2017/18 Davy Klaassen

orly · July 31, 2017

killenefc said:
Particularly enjoyed it when they said they expected him to go for £15m less.

Yeah lads because you'd really sign the Ajax captain for £9m. "Experts".

Stek and Moisander were both Ajax captain's and moved for a lot less that £9m

De Jong moved for £6m to Newcastle.

Think they've called this one correctly to be fair.

NilSatisOptimum · July 31, 2017

orly said:
Stek and Moisander were both Ajax captain's and moved for a lot less that £9m

De Jong moved for £6m to Newcastle.

Think they've called this one correctly to be fair.

Only if in the same season, not really comparable in this climate, Championship teams buy for £6million currently!

orly · July 31, 2017

NilSatisOptimum said:
Only if in the same season, not really comparable in this climate, Championship teams buy for £6million currently!

It was that you couldn't buy the Ajax captain for £9m though, you can, as long as you don't panic

Still comparable I think. Has anyone else moved from that league this summer for more than £9m ? I don't know tbf

bluestevon · July 31, 2017

orly said:
Stek and Moisander were both Ajax captain's and moved for a lot less that £9m

De Jong moved for £6m to Newcastle.

Think they've called this one correctly to be fair.

De Jong had lost his place in the Ajax starting team for about 2 years prior to moving to Newcastle, was in the final year of his contract, and was regarded as a failed prospect by them already mate, hence why he washed up at the horse punchers, think he'd also suffered a couple of pretty serious injuries as well

Nymzee · July 31, 2017

orly said:
It was that you couldn't buy the Ajax captain for £9m though, you can, as long as you don't panic

Still comparable I think. Has anyone else moved from that league this summer for more than £9m ? I don't know tbf

You could but now can't.

Baines' left foot · July 31, 2017

MorgsGoat said:
Experts and Talksport, yeah, that doesnt really make any sense at all.

They had a poll on whos done the best transfer business, the 4 choices, City, Chelsea, Utd and SPURS, who havent signed a single player.

Place is a parody.

Ray Parlour is as thick as a brick. He can't even speak properly and says things like "we was gonna".

NilSatisOptimum · July 31, 2017

orly said:
It was that you couldn't buy the Ajax captain for £9m though, you can, as long as you don't panic

Still comparable I think. Has anyone else moved from that league this summer for more than £9m ? I don't know tbf

Middlesbrough just spent £6.5 million on a West ham Reserve player. Context is everything and comparing different season transfer fees is misleading. No doubt the price increased when Everton or any other Premier League club checked him out, he would have gone to Germany for at least half the price..

Brisan123 · July 31, 2017

Neiler said:
I will be honest and say i was very impressed with Sandro, the quality can be seen from outer space. I think there will be a lower level on expectation with him because of his fee. But i do think he will be very successful.

I think fees do come into it peoples judgement and expectation mate it shouldn't be pound for pound but they do have an influence on judgement. I think that is just human nature. Same as Seamus Coleman was given two seasons to break into the first team without any quibble to develop into a world class full back. I remember Baines being lambasted on here and threads about selling him when it took him a while to break into the first team for a fee of 6mill. Like i said if Niasse cost 100k he wouldn't get half as much stick as he does.

Its a different argument to Klassen as a player but i do think based on the fee the expectation to crituqe his performance is higher because we have paid a quater of 100 million on the lid, i think thats fair.

But Sandro isn't a 5 m player
He's a 30 m player we got cheap.
If he a hissy fit tomorrow and said he wants to leave what do you think we could ask and get for Sandro

formerly manx toffee · July 31, 2017

NilSatisOptimum said:
Middlesbrough just spent £6.5 million on a West ham Reserve player. Context is everything and comparing different season transfer fees is misleading. No doubt the price increased when Everton or any other Premier League club checked him out, he would have gone to Germany for at least half the price..

I agree. Prices right now are determined by the market at points in time.

Btw I think your name means "nothing is the best" !! Nisi means "but". Lol

Nymzee · July 31, 2017

Come the end of the season I expect lots of people in here to apologise to Davy.

Mikey_Fitzgerald · July 31, 2017

I think he's doing alright from what I've seen. Looking forward to seeing how he does for the rest of the season

I seem to have missed the zeitgeist on this one

Armel · July 31, 2017

orly said:
It was that you couldn't buy the Ajax captain for £9m though, you can, as long as you don't panic

Still comparable I think. Has anyone else moved from that league this summer for more than £9m ? I don't know tbf

Just Kongolo & Karsdorp I think.

You can buy Ajax captains for that price though. Recently Vertonghen (9 mil € + add-ons), Alderweireld (occasional captain 8 mil. €)

orly · July 31, 2017

Armel said:
Just Kongolo & Karsdorp I think.

You can buy Ajax captains for that price though. Recently Vertonghen (9 mil € + add-ons), Alderweireld (occasional captain 8 mil. €)

This is what I am saying ArmelFrandel. £24m for NaiKlassen is starting already to look like we've gone too big too early.

madden95 · July 31, 2017

hahahah why is everyone talking this signing down. was quality in europa league last year. ajax are gutted to lose him johann cruff quoted saying this
You must have strong positioning, ability to control the ball at speed and also have the technique to deal with the speed of it [in midfield].

"Xavi, Toni Kroos and Davy Klaassen can do it. All three have perfect anticipation and they can play it both left and right excellently.

"You watch, when Klaassen plays from that position for Ajax, the tempo increases immediately. Moreover, he rarely loses possession."

Read more at http://www.tribalfootball.com/artic...ing-davy-klaassen-4186307#Ow87tDw7gzVGvV20.99

he is one off the best footballers to play the game. Why are we crying about his price. give him a chance.