£40m Bid Made For Sigurdsson

blue_order · August 9, 2017

So it's off...

Move and adapt, Everton.

Move and adapt.

Go and get someone else.

mahermi1 · August 9, 2017

D410 said:
I saw the snapshot before you removed it - I take it that the fella meeting the PL club CEO/CFO was connected to the club.

Why take the snapshot down in the first place, not directed at you, but whoever put it up and removed it ?

Who's_up_for_cumpkins? · August 9, 2017

**** this off now. It's so tedious, rather we overpay on a younger player who's pacier and direct.

LouReedwalkonthewildside · August 9, 2017

Moomin said:
Team played better and the results improved when he was'nt in the team.

Yep, we actually started to play footy, knocked the ball around more, bringing other players into play, instead of just hoofing it to Bolaise at every opportunity.

flibbyflob · August 9, 2017

Bally8 said:
Just hope we have some sort of backup plan....

I am surprised we haven't tried to get Mahrez instead and he solves the issue of width and Rooney and Klaassen can share the role behind the striker. Walsh mustn't fancy Mahrez attitude or something. We must be very confident of getting Iceland in or we are going to look very silly like last summer with Witsel.

sheedys big toe · August 9, 2017

Jacko93 said:
I wonder if a prelim medical has been done and something has been found, hence the going back to the original £40m (if true)

Heard a rumour he was at ff Saturday having a medical

LouReedwalkonthewildside · August 9, 2017

flibbyflob said:
I am surprised we haven't tried to get Mahrez instead and he solves the issue of width and Rooney and Klaassen can share the role behind the striker. Walsh mustn't fancy Mahrez attitude or something. We must be very confident of getting Iceland in or we are going to look very silly like last summer with Witsel.

Think that was more down to Witsel being a tit mate. I said it at the time though, when him and his agent started mucking us about we should have just told him to do one and walked away.

nevsonlymate · August 9, 2017

davmaher said:
It's possible that the higher bid was made on the proviso that the deal was done before the date for player registration for the next round of the Europa League. Once that had passed - which it now has - we would revert to the original £40 million bid. I'm guessing that the revelation that we've now gone back to our original bid has come from the Swansea end, which would tie in with this. I think the ball is firmly in Swansea's court on this, if they want to sell, fine, if not we move on.

Just hope were not playing a game off bluff as it could back fire on us, if RK has decided that he is the player he wants/needs and we don't get him we could be made to look fools over a few million.

eurosrees · August 9, 2017

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GrandOldTeam · August 9, 2017

AndyC said:
I'm getting the distinct impression that there are elements within the media who would like to see this deal for Sigurdsson collapse - and whilst I'm not claiming to be ITK, I feel that irrespective of whatever has been the cause of it not coming to fruition as yet, I am certain in my own mind it will happen before the end of the transfer deadline.

Well said.

blueblue · August 9, 2017

If I am honest, I would feel that if we are shattering our transfer record and making a 50m signing I would hope for somebody better than Siggurdsson or maybe more high profile.

How many clubs worldwide have completed a transfer where the fee is 50 or greater, very few I would expect. How many in England ?

I think for that kind of money I would hope to sign a striker that would replace Lukaku.