Confirmed Signing Thierno Barry

Thinking about: Being discussed internally by the club.

Considering: Same as above.

Mulling over: They've already thought about it, now they're giving it a bit of time to confirm they really want to take it further.

Test the water: Ready to put in a bid miles below player's value.

Ready to open talks: The considering and mulling over stages are complete - the club is set to email an offer, either test-the-water kind of offer, or an offer intended to wrap up a quick deal (less likely).

Intensifying efforts: Open to interpretation, but potentially the selling club has told us to do one after we've tested the water, and we're back to considering/mulling over putting in a higher offer.

In discussions: Again, subjective. Could be internal discussions, could be actually negotiating with the selling club looking to strike a deal.

Preparing to bid: Probably similar to ready to open talks - there is at least agreement from club officials that this is a player we'd like to bring to the club if possible.

Set to make a bid: The email is drafted and the send button will be hit imminently.

Hopeful of securing a deal: Offer has been put in and not outright rejected. Player's agent has privately confirmed interest in his client joining the club and club are quietly confident either this initial bid, or a slightly higher one that's within budget, can secure the deal.
The journos are getting even more creative.

My favourite recently was "cannot be underestimated in the chase for..."

Ps. You need to add pondering to your list. In between considering and mulling perhaps.
 

All bundesliga clubs say that....

Then the player joins Bayern for way less than anyone else can buy him for
We will see, sounds like they want another year from him and have put a crazy price tag on him now of 100 million euros+ Let's see if Bayern will stump up that sort of money!
 

Thinking about: Being discussed internally by the club.

Considering: Same as above.

Mulling over: They've already thought about it, now they're giving it a bit of time to confirm they really want to take it further.

Test the water: Ready to put in a bid miles below player's value.

Ready to open talks: The considering and mulling over stages are complete - the club is set to email an offer, either test-the-water kind of offer, or an offer intended to wrap up a quick deal (less likely).

Intensifying efforts: Open to interpretation, but potentially the selling club has told us to do one after we've tested the water, and we're back to considering/mulling over putting in a higher offer.

In discussions: Again, subjective. Could be internal discussions, could be actually negotiating with the selling club looking to strike a deal.

Preparing to bid: Probably similar to ready to open talks - there is at least agreement from club officials that this is a player we'd like to bring to the club if possible.

Set to make a bid: The email is drafted and the send button will be hit imminently.

Hopeful of securing a deal: Offer has been put in and not outright rejected. Player's agent has privately confirmed interest in his client joining the club and club are quietly confident either this initial bid, or a slightly higher one that's within budget, can secure the deal.
And each step takes a minimum of 48 hours.
 
It may be that Moyes was focused on Pavlidis in the Benfica, Boca game he watched.

Then decided on Barry.
People are reading way to much into this. We know that Moyes watches a lot of football live. He always has done. Even when he is between jobs.

That Moyes attends a football match locally when at his Florida holiday home doesn't mean that he was there to watch specific players.
 

Villarreal are not keen on selling the striker, who managed 19 goals in 41 games in all competitions this season, and Fernando Roig Nogueroles has reiterated their stance when asked about the striker’s future.

“Well, people look for profiles with certain characteristics,” he said.

“In the end, it seems there’s a shortage of forwards, and now we’ve been selling our center forward for two years, and now it seems there’s interest.

“But for now, we have no confirmation, and we’re counting on Barry for next season. These aren’t real estate deals. What you’re selling here is a person with a strong will. When it comes to defending the club’s interests, you have to listen to their will, always listen. You don’t always reach an agreement, and sometimes you have to say no, but you always have to listen and negotiate.

“Yes, the player’s will is very important when it comes to any type of transfer, but hey, we’re relaxed. We love the player, and if he were to leave, it would have to be, if not for the release clause, something very close to it. If not, he won’t leave.”
 
Thinking about: African footy plants rumor, club has no idea who the player is.

Considering: Agent plants rumor, club has no idea who the player is.

Mulling over: Agent plants rumor, club has no idea who the player is.

Test the water: Agent plants rumor, club has no idea who the player is.

Ready to open talks: Agent plants rumor, some guy in accounting vaguely remembers player's name from FM.

Intensifying efforts: Agent getting angry that no one is bidding on his player.

In discussions: Agent plants rumor after phoning the manager to see how the kids are doing.

Preparing to bid: Agent is preparing to receive bids which probably are not coming.

Set to make a bid: Agent calls back club to find out why no one has submitted the bid.

Hopeful of securing a deal: Club has submitted an offer, but for a completely different player.
 
And Fernando Roig Nogueroles admits they are always open to negotiations if that is the case, as they’d like to keep everyone happy.

“Well, it’s part of the negotiation. People want a possible exit, and, of course, the club wants the highest possible price and the player the lowest possible price,” he said.

“In the end, it’s also a matter of negotiation, which in some cases is easy, because maybe a player already thinks they can always negotiate, and maybe others are tougher on the subject beforehand, and it’s more difficult.

“Look, these aren’t houses that have nothing to say. When you sell a house, the house doesn’t say anything. Here, what you’re selling is a person, and that person has a will. While defending the club’s interests, which is what we try to do, we also have to listen to wills.

“You should never be closed off, and you should always listen. It’s another matter if an agreement isn’t reached, or if the negotiations aren’t enough, and no matter how much a player’s will is, sometimes you have to say no. But hey, you always have to listen, and you always have to negotiate.”
 

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