Summer Transfer Window 2019

[Barnfred 55]

No that's not what I'm saying at all, you've completely imagined that.

I was just flippantly answering the question you asked, which due to your butchering of the original post was effectively 'are you sure we need to make money?' I was just saying yes, I'm absolutely certain we need to make money, because we're a business, and businesses which don't make money go bust.

To be slightly more serious about it, yes i'm still sure we need to generate funds. Not in a sell to buy way, but just as a business in general. People have got wrapped up thinking about the wage bill, but profit on transfers eases the pressure on the wage bill aswell. We can't just hold on to players until their contracts run down, it's not good business practice. IF (i'm fully aware it's an if, i'm just running with the same logic as the original post) we don't really want Lookman and Henry in the first team squad next year, then very much the sensible thing to do is to cash in on them, raising some money and freeing up their wages because they're not playing for free either. I have no doubt at all that Brands agrees with that, and it's why we sold Vlasic last week.

I sincerely apologise for butchering our post. I fully deserved your flippant response and shall banish myself from this site for the rest of the day in punishment.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Probably get pelters but surely we should be interested if inter are looking at getting rom for 65 mill,

He’d have no motivation to play for us. I doubt he’d suit Silva’s play either considering his pressing is non existent.

 

[MikeH72]

I would like to see us follow the Barca model when moving on our more talented younger players.

If we were to see Dowell, Pennington or any of the others we should insert a clause giving us the first option to buy back up to a three year period at a much higher price than the one we are currently selling at.
If a player like Dowell does really well we have the opportunity to bring him back .

Don’t think that will be necessary.

 

[Barnfred 55]

....looking like Bassala Sambou is rejecting a new contract at Everton and heading off to Germany when his current deal with us ends next week.

Wasn't keen on him anyway. Would make a great youtube video as the few goals he scored were all worldies, but didn't do enough for me. Think we paid £1m for him and will lose that with him going abroad which is a shame, but he's 22 soon and if he can't do it at U23 level by that age I can't see him kicking on.

 

[Yarrgh]

I sincerely apologise for butchering our post. I fully deserved your flippant response and shall banish myself from this site for the rest of the day in punishment.

Surely punishment would be to sit on this thread and being made to hit F5 every 30 seconds.

I am aware of the irony of this, with me being on this thread more often that I should be.

 

[Baines' left foot]

Don’t think that will be necessary.

He’s nearly 30 now isn’t he?

 

[buskwhi2]

Pretty gobsmacked about the Kean links too...

Re Kean. It’s worth remembering that it’s euro 2020 at the end of the coming season. Players want to me playing regularly to ensure they get picked by their countries. Kean has a lot of competing at Juve for a place.

There’s also a lot of opportunities for decent loan deals, particularly in Jan for players who are out of favour somewhat.

 

[Eggs]

Wasn't keen on him anyway. Would make a great youtube video as the few goals he scored were all worldies, but didn't do enough for me. Think we paid £1m for him and will lose that with him going abroad which is a shame, but he's 22 soon and if he can't do it at U23 level by that age I can't see him kicking on.

...tend to agree Fred, a scorer of great goals but not a great goalscorer. Takes a cocky penalty, though.

 

[mahermi1]

Wasn't keen on him anyway. Would make a great youtube video as the few goals he scored were all worldies, but didn't do enough for me. Think we paid £1m for him and will lose that with him going abroad which is a shame, but he's 22 soon and if he can't do it at U23 level by that age I can't see him kicking on.

Would we not get a development fee ?

 

[ijjysmith]

....looking like Bassala Sambou is rejecting a new contract at Everton and heading off to Germany when his current deal with us ends next week.

Born in Hannover I believe.

 

[Nymzee]

Robben-esqe is a bit much

Since when has cutting in from the right to bend one in with your left a bit much? I’m talking about the goal not the player.

 

[Eggs]

Born in Hannover I believe.

....good shout, never knew that.

 

[Nymzee]

....good shout, never knew that.

Yup.

 

[Nymzee]

Pretty sure I read awhile ago that Barca are willing to sell Umtiti this summer.

 

[Tel001]

Surprised they’re signing him with no manager in place.

Aren’t they banned from signing players?