No summer is complete without a transfer saga, and Manchester United have helped us out on that front for the second year running.
After the long will-he-won't-he battle over David De Gea 12 months ago, this time United are on the buying side of things, taking an age to complete the Paul Pogba deal which has seemed inevitable for weeks.
We've entered the final stretch, with
Pogba undergoing a medical, and in the meantime we have heard the thoughts of plenty of groups in relation to the world record transfer.
We know
what Zlatan Ibrahimovic thinks. We know
what Mino Raiola thinks. We even know what
this nan makes of the deal.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/762287235794407425
But what about Juventus fans? How are they taking the news.
The answer, as with many such situations, is 'well, it depends...'.
But we've found one Juve fan who has worked his way through each of the seven stages of grief in double-quick time.
First up, disbelief
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/746828616252690432
Then denial
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/748651985017122817
Bargaining
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/753649672313532416
(Sir Alex Ferguson's) Guilt
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/762604820205281281
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Anger
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/757650769143357445
Depression
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/755175736881938432
And finally, acceptance.
https://twitter.com/hashim0307/status/762605509052600320
It's been a long road, but finally Juve fans will be able to say goodbye to their French midfielder on their own terms.
Well, they'll be able to say that's what they're doing at the very least.
