How about if players we were after are wanted by their club until a set point in time or actually are weighing up a variety of options.
Players away at the CWC and under 21s if we'd signed them they'd still be on holiday - Barry for example...
Basically we need to bring on starters in maybe 4 positions, and around 4-5 squad players, depth or competition as well, it's a huge amount of work and for the second group the quality depends almost on the first in a way.
Don't think many would...
A lot of very good young British players still set to move this summer. Off the top of my head - Mcatee, Hutchison, Elliot, Ramsey, Trafford and Dokes.
Right now the leagues a bit weird - you have the newly promoted teams rushing to get as many...
Burnley - good defence but no goals in that side. If they lose Trafford that's gonna hurt them badly too.
Leeds - awful manager and they'll try to play like they did in the championship and will get mullered badly, recruitment isn't that good so...
Exactly, if only one interested club doesn't let the contract length effect their thinking then simply put he's worth what they are willing to pay.
For what it's worth a total deal adding up to 35m with add-ons being a good 10 or so of that is...
I don’t think McAtee having one year left affects his price at all tbh as he has a few clubs competing to sign him.
Someone like Guehi at Palace is devalued as he knows he can play out his final year and then go to Liverpool for nothing.
McAtee...
At the time I thought £42.5mil for Cole Palmer was way over the top.
I honestly didn't see him getting to the level he is now. Very good prospect at the time though.
Yes its a lot of money but
If McAtee got anywhere near the level Palmer is now...
Different example £28mill for Lukaku, was mind blowing fee wise at the time, was peanuts considering we sold him for £80 mill.
With recruitment you have to manage two resources talent and value. X and Y.
Take Barry, we’ve signed him for what...
Yeah, personally I’d want McAtee, a pacy winger and a central midfielder with physical presence like Luiz. That would give us plenty of options across the midfield.
£25 mill, rising to £30 mill seemed like a lot of money for Jordon Pickford 8 years ago mate, today it feels a bit of a bargain.
If you want quality be prepared to invest in it.