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I think we'd be rather cheeky to expect a fee for Dubravka, after we begged him to stay. Im sure we'd let him go wherever he liked without much fuss. He will be fondly remembered.

We don't know the fee yet but if its 30m, that's not alot for someone who could be your number 1 goalkeeper for the next decade and potentially be England's goalkeeper too. If you look at it this way, we are getting our long term goalkeeper, rather than spending multiple fees on other goalkeepers who are here for a few years and the gone again. It might be frustrating that it eats into this year's coffers but it will save us money in the long run.

Trafford will get the number 1 shirt but whether he starts as number 1 will be based on how he looks in pre season. What will be interesting is how Pope reacts to the possibility that Trafford takes his place.... will Pope stir for a move? At the bare minimum I think Pope will be gone in the next 12 months. When does his contract run out.

Anyway, I can smell the Radox.

We had agreed terms last year but I suspect he'll be getting a higher wage this time, so no we didn't know that they'd agree this time around. Although we did know it was never going to be a problem. Besides which, FR is clearly saying that move is accelerating and that Trafford is going to be a Newcastle player, which is something we should be happy about.

Run down ya contract and come hyem.

In that case it will happen. These days clubs very rarely keep a player against their will. It will either be that he signs for us or gets an enormous wage hike.... which might create a new set of problems for Forest.

The only way this deal happens is if Forest see the writing on the wall. Elanga's camp need to be clear on his desires.

Nothing will change until the fans kick off about this. The clubs cant be trusted to make fair moral decisions that my cost them.

Based on absolutely nothing. I reckon if the Pedro stuff doesn't happen, we might make a move towards Kluivert. In fact, I wouldn't be shocked to hear his name in the near future. The problem is that Bournemouth are now going to be mega reluctant to lose anymore players with 2 key players gone and Zabarnyi likely off to PSG.

If there isn't a runaround sue song we aren't doing it right.

Personally I think most stuff in the media is made up rubbish, designed to sell papers and get clicks. Some people cherry pick the bits that already suit a narrative in their heads.

Yes but you said "reported". Im aware of reports but I dont hold any great confidence in people who try to make guesses with finances. Im not saying Forest are in PSR trouble. It was a theory.

I think you've misunderstood. Perhaps they do need to shift players in order to make money (in theory) and whilst Elanga isnt someone they want to sell, we are aware of their predicament. Like I say, if they sell before the end of the month that will give us an idea.

This makes me wonder whether Forest are in a PSR pickle. Perhaps they are trying to offload other players? Be interesting to see if this gains traction in the last couple of days of the month.

We should ban Sunderland tops from our airport.

I dont think 45m for Elanga is insane, in fact its incredible value.... unless you are talking about some of the nonsense asking prices in the press, which we haven't gone anywhere near. I find it hard to criticise the club for over spending on domestic targets, when we haven't done that once.... even Chris Wood now looks a 25m player. Also this bizarre insistence that we are only shopping domestically because there are fewer concrete links to players abroad. Domestic journalists rarely know foreign targets, it took an Italian to suggest we after Scalvini, it took an Asian Journalist to break the young Korean kid story. So far our transfers since the takeover have been an overwhelming success, perhaps unsustainably so but we've had a period in transfer exile and I expect us to resume service.

Yep. Sometimes.

Isak Gordon Pedro Elanga Tonali Bruno Hall Botman Guehi Tino Trafford I'd argue that team above is a significant jump in quality for our starting 11. And before people make the point, im aware of how crucial Joelinton is to the way we play, but how nice would it be to have options; Burn, Schar, Trippier, Joelinton, Murphy, Barnes, Miley, Pope. In theory, of course. Still all the work to do and id not be shocked of we didn't sign any of those players.

On the positive, they've managed to shake Mitchell's trousers in order to get the ink for the fax machine. Certainly feels as though we are ready to make moves.

If he stays, its an absolute certainty that he gets a pay rise, which could well be what this is all about.

You with your facts. This football forum is no place for the likes of you.

What happened to good old fashioned transfer requests? If Elanga knocked on their door and says he wants the move and is willing to give up his loyalty bonus that puts them in a very tricky situation. I think Elanga would be a great signing, despite not being this mythical technical superstar that apparently we should be signing.

He's been frothing at the gash for ages for this move.

Who exactly are we talking about here? Haaland, Wirtz that level? No we can't afford the wages of those players but that's not to do with their ability, as much as their valuation, which aren't always the same thing. For example we signed Isak, who's at the very least comparable to Haaland. We've signed Tonali who id bracket as being an elite midfielder. Liverpool have won loads in the last 6/7 years and they didn't sign "the cream of the crop", they paid boatloads for VVD from... Southampton which quite a few scoffed at. They signed Allison and Salah from Italy and neither would be classed as entirely unattainable to us now. They also built their squad with some really smart signings: Robertson, Firmino, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Milner to name a few. In short, my point is that you dont need to sign known superstars, you need to sign unknown superstars. Which isn't easy but do-able.