Beast Incarnate
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Errrm are you not aware of the austerity measures currently at the club?
We can't blow the majority of our budget on a player we can't use.
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Errrm are you not aware of the austerity measures currently at the club?
We can't blow the majority of our budget on a player we can't use.
razörist
Soft With The Ladies, Hard With The Mes
Country: Morocco
I actually want this kid. Tall, fast, strong, doesn't dive into tackles. Looks fine to me. And he's still young in 5 years.
Mraven
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There is no way we pay it all up front if we send him back on loan
I agree with the theory, but I think the fee should be 20m tops. Once you get to 30m it's quite feasible that you wouldn't recoup that if he had a terrible couple of years and you needed to sell.
Saliba is a good target because we need to be targeting talented young players before they become too expensive. But if you're paying nearly 30m then it sort of defeats the object of the exercise, cos 30m is already a lot.
al-Ustaadh
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Country: Iceland
Seven hells, I had forgot we sign players in slow motion.
Malky
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Yes I'm aware we're on a tight budget, but there's no way the club will be expected to pay it all upfront to then loan him straight back, at the very, very most we should be expected to pay half of the agreed fee.
TromsoGooner
Obsessed With Looking for Eric
No news could be good news. Could mean the reports about him being close to joining was true and that the clubs are working on an agreement. Prefer if he joins straight away but if they won`t budge on the loan back we should still not hesitate.
StefanB
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If the price is a loan for 6-12 months then just do it. Sokratis, Holding, Koscielny and Chambers (+ Bielik and Mustafi) should be enough for this coming season anyway.
Highbury_2006
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Holding has been injured for a long time and needs time to reach his best shape. Koscielny is old and frail. Chambers doesnt really convince me. Bielik has basically never played on the top level. Mustafi is highly unreliable. We need a new cb now.
SingmeasongSong
Right Sometimes
Infos have slowed down as usual.
Fully expect bad news to come up soon - we tend to pull out on any complicated deal, which this one definetely belongs to..
Fully expect bad news to come up soon - we tend to pull out on any complicated deal, which this one definetely belongs to..
Country: England
Nothing will be announced until July, could be all done for all we know.
We’re not going to reveal a player in a puma kit.
SingmeasongSong
Right Sometimes
Why ?
-Holding coming back from a huge injury lay-off- no idea if he comes back the same or takes time to get used to playing regularly again.
-Koscielny - more and more injury concerns, in decline. Cannot be relied upon to be fit full time
- Sokratis - a good CB prone to cards will miss games through suspension
- Chambers - no idea on his level, has just been relegated with Fulham
And then we’re left with Mustafi and Bielik. One a walking calamity and the other completely unproven at PL level
Our defence was our undoing last season and if we go into this coming one with those aforementioned options it will again end in tears. Those CB options are just not top 4 quality
When United signed Luke Shaw, they unveiled him with a Nike kit even though their Adidas deal was kicking in a few weeks later. Might still be able to get it done before July.
Sanchez11
Nobody Is Coming!
Country: England
1st of July people
Highbury_2006
Village Idiot
Completely irrelevant.
Sanchez11
Nobody Is Coming!
Country: England
I doubt it new ffp rules come into force
There is like 55 days left window as long we make signings i don't prefer when the important we get them in and make the sale so we have about 2 months to do it. people should stay patience we our club how slow they move.
truth_hurts
but Holding’s hair transplant was painless
It actually might pay to move slowly this summer. Secure the likes of Martinelli, Maurice and Salibah and then see who becomes available. Could be yard sales at Europeans elite clubs and bargains could be had.
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