tomlynnherrington Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, OverThere said: A forward You said we are fairly well off in midfield suggesting we wouldn’t need Maddison’s goals and assists from there.Where and who is the forward you are thinking off remembering Eddie won’t play two up top? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverThere Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, tomlynnherrington said: You said we are fairly well off in midfield suggesting we wouldn’t need Maddison’s goals and assists from there.Where and who is the forward you are thinking off remembering Eddie won’t play two up top? I think the MF goals will be shared over a season between Bruno, Maxi, Willock, Almiron & Shelvey. My point is we have Wilson then no one in particular to back him up so I'm not sure Id be spending 50+ mil on another midfielder. In terms of another forward: Toney, Mitro, Werner, Broja.... Edited August 3, 2022 by OverThere Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, OverThere said: I think the MF goals will be shared over a season between Bruno, Maxi, Willock, Almiron & Shelvey. My point is we have Wilson then no one in particular to back him up so I'm not sure Id be spending 50 mil on another midfielder. In term of another forward: Toney, Mitro, Werner, Broja.... None of the forwards you name would get a game if Wilson stays fit,and they’ll no doubt be aware of that ,therefore I cannot see any of them signing.Willock,Almiron and Shelvey will struggle to score 10 goals between them and probably have fewer assists.You can probably tell I rate Maddison highly ?.We definitely need another quality striker but can we afford Maddison and another striker,unless the striker arrives on loan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, tomlynnherrington said: None of the forwards you name would get a game if Wilson stays fit,and they’ll no doubt be aware of that ,therefore I cannot see any of them signing.Willock,Almiron and Shelvey will struggle to score 10 goals between them and probably have fewer assists.You can probably tell I rate Maddison highly ?.We definitely need another quality striker but can we afford Maddison and another striker,unless the striker arrives on loan. I’m sure we can afford Maddison and a new striker. However for reasons known only to the club they’ve decided a much more cautious approach. I’m inclined to let them get on with it and see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I think it's probably similar to the Bruno signing in that we suddenly became aware of a top player having an interest in coming, and it's to good to not try at this stage in our project. I don't think he's someone we would've been scouting extensively or anything. It just adds so much to the first xi, why wouldn't we want him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomlynnherrington Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, BonesJones said: I think it's probably similar to the Bruno signing in that we suddenly became aware of a top player having an interest in coming, and it's to good to not try at this stage in our project. I don't think he's someone we would've been scouting extensively or anything. It just adds so much to the first xi, why wouldn't we want him. I suppose it’s a good thing that Maddison hasn’t come out and said he’s happy where he is.If we do have to pay £60m,we’ll probably be getting our second top goalscorer and our top player for assists this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I'm 100% certain that we won't pay 60m like. 50 perhaps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
et tu brute Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, STM said: I'm 100% certain that we won't pay 60m like. 50 perhaps. Yeah personally I don't think he's worth 60m, 50m is roughly the right price (he is worth more than 40m though) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaymag Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, et tu brute said: Yeah personally I don't think he's worth 60m, 50m is roughly the right price (he is worth more than 40m though) Now you're getting it....half a shekle you must be mad! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, et tu brute said: Yeah personally I don't think he's worth 60m, 50m is roughly the right price (he is worth more than 40m though) I’d pay 60 for him because I think he would be that transformative to the team. Regardless I think he will stay at Leicester and has used us to get a new deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 There's no denying we have a decent midfield when fit but Maddison sat in front of our 2 Brazilians will take us to the next level, no one in the side is capable of producing that many goal contributions and we're not replacing Wilson, we need a deputy to step in if (when) he's injured. There's no denying it's imperative we get a bench striker or someone on the right that can play forward but Maddison is a no brainer if we can strike a deal. I still think this deal has legs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Inkling is if this was happening it would be on the move by now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 7 minutes ago, Sima said: Inkling is if this was happening it would be on the move by now. Maybe it is. Could be negotiating an agreement as I type. If it wasn't still in play we also would have heard we are moving on... or so my half full glass says. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) The fact we've heard nothing means we're probably still negotiating. If we'd walked away, we'd have briefed the media and spun it as "we won't pay over the odds". Edited August 3, 2022 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Shhhhh don't tell anyone you heard this here. This transfer may...or may not happen. It may be for about £53 million...or not. It will or won't be confirmed on Friday about tea-time. Every single journalist will say they knew it would go ahead or it won't. When James signs..or doesn't, he will tell everyone how great a club Leicester..or Newcastle United is. Twitter will go mental, just the same as it does every day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 No idea if this guy has inside knowledge but he's hinting a new deal has been signed in this tweet (he works at talksport and is a Leicester fan). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I wouldn't mess with him, he's a killer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 4 minutes ago, PlymouthGeordie said: No idea if this guy has inside knowledge but he's hinting a new deal has been signed in this tweet (he works at talksport and is a Leicester fan). He’s said from the start of this that Maddison is using us to get a new deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 At least if this turns out that he was using us to get a pay rise at Leicester I can go back to calling him a divey little prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) They were already intending to offer him a new deal before our interest. Given we seem to have a good relationship with his agency, it would be an interesting development. Edited August 3, 2022 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Closing my NO tab for at least a week if he signs a new deal there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 I see it more of a request than a hint, this is probably more of a threat to any deal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Would think Chelsea have more chance with Fofana than we do with Maddison unfortunately. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlymouthGeordie Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: I see it more of a request than a hint, this is probably more of a threat to any deal... If we lost out on Maddison as a result of acting too slowly and allowing Chelsea to sign Fofana it would be tough to take. I would assume we'll hear something tomorrow regarding our pursuit of Maddison either in terms of an increased bid or withdrawing our interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, PlymouthGeordie said: If we lost out on Maddison as a result of acting too slowly and allowing Chelsea to sign Fofana it would be tough to take. I would assume we'll hear something tomorrow regarding our pursuit of Maddison either in terms of an increased bid or withdrawing our interest. Don’t think it’s a case of us being to slow, more we weren’t willing to match their asking price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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