I’m saying that buying anything for a large amount of money involves process, negotiation, proof of funds and multiple bodies doing various checks. It’s not buy now get free postage.
Thanks mate. So there is a chance we negotiate the fee down and get him for around £55 plus add ons.
Yeah he’s a great contributor.Can we nominate @Adnan for best poster of 2023? Always posts insightfully, absolute gem of a poster
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You tell all this so late now when we are about to close the deal? Where were you all this while when we needed you?
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I’ve said it a couple of times before but only recently that I watched enough of his games - there was a thread on twitter of his whole performances against several top clubs. I’m far from convinced - we can’t take this gamble. Don’t think the lad is good enough at all.
He would get my vote for sure. I'm always on the look out for his posts (kind of like the opposite of ignore).Can we nominate @Adnan for best poster of 2023? Always posts insightfully, absolute gem of a poster
How much do you think should be our last offer?
We have supposedly gone past what I consider is the final offer. Around the £55-60m + incentives is high enough
Well I’m clueless but I can’t see how he’s worth more than 50 myself
It looks like Atlanta want £60m guaranteed and £4m in add ons which is €70m plus €5m and Wages of €7.5m Euros gross or €4m Net which is too much for a 20 year old, this is £120k per week if we put him on a 5 year contract amortise the cost over 5 years he’s going to cost £12m transfer Fee plus £6.5m wages, so £18.5m per year, if we don’t get Kane, highly unlikely, we’ll go after O Watkins now or I Toney In January.
He shouldn’t be more than £40m ideally but it’s the sellers market for strikers and united tax on top of that. I still hope we get him below £50m but i think it would be closer to £60m.
Can you imagine we thought we’d found the new Kane in the Austrian league and we signed him for 20 million quid. We put a season of development into him where he looks exciting but is raw and yet to put it all together and then say Real come along and say hey we are a bigger club than you and we are taking over his development now? The player is up for it. We’d be looking for as much money as possible. Certainly more than 45 million and rightly so. It’s obviously a calculated gamble on our part. Atalanta are a selling club but within reason. they don’t just have to sell because Utd come knocking with an offer. It’s also not based on what he’s shown so far. Atalanta would obviously rather he came good and they got a few seasons out of him and a lot more money. If he fails they are not going to lose much on their initial 20 million investment. It’s what he’s showing that he might be capable of in the future that dictates the price. The price is the price. I don’t see anyone else of the same age and profile in a top league in Europe who we’d get for much less.
They've got his replacement signed for what's deemed a big fee for the club so I'd imagine they are resigned to him leaving. The domino's have fallen and I think they'd compromise now.
I honestly think Watkins in this ETH team would be amazing.
It just goes to show how obscene money in football is now, in particular Saudi. Hojlund would be one of the best youngsters in Europe joining arguably the biggest team in the world where at the same time Mbappe could earn Hojlund’s annual salary in just 2.5 days.
I agree, im not Martials biggest fan but with limited funds we might not have much choice.
3 years? How did you come up with that?
Hojlund isn't coming with even half of the promise Torres or Augero etc. Had.
I wouldn't mind Watkins at all but how much do you think Villa will ask for him?
I'm not saying he's going to definitely succeed, but I don't think he'll get 3 years to prove his worth. If he's a good player and playing regularly, he should get 10 to 15 goals in his first season. A season like WW and someone else will be bought to replace him next summer.
I partially agreed with that point. Although shutting down other opinion by using "manager is a pro, while you're not" is probably against the existence of football forum.
Agreed.
Agreed. He’s fundamentally a very good player, with all the attributes needed to be a success in this side; but the injuries mean he can never get a run going. It’s clear he cannot be relied upon, but I would be perfectly happy with him staying as a rotational striker. We aren’t buying two strikers this summer, I’m also sure if that. So him staying is necessary. We just can’t be in a position where it’s Martial or bust. That fecked us last year.
I wouldn't say all the attributes. Movement, winning mentality, energy, really sniffing out goals to become a high scorer? I think Martial lacks a lot of attributes even when he is fit. Undoubtedly injuries don't help him get into his best form and rhythm though.
Yeah I can't argue there. I think in our set up he can score 15 in season one. And that would be a solid start from him.
So you are saying sign Hojlund now and potentially Toney in January or am I wrong
A certain Norwegian took his time settling in by smashing every premier league record in his first season. “Settling in” period is over rated.
Drogba
23 goals/assists in 41 games first season. Bad example.
Ye I wouldn’t sell him and I don’t want us to because I think he’ll be a useful addition and he’ll probably become good this season. Especially if we sign a ST. We need to play him on the right though and rotate with Antony. Rashford and Garnacho for the left.
