pfim
Player Valuation: £35m
I liked Iwobi, but his importance to the team pales in comparison to a healthy DCL.
Again, trading a few dollars for our PL status makes zero financial sense.
I liked Iwobi, but his importance to the team pales in comparison to a healthy DCL.
Again, trading a few dollars for our PL status makes zero financial sense.
Tony’s Carp
Player Valuation: £40m
Agree, fit and on form he's pretty vital to the system.
Very complicated situation though between his contract situation and his injury history. Even if we found the money (and he wants to stay), what if we give him a long contract and he starts breaking down again? That's really a call the medical staff have to be involved in - is he over his injury problems or merely managing them?
Newcastle will test us by offering 15 million for him and hope Gordon can have a word with him.
We're in the mess we're in now though, being the headline.
That mess dictates we're very close to relegation - which would put us in a mess that makes the last 3 years look like good times.
JimmyJeffers
Player Valuation: £70m
I have no doubt we’d sell him as soon as any half decent offer came in.
toffeeblue9
Player Valuation: £35m
Suddenly explains those links to the lad at Luton.
Wouldn't want to lose him as when he's fit he's a huge asset and there aren't many players around with his mix of pace, athleticism and ability in the air but we all know what the financial situation is. If we could get £40m for him (I'm plucking a number out of the sky here, but given we got £22m for Iwobi last summer who was in the same contractual position, I don't think it's a million miles away from being a fair ask) and get most of that up front (Newcastle don't have cash flow issues, it's PSR that's the problem) as they did with us in the Gordon deal, I could see this happening.
We don't know what the PSR situation is, but we do know that cash flow is a huge problem and I don't think any deal is going to be completely off the table.
Wouldn't want to lose him as when he's fit he's a huge asset and there aren't many players around with his mix of pace, athleticism and ability in the air but we all know what the financial situation is. If we could get £40m for him (I'm plucking a number out of the sky here, but given we got £22m for Iwobi last summer who was in the same contractual position, I don't think it's a million miles away from being a fair ask) and get most of that up front (Newcastle don't have cash flow issues, it's PSR that's the problem) as they did with us in the Gordon deal, I could see this happening.
We don't know what the PSR situation is, but we do know that cash flow is a huge problem and I don't think any deal is going to be completely off the table.
irishblue11
Player Valuation: £8m
Unfortunately if he doesn't sign a new contract we'll have to sell him on. Like it or not that's the mess we're in
samsonthedog1
Player Valuation: £6m
If he goes it has to be before 30th June or it’s pointless. £20-25 mil plus the Onana money and we should be fine PSR wise this year.
The Hibbert Agenda
Player Valuation: £20m
That's the thing - Branthwaite is objectively a generational talent, but his position in the team is easiest for Dyche to replace. The drop-off from DCL is already a nightmare - imagine Maupay, Beto and Chermiti.
JimmyJeffers
Player Valuation: £70m
Is that without buying anyone else? We’d be relegated
Saint Domingo
Player Valuation: £80m
I’m sure the data experts at Newcastle have looked at it and thought ‘you know what, we have Isaak and Callum Wilson who have both missed numerous games due to injury, we really need a reliable alternative, let’s splash out on Calvert Lewin’
Loves an English player does Eddie Howe.
