LV Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Willock liked his post and said something like ‘Love you brother’ Read into that what you will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 The club also liked his insta post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) That might not be a leaving message but out of any of the valuable expendable assets we have, he is the most obvious one that would be leaving this summer imo. £30m is fair money for him. Edited June 5, 2023 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Infatuation Junkie said: Nothing in that message jumped up and said goodbye. The bloke loves being the centre of attention. We all know that. He is way down the pecking order of importance and it hurts him knowing that. I would be dribbling from the helmet if he fucking tracked back, laid a pass earlier and didn’t look like he had been sniped by an away supporter in the first few yr at the club. pulling your socks up now isn’t going to cut it with me. He has no excuses. Certainly the lowest fitness level of any other squad player. He lacks hunger and desire. Something the team is full of right now. with me or against me. That’s my 2p worth christ on a bike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Even with injuries he's worth 50 million. He creates loads just nobody sticks them in the net. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Swap him for tomori Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 2 minutes ago, Nine said: £30m is fair money for him imo. Have to disagree here. He's clearly a very talented footballer and one of the most dangerous attackers we have. We'd never adequately replace him with £30 million so if we have to sell him we should at least cover ourselves first. £30m doesn't get you a whole lot these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzza Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 100% he is off. Very coincidental he is on hols and the foreign transfer windows are open. Thanks Maxi! Some great moments . we are a different team now and require 100% buy in and not just 85%. It was clearly coming… just now sooner than expected Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, andycap said: Even with injuries he's worth 50 million. He creates loads just nobody sticks them in the net. Nah his numbers are quite poor for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufi Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 24 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Social media is pure wank. Thats true but even his story looks like a goodbye. "Thanks lord" Idk but I would be sad to see him go. If he has a good summer and is fit next season he could have the best season of his career, especially in the CL. Whats a price that you guys would be happy with? 50m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiston Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Some great moments from him with us, will be missed if this is him being sold. If we get £25m - £30m it would be some good business though. His g/a returns just aren't good enough for anything more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Definitely the right time to sell. Feel if we do it means new signings are fairly close Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) A lot of things can be true simultaneously. ASM’s a brilliantly gifted playmaker, likely only matched in natural ability by Isak. He’s also not exactly what Howe is looking for from our wide forwards, though Howe recognizes and respects his ability and ASM has been working hard on the other parts of his game. I’d prefer that we keep him, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him moved on for the right price. Edited June 5, 2023 by Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Decky said: Have to disagree here. He's clearly a very talented footballer and one of the most dangerous attackers we have. We'd never adequately replace him with £30 million so if we have to sell him we should at least cover ourselves first. £30m doesn't get you a whole lot these days. If talent moved linearly with transfer fees then Ben Arfa would have cost us £30m back then. Maxi is talented, but he’s also been on a fitness downturn for a while and a move to Serie A makes a lot of sense here as it would be a lot easier on his body for a start. His attributes/style of play also do not fit into to many top sides and I can see why he might not be desirable for a lot of good coaches, this won’t drive up his price. We can agree to disagree here but for me anything over £30m is fair business for both parties. All that being said he might not even be leaving. I do hope he is mind, I’ve said for a while he no longer is a fit here since Howe came in and changed our style so drastically. He’s not cut out for our identity on the pitch now. Edited June 5, 2023 by Nine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) Madness if we get rid of him. We need more bodies not less and he has that ability to unlock defenses that we are looking for. They need to work on his fitness for sure but if Gordon is worth 40 Maxi is easily a 50m player Edited June 5, 2023 by OverThere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Unless the club know he's crocked, £30m is absolutely not fair value for Maxi like, nowhere near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 People need to go back and watch Man City at home from this season, the lad has absolutely loads of talent. At 26 years old he is more than capable of improving his goals and assists numbers. He is worth holding onto for another season to see if he can hit form again for us. We'll probably still get £20m for him next year even with a year on his contract. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 28 and 2 years left - it's stick or twist. He's still valuable but he's still contributing, it's not an obvious decision either way and only time will tell if they've got it right regardless of what the club decides to do. I think he'll go and I think the club will ultimately be proved correct. I fucking hope so anyway. The club comes first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 4 minutes ago, midds said: 28 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Will be sad to see him go but have felt it's a matter of time for a while now. He's just a terrible fit for what Howe wants. If he does stay this summer, he'll be gone next. Feel really bad for the guy tbh, he's clearly tried really hard this year to change his game to fit our style but I just don't think it's meant to be. If we could move him on and get Maddison in without much of a net loss then I think it's a very good upgrade. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 (edited) I think the only way we get anything close to £50m for him is if we sell to a team that *really* wants him and to whom £50m isn’t any different than £30m. So, PSG. I think Ashworth would consider anything above £30m given his age, injury record, and the fact that he’s not exactly what Howe is looking for from the position. Edited June 5, 2023 by Deuce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 1 minute ago, nufc123 said: 26 Yep, realised that. Was thinking he'd be 28 at the end of his contract, my mistake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphanage Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Only shone in a poor team under Bruce . Looking forward to his replacement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycap Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 So wait there what winger in our team can do what he does? Miggy scored a load but it was obviously a purple patch. The other alternatives are Murphy who can do a job and an undercooked gordon. The wingers we've been after are quoted as been 80 mil. I'd rather keep maxi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magpie Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Decky said: People need to go back and watch Man City at home from this season, the lad has absolutely loads of talent. At 26 years old he is more than capable of improving his goals and assists numbers. He is worth holding onto for another season to see if he can hit form again for us. We'll probably still get £20m for him next year even with a year on his contract. But what other games (when fit) did he replicate that performance? That's my issue, he can turn it on when he wants to, he just didn't do it regularly enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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