It is a kick in the balls but honestly anyone who convinced themselves of that was not paying attention. It doesn’t even make that much difference I’m sad to say it’s not like a few years ago when we were trying to compete we’re just trying to stay up and we should be able to do that with a branthwaite replacement as well as we can with him. I don’t like that reality but that’s how it is in truth.
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I would not be surprised if we signed Harry Maguire for £30m with favourable repayment terms as part of the Branthwaite deal
Yes but most of the big 2/3 teams over pay, people mention Anyony, Sancho.
Stones for 47mil 9 years ago is a fairer comparison
EFC_FRANCIS
Player Valuation: £35m
We were going to lose him eventually so if we're going down the road of trusting the recruitment team I'd rather lose him now whilst Tarkowski is still in his prime than if his legs fall off this season and we have to replace both in the same summer next year.
We obviously aren't going to be able to replace Branthwaite with someone as good or with potential like his. But no one saw this potential from him till this season either. 70 million is still a top 10 most expensive defender ever. The bigger worry is the fee just get swallowed by stadium/interest costs or Moshiri giving himself a parting gift.
Of course we don’t want to sell, it’s an obvious statement. Means absolutely nothing.
Anybody else think we'll take a well below value offer?
Cmonefcsortitout!
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Keep at all costs, unless he wants to leave. We’d be better off accepting another points deduction than selling, unless the fee is ridiculous, and it won’t be. It’d be great to see us dig our heels in, and adopt a keep our best players at all costs policy, but I fear we won’t. United can fook off
Yes I agree that is a fairer comparison. I’ve never tried to say we’d be lucky to get 20 mil I’m just saying using maguire as the go to comparison is stupid if anything it’s more likely to make united say well that’s exactly why we’re not paying so much again.
Selling both Onana and Branthwaite, possibly Dom. I really don’t think anyone expected that.
The squad was very thin on depth, we could lose the majority of the quality in one sitting as well
Lads, we need the money, like desperately. Keeping him doesn’t help our financial woes at all.
I honestly thought everyone expected branthwaite and onana. It’s been so obvious that we need money and that good players would be happy to leave that I just thought everyone accepted that was the case. The hundreds of pages about them both leaving suggest that’s right but it seems like as soon as it’s been reported rather than just assumed people’s heads have gone a bit.
Davideeyore
Player Valuation: £30m
Looking forward to our defence next season, with Keane and Tarkowski in the middle. More Burnley connection signings incoming.
Not according to some
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