Now it only leaves us to actually sign him early. But it's the WC in a few days, so...
I'm not really sure what you're getting out of crying about it.
Tipp blue
If I agreed with you, we’d both be wrong.
I'll fix this for you... "I'm just glad to see us talking about trying to sign players relatively early"
KevMirallas
Player Valuation: £35m
Don’t know how true any of the latest is, and I don’t think he’s an essential purchase in any case, but this all does seem to speak to the biggest issue we will face this summer.
We have nothing to offer prospective signings.
No Europe, which half the Premier League has. The manager is not one to inspire belief in young players (or their agents). We’re 12 months into this “new project” and life at the stadium, so there is no mystique around that.
Deals for sought after players won’t get done unless we are prepared to pay more than others. And everything out of the club seems to suggest we are not willing to do that, so we will continue to miss out on top targets and shop among the rest. Just like last summer.
We have nothing to offer prospective signings.
No Europe, which half the Premier League has. The manager is not one to inspire belief in young players (or their agents). We’re 12 months into this “new project” and life at the stadium, so there is no mystique around that.
Deals for sought after players won’t get done unless we are prepared to pay more than others. And everything out of the club seems to suggest we are not willing to do that, so we will continue to miss out on top targets and shop among the rest. Just like last summer.
HKContractDave
Player Valuation: £15m
Just an extra month for them to drag things out...
HKContractDave
Player Valuation: £15m
Hayden Hackney keen on Everton move as club prepare £15m bid
The 23-year-old Middlesbrough midfielder has also been linked with Crystal Palace but favours joining David Moyes’ side
www.thetimes.com
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All the non believers have gone quietHayden Hackney keen on Everton move as club prepare £15m bid
The 23-year-old Middlesbrough midfielder has also been linked with Crystal Palace but favours joining David Moyes’ side
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Hayden Hackney keen on Everton move as club prepare £15m bid
The 23-year-old Middlesbrough midfielder has also been linked with Crystal Palace but favours joining David Moyes’ side
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Don't know how true reports of Palace happy to give £20m for him are, but if that's the case, I wonder if £15m plus a percentage of future profit gets this done. Potentially more lucrative for Boro long term, and would mean we don't have to stretch to 20 (for a player that most would agree isn't the profile we need).
BlueStevie35
Player Valuation: £70m
Might be wrong on this but, if we get it done, would he be the first first money signing in June since AJ in 2006? We always seem to target free agents first or wait till July/August
The new Ground is a big pull mate
Benicetoourboys
Player Valuation: £35m
Think its great that he really wants to come here, fingers crossed it happens.Hayden Hackney keen on Everton move as club prepare £15m bid
The 23-year-old Middlesbrough midfielder has also been linked with Crystal Palace but favours joining David Moyes’ side
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….it really doesn’t matter what Palace offer if the player doesn’t want to go there.
It matters to Boro, though, if another club validates their perceived market value of the player. And it's early June, so they can sit for two months and wait for us (or someone else) to get desperate.
Paddy Boyland was saying on the byline earlier Boro accepted a £12 mill base fee rising to £16 mill with add ons from Ipswich last summer.
