Shearergol Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 £23m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Hopefully theres some clause that gives us £1m everytime he wins something. Like a free kick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, Lazarus said: Hopefully theres some clause that gives us £1m everytime he wins something. Like a free kick. Or a new bandage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 No add-ons? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 1 hour ago, duo said: ..and you know that...how? Well, you'd think a higher offer would have been accepted and as fun a place as Saudi Arabia must be at night you'd think he'd prefer anything else. That said, it's always possible the fee was lower but the wages way higher so he insisted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 It’s a terrible price but there must be an administrative reason for it. Either because of the PL or PIF. Just glad this is over now, merci et au revoir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, McDog said: Well, you'd think a higher offer would have been accepted and as fun a place as Saudi Arabia must be at night you'd think he'd prefer anything else. That said, it's always possible the fee was lower but the wages way higher so he insisted. What we do know is that he wanted a new contract on higher wages at Newcastle. If another club in Europe had stepped in and offered that I think he'd have gone there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 20 minutes ago, Shearergol said: £23m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 That fee is ridiculous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbee909 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 All it would have taken was another club to come in with a higher offer. That didn't happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Unless it's a fake fee for publication then that is shit. No beating around it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjohnson Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 That fee is shocking no matter who we get it from. It's bordering on insulting that it's coming from a club controlled by our own owners especially when they're paying double that for our rivals deadwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, gjohnson said: That fee is shocking no matter who we get it from. It's bordering on insulting that it's coming from a club controlled by our own owners especially when they're paying double that for our rivals deadwood. It's shocking because we expected to get an inflated fee from our Saudi brothers. Other than that it's quite informative that there wasn't more interest from normal clubs if the fee is shockingly low. Why would they miss out? I think the injury record is probably more of a factor than we realise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 3 minutes ago, Skeletor said: Unless it's a fake fee for publication then that is shit. No beating around it. Well, maybe it is not all about us. If any PIF influence on this then maybe 'linked' clubs will do each others favours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 And not one other team in for him at that price Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Just now, Aiston said: And not one other team in for him at that price That is the shocking thing for me. I just don't buy that could have possibly been the case here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejaxer Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, Aiston said: And not one other team in for him at that price There were rumours that Napoli wanted him too but yeah seriously, for that price you'd imagine the teams coming up from the Championship would take a punt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDog Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 (edited) Just now, Amir_9 said: That is the shocking thing for me. I just don't buy that could have possibly been the case here. Only way is if his agent watched as shit ton of wages were offered and they are the only team that would do that. Edited July 28, 2023 by McDog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 If that fee is real, I'm #rattled Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, mikejaxer said: There were rumours that Napoli wanted him too but yeah seriously, for that price you'd imagine the teams coming up from the Championship would take a punt. Would they be able to give him the sort of contract he was looking for from us? I would think it would be around 100k/week at least. Not many clubs around the world can justify that, and the ones which can usually can afford a better version. He was actually signed by us under Mike Ashley let's not forget, his stock wasn't that high even then considering he was playing at a reasonably high level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 DM saying its £30 mil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 Fees are obviously never as straightforward as they're made out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 All those clubs willing to pay significantly more just sat silent for some reason, and missed out on a bargain apparently. The lad didn't have suitors lined up - he's injury-prone and produces intermittently. Yes, he's fantastically entertaining to watch when he's on his game - but how often is that? Managers don't pay for entertainment - they want players who are fit and hurt the opposition. I'm glad I got to watch ASM in a B&W shirt - he really was a beacon during some dark late-Ashley era days. But it really is onwards and upwards - the club isn't any longer lower-midtable dross which needs enlivening from a maverick. Winning is the order of the day now - and there isn't much in football more entertaining than winning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 No European club was going to get near the wages on offer from Saudi so we'll never know how much they may have been prepared to pay for him. I'd be staggered if it's not at least £30 million, despite all the noise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 PIF owned team bought him from us ffs. We didn’t need a bidding war to get a decent fee for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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