Baines Flattered by United Link

[paulbefc]

They've agreed a fee of £12m initially to get this asian lid according to the BBC. Could they spare £18m+ for our Bainesy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18262878

 

[helarney]

So you want to sell him?

They've agreed a fee of £12m initially to get this asian lid according to the BBC. Could they spare £18m+ for our Bainesy?

 

[paulbefc]

So you want to sell him?

No, this is just making me hopeful that they won't have the funds tbh.

 

[DanEFC92]

Heard £14.5m on the grapevine (twitter) today which is grim.

 

[Segundo_Castillo]

They've agreed a fee of £12m initially to get this asian lid according to the BBC. Could they spare £18m+ for our Bainesy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18262878

He had one year left on his contract though, he would have gone for far higher than that had he been left with say 3 years.

 

[meagher94]

Daily Fail: "Napoli chasing Leighton Baines but aren't prepared to meet Everton's £20m valuation."

 

[Zatara]

Whose the worlds most expensive left backs ?

 

[Del]

Whose the worlds most expensive left backs ?

Think its Fabio Coentrao for 30m

 

[Papa Shango]

If he is sold it will not be his choice. He's happy here.

I have heard he isnt exactly adverse to the move either.

I just dont think he will push for the move as he probably isnt the type to do so.

 

[Zatara]

Think its Fabio Coentrao for 30m

On wiki it says Euros...."On 5 July 2011, after extensive negotiations, Benfica and Real Madrid reached an agreement in principle over the transfer of Coentrão, who signed a six-year contract the same day, for €30m.[11][12] Central defender Ezequiel Garay"

At todays exchange rates that would be circa 24mil.....which includes the Garay fee....

I wonder who the 2nd and 3rd largest transfer fees were for, Kolarov went for 16mil and Johnson about 18mil.....



I guess what I'm really saying is we can't really expect too much more than Baines going for similar amounts as the worlds largest full back transfers which seem to be between 18-24mil ?

 

[Papa Shango]

Lilian Thuram and Dani Alves both went for about 30M Euros as well.

 

[ijjysmith]

I can categorically say that Baines won't go to Napoli.



United i'm not so sure on.

 

[Christiffa25]

I think we will be ok and don't see Baines going anywhere..

No chance he would go Napoli.

Utd... Maybe he could be persuaded but...
1: utd would have to match are valuation (which they won't)
2: hopefully playing for England will give baines an insight into what it's like playing in a team that don't need or want to play to your strengths.

 

[Elong]

I think we will be ok and don't see Baines going anywhere..

No chance he would go Napoli.

Utd... Maybe he could be persuaded but...
1: utd would have to match are valuation (which they won't)
2: hopefully playing for England will give baines an insight into what it's like playing in a team that don't need or want to play to your strengths.

As usual talking bollocks, if Utd put an offer in we will negotiate with them until an agreement is made, no matching of our valuation, just work towards a sale, we're run by the biggest bunch of bulbs known to humanity in Kenwrong and co. Read up on what foxy's said, it's a matter of when they put in the offer, not how much.

 

[McQueen]

If there's £20m on the table I think we'll take it unfortunately.