03 Aug 2018 19:41:24
Talk that mina is a smokescreen for a bid for dembele of Barca.
Give me dembele and alderwerield and I will be very very happy.

{Ed004's Note - It won't happen but that would be the best possible outcome we could hope for this window (as long as Pogba stays)}

1.) 03 Aug 2018
03 Aug 2018 19:45:58
A smokescreen?

It's not a heist. Dembele is not a transfer target for us, and Barcelona are looking to recoup the ridiculous fee they paid for him. Nope.

2.) 03 Aug 2018
03 Aug 2018 19:51:27
If pogba was to leave to Barcelona would any of you guys take dembele with the deal? Would potentially suit both parties not saying he's of interest to the club.

{Ed004's Note - No because there is not enough time to replace Pogba unless a deal could be done for Thiago or Kroos}

3.) 03 Aug 2018
03 Aug 2018 21:10:39
Ousamane Dembele? No thanks.

4.) 03 Aug 2018
03 Aug 2018 21:04:14
Ed004, i am a fan of Pogba and think this could be a big year for him. But that said if you had the choice of the 3 players you mention based on the way we look like we will play who would you have?

{Ed004's Note - If you could garuntee me Thiago/Kroos and Dembele would arrive if Pogba left I would probably take it however, I don't think those deals could be done in time but would love if we went for Ousmane. Think he is a top top talent who just is not suited to Barcelona's style of play. There is a reason Barca paid what they did for him and that half of Europe wanted him before he went to borussia}

5.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 07:29:07
Righto Danny

Definition of smoke screen. 1 : a screen of smoke to hinder enemy observation of a military force, area, or activity. 2 : something designed to obscure, confuse, or mislead.

Barca did not pay a ridiculous fee for dembele, Barcelona are also interested in pogba.

6.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 08:56:33
Not sure why we need to obscure, confuse, or mislead, seems a bit secret squirrel to me. If we want him, go and bid, why would it be a secret?

7.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 09:35:13
Lol smokescreen was the word they used in the story i read, which someone has also alluded to further up the page. Don't worry i'm not going all James Bond or anything.

8.) 04 Aug 2018
04 Aug 2018 16:43:46
Barcelona did pay a ridiculous fee for Dembele, if the widespread reports at the time are true. I believe Klopp also had a word with Dortmund to tell them to drive the price up as Coutinho would. It be sold that summer.

“Smoke screens” are lawyers and playgrounds, it’s the most annoying phrase of every transfer window.