropped too far down the pecking order to get his place back in the no10 position - they can’t afford to continue to pay his salary if he isn’t playing which is why he is on loan. He’s still on the same wage structure he was prior to getting...

I agree that’s unlikely and certainly not on those terms - I said as much earlier ( and before on this thread too) but just responding to a few posters that think we might. There are rumours Barca might try and offer us a deal that involves Mitoma -there are rumours Man U might be interested -...

He’s not a graduate from our youth team though is he? Fati already had the beginning of a stunning career and was regarded as one of the top rising youth players in Europe. He is an international player and played no10 for one of the largest clubs in Europe, including at Champions League level...

FWIW - neither Facu, Ferguson nor Adingra have had their season interrupted for 9 weeks by a hamstring injury on top of the sort of career changing injury that Fati is still rehabbing from. Fati has ‘credit in the bank’ - more than Enciso - but it’s with Barcelona where he was considered a...

Let’s not forget that Roberto was the pull here - he personally spoke to him. It is a shame his injury with us has set back his loan progress but I’m looking forward to the Europas, he should be scoring goals by then. But a fantastic coup for the Club - I suspect if Barco works out, he may...

I love RDZ (and Maldera?,) shouting ‘touch, pass!’ repeatedly on the passing exercises - I’ve noticed in matches some of our more recent additions still need to acquire this skill - especially useful when playing out from the back and when trying to penetrate a low block.. Lamptey putting the...

Back in training 🙂

As I said above, and just after he was injured, this actually could help us in the long run - I think it very likely Barca won’t be wanting him back for the squad anyway regardless (he has fallen too far down the pecking order there) - ok he’s out until February but that means his rehab...

Impossible to say for sure but after a certain period, insurance covers sick pay surely? I was thinking we should have good cause go back to Barca to extend his loan for another season - he’s fallen down the pecking order in Barca’s squad and they won’t want to pay his wages to keep him on the...

I posted this on NSC from a Marseille phone video back in October with the lyrics because I really thought it would catch on - it seems to have done so - glad it reached the lad 🙂 https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/fati-chant.404397/post-10879361

Thanks for posting the update @Bakero 6 weeks is not so serious in terms of injury but a major impact on a careful rehab schedule that has been worked out for his loan period - ( I wonder if we could suggest to Barca he needs an extra season with us on those grounds 🙂)