Runcornblue52
Player Valuation: £8m
We need a decent left back who can defend, allowing our midfielders to get higher up the pitch supporting the strikers .
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The teams that can afford to go for the ones who are proven at the highest level are the teams in the top 6. That's my point.
Proven players in the Prem in that position include:
- Benteke (1 goal this season)
- Deeney
- Giroud (doesn't want to join/Arsenal won't sell)
- Welbeck (injury prone, what we need?, Arsenal probably wouldn't sell)
- Walcott (we are interested)
- Vardy (would he be interested? Leicester would want £35m at least and he's 31)
The above list proves my point. The 'proven' players simply aren't out there. We sold that last PL-proven top quality striker that wasn't already at a top club for £90m last summer.
I don't know about him. You don't. That doesn't mean he isn't a good player. How many people had seen Tim Cahill before he joined us, other than Milwall's cup run?
This guy has done it regularly domestically and in Europe. In this instance, we have to trust that Sam - who wanted him for Palace - and the others know what he can bring and what quality he will add, and I'm willing to trust that they've watched him more than on a few YouTube clips.
ijjysmith
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Not necessarily. Most transfers will be done like that.
Saw something the other day showing that City still haven’t paid off John Stones for example.
Would be easier to do all in one, bit business, I mean real business, means that’s not always possible.
I know Saints fans (LOL) think they’ll be spending all the Van Dijk money this month. Not a chance they’ll be getting that all in one.
...pity about the draw, I imagine Allardyce will be desperate to have a domestic cup win on his CV before retirement. I had a few bob on us when he got appointed as it just felt like the type of scenario you sometimes get in a cup winning team.
Runcornblue52
Player Valuation: £8m
The thing with this is that nobody is shocked at the delays here. It was almost expected.
If only because I don't know much about this player and because Turkish clubs are known for this kind of delay/haggling, I wouldn't be bothered if we walked away from this one.
And yes, I do know we need a new striker.
If only because I don't know much about this player and because Turkish clubs are known for this kind of delay/haggling, I wouldn't be bothered if we walked away from this one.
And yes, I do know we need a new striker.
Not that I think they will, but they probably could in the sense that - like we did with the Stones dosh - will be able to just borrow against it.
..I think he’s done unbelievably well so far given where we were after the Southampton game.
Toffeeslam
Player Valuation: £40m
So no news then ?
DCL it is then tomorrow night
DCL it is then tomorrow night
Osamabindiesel
Player Valuation: £70m
We need to take a risk. He is not a slouch on the ball and has impressed in Champions League. 25 mil for a 26 year old is nothing in the market for a promising striker.
KaiserEFC
Player Valuation: £70m
I agree he has certainly done the job, I’m just praying we can bring the players we desperately need in, and begin to take the game to the other team
You do know multi (multi) million pound fees are pretty much never paid up front in full, yeh?
We are notorious for being crap with transfers, but literally every side in world football pays in instalments. We're still owed £13m from City for Stones, which will come this summer.
The only example where it hasn't been like this in recent years was PSG with Neymar. Barca demanded the entire fee up front and due to LaLiga rules (and their stubbornness that they were not losing one of the league's poster boys) PSG had to actually transfer the £190+m to Neymar's lawyers, who deposited the funds 'physically' with LaLiga's lawyers.
But that's the exception to the rule.
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