PaddyG
Player Valuation: £8m
The money has been spent on Koeman and Walsh so it's a case of backing them to build the squad with the players they want.
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The money has been spent on Koeman and Walsh so it's a case of backing them to build the squad with the players they want.
blue4eva77
Yarmolenko ? Yes please
OK, even if we use that parameter, Barkley is the superior player. Involved in much more of any given game with a higher pass completion rate.
And it's not even close. The fact Gylfi has more assists is more to do with a shocking lack of movement due to a gimped attack 'led' by Lukaku than anything Barkley was doing, as evidenced by the above.
Pretty much this.
The money comes from TV media companies...they are worldwide..gets spent & goes back into Football World wide.
If Tom Davies is good enough, or any home grown player they will play.
If Sigurdsson is better than what we have and we can afford to buy him that will make us better... that is surely the objective.
I am not aware that any extra points are available for playing home grown players.
That all makes sense Mikey, but I'm increasingly taking the view now that if Ross isn't staying it's not to do with money.
Can't yet work out whether the Sigi deal, if it comes off, is going through because the club already knows Ross is leaving come what may, or if it proves to be a barometer for Ross to set his price for a new contract. It could go either way - but if Ross has already told the club he's off, then I guess we're just nailing the Sigi deal (maybe already knowing what we'll get for Ross off Spuds or whoever) before the Ross deal is made public. Given Ross hasn't travelled, either situation could play out.
8 mom awards? Where from? GOT? Lol most people on here think he's the second coming of Christ... just becuase he's scouse and a blue... and for me mom is the best player on the pitch... there is no way he was our best player for nearly a quarter of the games we played in the prem ... bo way...
Must be a reason he has decided not to fly?
A very good player who will add to our team. Hope this doesn't mean that Barkley is being shown the door for not signing. Would rather have the two of them but if Barkley goes Sigurdsson is a very good replacement. Get another striker in and we have had an absolutely brilliant summer transfer window.
Stuartisitc1878
Player Valuation: £25m
someone is telling porky pies. Not sure what any party gets out of leaking a false story.
As it stands, these are our dealings this summer:
IN
Sandro - £5.2m
Klaassen - £23.6m
Pickford - £25m (rising to £30m)
Keane - £24.5m (rising to £30m)
Rooney - FREE (offset by Rom fee)
(This isn't counting U23s, who have a separate budget I am led to believe)
OUT
Lukaku - £75m upfront - rising to £90m + Rooney fee waived
Deulofeu - £10.25m
Cleverley - £8m
We're also likely to add McGeady to the above list, as well as Kone who has gone and Niasse.
Now, think of all the wages saved already. We have probably, just by getting rid of the five players mentioned, funded the wages of Rooney and Pickford.
The TV money coming in will have been used, as has the improved prize money for our league finishing. We have an improved commercial revenue as well.
I'd say there's a good chance we'll come out of this window better-off in terms of both funds and squad.
Agreed, I just think that if they're willing to spend £45m on Sigurdsson then Moshiri is getting terrible, terrible value for money unfortunately.
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
if the manager wants him enough, and the board are backing him, good. Moshiri knows how much we can spend, and how much we cant, the deal will probably be spread over a couple of years and that makes it easier to swallow.
The fee is a bit of a shocker, can't help but feel we are overpaying a lot, but to be honest i don't really care, i think GS will offer something to the team that will turn some of our draws we had last season in to wins.
He's a good player, i'd like him here.
Deal can't be that far away with him not travelling, if he hands in a transfer request might make it even quicker.
Swansea have been doing every trick in the book to get the highest price for him, I don't believe there was any true 40m bid from Leicester, i think that was something swansea released to get us to make a bid, and Leicester didn't argue because it made them look pro-active and willing to spend high amounts.
It would not surprise me if the fee initially was 35m rising to 42m. But we'll see.
The fee is a bit of a shocker, can't help but feel we are overpaying a lot, but to be honest i don't really care, i think GS will offer something to the team that will turn some of our draws we had last season in to wins.
He's a good player, i'd like him here.
Deal can't be that far away with him not travelling, if he hands in a transfer request might make it even quicker.
Swansea have been doing every trick in the book to get the highest price for him, I don't believe there was any true 40m bid from Leicester, i think that was something swansea released to get us to make a bid, and Leicester didn't argue because it made them look pro-active and willing to spend high amounts.
It would not surprise me if the fee initially was 35m rising to 42m. But we'll see.
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