I'm not totally convinced about this tbh. Forest are not blessed with loads of money and a number of their current players are loans. If they wanted to keep the likes of Spence and Garner then they will need money. They would get money from being promoted obviously but there is going to be players wanting PL wages all of a sudden and they need to strengthen up top anyway and probably in a few other places. I know it was suggested in one of the reports that he could still move on regardless and I can see it tbh.
Not sure about their finances but I said Norwich should sell Aarons 12months ago. Alot of posters said i was talking nonsense as they'd get more for him now.
Problem is, injury, poor form, market risk etc or just circumstances (other players emerging) can lower the fee.
Hes got 12months left (KLP same with a 1 year club option) and they will sell if he doesnt extend.
Im confident he would extend and then the fee would go from £20mil to close to £40mil i imagine.
We need Forest to lose.
….agree, I think he’ll stay unless he wants to leave. I reckon he’s the main player Lampard wants to keep but if he wants to leave then we should seek maximum fee.
I wonder if he will stay unless PSG or Madrid come in for him...if we convince him to extend with a release clause fee and higher wage perhaps that may work until his favoured clubs come in?
How do you know that we can buy without selling? The finances were absolutely dire and we can't hide behind COVID to reduce losses anymore. The spotlight is on us right now.
FFP is calculated based on length of contract when signing players. Then upfront when selling.
Were £20mil i think in the clear and have the out of contract players leaving so over £16mill removed from outgoing transfer fee amortization from them + with loans ending £450-500k a week wages off the books.
Guesswork of course but id say weve got at least £20mil and £400k wages (the majority of which on extensions)
Id welcome another year where we matched or lowered spending based on sales.
Move ALOT on and bring in 5/6.
Next year do the same and we should be home and dry.
You may not rate cornet and that’s fine,
I don’t think he’s going to carry us to the champions league like, but don’t try and convince me gray is anything better than an relegation fodder journeyman. He’s played 170 games in the prem to score 15 goals and 5 is his best ever. Also he played 8 more games thanCornet to get 1 less goal contribution.
Id sell Gray in a heartbeat.