Really thought he’d go to either Newcastle or Chelsea as they can offer CL football. Said earlier in the thread, I’d thought it would be Chelsea as he’ll get more regular starts, as opposed to be Isak’s understudy and just playing in cup games...
I doubt the manager who signed him will be there come Xmas this year. Can understand why his agent would want him to go there though. He’s better than Jackson and will go straight into their side.
Would rather spend £30m on a player who's proved himself in the league, than £15m on someone on the continent who will most likely have to adjust to the premier league.
I think Newcastle, Man Utd, Chelsea etc. see a low release clause and a profit in a year or two, where he'd be sitting on the bench.
Hopefully he see's us as starting 9 and go for being a starter.
The hardest position to fill at any club is a striker. That’s why the best ones, command the highest fees and wages. Newcastle struck gold with Isak but it cost them 60m. Alternatively United wasted 100m on Hojlund and Zirkee. Even Arsenal have...
Beto was playing against a team that conceded one of the highest number of goals in the Prem, Delap was playing against a team that conceded amongst the fewest, just for context.
….there won’t be a bidding was in terms of transfer fee, clubs will pay the release clause. Delap’s financial demands will also be known, although some might tempt him by offering more.
This will be down to which club the player chooses to move to.
You are right Munoz at palace cost 7m and Kerkez 15m for Bournemouth. Imagine the difference those two would have made to our full back positions. Two starting full backs for a little over 10m each.
To be fair the loans he was 19/20 and Kane had poor loans, we don’t know what the norm is because he’s had one season,
Dcl has had 7 or 8 seasons and got double figures twice.
Take Ivan Toney played his first season in the prem at 25. In 3 yrs...