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I'm missing something here? He's under contract and is probably our best player. He's a scouser playing in a good Everton team who is on the cusp of making the England left back position his own too so unless there's been no angling for a move from him then it's down to us making a simple statement: he's not for sale.
Moyes can get to [Poor language removed] too for being behind this, but the ball is very much in our court at the moment.
Moyes can get to [Poor language removed] too for being behind this, but the ball is very much in our court at the moment.
AaronTheBlue
Player Valuation: £60m
I think chances are we'll be accepting a bid of around 18-21m.
bainesontoast
Player Valuation: £25m
I've not even broken sweat over this news and my name is at risk!!!
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
We came in on this with you saying top clubs haven't shown a great deal of interest in Baines - and you were uisng that as a benchmark for how much he is coveted. But we've established that Baines is coveted by two of the elite clubs in world football whilst Cole hasn't exercised anyone's interest as far as I'm aware (apart from switching to Chelsea from Arsenal). We wouldn't expect Cole to go to United for £10-£12M would we? And the argument doesn't hold that it's different for us because Chelsea dont need to sell and therefore the price is inflated due to that, we only need look at the Lescott and Rodwell deals to put the lie to that.
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jimmythenut
Player Valuation: £8m
It's like us bidding £12 million for RVP or Rooney, it would get the same response. Absolute joke of a bid, didn't we sell Jack Rodwell for a similar price? It would take a bid in the region of 18 to 20 million before I would even consider thinking about it.
Their bid is an insult to Everton Football Club. As someone on here said earlier, we shouldn't even have reponded to it. Waited for a few days and make a double bid of £8m for van Persie and Rooney.
billycopper
Player Valuation: £40m
As a benchmark Jordi Alba went from Valencia to Barcelona for £11.96m last year and he's only 24. Anyone thinking that a 28 year old with very little european or international experience is worth £20m is sadly deluded.
If we are talking benchmarks then that is a terrible one to go by. Valencia and almost every spanish club are on much more tenuous financial grounds than us. They simply had to sell.
Edit: Also look at the other English players that have been sold in the last few years. The prices for people like Barry, Milner, etc should be more of a benchmark than a spanish transfer.
I think Baines will be quite content to see his career out at Everton. He just seems a chilled out geezer who doesn't want a fuss. Problem is if United up the bid then I can see Kenwright reluctantly (my arse) accepting it.
The little bit of cynicism in me has me wondering if Moyes has bid because he has been encouraged. Its not a contradiction on my side but a small but awful feeling.
The little bit of cynicism in me has me wondering if Moyes has bid because he has been encouraged. Its not a contradiction on my side but a small but awful feeling.
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I don't really care for what price Valencia sell their players. £20m would be the bare minimum we should be looking at and even than I would feel robbed. If they don't wish to meet our demands, even better, Baines stays.
Baines is our best player. He's one of the best fullbacks in world football. He's also English, which inexplicably ups the price.
£20 million isn't deluded. We don't have to sell him, and he doesn't want to go, so it would take a bid in that region to make it happen.
I knew Moyes would come in for Baines at some point. Evra is past it and they need an LB
I hope that Baines wants to stay and that United are told where they can get off
I hope that Baines wants to stay and that United are told where they can get off
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