Official: Pirlo Signs With Nycfc... Soon?

[LionNYC]

- If he signs for this season it's either going to be 0.5 or a 1.5 year contract (like Lampard).
- If he signs for next year, he's going to be Lamparded (defined as a player who has announced signing for NYCFC who spends time playing for Manchester City longer than he needs)

- I'm not going to pop open the wine until I hear it from NYCFC and CFG. I don't want my Pirlo Party to go bad.

 

[MagnusPax]

I just got off an airplane. Any new news on Pirlo?

 

[Drainyoo]

I just got off an airplane. Any new news on Pirlo?

He signed and we won the MLS Cup. Where the hell were you?????

 

[MikeDatTiger]

I just got off an airplane. Any new news on Pirlo?

Negative ghostwriter. I wouldn't expect anything meaningful until after the UCL final on Sunday. That's the time when Pirlo would actually sit down to finalize deal with MLS and you'd see the credible reports of a done deal begin.

 

[Luke]

If the rumors do turn out to be true we'll finally have set pieces that don't make me weep!

Highly doubt pirlo has signed anything or agreed anything with the champions league final on the weekend.

 

[The Toe]

https://twitter.com/x/status/606200672674050049

 

[jguab2]

The rumor that he won't be necessarily be a DP sounds crazy considering that he's turning down a descent offer from Liverpool.

 

[whill4]

Maybe they're paying his contract down with millions of dollars worth of wine? That's not against the rules is it?

 

[BxLio91]

Maybe they'll make up on the payments when the 4th DP spot is added next season. I'm enjoying reading all the salt on the interwebz though. Apparently Pirlo is garbage now.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

Maybe they'll make up on the payments when the 4th DP spot is added next season. I'm enjoying reading all the salt on the interwebz though. Apparently Pirlo is garbage now.

Lol I know right.
Still, it doesn't add up at all. People just guessing. Apparently they had talks today. Which makes no sense regarding the rumors from yesterday about 2016 and non-DP if they just today had serious talks.

 

[David_Villa]

This is so exciting. Pirlo is one of my favorite players to watch. Dream come true to see him and Villa in the same side

 

[doctorhoosier]

Lol I know right.
Still, it doesn't add up at all. People just guessing. Apparently they had talks today. Which makes no sense regarding the rumors from yesterday about 2016 and non-DP if they just today had serious talks.

Silly season. Everybody's pretending to know something.

The only thing that I'm confident of right now is that Pirlo is at least an option. There wouldn't be this much smoke if it wasn't a realistic transfer in some aspect.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

Silly season. Everybody's pretending to know something.

The only thing that I'm confident of right now is that Pirlo is at least an option. There wouldn't be this much smoke if it wasn't a realistic transfer in some aspect.

I definitely think they're interested in him just as much as they were Xavi. Barring a better option there's a good chance he comes this way.
Still, getting him a year before his contract expires and having him ready this summer would be much better. Would hate to see him spend another year in Italy.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

There hasn't been a response in 25 minutes or development in a couple of hours. Consider this rumor dead.

 

[Kjbert]

What if he signs but for 2016? Takes the summer off and trains with MCFC in the fall?

 

[Keith Putnam]

ESPNFC took a couple of minutes to pontificate about the possibility.

Nicol: Nobody will get the ball off Pirlo in MLS http://www.espn.co.uk/video/latest-videos/600/video/2477715

 

[PB3]

ESPNFC took a couple of minutes to pontificate about the possibility.

Nicol: Nobody will get the ball off Pirlo in MLS http://www.espn.co.uk/video/latest-videos/600/video/2477715

jeez, I was expecting a lot of positivity because of the title, they basically just shit on NYCFC for 2 minutes

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

What if he signs but for 2016? Takes the summer off and trains with MCFC in the fall?

You'll see a drop in season ticket holders.

 

[FirstTeamer]

Be honest - will you even believe it if the club confirms?

Well, luckily there's no premiere league going on now so we can hope

 

[Traction Engine]

I'd be really surprised if CFG tried to pull another switch with Pirlo. They've been exemplary owners at MCFC. I was worried the club was going to go under during the Thaksin era. They immediately resolved the problems, went well beyond any obligation to invest in the side and completely remade the infrastructure and professional culture of the club. Not to get back into that subject, because I completely disagree with the way Lampard was handled and the debate is tiresome at this point anyway, but for me it was a one-off mistake rather than an ingrained problem. They're close to bringing us one of the best players in the world, maybe a bit of perspective before the attacks start.