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Everton confirm rejecting 28M for both Fellaini and baines

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andrechomba said:
People arn't thinking straight. Fellaini isn't a 25m player, in no way shape or form is he worth that much. There's a reason no club bothered to activate the clause because it's just an unrealistic price tag for someone who's yet to prove he's a top class CDM. Ye's he's great behind the striker but his experience in midfield is limited and from what i saw against norwich fouling people and winning most header's isn't worth 25m which is what Everton are asking for. It's an obscene amount.

David Silva cost city 24m. Navas worth - 14m, Thiago Alcantara - 21m. All midfielder's with higher cielings and more to their game than Fellaini. Hey, I'll hold my hands up if he becomes a top class CDM but i'm yet to be convinced.

The baines bid while slightly low isn't as crazy as you make out. Best Lb in the world? Really? He lacks pace and has never impressed on international duty. I'm not trying to discredit your players as it's normal own fans will have a slightly different view of their team's players but this is my opinion.

Baines in 28 going 29. He is not worth anything over 15m, asking for 25m is unrealistic. Left back's are generally cheap yet you want Baines to be the most expensive left back of all time? At 28?
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Mate you are missing the point entirely. Let's say my house is worth 325k. You show up and offer 360k. It's technically a great deal. But I don't want to sell my house. I don't want to go through all the hard work and stress of trying to find a new house and all the expense of moving and all the risk that the new house might have problems which I know my current house does not have.

So ultimately, even though your offer is fair, I don't want to sell my house. It's mine. You can't have it. Go away. It's worth more to me than it's actual fair market value ... so I'm keeping it.
 
If we sell Fellaini our central midfield is going to be so bare that it will virtually be non-existent. It will feature an extremely limited Leon Osman and that's about it, because Gibson is always injured and the people who 'could do a job there' are nowhere near being good enough.
 
Essex Blue said:
If we sell Fellaini our central midfield is going to be so bare that it will virtually be non-existent. It will feature an extremely limited Leon Osman and that's about it, because Gibson is always injured and the people who 'could do a job there' are nowhere near being good enough.
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McCarthy IN.
 

bluepete said:
God no
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All the good players have already been bought. Who are the alternative central midfielders who we should make Fellaini's replacement?

Our two best players will be bought off us, and there won't be anyone decent to spend the money on. We will end up being weaker as a result.
 
http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport...t-into-media-war-with-manchester-united.html?

Roberto Martinez refusing to be drawn into 'media war' with Manchester United
by Richard Buxton @ Goodison Park. Published Sat 24 Aug 2013 18:17, last updated: 24/08/13

Everton manager Roberto Martinez tonight refused to be drawn into a 'media war' with Manchester United.

The Premier League champions continue to show an interest in signing both Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines from the Blues despite seeing a joint £28million bid for the pair rejected a fortnight ago.

United boss David Moyes attempted to stoke the fires yesterday by claiming that Everton were holding the influential duo's careers back by refusing to allow them to move to Old Trafford.

But Martinez, speaking after Everton's goalless draw with West Brom earlier, insists he has no intention of engaging in a public feud with former Toffees boss Moyes about the transfer saga.

He said: "The last thing I want is to get into a media war with a manager that I really, really respect.

"I think the business should be done quietly but it's very unfortuante when you read papers and people talk about your players.

"I could sit down here and give you half an hour of my vision about how the other club is being run, the players that want to go and how they should be sending messages to all the clubs around the world that they've been trying to sign players and they haven't been able to do it."

Asked whether a renewed approach from United was a concern, Martinez added: "I don't see it as a worry. As I said, we're focusing on preparing for the games. We've got a League Cup tie on Wednesday and that's my focus.

"I'm not going to have dialogue in the press with other managers. I respect them too much to do that.

"As a new manager, I'm following the structure that we've got at the football club. I heard in the past that Everton have not sold cheap."
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The bid was shockingly low, still I gave Moyes the benefit of the doubt that in negoations you have to start somewhere in order to gain interest whether or not we'd sell, maybe they did bid in private and it got leaked, I don't know. Also when Moyes was here we often showed restraint and a willingness to work with other clubs when we wanted their players so yes I could accept that.

However those comments about Baines and Fellani being "held back" showed a complete lack of disrespect and classlessness. If he was after say a pair of Swansea players and said the same thing it would have been every every bit as bad and disrespectful let alone to the club who you managed for years and whose fans, management gave you a wonderful sendoff. Funny he didn't seem to so worried about holding back the careers of Baines and Fellani in July when I don't know we could have had a chance to target players as well.
 

Joey66 said:
According to reports that is unts final offer!
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Told today at the match that Moyes isnt getting anywhere with his offer and has phoned at least one of them last weekend and told him to put in a transfer request in an effort to see it through.

The player told him he wouldnt do that and its down to Moyes and Kenwright to sort things out.
 

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