Shadow Puppets

You don't get to a 4th bid, and the level of confidence that we've had about it, without them being willing sellers.

Reading the Telegraph article in full it reads like a Crystal Palace PR piece. Just speculating, but perhaps the bit in bold is the problem. Maybe the overall price isn't the issue, it's how achievable the add-ons are.

Where?

Possibly... I genuinely can't remember so I didn't want to share it. I'm honestly not sure. I would imagine so, but I can't say with any certainty.

They were all in for Raphinha a month ago (not sure if that's still a goer). I've heard another couple of names more recently but can't fucking remember them. One of them plays RW for Porto I think, but I can't remember his name.

I guess what he's saying is there's no pressure to offload Miggy in a cut price deal in the next two weeks. Say the Guehi deal goes through AND we get a RW for £30-£40m... we could in theory lose Miggy, Lascelles and others anytime between now and the end of June next year to be compliant again, and with more commercial revenue coming in, that deficit might not be as great come June as it would appear now. But what the fuck do I know 😀

Howe said something pretty telling today... that we don't necessarily need to lose any more players this window in order to bring them in. I guess the subtext is that we don't necessarily have to sell Miggy in order to get a new RW in, but he did say between this window and the next there would need to be player trading, in and out, to remain compliant... just not necessarily this window.

For what it's worth, Eddie has been very coy in his press conference this morning. Asked a few times about Guehi, wouldn't be drawn on it, and at one point said "nothing is close". Doesn't really mean much, I guess, but worth noting.

Yeah… I don’t know the full details of what that incentive is… but it’s something to do with Chelsea. I don’t know whether we have to have it completely signed sealed and delivered today or whether we just need to stop him starting the season at Palace for it to take effect. We’ll see I guess. My ultimatum theory could also tie in with Parish’s comments the other day about not “being given a decision to make” yet.

Assuming the info I’ve been told is accurate (about the financial incentive to get this done prior to the season starting), it wouldn’t surprise me if this has an ultimatum attached to it and we hear that it’s been accepted today.

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No idea. Just aware that Ipswich are one of the clubs enquiring about his situation.

Yep... as I've said he's been openly talking to his friends about it (his friends including some of our squad).

Sky Sports on the ball as ever. We knew this two days ago.

Not sure if this has been public knowledge or not, but Ipswich are one of the clubs to have shown an interest in Miggy over the last few weeks. No bid yet though.

I assume so, judging by them still negotiating, but I don’t know to be honest.

Yeah, as far as I’m told we’re still negotiating for him. Certainly haven’t walked away and everyone still seems incredibly confident 🤷‍♂️

More quotes here (starting around the 4 min mark): It’s clearly just posturing.

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The guy on the platform is just an extra on an hours pay… I asked 👍🏻

Plus, if you watch the video, it’s pretty clear to me that he’s confirming that Guehi wants the move (“everybody’s wishes have to be taken into account”).

Yeah, my thoughts haven’t changed through everything I’ve been told. Parish’s quotes are just some public brinkmanship to try to eek out some more money from us or another club. Still expecting it to happen soon, and still expecting us to make a big push this week to make it happen before Friday.

Permission to be excluded from the ITK bashing, thanks 😁 I did try to tell you yesterday that as of around 3pm yesterday nothing had changed. Still expecting it to happen soon… they’re all too confident behind the scenes, and the player himself is talking pretty openly to his mates about the move.

Just a reminder of what I was told last week... that there is apparently some incentive for us to get this deal done prior to the season starting at a lower price than after the season starts. Something to do with Chelsea's clause. Don't know (or really care) about the specifics, but my educated guess is that they're pulling out all the stops to get this signed and sealed before kick off. The player is certainly expecting it to happen this week.

Mint 😁