Dokko Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Isak must be knocking on £500m if that's what Duran is fetching. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Think we were linked to him as a potential youth prospect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 7 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said: Think we were linked to him as a potential youth prospect. There centre back targets I assume we would have been interested in… all signed for City in the same month. profit and sustainability come to mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 26 minutes ago, MagCA said: There centre back targets I assume we would have been interested in… all signed for City in the same month. profit and sustainability come to mind. Annoying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 29 minutes ago, MagCA said: There centre back targets I assume we would have been interested in… all signed for City in the same month. profit and sustainability come to mind. It does rules there to allow them to keep spending and not us Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 7 hours ago, duo said: It does rules there to allow them to keep spending and not us City had huge sales in the summer and only bought Savinho. Big sales on academy players like Delap (£15m) and Harwood-Bellis (£20m) plus huge profit on Julian Alvarez (~£70m). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Romano linking Kayode to Brentford, has he been bad this season or something? Was meant to be an elite talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, Froggy said: City had huge sales in the summer and only bought Savinho. Big sales on academy players like Delap (£15m) and Harwood-Bellis (£20m) plus huge profit on Julian Alvarez (~£70m). That's part of the problem though isn't it. They buy Alvarez, don't actually play him that much and then sell him for triple what they bought him. They then use that money to buy Khusonov and Vitor Reiss, will again sell them in a few years for double or triple. It's why Liverpool fans going on about their net spend is nonsense. It's all a lot easier when you've already got a massive squad filled with valuable players you don't even need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Just now, healthyaddiction said: That's part of the problem though isn't it. They buy Alvarez, don't actually play him that much and then sell him for triple what they bought him. They then use that money to buy Khusonov and Vitor Reiss, will again sell them in a few years for double or triple. It's why Liverpool fans going on about their net spend is nonsense. It's all a lot easier when you've already got a massive squad filled with valuable players you don't even need. Absolutely and it's an issue with the rules. The historic spend has a compounding affect. It's why if we actually wanted competitive balance we need to index for football inflation and give every club an allowance meaning they can spend as much as the highest spender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 22 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said: That's part of the problem though isn't it. They buy Alvarez, don't actually play him that much and then sell him for triple what they bought him. They then use that money to buy Khusonov and Vitor Reiss, will again sell them in a few years for double or triple. It's why Liverpool fans going on about their net spend is nonsense. It's all a lot easier when you've already got a massive squad filled with valuable players you don't even need. Alvarez had 100+ apps in two seasons and scored over 30 goals. It's just good scouting. Nothing else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 minute ago, Froggy said: Alvarez had 100+ apps in two seasons and scored over 30 goals. It's just good scouting. Nothing else. He was the new Gabriel Jesus. He played due to injury and that was it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nucasol Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 35 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said: That's part of the problem though isn't it. They buy Alvarez, don't actually play him that much and then sell him for triple what they bought him. They then use that money to buy Khusonov and Vitor Reiss, will again sell them in a few years for double or triple. It's why Liverpool fans going on about their net spend is nonsense. It's all a lot easier when you've already got a massive squad filled with valuable players you don't even need. Smacks of Chelsea all over again stockpiling loan players distributed all around the feeder clubs / global sporting club model. Grim for those of us stuck on the ladder whilst they’re dancing on our fingers. One of these days we’ll get fully Richtered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 2 minutes ago, gdm said: Making good use of that Vlachodimos money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 26 minutes ago, healthyaddiction said: He was the new Gabriel Jesus. He played due to injury and that was it. I would disagree. I thought Alvarez was class, and £14m for him was outstanding business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 21 minutes ago, gdm said: £22m seems ridiculously lowball, like one of our fake deadline days bids in times gone by. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 18 minutes ago, Anderson said: £22m seems ridiculously lowball, like one of our fake deadline days bids in times gone by. It does but signed a 3 year deal in 2023 so only 18 months left maybe a factor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 fuck off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Leipzig have no chance of signing him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 he had to move back to Southampton because he got homesick in London. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, healthyaddiction said: That's part of the problem though isn't it. They buy Alvarez, don't actually play him that much and then sell him for triple what they bought him. They then use that money to buy Khusonov and Vitor Reiss, will again sell them in a few years for double or triple. It's why Liverpool fans going on about their net spend is nonsense. It's all a lot easier when you've already got a massive squad filled with valuable players you don't even need. Man City used Alvarez loads, one of the reasons for their drop off. And for all of Man City recent stuff, they have made some seriously bad buys which will come at losses and they’ve decimated their youth team so will need to wait a few years to be able to sell again on same scale. They will be restricted in coming seasons unless they move on O’Riley, McAtee, Savinho for good money. But then their squad is aging so can’t afford to lose them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 1 minute ago, Sibierski said: Man City used Alvarez loads, one of the reasons for their drop off. And for all of Man City recent stuff, they have made some seriously bad buys which will come at losses and they’ve decimated their youth team so will need to wait a few years to be able to sell again on same scale. They will be restricted in coming seasons unless they move on O’Riley, McAtee, Savinho for good money. But then their squad is aging so can’t afford to lose them. From their academy alone the last two summer windows: Palmer - £43m Charles - £10m Trafford - £15m Forbs - £12m Harwood-Bellis - £20m Delap - £15m That's £115m of pure profit PSR wise. They can spend a fortune off the back of that alone and that's not even including the Alvarez deals plus the sales of Mahrez/Laporte/Cancelo to Saudi. They are golden for a while yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 6 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Man City used Alvarez loads, one of the reasons for their drop off. And for all of Man City recent stuff, they have made some seriously bad buys which will come at losses and they’ve decimated their youth team so will need to wait a few years to be able to sell again on same scale. They will be restricted in coming seasons unless they move on O’Riley, McAtee, Savinho for good money. But then their squad is aging so can’t afford to lose them. He played loads last season because of De Bruyne and Haaland's injuries. ALvarez's whole reason for leaving was to be a first team regular and not back up for Haaland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Anderson said: £22m seems ridiculously lowball, like one of our fake deadline days bids in times gone by. Aye. Proper cheeky cunt bid Edited January 21 by toon25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 5 minutes ago, Froggy said: From their academy alone the last two summer windows: Palmer - £43m Charles - £10m Trafford - £15m Forbs - £12m Harwood-Bellis - £20m Delap - £15m That's £115m of pure profit PSR wise. They can spend a fortune off the back of that alone and that's not even including the Alvarez deals plus the sales of Mahrez/Laporte/Cancelo to Saudi. They are golden for a while yet. Sure, but the issue is they benefitted from unfettered investment in order to establish this current position - something others now aren't allowed to do. It demonstrates the drawbridge better than anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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