Geordie Ahmed Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 From the 25 squad we have 4 players out of contract (Dummett, Ritchie, Karius and Gillespie) Assuming they don't get an extension, that's 4 spaces available, 1 of which Gordon will take as he's now 22 at the Which leaves 3, presumably 2 of which will be for keepers unless we are happy with any young keepers we have, so that leaves 1 space before it's a case of players being sold/sent on loan Of the players we should be looking to sell/loan Fraser Lewis Krafth or Manquillo Possibly Lascelles So that's 4 more spaces, which gives 5 in total for any signings above 21 years old which is more than enough to give us a solid squad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 9 hours ago, nemtizz said: Wild and brain breaking. Fake rumours were annoying before CL football. It'll be far worse once it's confirmed. This summer will be like having a threesome with two insatiable playboy bunnies. Exhausting but amazing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Keegans Export said: This summer will be like having a threesome with two insatiable playboy bunnies. Exhausting but amazing. Except one of them is actually Luke Edwards, telling you how bad you are in bed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRaspberryJam Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Just now, The Prophet said: Except one of them is actually Luke Edwards, telling you how bad you are in bed. Nothing I didn't know already tbh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 8 hours ago, timeEd32 said: I don’t think anyone would be suggesting we sell ASM if he was one of Eddie’s favorites. I wouldn’t be upset if we kept him, but I think it’s more likely than not that he goes. What has EH said that makes you think he’s not? He always highlights what a special talent he is etc. When he’s fully fit he more often than not starts. Just been a stop start season fitness wise for him. It happens. If he was fit all season he’d of played the majority of it and the narrative is different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Blow £200m plus sales on Rice, Hernandez and Diaby. A couple of freebies just to pad out the squad a bit, go all out for a right-back and a centre-back the following year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, LFEE said: What has EH said that makes you think he’s not? He always highlights what a special talent he is etc. When he’s fully fit he more often than not starts. Just been a stop start season fitness wise for him. It happens. If he was fit all season he’d of played the majority of it and the narrative is different. Eddie praises every single player. He was just going on about how great Lewis is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 7 hours ago, RobsonsWonderland said: Watched the 7.1 Leicester game today with my son and after David Kelly scored his hat trick.. I told him we sold him the next week. That was one of Keegan's strength in that he knew that we had to keep on improving with each transfer. God's sake we even sold Cole to improve the squad as a whole (didn't believe it at the time mind). So I'm not as worried now about selling a Miggy, ASM or even a Wilson in the knowledge that we will make the right decisions for the club (it's not the Ashley days where we will sell and buy nobody) We have the hope and believe back so sit back and enjoy the summer Totally get you and I think the Kelly situation is a good comparison, in that we made potentially unpopular squad changes due to our circumstances changing; back then it was Div 1 to Premiership - now it's no European competition to Champions League. However, I wouldn't include Wilson in that batch of possible sales because he's just so good. I don't think we could realistically upgrade on our better-than 1 in 2 striker without breaking the bank or absolutely genius scouting. Besides, his replacement is probably already here in the shape of Isak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I really hope we do get Arda Guler. Him and a key wide player would be class. Maybe even let him stay on loan at FB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ikon said: I really hope we do get Arda Guler. Him and a key wide player would be class. Maybe even let him stay on loan at FB. According to Turkish press it is done and set to be announced at the end of our season. However £21m seems higher than the fee that was reported earlier, I thought he had a clause for £5m if he didn't make a set number of appearances this season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 20 minutes ago, robbo_11 said: However £21m seems higher than the fee that was reported earlier, I thought he had a clause for £5m if he didn't make a set number of appearances this season. Has to play less than 1500 minutes for the season, for a fee of around £4.4m to be triggered. Don’t know how many minutes he’s accumulated now but it was looking unlikely (though not impossible) a few weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Us getting Champions League should completely negate the arguement that we need to sell players to help us with FFP. The 50-60m from CL and increased commercial revenue allows us to spend an extra 250-300m this summer and still not be in breach with FFP the first year. Not that we should go bananas like that, but my point is that FFP is not going to hold us back for now. Edited May 21, 2023 by Displayname Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Manxst Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, Displayname said: Us getting Champions League should completely negate the arguement that we need to sell players to help us with FFP. The 50-60m from CL and increased commercial revenue allows us to spend an extra 250-300m this summer and still not be in breach with FFP the first year. Not that we should go bananas like that. All clubs need to sell players to assist with FFP- it potentially brings in a large amount of revenue that can assist the club in moving forward past this first year. Yes, we probably don’t NEED to sell anyone each year, but it would help us buy better players in the future if we did, as it adds