Why is this so cheap?
Alexis Mac Allister | Moves to Liverpool for 35m according to Romano
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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feckin hell. Why were we not trying to usurp this deal. That’s an absolute steal.
You mean the journalists, reporting this crap, never knew about the release clause.
Maybe the player had agreed to sign for Liverpool weeks ago, so other teams didn’t bother.
Can we pull a John Obi Mikel on this one? I’d rather slap an extra £10m on wage to get him at that price rather than £50m for Mount.
Incredible deal for the Scousers.
Incredible deal for the Scousers.
Fair.
Hes going to be a great signing for them. And if his release clause is that low why werent the usual suspects in for him?
He has a great agent for agreeing to that release clause pre-world cup.
Now he got a direct route out of the club to a bigger club despite having signed a new deal recently.
The likes of Kane and Rafael Leao should take notes...
Now he got a direct route out of the club to a bigger club despite having signed a new deal recently.
The likes of Kane and Rafael Leao should take notes...
£35m is great value, if true, though the BBC reported that the fee is around £55m a couple days ago. We'll find out soon, which is closer to the truth soon.
It is middle. Tbh at 35 million the scousers have done well to sign him. We are reportedly paying 70
For Mount who has a year left on his contract. Proof we are still terrible at transfer negotiations
I think he was out of contract in 2024 so presumably that's why he managed to negotiate a low release clause.
The answer to your question is in the tweet you posted. He had a release clause.
BBC reported 55 million, Liverpool journalists reported 45, Romano went one step ahead and said 35m.
I really worry that everyone will make fun of us at the end of the season for overpaying for Mount while other teams made very clever MF signings. If we hijack Rice and buy him for 100m it's gonna be even worse.
Release Clause, bargain at that price.
I really don't believe this nonsense honestly. He signed a new deal before the WC. In December/January you had their CEO say they don't do release clauses. When we were linked to him last month he was valued at 60m, and now that Liverpool sign him it first comes down to 45m and now 35m? Pretty sure Liverpool media will finally say he was signed for 20m.
never wanted him anyway
(Sick rhymes!)
What's the problem, is it the money?
If we had more, would Mac be our honey?
Scouse media, innit. We've obviously paid £100m for him like Nunez.
Seriously, who gives a shit?! Imagine worrying about people making fun of the football team you support...find something else to occupy your brain!
A ball hasn't even been kicked next season yet and this is the kind of thing you're worrying about? If we finish 20 points ahead of Liverpool it won't matter how much Mac Allister cost.
And quite honestly, who cares? He's a good player and didn't cost the earth, but he really isn't as good as the bed wetters on here are making out.
£35m makes this a much more reasonable signing and one with very little downside. Even if he can’t make it as a starter long term - plenty of resale value and will be a good squad option.
Don’t believe everything Fabrizio tweets, this is the Athletic
Still cheap though.
I feel dejected, what can cure this dread?
Let's all head over to the Mount thread.
EDIT: Didn't expect rhymes from someone who hates music. Maybe you love poetry?
35 million?! We should have been all over it for that price.
Edit: Okay seems it may be higher. Good.
Edit: Okay seems it may be higher. Good.
They've definitely gotten a good deal but given Brighton's stance over transfers, is it really believable that a club tell them has a release clause as low as 35m when they're out there selling the likes of Cucurella for 60m? Romano can tweet all sorts of crap and people lap it up.
Not when we can sign Mason Mount for £60M+.
And it seems like we were but got an indication from him that he wanted Liverpool, so didn't pursue. Similar to how Mount has indicated he wants United and not Liverpool so they aint pursuing it
Ofcourse you believed you paid Slaah 80k per week when you signed him.Scouse media, innit. We've obviously paid £100m for him like Nunez.
"OMG we pay only 80k for Salah", isn't it.
And this from Andy Naylor, by far the most reliable Brighton journalist.
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Think he had a release clause. Good bit of business.
This is what BBC reported too.
The fees should have to be declared to an independent body of some sort, the PR nonsense around transfer fees is wild when certain clubs are involved.
The thread title should probably be changed, it’s quite triggering right now!
If it's 35million fee and wages of 110k a week then that is incredible business.
Honestly not fussed about this one. Think he’s actually quite limited.
Romano also stated in his Here We Go tweet that Postecoglou was signing a 2+1 deal at Tottenham when it was actually a 4 year deal. Doesn't always get the full details correct.
That's the advantage with listed clubs who declare facts and I often see other foreign clubs also not go with undiclosed nonsense. Liverpool's wages and fees are honestly a joke in the media. They try to downplay it as much as possible.
Might bite me on the arse, but same.
Never stood out when I watched Brighton. Unlike Caicedo, Ferguson and co
He gets way too much information wrong but he's unfortunately got a **** following. And its been proven very often he just copies information from other sources and will tweet it as his own within 3-4 mins of them tweeting.
The so called experts on twitter know next to nothing...the only details you can trust are that MacAllister is moving to Liverpool.
Why weren’t we all over this? 35million for a young, premier league proven World Cup winner. Steal that is.
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