McCormick

Those teams’ fans licking their lips at the idea that we have to sell to them for PSR reasons is particularly galling. It’s a disgrace that more fuss isn’t made about how anticompetitive this is.

And the rich get richer… Would be great if PL clubs voted against them being able to join but we know they won’t. Piss-take.

His injury record is ridiculous: https://www.transfermarkt.com/jonathan-burkardt/verletzungen/spieler/333647 Spent a whole year out injured but 176 days out with a “knock” and 18 days for a “flesh wound” are particular highlights.

If we’re signing a striker this summer it’ll be DCL on a free, I imagine. Can only see the Cunha links being true if we intend on selling Isak. Which I doubt we’ll do in the next window.

Isn’t he on the last year of his contract? At the very most he’s only got 2 years so they’ll be shipping him out this summer unless he signs a new deal (which I doubt). And tbf most players would be a massive step down from Salah.

And Mbuemo to replace Salah .

Should have added a safety smiley

Some would rather Mordechai Lotempio, Fennian Dariush and Alexi Czepiel for 49m combined though.

Can see Salah leaving and getting insane money in Saudi* but where’s VVD supposed to be going? *Guy’s easily the most supported player in the Arab world so I can see him being offered Ronaldo money.

It’s okay though. Apparently Isak is nailed on to sign for them according to Liverpool-based journos and ITK gobshites.

Agreed a 5 year deal apparently.

He’s the absolute worst.

Based on nothing, I assume we’ll “only” have around 100m to spend.

Dream signing for rw would be Guler and if we get UCL I think we might have a chance of getting him.

The only way to sustain buying and keeping the players we want is through success on the pitch. That will drive commercial revenues and allow us to try and match our competitors’ deals through APT. The Brighton model has a ceiling and we’re already there. We need to break through before we lose more ground. I’m sure there’s a middle ground to be found but first and foremost we need to bring in the best young players we can (that can make a near immediate impact) or risk falling further behind.

We’ve been okay so far, no? Trophy and all that. Seems like so many people are super eager to rip up and start again on a transfer policy that’s done so well for us thus far. Why? Because we had to sell Minteh and Anderson?

I know, I know PSR but it’s just such a lazy comment to make. Not every player has a cheaper regen you can just buy. If he’s young, quality and we have the budget for it then just do it. We can’t afford to stagnate on gambling on whether a player can make it. Get them in and push us up the table.

Huijsen is proven now and very young. You don’t get to the top by taking punts that might work out. Pay the money and give him a super long contract. The CB slot is then done for the next 5-10 years. “We should get the NEXT Huijsen!” Is something I hear a lot and it annoys me. If we’re speaking in hypotheticals why not get the NEXT Van Dijk? Sell Isak for big money and get the NEXT Isak for 20m? I’m being flippant obviously but it still annoys me.

Robert should be in the first xi imo.

Im no expert at all but if I was to compare him to anyone then I’d say maybe a poor man’s Kulusevski? I’s sure someone who watches more than a 3 or 4 Portuguese league matches a year will come along and tell you I’m way off .

@nufc123 Don’t know, does he? Not seen too much of him but what I have seen, he’s been nothing special. If we were contemplating spending 50 plus million on a centre back I’d have hoped we’d be looking at bringing a real game-changer of a right winger.

He’s good but he’ll cost Mbeumo money for a player who’s not as good as Mbeumo.

https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/financial-quicksand-saudi-arabias-14-trillion-megacity-neom-in-trouble/news-story/5537fba4a3503c330462fe79719edeb3?amp

long memories on here. Nah the company I own is actually working on these projects alongside PIF so not some ITK exclusive; it’s probably already in the papers.

Yup, spent tonnes already. It’ll be scaled back to the point that you can’t call it the same project.