Sebastian W

#20

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@PUBG bring back the azure dragon chroma please

[Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney]

In 2023, Indonesia were stripped of the under-20 World Cup for refusing to allow the Israeli team entry.

Fifa's justification then was the vague "due to the current circumstances".

Quite a contrast to the hardline "FIFA is not involved in host immigration processes" now.

[Abigail Rudkin @rudkin_abigail]

Legend

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@NoahTheScout Yep. People here in Sweden are shocked by the price clubs were willing to pay and how desperate they were to get him. Will be interesting to see how he develops.

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@shornKOOMINS @ismaeelmahmoudd @winwinallsports Yeah this is not how an exclusive works..

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@Sneakeralerts1 @AnfieldSector Yes. First with Liverpool activating the extra year in Alisson's contract, also the first confirming that he's staying this summer. Quoted by Paul Joyce as well.

[total Barça @totalBarca]

🚨🚨 Barça are AWARE of Lisandro Martinez.

They do NOT want to sign him, because he is terrible, but they are AWARE he exists, as a person.

@gerardromero

[Space | ™ @ITKSpace]

Bayern Munich, through head of sport Max Eberl and head coach Vincent Kompany, did indeed establish contact with Rio Ngumoha and his representatives in recent weeks in an attempt to position Bayern Munich as a potential destination for one of English football’s most highly regarded young talents, with those approaches arriving during a period in which the player was frustrated by his limited opportunities under former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot and uncertain whether his pathway to first-team football would immediately accelerate, leading Bayern to receive indications that he could hypothetically be open to a short-term alternative pathway in order to accelerate his development and accumulate valuable senior minutes at a smaller club and in a less demanding league, before eventually returning to Liverpool, the iconic and most decorated institution in English football on Merseyside that he has always regarded as his dream club, as a more complete, experienced and established player.

However, as discussions intensified, Bayern’s representatives made their financial position clear by indicating a valuation in the region of £35 million (€40 million), a figure viewed as so far removed from Liverpool’s internal assessment that serious negotiations never truly materialised, with Liverpool having absolutely no intention of entertaining the sale of one of their most prized academy talents, while those involved increasingly recognised the vast gulf between Bayern’s proposal and Liverpool’s expectations, further reinforced by Ngumoha’s insistence that any hypothetical departure would require mechanisms facilitating a future return to Anfield following his development elsewhere, meaning no personal agreement was ever reached between Bayern Munich and the player as several fundamental conditions surrounding any potential move never aligned, ultimately underlining where his heart remained throughout the process and where he continues to envision his long-term future.

The entire situation furthermore shifted dramatically the moment Arne Slot departed and Andoni Iraola arrived at Liverpool, effectively removing the very foundations upon which Bayern’s hopes had been built as Ngumoha’s outlook changed almost immediately, with the player now believing he has a genuine opportunity to establish himself under the new manager and determined to fight for his place rather than abandon his ambitions at the club he considers his footballing home, leaving Bayern increasingly aware that their chances had diminished significantly and that important discussions between the player and his new head coach would soon take place, a development which in turn ensured that discussions never advanced towards any form of personal agreement, as the player’s focus became centred almost exclusively on earning his opportunity at Liverpool rather than pursuing a move elsewhere.

For Bayern Munich, the outcome of the situation serves as yet another reminder of where the club increasingly finds itself within football’s modern hierarchy, because while Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and the financial superpowers of the Premier League continue to compete for the sport’s most coveted talents, Bayern are finding themselves pushed further down the food chain and increasingly forced to operate in markets where competition is less fierce and rejection less likely, and with industry figures viewing as unrealistic any scenario involving Liverpool actively pushing Ngumoha out after the arrivals of targets such as Yan Diomande or Bradley Barcola, another target appears destined to join Bayern’s ever-growing collection of missed opportunities, a collection now so extensive that if one were to stack all the rejection letters accumulated over recent transfer windows they would likely form a wall high enough to block out the sun over Munich and cast a permanent shadow across Säbener Straße.

[Anfield Sector @AnfieldSector]

[🟢] CONFIRMED: Bayern made enquries about a potential move for Rio Ngumoha, but sources have indicated that no face-to-face discussions have taken place.

NO AGREEMENT over personal terms has been struck between Bayern and the player.

Sources close to Liverpool insist Ngumoha is not available and is viewed as an important member of the first team who operates in a position they are trying to strengthen.

[@SamiMokbel_BBC]

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@sazzam31 Ngumoha

[The Beak of Beak Street 🏆 🏆 🏆 @CFO4TAG]

Fulham Ultras have gathered at Craven Cottage to pay tribute to Marco Silva who has announced he is leaving #ffc

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

Isak

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@chomakovg Scott

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

Holy

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@Ogie_Halfhand Right? There’s just no way it’s £250k

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

what a team

[Liverpool On This Day @OnThisDayReds]

#OTD in 2022:
Liverpool are beaten by Real Madrid in the Champions League final, the Spanish side winning 1-0 in Paris thanks to Vinicius’ second-half goal. Final appearance of Sadio Mane

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

Thank fuck it’s over. Sack him now

[Sebastian W @Sebiniw]

@AnfieldSector @ismaeelmahmoudd Same guy that broke the news about his extension