TRon Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 £20m always seemed like the best fee we would achieve for Mitro, hopefully that will go towards a striker who Rafa can get more out of this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Considering what he did for them for a small loan fee, it hardly seems like an excessive amount. We should have been looking for another 5m, might seem like buttons but not with what Rafa is dealing with. Why were no other clubs in for him though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Considering what he did for them for a small loan fee, it hardly seems like an excessive amount. We should have been looking for another 5m, might seem like buttons but not with what Rafa is dealing with. Why were no other clubs in for him though? what was the loan fee? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Fulham will finish ahead of us and mitrovic will outscore any of our strikers. This ^ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Looks like they aren't that desperate to get him in, so much for the £30m talk a while back, they won't even go to £20m. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-left-sweating-aleksandar-14942598 Newcastle United are sweating on Aleksandar Mitrovic ’s £20million move to Fulham after the Cottagers were today linked with Brazilian striker Willian Jose. Mitrovic wanted his future sorted last week before an awkward and unwanted link-up back at United’s Benton base this Wednesday. But a deal has still not been agreed with the Craven Cottage side and Mitrovic is now 48 hours away from returning to Tyneside. Mitrovic has been on holiday after his efforts for Serbia at the World Cup finals in Russia with the striker granted extra time off for playing in the tournament. Mitrovic does not have a future under Rafa Benitez but Fulham - who have been dealing with managing director Lee Charnley on the deal - are now considering other options. Fulham have bid £26million for Jose and the Real Sociedad star is keen on the move to England. Were the sale of Mitrovic to collapse it would be a hammer blow for Benitez who knows he has to sell to buy as long as a contract extension isn’t agreed. Mitrovic was a target of Anderlecht earlier in the summer but no deal could be agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmelads Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Looks like they aren't that desperate to get him in, so much for the £30m talk a while back, they won't even go to £20m. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/newcastle-united-left-sweating-aleksandar-14942598 Newcastle United are sweating on Aleksandar Mitrovic ’s £20million move to Fulham after the Cottagers were today linked with Brazilian striker Willian Jose. Mitrovic wanted his future sorted last week before an awkward and unwanted link-up back at United’s Benton base this Wednesday. But a deal has still not been agreed with the Craven Cottage side and Mitrovic is now 48 hours away from returning to Tyneside. Mitrovic has been on holiday after his efforts for Serbia at the World Cup finals in Russia with the striker granted extra time off for playing in the tournament. Mitrovic does not have a future under Rafa Benitez but Fulham - who have been dealing with managing director Lee Charnley on the deal - are now considering other options. Fulham have bid £26million for Jose and the Real Sociedad star is keen on the move to England. Were the sale of Mitrovic to collapse it would be a hammer blow for Benitez who knows he has to sell to buy as long as a contract extension isn’t agreed. Mitrovic was a target of Anderlecht earlier in the summer but no deal could be agreed. Suspect it's just negotiation tactics. They know we need the cash (well we wouldn't, but with Ashley pocketing club money then we do), and they know he fits their system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Well fancy that. Plead poverty and other clubs smell blood. Difficult to foresee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 The Fulham fans would be gutted if he didn't end up going there like, they love him. Suspect he's still very much their first choice target. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hyped for the Rafa Reconciliation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Well fancy that. Plead poverty and other clubs smell blood. Difficult to foresee. I'm shocked that clubs have cottoned on to this genius tactic. It had been working so well. At least no one is stupid enough to claim we get good value when selling players these days. The likes of Carroll, Sissoko and Wijnaldum very much the anomalies over the past decade of these scumbags. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxfree Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Rafa seemingly wants him out, Mitrovic probably wants a move. We're apparently skint. Take your time Fulham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Rafa seemingly wants him out, Mitrovic probably wants a move. We're apparently skint. Take your time Fulham. Guaranteed loan move abroad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odear Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Fully agree. He may very well be close to being skint but playing the poor mouth only serves to pour blood into the shark tank. It screams fire sale. Why would any club offer the going rate when they know the club will take less. Our first two sales, how much did Merino leave for?! And then Mbemba? Both players who could have gone on to decent things, however I believe Rafa has the ultimate say on players leaving and coming in (in that the club won’t sell a player without his permission or buy players he doesn’t want. So you have to trust his judgement on this. Mbemba in particular.. sell him for about half of what we paid for him? Makes no sense given his age. Plenty of time to learn and improve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Mbemba was 3rd if not 4th choice in the Championship. How much would you expect to receive for someone like that? He’s cheap because clubs knew he wasn’t fancied by the manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Maybe we should buy Jose so they have to buy Mitro Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 So according to Sky we want £18m but Fulham are only prepared to pay £16m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shush Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 So according to Sky we want £18m but Fulham are only prepared to pay £16m. It's as if Fulham are playing the Mike Ashley game of transfers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Fulham are so stupid man. Hope someone else comes in for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 So according to Sky we want £18m but Fulham are only prepared to pay £16m. But I thought we were the only team who held their ground over a couple of mill... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenige Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Yeah definitely should play hardball here. Or sell them him for £16m, but actually send them Joselu in a Mitrovic mask. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 The oft repeated £20m has dropped already then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 We know how this plays out, right? We sell on the last day, with either a huge profit or no replacement or both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 We know how this plays out, right? We sell on the last day, with either a huge profit or no replacement or both. It's almost as if we do that on purpose so we can't buy a replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 So according to Sky we want £18m but Fulham are only prepared to pay £16m. But I thought we were the only team who held their ground over a couple of mill... We still are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Fulham can't think they can play us at what we are best at and win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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