Confirmed Signing Allan

Nymzee · July 16, 2020

riddick said:
I'm not entirely sure about that part there. I would doubt that Riola is happy with the Kean situation in the slightest as we probably said "sure, give us 3-4 years like Lukaku and we are fine with him moving on" but now 3 managers haven't been that impressed. I wouldn't doubt if that soured him on us a bit. On one hand I could understand, on the other he's a POS slimy agent so I don't care about his feelings at all.

Agents want their players to move clubs - the more moves the better.

Bainesy's Left Peg · July 16, 2020

Nymzee said:
Agents want their players to move clubs - the more moves the better.

So they get their cut right? Is the cut a similar size when a new contact is signed at an existing club?

Tipp blue · July 16, 2020

Bainesy's Left Peg said:
So they get their cut right? Is the cut a similar size when a new contact is signed at an existing club?

Nope.. nowhere near it a transfer nets the agent a % of the fee.

Exeter_Gently · July 16, 2020

He'll look lovely in the Atletico kit.

Nymzee · July 16, 2020

Bainesy's Left Peg said:
So they get their cut right? Is the cut a similar size when a new contact is signed at an existing club?

Nothing close.

TheBigIguana · July 16, 2020

Nymzee said:
How’s that mix faired for us so far?

We haven't done it. Most of our money has been spent on 27+ year old "proven" players.

Zezti · July 16, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
We haven't done it. Most of our money has been spent on 27+ year old "proven" players.

Bolasie, Sigurdsson, etc aren't proven.

Stephenlloyd · July 16, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
We haven't done it. Most of our money has been spent on 27+ year old "proven" players.

Brands has only bought 2 players over 27 and one was a back up keeper on a free

TheBigIguana · July 16, 2020

Stephenlloyd said:
Brands has only bought 2 players over 27 and one was a back up keeper on a free

Yes I know, and that is good, but the group before him weren't doing it and a lot of them are still part of the squad.

TheBigIguana · July 16, 2020

Zezti said:
Bolasie, Sigurdsson, etc aren't proven.

That's why it was in quotes mate. At the time they would've seemed that way.

Kure · July 16, 2020

Why does this have it's own thread, is there any evidence that we're actually in for him?

Kantareller · July 16, 2020

Kure said:
Why does this have it's own thread, is there any evidence that we're actually in for him?

He has his own thread, that's evidence enough

Goat · July 16, 2020

Kure said:
Why does this have it's own thread, is there any evidence that we're actually in for him?

Nobody apart from some utter jarg merchant on twitter.

Papa Shango · July 16, 2020

ProZ said:
Its not an argument/fight mate just sharing alternate opinions on a forum. We sold Gueye for 27M who was 29 and our best midfielder, since then we have had no engine. We need a midfielder for the now, Carlo want's results now.. If Allan was 25/26 we would probably be priced out, I always look to Distin when we bought him and people thought we were wasting money on a 30 year old but what a player he was for us.

He was crap.

Would walk into our current side like.

Zezti · July 16, 2020

TheBigIguana said:
That's why it was in quotes mate. At the time they would've seemed that way.

If mid table mediocrity is the objective then yes they would qualify as proven.
If european competition is the objective then they are not but Allan is.

We can't afford a team of Allans but one or two would do us good.