Miguel Almirón (now playing for Atlanta United)

[nufcnick]

27 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

J. Murphy. 

He goes in the summer when Minteh returns 

[Smal]

like, I even know it’s the right thing to do, but it’s still heartbreaking . Don’t really want to sell any of our players - least of all the ones who’ve always ran themselves into the ground for the team.

[SteV]

Just as he was getting the hang of the language as well…

 

Be sad to see him go. Looking back he’s almost up there with Robert and Cisse for the amount outrageous goals he’s produced for us.

 

But, alas, this is the way it works now. And we’ll always have that moment against PSG to remember.

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

Just strikes me that making 'strategic' sales can't be combined with making risky, short-term signings. That's not coherent, so unless you can make the right signings you have to wait. 

 

 

 

We’ve clearly accepted we won’t hit our primary goal of qualifying for the CL and are cashing in and making headroom for ourselves. Will be gutted if we let Miggy go he’s the personification of Eddie’s impact. 

[andyc35i]

We can’t be selling him without a replacement, it doesn’t make any sense whatsoever.

[Ikon]

Will be missed, I love him. But it’s football. 

[Max Cherry]

Love Miggy, such a likeable character and always works his socks off. Shame we have to sell players like him 

[Pilko]

Seems weird when we're fucked for reliable first teamers that we'd flog the only one who's always fit

 

Could understand it more in the summer but Jan seems weird unless they've a massive ace up their sleeve.

[Miggys First Goal]

Welp. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

He should be becoming a crucial squad player, not being sold. 

[Pixelphish]

Destination is going to go down well. Can't wait for the fume to gather pace.

[gbandit]

This has hit me a lot harder than I thought it would. Don’t want him to leave, thought he’d be here for a long time to come as a squad player 

[LiquidAK]

Will be really sad to see him go, he's the ideal rotational option or sub against tired legs on the right. The issue is when he's the only option and gets driven into the ground, but he's never given less than 100%. 

 

Gutted about this tbh

[Tiresias]

Sad, I thought there would be a few heartbreaking sales but I imagined in Summer not now. Season is effectively been written off. It's going to be demoralising for the squad too, I imagine a poor second half does Howe get sacked despite all this? 

 

Will be a bottom half finish if no replacements coming in, and then it's how much room for a rebuild do we have?

 

As a slight defender of at least some of the reasoning behind FFP absolutely ludicrous it's biting us so hard when there is absolutely no existential threat to our club from our spending.

[Smal]

[SteV]

Unless we’re getting well over the odds, like Forest with Wood, we’ll only be selling now to fund a purchase in this window, obviously a midfielder rather than a replacement for Miggy.

[CheikBoom]

He's 29 with 2.5 years left on his deal. Might be the last time we get the opportunity to get a decent fee considering his age. With him almost being here 5 years would any sale really open the books in terms of ability to spend?

 

Love the lad, but could fetch a reasonable fee.

[Haz]

FFS!

[Interpolic]

17 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

 

Miggy's not worth £10m though. 

[nufcjmc]

least if this isnt a PIF club the fair market value shite doesnt have to apply if we got 30/35/40m for him assume other than gather press talk there is little the league at the minute could do. 

[gbandit]

We don’t have anyone on the right wing though. Gordon can play there but it’s not his optimum position. It’s unclear if Barnes will be back and his injury could make his minutes patchy. We absolutely do need a RW to replace Miggy

1 minute ago, SteV said:

Unless we’re getting well over the odds, like Forest with Wood, we’ll only be selling now to fund a purchase in this window, obviously a midfielder rather than a replacement for Miggy.

 

[Smal]

Maybe we’ve managed to recall Minteh after AFCON?

 

Would be a mad sale if we don’t have anyone coming in this month. 

[Andy]

He has a reported market value of around €30m, so if you can get between that and €40m for him as "fair value" then it's a sensible transfer with Murphy and Barnes due back. 

 

His energy is unparalleled but at some point you have to trade that in for actual quality. 

 

[LiquidAK]

Yup we absolutely have to replace him this window. As it stands we have 1 fit winger. Even if players come back there's no guarantee we don't pick up other injuries throughout the season

[Wandy]

24 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

Just ahead of Burn he's the most underrated player in the squad now, and I predict about three games before we're bemoaning missing the relentless energy that he brings us. He's played virtually 100% of matches this season and last (a frankly incredible feat) so he's going to leave a significant hole. 

 

I trust the club and accept that an upgrade in his position could make a meaningful difference, but it won't happen this month and I'll be so sad to see him go.

 

This is brutal stuff but the club has got to be backed with what they are doing. We all know that these players are the ones that need to be upgraded and there's no subtle way of doing it. Lascelles, Wilson, Longstaff, Murphy...they will be next.

 

I just think it's a real crying shame that we didn't win the cup last season. It would have been something that this set of players, and us as fans, could have looked back fondly on.