Confirmed Signing Armando Broja

[mightymoyes]

Ive heard about this years TV deal being the biggest yet- between 2022- 2025 I believe. I think because of this we will have wriggle room to spend a bit. Coupled with the saving in wages from big earners and Richarlisons transfer fee.

I dont think its all as doom and gloom as people think but we do need to be shrewd with where we spend it.

plus theres 6 weeks until the window closes, i think we'll get another 3 or 4 in before then (hopefully at least that out too).
obviously you'd want them for pre-season but was always unlikely given current predicament.

 

[Goat]

Ive heard about this years TV deal being the biggest yet- between 2022- 2025 I believe. I think because of this we will have wriggle room to spend a bit. Coupled with the saving in wages from big earners and Richarlisons transfer fee.

I dont think its all as doom and gloom as people think but we do need to be shrewd with where we spend it.

The "problem" is.

Last season we finished 16th, which is a massive hit compared to our "normal" 7-10. Coupled with the USM funding going bye bye and the fact that the "new TV deal" wont kick in till next accounts, the same as the "savings in wages" 5m of which we have already thrown at Tarks by the way.

Whilst we have the "Richarlison" money, IMO, most of that has gone to "boost" our balance sheet.

Factoring in all this, we do have "money" to spend, but I dont think its much and we really would like to spend it next Summer, hence us trying to loan Cornetto and us seemingly focusing on spreading the payments as much as possible.

But money will indeed be spent and as you say, we do need to be very prudent. We are currently in a bit of a hole, but if we dont go loco for the next 4 Transfer Windows, things do become a bit better and we should go into Summer 2024 without any silly business, as long as we dont go full Moshiri.

The above isnt doom and gloom, its just realistic, we are still a Premier League club with Premier League income, we do not have to go busking just yet.

 

[ah11984]

I’m very much doubting we’d be spending £30m on him but if we did… what do people think the most likely scenario is.

- We’re selling DCL
- We’re spending £30m on a back up striker.
- We would play him as a wide forward.
- We’re playing 2 up front

 

[Peter The Dog]

really hope this is true!

he'd be an excellent signing. i think chelsea would rather sell to us than wham, so fingers crossed.

 

[Caso01]

I’m very much doubting we’d be spending £30m on him but if we did… what do people think the most likely scenario is.

- We’re selling DCL
- We’re spending £30m on a back up striker.
- We would play him as a wide forward.
- We’re playing 2 up front

Think it’s a combination of them
All mate.
- maybe selling DCL next year at which point broja would be well settled in and then we buy a back up to him.
- in some matches we’ll go 3-5-2 and play both
- other matches 3-4-3 where broja could be a wide forward against inferior opposition
- 3-4-3 against stronger opposition then just one of them would play.
Also means dcl wouldn’t have to be flogged to death my okaying every single minute.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

really hope this is true!

he'd be an excellent signing. i think chelsea would rather sell to us than wham, so fingers crossed.

would love him. I think he's going to be a superstar and i don't get this 'why would he want to come and be second fiddle to Dom' thing. I'm sure Lampard would find a way to play them both.
I just don't see how we match West Ham's bid sadly.... unless they want free tickets to Blood Brothers

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Pay slightly over the odds to get Gilmore on a permanent and the the young guy with the long hair on loan?

 

[MikeH72]

This is nothing more than club PR spin for me, we’re trying to get Cornet on loan we clearly don’t have a pot to piss in.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I mean that’s just not true is it. We’re trying to loan a lad with a £17.5m release clause so unless we happen to sell Kean or someone else this window, we’re not spending £30m on anyone.

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Pay slightly over the odds to get Gilmore on a permanent and the the young guy with the long hair on loan?

Gallagher!

 

[Frenk]

What are we offering, a pack of half eaten tic tics, a paper clip and a stick of gum?

 

[davids]

This is nothing more than club PR spin for me, we’re trying to get Cornet on loan we clearly don’t have a pot to piss in.

Don't think for one minute that comes from the club.

 

[Frenk]

Pay slightly over the odds to get Gilmore on a permanent and the the young guy with the long hair on loan?

 

[Wat Tyler]

SIX league goals

 

[Lanolin]

I mean that’s just not true is it. We’re trying to loan a lad with a £17.5m release clause so unless we happen to sell Kean or someone else this window, we’re not spending £30m on anyone.

It's possible that's why they're trying to loan Cornet though I suppose? If they want them both, and can't afford to buy them both. If that was the case i'd guess they'd hoped to loan Broja and buy Cornet, but by all accounts Broja has pushed for a move and West Ham have bid real money, so maybe we're trying to flip it on its head and do it the other way round. No idea if that's the case obviously but it's possible. We have been linked with reasonably big bids for players and Moshiri made (another) rod for his own back with the 'judge us at the end of the window' comment so I'm not as convinced as some are that's there's no money there, I just think they're trying to be careful with it for once.