Confirmed Signing Cenk Tosun

[Nymzee]

sell to buy mate.

the tosun money will come from barkley deal.

Good. Makes the deal less risky since Barkley is essentially free money.

 

[bluestevon]

So 19.5m quid rising to 24m tops

 

[Erman P.]

was it written before?

cenk tosun means “battle chubby-boy”

 

[jolteon101]

So 19.5m quid rising to 24m tops

That's pretty reasonable in today's market

 

[Eggs]

Smacks of desperation handing this guy 125k p/w, he might well turn out to be bang average or worse. Turks never do well in the Prem, from my memory anyway.

..I think he was born in Germany.

 

[Thomasc]

Smacks of desperation handing this guy 125k p/w, he might well turn out to be bang average or worse. Turks never do well in the Prem, from my memory anyway.

This is where the club cannot win either way though.

If they do not agree to the wage demands, which are made because every man and his dog knows that the premier league is basically a cash cow for footballers who can make ridiculous demands, then they lose the player and the fans complain at them failing to get the deal over the line.

Every transfer is obviously a gamble as you know and as we have seen again in all of its glory this summer at Everton.

Tim Cahill being an example of things working, Davy Klaassen and Sandro totally the opposite.

 

[COYBL25]

How much do you reckon Big Sam is taking a week for his cut?

Can't teach an old dog new tricks.

Don`t forget Gravy Train Steve will want his wedge too

 

[royalblue66]

Smacks of desperation handing this guy 125k p/w, he might well turn out to be bang average or worse. Turks never do well in the Prem, from my memory anyway.

Thought it was 95 p/w, he could also turn out A ok.

 

[Sharpattack]

sell to buy mate.

the tosun money will come from barkley deal.

Despite all the rubbish about him signing in time for the match the reality is probably that his purchase is contingent on Barkley's sale. His signing will be tied up after Barkley signs for Chelsea.

 

[bluestevon]

Smacks of desperation handing this guy 125k p/w, he might well turn out to be bang average or worse. Turks never do well in the Prem, from my memory anyway.

Here is the thing mate.

Who do we go for?

A proven premier league striker - there isn't many around, and when the likes of a 31 year old Giroud would cost 30+m for maybe 1-2 good seasons, or a Vardy would cost 40m now for the same number of years.

Or you try grab a young striker who you 'think' may be ready to break through - say a Iheanacho - who kinda has flopped massively so far, and you'll be paying 20-30m for the likes of him or Dembele say from Celtic

or you buy cheap as you can for someone who has only just broken through abroad - like say a Janssen or a Sandro 0 hmm they kinda didn't work out either.

You try target the likes of a top proven in a top league striker - the likes of Aubamayang, and they'd cost you 60m easy, and 200k pw minimum wages, and thats even if they'd bother picking up the phone without you being a CL poster boy team.

So you are left trying to get the right type of striker at the right type of price, 19-23m for a striker who by all accounts has a good all round game, and who has shown at a higher level (CL that he can score against some pretty good sides).

Yeah we are paying him a decent wedge, but for example how much is Iheanacho on at Leicester, how much is Hernandez on at West Ham, how much is Benteke on at Palace etc etc

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

This is where the club cannot win either way though.

If they do not agree to the wage demands, which are made because every man and his dog knows that the premier league is basically a cash cow for footballers who can make ridiculous demands, then they lose the player and the fans complain at them failing to get the deal over the line.

Every transfer is obviously a gamble as you know and as we have seen again in all of its glory this summer at Everton.

Tim Cahill being an example of things working, Davy Klaassen and Sandro totally the opposite.

That's true but the club have put themselves in this position by having a shocking summer. We're now desperate, we reek of it and he's taking advantage of that, as you would do.

I'm going to support the guy massively, just starting to get very worried about us if this becomes yet another failed transfer.

 

[Efcjake]

No......where did he say he would play?

Bit strange to specifically mention registering him for the cup in time for Liverpool if he had no intention of him playing the match isn't it mate?

 

[4737carlin]

Smacks of desperation handing this guy 125k p/w, he might well turn out to be bang average or worse. Turks never do well in the Prem, from my memory anyway.

To be honest mate I said the same thing about Egyptians to a few mates in the summer!!

 

[toffeejack]

i'd be happy if that's true. So long as we remember the 25 goals thing and not bother playing him when he gets to 24 goals and we're going to sell him anyway. If that's true though and allardyce is going to be spending £75m this summer, hopefully we're lining up an expensive purchase or two somewhere.

 

[Frang]

Despite all the rubbish about him signing in time for the match the reality is probably that his purchase is contingent on Barkley's sale. His signing will be tied up after Barkley signs for Chelsea.

yes.

no more players in unless loans now.

unless we sell a player or two.