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I like Iwobi and I'm really impressed with how he's worked hard and won over (most of) the people who wrote him off.
But we're at a crossroads with him:
1. He only has 12 months left on his deal which is on lowish wages
2. He wants to play CL football at some point.
3. None of the CL clubs here - or in the other biggest leagues - will view him as good enough for them.
4. CL clubs in Greece/Turkey/Scotland/France might fancy him but wouldn't pay the kind of fee we'd want.
5. If we offer him a new deal we're going to probably have to pay him £100k per week which is a bit much in our current situation.
So we're kind of between a rock and a hard place. To keep him on a new deal is going to cost us, and to sell him in his final year is going to mean we don't get fair value because the market isn't there for him from the places where we could attract the right fee.
So leaves us with either:
- letting him run out his deal on his lowish salary (£50k pw or thereabouts) and losing him for free
- selling him for a low fee - which might help the books a bit but we will struggle to sign a good replacement with the cash
- loaning him out - which might get us a smaller fee still and get his wages off the books but again leaves us with the replacement problem
- keeping him on big wages (new contract) but risk not being able to sell him down the line because he'd be priced out of a move.
There's no perfect option here really. I'm not even sure what I want to happen
But we're at a crossroads with him:
1. He only has 12 months left on his deal which is on lowish wages
2. He wants to play CL football at some point.
3. None of the CL clubs here - or in the other biggest leagues - will view him as good enough for them.
4. CL clubs in Greece/Turkey/Scotland/France might fancy him but wouldn't pay the kind of fee we'd want.
5. If we offer him a new deal we're going to probably have to pay him £100k per week which is a bit much in our current situation.
So we're kind of between a rock and a hard place. To keep him on a new deal is going to cost us, and to sell him in his final year is going to mean we don't get fair value because the market isn't there for him from the places where we could attract the right fee.
So leaves us with either:
- letting him run out his deal on his lowish salary (£50k pw or thereabouts) and losing him for free
- selling him for a low fee - which might help the books a bit but we will struggle to sign a good replacement with the cash
- loaning him out - which might get us a smaller fee still and get his wages off the books but again leaves us with the replacement problem
- keeping him on big wages (new contract) but risk not being able to sell him down the line because he'd be priced out of a move.
There's no perfect option here really. I'm not even sure what I want to happen
HalfTimeSayers
Player Valuation: £25m
Sums it up. I don’t mind him ever since that one game he suddenly realised if you just run, chase and harry, the crowd will back you and good things happen. But he wants CL football, and yet might not get in our pretty poor starting lineup. Quite the difference of opinion there.
tr_efc
Player Valuation: £750k
The fact it took him just shy of 3 seasons to realize that it's not actually rocket science to get the crowd behind you, and that all's you have to do is run - which comes naturally to him, clearly demonstrates his intelligence as well. Not the only one in that squad like, but my word is he and plenty of others in that side thick as shig pit.
I don’t mind him but it’s crunch time on the contract for me, yeah puts a shift in, but lacks goals and makes some dodge decision’s with passing. I would rather sell now if we could get 10/15m but who can you see buying him for that and who would we bring in to replace for less money ? Surely if u r looking at him, you would be looking at the replacements that we would be looking at too,no?
N0L1M1TK
Player Valuation: £6m
Just cash in now, sure he has industry but there's limited quality.
I think you could replace him easily - If we go 10-12m for him, there'd be players out there younger and with higher ceilings of potential.
His versatility and work rate are his greatest asset; for the club to progress, there has to be more quality.
I think you could replace him easily - If we go 10-12m for him, there'd be players out there younger and with higher ceilings of potential.
His versatility and work rate are his greatest asset; for the club to progress, there has to be more quality.
Noisy noise annoys
Player Valuation: £60m
It is a quandry for sure. He gives us a lot of effort which suits Dyche but little end product.
Noisy noise annoys
Player Valuation: £60m
His game in a nutshell
Terrarian
Player Valuation: £50m
NEA if he signs, in fact I'd rather he left, imagine getting player of the year for running around a lot, Pickford and Tarkowski, even McNiel much more deserving for me. He is a symptom of the dysfunction we currently find ourselves embroiled in.
He thinks he can play Champions League and I have no doubt he could but it wouldn't be for any of the top 5 leagues teams, so off to Midtjylland you go son.
He thinks he can play Champions League and I have no doubt he could but it wouldn't be for any of the top 5 leagues teams, so off to Midtjylland you go son.
Run around a lot but don't actually make many meaningful challenges.
It's far preferable to someone that doesn't run around a lot obviously, but still.
Dump of a player. Sell please.
He is nowhere near on "lowish wages".
Can't imagine there is a line of clubs ready to take him.
Mrbluenose
Player Valuation: £8m
Players like him need to be sold, for actual money, not allowed to just leave.
50k I thought?
Not even close. He came from Arsenal where he.... "featured". He's on 85k+
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