Emotic Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, STM said: My guess is that the fee isn't correct. It might be 30 though. I reckon we will loan him, with an agreed fee the following summer, with loads of caveats and clauses. I suppose we’re hungry for English players if that’s true. I’m sure we could get, say….Alessio Cragno for a fraction of that price. Or Strakosha on a free. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Seems like Nketiah isn’t staying, wouldn’t be surprised to see him here. Arsenal completely messed up his situation. What an end to the season he's had. Just when he seems to be figuring it out they are going to lose him for nothing. No idea why he hasn't been getting more opportunities to play there, especially earlier this season. Would be great timing to pick him up now if he ends up with us. Think he's looked class recently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Just now, KaKa said: Arsenal completely messed up his situation. What an end to the season he's had. Just when he seems to be figuring it out they are going to lose him for nothing. No idea why he hasn't been getting more opportunities to play there, especially earlier this season. Would be great timing to pick him up now if he ends up with us. Think he's looked class recently. He was supposedly very close to coming in January and I’m guessing we have kept up contact with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Expecting a good amount of activity next week, more so in terms of outgoings. I think a few deals will already have been agreed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: He was supposedly very close to coming in January and I’m guessing we have kept up contact with him. Now you mention it, I remember reading Arsenal pulled the plug on letting him leave as they wanted to wait till the summer to get a new striker, but wasn't sure if that was true. Might have been due to that it didn't pan out then. Where did you hear he was close to joining us? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 minute ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said: Expecting a good amount of activity next week, more so in terms of outgoings. I think a few deals will already have been agreed. Nothing close according to Howe on Friday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Just now, KaKa said: Now you mention it, I remember reading Arsenal pulled the plug on letting him leave as they wanted to wait till the summer to get a new striker, but wasn't sure if that was true. Might have been due to that it didn't pan out then. Where did you hear he was close to joining us? It was Luke Edwards who reported it, he was up in Newcastle a day or 2 before the window closed. At this point Arsenal expected to sign a striker but that didn’t happen so they blocked the move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 (edited) Had just come to terms with putting the phone and computer away and spending more time off it this summer. Ah well. Another year of my kids childhood around zombie dad. Lol "Quiet children, Newsnow is refreshing." Edited May 22, 2022 by toontownman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Seems like Nketiah isn’t staying, wouldn’t be surprised to see him here. Lazy speculation on my end, but would be more surprised to see him here rather than Leeds with him having had a good season with them preivously and leaving Arsenal specifically due to not getting enough playing time, something we hopefully can't guarantee him next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: It was Luke Edwards who reported it, he was up in Newcastle a day or 2 before the window closed. At this point Arsenal expected to sign a striker but that didn’t happen so they blocked the move. Ah, right. Very interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 This thread is my new home for the next three months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Transfers are like a drug... just give me one hit, just one.... OK, that was so nice.... you can't just give me one though, come on give me another Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Watched the Leeds game with some mates who are Leeds fans today and they’re all convinced Kalvin Phillips to us is as good as done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 Just now, Holmesy said: Watched the Leeds game with some mates who are Leeds fans today and they’re all convinced Kalvin Phillips to us is as good as done We aren’t paying the likely £50/60 million fee for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 hour ago, Tsunami said: Henderson has agreed terms with us, just need to agree a price. I’d prefer Pope and hopefully we’re in for him as well. He’s wanting out of Man U regardless. Poor looks shite with his feet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: We aren’t paying the likely £50/60 million fee for him. Why? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 1 minute ago, Shearergol said: Why? Because there is much better value to be had elsewhere, plus the bulk of our budget will go on a striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Because there is much better value to be had elsewhere, plus the bulk of our budget will go on a striker. Not convinced tbh. I think he’s exactly the player Howe will want. We’ll find a way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 My Leeds fan mate has just said he’s heard it’s £35m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 I agree Phillips is exactly what Howe will want but for 60m, where we are, the club will want 2 players...ish. It's different when you are already in the top 4 because you can start to pluck the individuals who will make a difference. We are trying to build a squad, therefore we need to spread our budget across a few players. With all that said, there's a lot we can do to secure Phillips without outlaying 60m (if that was his fee) in one go. For example, if you sign the guy for 60m and you are giving him a 5 year deal, you could structure payments over those 5 years 12m or so per year. We could pay Leeds 30m upfront and then more payments after certain appearances. Wasn't it mentioned that we wanted to put "winning the champions league", into a deal? Whilst that may be fanciful right now, we could offer 10m to a club when we have qualified for the champions league. I cant imagine many clubs laughing at us now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Shearergol said: My Leeds fan mate has just said he’s heard it’s £35m We are paying 35 or just the value? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Shearergol said: My Leeds fan mate has just said he’s heard it’s £35m Snap their hands tbh. Not sure why they’d sell mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 FWIW, Phillips is the one I want. He's perfect for where we are going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 He's definitely leaving Leeds BTW. He was crying at the end of their home game. He's probably got some sort of agreement with Leeds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 22, 2022 Share Posted May 22, 2022 The rumoured £25m relegation release clause would have been a steal. £35m is good value for me. Much above that and its maybe a bit steep. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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