AyeDubbleYoo Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Would love to poach Bernardo Silva. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_b Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said: Would love to poach Bernardo Silva. we should be scrambling for his signature Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 “exclusive” meaning something everybody already knows Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Kephren Thuram would be a great addition, like the idea that we want a holding midfielder and number 8. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Not sure there was any point in enquiring for Mount if we already knew we won’t go above our current wage structure. Think it’s pretty obvious he was going to demand huge wages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stal Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said: Not sure there was any point in enquiring for Mount if we already knew we won’t go above our current wage structure. Think it’s pretty obvious he was going to demand huge wages. Shy bairns get nee broth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Of course there was at least some point in it, surely? As a quick example, players often seem to like going to clubs with a long-standing interest them, making them feel wanted, etc. Even if we had a decent idea of the answer we'd get back, it surely doesn't hurt to make that interest more "official" (if, indeed, we actually did) and putting our name in the mix so he knows we're serious about him. He might end up in a Lingard situation where his leverage and therefore his ask keeps on declining and declining, and end up at far from his first choice (waves), though I know it appears unlikely at the moment given the names in the mix for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 This is besides the notion of little Dan Ashworth doing anything that he deems to have no point when it comes to transfers, too. He seems to know what he's doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 It wasn’t a criticism btw, I’m just sure I read he wants 350k a week at Chelsea, it would be a huge drop for him to accept 120k here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 It's why I find the Rice rumours strange. I'd love to have him here absolutely, but the money involved doesn't match the kind of business this regime has been doing so far and I can't see us spending such a huge amount of money on one player when our whole squad needs work especially with (hopefully) a CL campaign next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I think the really top tier premier league signings like Rice are still a season or two off. Until we have really lucrative sponsorship deals in place anyway. If we can secure CL football this season though, we will at least be in a position to make offers to this calibre of players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Just now, SUPERTOON said: It wasn’t a criticism btw, I’m just sure I read he wants 350k a week at Chelsea, it would be a huge drop for him to accept 120k here. I don't think our top bracket will stay at ~£120k plus bonuses going into the summer, but I could well be wrong. I'm not saying it'll jump to £350k, mind, but £150k certainly, and even £200k might be in reach, as well, if we finish top four? We don't know if any of the players have percentage increases or set increases to their basic wage based on finishing in Europe, for instance, or even for finishing in the top 10. Based on how we've apparently tried to structure transfers, I could see the wages being handled similarly. There'll be an understanding in the hierarchy that if this current group gets us to Champions League level on mid-table/lower mid-table wages, their wages will likely have to be adjusted to reflect that, certainly for the players deemed critical to making it happen. It's the only way to maintain ongoing harmony, I'd say, as they've effectively proven themselves to be worth more. Same goes for Howe and his staff, to be fair, they should all rightly be asking for a bump if they're not guaranteed one already. The tricky part is not going silly with it, which is what many of the other clubs in the situation of qualifying for the CL consistently seem have done. Lukaku on £340k per week before bonuses, etc. It's going to be an expensive, but necessary, summer! And there'll be some painful parts to it, I'm sure, as it gets harder and harder to manage growing so quickly in such a short space of time. You already hear the likes of Sean Longstaff in NUFC TV interviews joking about how much less he's on than Dan Burn, the players will all be well aware of each others' wages, or at least have a very good idea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Craig Hope is becoming more and more like Dr Doom these days. Whilst Luke seems positive as ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Every time Craig writes an article I’m expecting him to throw cold water on any excitement. all due respect to Hope, who I do really like a ton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Every team will call Chelsea’s bluff on transfer fees this summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 They've got this June 30th deadline that the Athletic keep banging on about. If nobody blinks, they're going to be absolutely fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Rich said: They've got this June 30th deadline that the Athletic keep banging on about. If nobody blinks, they're going to be absolutely fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Rich said: They've got this June 30th deadline that the Athletic keep banging on about. If nobody blinks, they're going to be absolutely fucked. What's this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 £80m for Mount And £350,000 p/w wages Anyone paying that needs sectioning (or to give me some of their money) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmesy Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, LV said: £80m for Mount And £350,000 p/w wages Anyone paying that needs sectioning (or to give me some of their money) Ridiculous! He's got West Ham written all over him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, Yorkie said: What's this? Their financial year ends on 30th June for 2022/23 and the domestic transfer window is expected to open early/mid June. My understanding of it is that they effectively need to shift as many expendable players as possible to fellow PL clubs before 30th June, to recover this set of accounts for FFP. Anyone they sell that is an academy product or beyond the span of their initial contract will go down as pure profit in an accounting sense, as there's no amortisation element. Anyone with a low "book value" as far as amortisation is concerned is also on the block, as they just need to command a transfer fee larger than the book value to record an individual profit on that player. Obviously every other club in the PL and in world football knows about this deadline, so it seems a case of not breaking rank and trying to pick off bargains the closer and closer they get to the 30th. I can't see it happening, unfortunately. Clubs will still be desperate to get certain players that they consider game-changing for them, and might hang on a bit to save a few quid, but they'll be mindful of hanging on too long and allowing more competitors into the race. There's also the will of the players to take into account, of course. Should be fun to watch and we'll probably be a part of it ourselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stottie Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 The question has to be who would pay that for Mount. There can't be many suitors. Man U have their Bruno and don't need him. Us to an extent, Brighton, Villa and Brentford are all showing its not about big wages. Its making the league more interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Just now, Stottie said: The question has to be who would pay that for Mount. There can't be many suitors. Man U have their Bruno and don't need him. Us to an extent, Brighton, Villa and Brentford are all showing its not about big wages. Its making the league more interesting. Liverpool? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Kanji said: Every time Craig writes an article I’m expecting him to throw cold water on any excitement. all due respect to Hope, who I do really like a ton. I heard that when Bruce was there he got a lot of info from Longstaff but now things are better he is less willing to share info. Maybe that’s why he’s gone negative ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 2 hours ago, Kanji said: Every time Craig writes an article I’m expecting him to throw cold water on any excitement. all due respect to Hope, who I do really like a ton. I'm not a huge fan of him tbh. Think he gets a huge bye from our fans because of the Bruce saga and the vibe I get from him is as soon as we go on a bad run he'll be the first one going after Howe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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