Transfer Rumour Hayden Hackney

[Jebus_lives]

Because they look like they're trying to get an auction going.

How do you have an auction without multiple intetested parties?

 

[Jebus_lives]

More young players should have been played, especially in the last match (at the very least).

But far too many people believe that the only difference between the U21 players and other young, successful players is opportunity. Which just isn't the case. They place far too much value in success in the U21 squad, the U21 league doesn't compare well to League football. Graham specifically should probably get a run in the preseason, go out on loan and keep improving.

Preach!

 

[davek]

Lol the season only finished a week ago and the window doesn't formally open until 15th June. How immediate do you want?

Got 5 goals and 8 assists this year playing predominantly defensive midfield, with the Captains armband. Players develop at different rates. Boiling it down to stats means nothing here, sorry

I agree that this doesn't seem to be a priority position. On the other hand we don't know what plans the club has for Tim and Gana. This may be an opportunity to turn over some profit from an FFP perspective whilst improving the quality of the squad, if not the starting XI.

He might be good, but the word that the club doesn't see him as a starter sort of underlines what's being said about that being an ok-to-good area of the pitch for us right now...certainly would be much better if we had a manager who knew wtf he was trying to blend there, for sure.

It looks like stockpiling there and neglecting elsewhere - and all for a player who's not a no-brainer to bring in.

Utterly daft. The club transfer committee look like they're working on an impulse.

 

[Frenk]

That when all was said and done and the final match played we finished 8 places below them in their joint worst season in a decade and that Moyes oversaw that shambles after having spent £110M and had an extra 12,000 home supporters behind the team.

And their manager was sacked for it.

 

[Who's_up_for_cumpkins?]

Can't see the reported fee being accurate 18-20 seems more accurate. It's not the right back we were all clamouring for but I reckon this one will get done in the next week or so, we've been trailing him for a long time and obviously put the leg work in to show him how much we want him. Sounds like he's keen his side. Just whether we've stole a march on other teams or if Boro try and smoke out rivals for his signature..

 

[davek]

How do you have an auction without multiple intetested parties?

...apparently there is.

 

[Lanolin]

To be honest I think anything over £15m is a bit steep for a 24 year old who's never played above the championship and has one year left on his contract so the more recent reports make a lot more sense to me. They accepted £15m potentially rising to £20m last year from Ipswich and no PL clubs matched it, it would be very weird if they were suddenly willing to pay more than that now.

 

[sd_1992]

Lots of figures about but 10m quoted here

“Have bid” are the two words missing there.

Anything else and it is just clubs playing games leaking stories about interest to the media.

 

[davek]

Can we compare and contrast this with Iroegbunam last 5 seasons. What do those numbers look like @davek

They look like PL seasons in which he's had 19 starts.

 

[Paul Rideout]

How do you have an auction without multiple intetested parties?

See the Icelandic saga for examples of Everton only bidder player auctions

 

[davek]

And their manager was sacked for it.

...ours was feted by the Moyes fluffers for 'achieving' 13th.

Says it all really. .

 

[Jebus_lives]

...apparently there is.

So they aren't struggling to sell him then?

 

[Jebus_lives]

They look like PL seasons in which he's had 19 starts.

19 starts in 5 seasons seems low.

 

[Jebus_lives]

Heres a video that just popped up on my YouTube about him.



I haven't watched it, but it may be helpful to others. It has "transforms" in capitals so he must be a good signing.

There is another fairly recent video by the same content creator titled "why nobody can stop Beto... No seriously" so please consider it in that context.

 

[davek]

So they aren't struggling to sell him then?

No. Like any player if they're even halfway ok: there'll be takers if the selling club will accept a knock down bid about 50% below what there expecting.