Transfer Rumour Axel Witsel

[MikeH72]

Give us all those sweet mercenary footballers, go on

 

[bluestevon]

Well if the quoted £7m is our available budget €4m p/year on Witsel is a big chunk before potentially Mata coming in (ignoring anymore future sales of course). Unless it's all done under the guise Stones and/or Lukaku are going.

We will be selling Stones mate, be ncie to think we can do everything we want whilst not having to pay a price for that, but Stones is of almost certainly

Still think if we wheeled and dealed like madmen we could find a way to increase the budget allowed a fair bit whilst keeping him, but think the decision has already been made - and honestly it is the only certain way that the owner could guarantee he can do what he wants re raising the clubs wages etc

 

[Zatara]

Well if the quoted £7m is our available budget €4m p/year on Witsel is a big chunk before potentially Mata coming in (ignoring anymore future sales of course). Unless it's all done under the guise Stones and/or Lukaku are going.

Thought £7mil was the allowed increase? Weve already let a few go so should have more.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

"edging in front" its like witsel is at the end of a race track and its a race to the deaf to get his signiture

"joining the race to sign" "ready to swoop" & "keeping tabs" are some of my other favourites

Once we get downgraded to "mulling" or "pondering" ill be back in the out camp.

 

[Ashtonian]

Well if the quoted £7m is our available budget €4m p/year on Witsel is a big chunk before potentially Mata coming in (ignoring anymore future sales of course). Unless it's all done under the guise Stones and/or Lukaku are going.

I would imagine (being a bit clueless on the finances of the club), that hibbert piennar and osman alone would be enough to cover witsels 100 grand without increasing it in any way. We probably will start increasing it with a second transfer sure, but we have over 100 grand available through player releases i'm sure of it.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

 

[Caolam]

Be nice if this is true, it would be another statement of intent.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Wow EPEBTOH!

 

[royalbalou]

Minted us

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Minted us

 

[bluestevon]

I would imagine (being a bit clueless on the finances of the club), that hibbert piennar and osman alone would be enough to cover witsels 100 grand without increasing it in any way. We probably will start increasing it with a second transfer sure, but we have over 100 grand available through player releases i'm sure of it.

Lukaku on 75k pw so a new contract would eat up anywhere from 50-70k pw mate
Barkley on 60k so going to 100-120kpw theres another 40-60k pw
and if stones stays then a new contract for him - christ think hes on 30k pw atm so looking at another 70-90k pw as he'd want parity almost certainly with any new barkley contract

never mind as soon as new contracts start getting handed out or players brought in on big contracts then the likes of Mori, Deulofeu etc would all be wanting to renegotiate

 

[Darth Vader]

Hope we are not paying him over the top stupid wages as it can cause problems within the dressing room

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Hope we are not paying him over the top stupid wages as it can cause problems within the dressing room

I have a feeling our wage structure will be changing moving forward mate - look at the rumours of what we are potentially offer Lukaku to stay.

 

[neil999]

i'd love to blow something out of the water

 

[hktoffee]

Everton have blown their rivals for Alex Witsel out of the water with their contract offer. Just wow.

Witsel + Mata.

 

[tommye]

Steven Pienaar looks happy about the direction the club is going. Asked to explain why his contract wasn't renewed, he gave us this...