Harryflashman
Player Valuation: £60m
Of course we can and we have zero obligation to offer him any more money he’s under contract . I’m only suggesting that in my experience happy footballers , like happy employees tend to perform better and are more likely to buy into the future at a company or club if they feel valued and satisfied .
Keane 100 bags Branthwaite 40 bags...naa you need to be addressing that situation.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
Oh I agree but I don't feel we need to be offering him mega bucks that's all that worries me, our track record with contracts is not great tbf.
Simon Buttle
Player Valuation: £50m
Keane should have been booted years ago though, and tbh £40k a week for Branthwaite is good imo, it's his first PL season, we could knock it up to £75k then he will go and get an ACL in the first game and miss the season (we are Everton remember) People need to chill with the kid for a bit imo.
Blue peter
Player Valuation: £35m
The amount of times we have regretted putting someone on ‘stupid money’ and signed them to a longer term contract and then regretted it. We need to be careful given our perilous financial state as to what salaries we offer (even with the salary burden seemingly reduced), so yes offer him a new contract, double his money even (which would take him to around £70k a week) and if he continues his upward trajectory out a clause in for a pay review next season or something)…..no point offering him mega mega bucks now irrespective of Man Ushited’s interest.
Whilst I agree and we shouldn't go overboard 80 - 90 bags a week in the current climate is fair reward I think.
I believe he'll excel again this season and there will be more than just United interested next summer.
We've will have also strengthened our position by tying him down to a stronger contract.
chippy1722
Player Valuation: £35m
I don’t see how we can value him at £70/80m using the argument he’s better than Maguire, but then pay him probably a fifth of what he is on.
chippy1722
Player Valuation: £35m
If Branthwaite is still here at the end of the window he will be offered a new contract with increased wages. I’m still not sure he will be though.
CielosGrises
Player Valuation: £15m
For sure we should be boosting Branthwaites contract if we think he is worth 100million or whatever.
In return we get a longer contract and a happier player hopefully.
Certainly makes more sense than selling him for relative buttons and then having to replace.
In return we get a longer contract and a happier player hopefully.
Certainly makes more sense than selling him for relative buttons and then having to replace.
Harryflashman
Player Valuation: £60m
I think if you’re the player that’s a tough sell isn’t it ? Ultimately the lad is under contract so as others have said we are under no obligation to offer anything but if you want more than that and want to keep the player happy and performing at the top of his game then sitting down and chatting about a rise feels like a sensible course of action .
If a young reserve striker came into the first team , played ok and got a new deal but then became a permanent fixture and our top scorer with 20 goals leading to us turning down £50m bids I don’t think there would even be a discussion about offering him a new deal .
If anything I'd argue that makes him worth more....he's not got the baggage of a crazy contract currently. I'm unsure a new contract now puts us in any better a position (unless he plans to down tools and upset the dressing room)
It's this kind of upping people's wages for no reason that got us into this mess. Holgate being the prime example...got linked to city after a few good games...got a 5 year deal at 70k a week
no but surely he will at a point nxt season
That's next season....deal with the here and now my mate.