£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

[AdaBrummieblue]

When this all started I thought he'd be a decent signing for 30/35m but hardly one to get enthused over. Solid, proven in the league etc.
I know this graphic's been posted to death but who else on the list would you be able to get for £50m?
Maybe Fabregas cos he's what 32? If he was even available he'd sign for someone like Juve or Monaco to play his last few seasons with guaranteed champions league.
How much would Alli, Ozil or Eriksen set you back? Or Coutinho, Hazard, De Bruyne who didn't even make the list?
And all this, no disrespect to Swansea, in a much weaker side without genius forwards to feed.
The longer this goes on I'm starting to think Swansea's valuation might be fair and it's the rest of us doing the catching up.
Sanity check?

I'm not really one for graphics either mate. There are 3 others (graphics) that accompany this one though, and as an attacking midfielder over the last 3 years, he's in with all the big boys. One's we defo can't get. He's the next best, and we've been saying for a while we have to move up before we can get those top level players. He'll do me if Ron wants him.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

50+ pages in around 16 hours...pack it in, you weirdos.

 

[Bluecranks]

Let them keep a player who doesn't want to be there, knowing they missed out on £45m.

Wasn't the point of paying to recruit Steve Walsh that he would identlfy quality players without paying over the odds?

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

Who are you, fkin Spiderman

Only when I have spare time mate.

 

[blulouie]

45m for 28 year old Siggy yet we got 75m for a 23 year old 25 goal a season Lukaku.

You can see why this seems like a backward move when you compare deals.

£100 mil for Rom.

 

[Shipped]

It's quite impressive but I wish these types of stats were based on minutes played. Think that's far more accurate. Bet someone like Cazorla would be top 5 if he wasn't injured every game he tried to play.

Ok minutes per goal or assist below.

Dele Belly - 125.6
Flabergast - 142.3
Bug Eyez - 152.1
Siggy - 168.7
Eriksen - 171.3
Stroppy Tits - 181.3

Think the point stands, very comparable numbers, in a weaker side and 50m wouldn't get you a sniff of the competitors.
Only concern for me now is team's probably built round him at Swansea and he won't get that here - like Rom when here compared to Utd.
Also isn't his best role as a 10 and doubt we're fixing to play one for a lot of games?

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

I'm sorry mate you can't compare bolasie to siguardsson. Siguardsson is on another level with his footballing ability and I do like bolasie by the way, who offers us real pace.

Similar in style no but the point is the profile late 20s big fish in a small pond nobody else really in for him at an eye opening fee

 

[Tez]

Na some of our fans want to go back to the days of looking for a loan and selling everybody and going with what we've got on the last day of the window.

I think it's unfair to say that to be honest. There is a medium between pining for the bad old days and being less than enthused about spending £50m on Sigurdsson.

I like him. I want him. I'm fine with spending it if we can afford it and want him.

I do understand people though. Even in this market £50m should get you a top, top player.

 

[rochdaleblue]

We aren't though. Transfers are all about negotiating and this is what we are doing.

We haven't been disrespectful a la Chelsea in their John Stones media love campaign. No public comment at all and simply trying to get the price down.

Just like the stunt they pulled with lukaku, with Drogba, lampard et al all saying how well he'd fit in at Chelsea now, cos he's the finished article. I bet they're still seething over him going to united.

 

[Neiler]

Matter of time.

 

[Abraders]

I think our own transfers are the reason they want 50m tbh

 

[rochdaleblue]

Similar in style no but the point is the profile late 20s big fish in a small pond nobody else really in for him at an eye opening fee

With all respect mate, you don't allude to that in your OP. You called him a one dimensional player, something siguardsson is clearly not, but something you could certainly level at bolasie.

 

[ProZ]

£100 mil for Rom.

From what I read, the addons wer really hard to achieve so unlikely to move by much at all. Not certain at all it's gona end up 90, but I suppose no one knows. I was just talking about initial fees.

 

[matty1878]

I think it's unfair to say that to be honest. There is a medium between pining for the bad old days and being less than enthused about spending £50m on Sigurdsson.

I like him. I want him. I'm fine with spending it if we can afford it and want him.

I do understand people though. Even in this market £50m should get you a top, top player.

Your middle paragraph answers it for you mate. He's a proven player in this league who we can attract.

 

[Blue_Berry]

So at what point do we expect Siggy to play ball and chuck in the transfer request?

Not that we're in contact with him in any way like...