Hugo Ekitike (not playing for Liverpool for a while)

[Willow]

I wonder what bullshit saga we'll see today

 

Has that 'Laurens' guy on X posted any follow up? 

[madras]

How come our interest is well known but some other "mystery club" is allowed to keep its interest a secret?

 

Bullshit or shenanigans ?

[alexf]

Also wouldn't be surprised if teams have caught in to our relatively good track record with signings recently and thought "if Newcastle are seriously in for them then they must be good" seems to be what Chelsea do anyways.

[TRon]

21 minutes ago, Willow said:

I wonder what bullshit saga we'll see today

 

Has that 'Laurens' guy on X posted any follow up? 

 

 

Think the focus has moved more onto Isak since last night. Would be brilliant if we tied up Ekitike while the scousers are chucking in failed bids for Isak. 

[TK-421]

6 minutes ago, madras said:

How come our interest is well known but some other "mystery club" is allowed to keep its interest a secret?

 

Bullshit or shenanigans ?

[Wilson]

6 minutes ago, madras said:

How come our interest is well known but some other "mystery club" is allowed to keep its interest a secret?

 

Bullshit or shenanigans ?

 

I'd say malarky or poppycock myself. 

[Miggys First Goal]

I want to see a “fee agreed, medical booked” update to the thread title today. 

[madras]

Just now, Miggys First Goal said:

I want to see a “fee agreed, medical booked” update to the thread title today. 

I'd rather "fee agreed, medical completed"

[midds]

Meet the buyout amount and put the ball in Ekitike's court. If he wants the move then he'll sign, if he doesn't he doesn't and everyone can move on. If Liverpool want him then they can cough up the buyout fee too

[r0cafella]

Just now, midds said:

Meet the buyout amount and put the ball in Ekitike's court. If he wants the move then he'll sign, if he doesn't he doesn't and everyone can move on. If Liverpool want him then they can cough up the buyout fee too

This is the power move. 

[relámpago blanco]

Just now, r0cafella said:

This is the power move. 

Yeah I'd do this just to piss Liverpool off and sack of buying Trafford.

[Wilson]

4 minutes ago, midds said:

Meet the buyout amount and put the ball in Ekitike's court. If he wants the move then he'll sign, if he doesn't he doesn't and everyone can move on. If Liverpool want him then they can cough up the buyout fee too

 

I honestly don't understand why this wasn't the case from the start if we were serious, felt like it made no sense to low ball a release cause if/when others are interested. 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2025 by Wilson

[Joelinton7]

10 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

I want to see a “fee agreed, medical booked” update to the thread title today. 

Medical booked, but for who? Chris Kamara.

[WilliamPS]

3 minutes ago, Wilson said:

I honestly don't understand why this wasn't the case from the start

It’s more money!!! Spend more pay on him then it’s less can spend everywhere else.

 

The club have to be commercially minded. There will be a number they won’t go above for him as at that point they don’t view it as worthwhile 

[TRon]

10 minutes ago, WilliamPS said:

It’s more money!!! Spend more pay on him then it’s less can spend everywhere else.

 

The club have to be commercially minded. There will be a number they won’t go above for him as at that point they don’t view it as worthwhile 

 

Unfortunately true. I'm sure if it wasn't for the PL looking after cartel interests we'd just pay the money and get all this shit done. Liverpool wouldn't even be in the picture. 

[Lordshola]

[Loki679]

13 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

Medical booked, but for who? Chris Kamara.

 

'I don't know, Jeff'

 

[Wilson]

17 minutes ago, WilliamPS said:

It’s more money!!! Spend more pay on him then it’s less can spend everywhere else.

 

The club have to be commercially minded. There will be a number they won’t go above for him as at that point they don’t view it as worthwhile 

 

Well yes I get that, but the release clause is there for a reason.  More often than not, offering below it is going to get laughed at (unless the player isn't actually worth the clause cost or you're City). 

 

Don't know, just doesn't seem very productive to me. 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2025 by Wilson

[Nucasol]

This is screaming out for a non-Burnsie, non-Jacobs embedded tweet.

 

[alexf]

32 minutes ago, midds said:

Meet the buyout amount and put the ball in Ekitike's court. If he wants the move then he'll sign, if he doesn't he doesn't and everyone can move on. If Liverpool want him then they can cough up the buyout fee too

Because the initial noises were that we were close to agreeing a fee around £70m which was probably acceptable for us to pay out, but the release clause is rumoured to be around £86m. So we add on £16m just like that because Liverpool have allegedly threatened to bid aswell? 

 

Unfortunately £16m + any additional costs in agent fee % etc could mean the difference between getting a new GK or CB. We have seen how strict PSR is and the club won't risk spending beyond it's means. 

 

If we can't get Ekitike at the price we value him because the cartel clubs want to play politics then fine we have to just deal with that unfortunate circumstance and move on. 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2025 by alexf

[Infinitely Content]

Without even a whisper of bitterness, I personally somewhat enjoy the cartel clubs rampantly exploiting the unjust landscape of English football, spending money unchecked and entirely out of proportion with what we can even dream of. We will continue beating them, pushing them all the way, and taking silverware from them. And as a result, every time we win in such unfavourable conditions, it will be a kind of sweetness which we will never grow tired and weary of.

Let them.

[Haz]

3 minutes ago, Wilson said:

 

Well yes I get that, but the release clause is there for a reason.  More often than not, offering below it is going to get laughed at (unless the player isn't actually worth the clause cost or you're City). 

 

Don't know, just doesn't seem very productive to me. 

 

 

 

If our ‘bid’ is £70, shouldn't we be offering another £16 million to find out if they're being serious and also able to talk to the player? It would end the speculation one way or another?

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, alexf said:

Because the initial noises were that we were close to agreeing a fee around £70m which was probably acceptable for us to pay out, but the release clause is rumoured to be around £86m. So we add on £16m just like that because Liverpool have allegedly threatened to bid aswell? 

 

Unfortunately £16m + any additional costs in agent fee % etc could mean the difference between getting a new GK or CB. We have seen how strict PSR is and the club won't risk spending beyond it's means. 

 

If we can't get Ekitike at the price we value him because the cartel clubs want to play politics then fine we have to just deal with that unfortunate circumstance and move on. 

 

 

 

As Kendrick said, sometimes you got to pop out and show scousers @Super Duper Branko Strupar

[J7]

Sky Sports in Germany reporting a second bid in a tweet.

[Lordshola]

Here we, here we, here we fucking go!