The fee of 50m is unrealistically high, of course they set the price high, thankfully we have not been silly enough to meet it.
We bid low and have increased our offers.
We will see if a deal can be made somewhere in the middle, if not move on...
Have you ever been involved in a deal of 50m or thereabouts ?
We are all clueless about what is happening and one opinion is as good as the other.
Without having a clue as to what is happening then how do you know the club is incompetent?
I genuinely don’t get the obsession with McAtee.
Isn’t he more of a central midfielder? Not particularly quick but good technical skills?
He looked ok but nothing special whenever I saw him for England U21s (Elliot Anderson was the standout...
We see now that the big clubs buy players ready to step into the team and contribute immediately.
Any young player going to a top four club will now they will play in the under age team and/or sit on the bench.
For instance, if Liverpool signed...
That could happen but my understanding is that Southampton did allow the player to talk to Everton which would indicate a readiness to sell. I think it is clear they need the money, TD is their most saleable asset and they are trying to get as...
You don't know that.
None of us do.
With the way Southampton have dealt with this transfer if we had offered 40m in the first bid their price would have been 60m.
They are trying to get the highest price possible for a young talent who will be...
I just wish people would wait until Sept 1st before shitting the bed.
It’s football, it’s how transfers work, it’s how business works.
You attempt to sell a product for what you believe you can achieve, or what the market can stand.
As time...