massively to the FFP figures. The issue we have is that normally top clubs buy young players for comparatively small amounts (or develop the individuals themselves for nothing) and then sell them for larger sums a few years down the line. We simply don’t have that as our planning to that effect had been neglected for so long, and only mainly have older players who won’t be worth much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, Manxst said: All clubs need to sell players to assist with FFP- it potentially brings in a large amount of revenue that can assist the club in moving forward past this first year. Yes, we probably don’t NEED to sell anyone each year, but it would help us buy better players in the future if we did, as it adds massively to the FFP figures. The issue we have is that normally top clubs buy young players for comparatively small amounts (or develop the individuals themselves for nothing) and then sell them for larger sums a few years down the line. We simply don’t have that as our planning to that effect had been neglected for so long, and only mainly have older players who won’t be worth much. Im just saying we dont need to sell this year. Going forward we ofcourse need some additional income if were going to keep up the same incoming activity. But right now we only have Bruno, Isak, Botman and Gordon who depreciate substantially in FFP value, so we shouldn't have any problems with FFP right now with the extra CL revenue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 No way we should be selling ASM. Going to be loads of games next season. We need a strong squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, samptime29 said: No way we should be selling ASM. Going to be loads of games next season. We need a strong squad. Selling high potential players who will go for a discount because of their current out of form/injurie record doesnt sound like a good idea to me either. If we can get something close to what i believe is his true value i might be willing to let him go. I do understand that he may not be the most optimal player for Eddie Howe, but i think ASM has shown that he is willing to adapt the best he can. He also seems to enjoy it here and makes an effort to maintain a good relationship with the fans. Would be a little cruel to let him go now that he has the chance to prove himself in the Champions League after being our most important player for so many years when we were shit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samptime29 Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Displayname said: Selling high potential players who will go for a discount because of their current out of form/injurie record doesnt sound like a good idea to me either. If we can get something close to what i believe is his true value i might be willing to let him go. I do understand that he may not be the most optimal player for Eddie Howe, but i think ASM has shown that he is willing to adapt the best he can. He also seems to enjoy it here and makes an effort to maintain a good relationship with the fans. Would be a little cruel to let him go now that he has the chance to prove himself in the Champions League after being our most important player for so many years when we were shit. He is a good option to have. Makes no sense to sell him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) Speaking of Arda Guler. From the little I have seen he has the potential to become a Bernardo Silva but with more pace. Also a #10. Just has that ridiculous technical ability and IQ and vision/awareness. Edited May 21, 2023 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ikon said: Speaking of Arda Guler. From the little I have seen he has the potential to become a Bernardo Silva but with more pace. Also a #10. Just has that ridiculous technical ability and IQ and vision/awareness. Bring him home! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, robbo_11 said: According to Turkish press it is done and set to be announced at the end of our season. However £21m seems higher than the fee that was reported earlier, I thought he had a clause for £5m if he didn't make a set number of appearances this season. Anyone reputable claim this as well? Turkish sports media are the worst when it comes to reliable transfer news. Would be a really clever bit of business; seems extremely highly rated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, Ikon said: Speaking of Arda Guler. From the little I have seen he has the potential to become a Bernardo Silva but with more pace. Also a #10. Just has that ridiculous technical ability and IQ and vision/awareness. Exactly the type of player we need by sounds of it in mould of David Silva, Beardsley etc. Not many of these types about these days would be exciting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kocunar Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Manxst said: Has to play less than 1500 minutes for the season, for a fee of around £4.4m to be triggered. Don’t know how many minutes he’s accumulated now but it was looking unlikely (though not impossible) a few weeks ago. If that is indeed the case, he would need to get 290 minutes out of possible 360 minutes in the last 4 games (if they win the cup semifinals, otherwise they play only 3 games and its impossible for him to reach it). Would be very smart of him to pick up an "injury" before the last game if it will still be possible to reach the minute threshold. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 1 minute ago, kocunar said: If that is indeed the case, he would need to get 290 minutes out of possible 360 minutes in the last 4 games (if they win the cup semifinals, otherwise they play only 3 games and its impossible for him to reach it). Would be very smart of him to pick up an "injury" before the last game if it will still be possible to reach the minute threshold. They might fly out the ref from the Liverpool game yesterday. That should generate the extra minutes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kocunar Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, madras said: They might fly out the ref from the Liverpool game yesterday. That should generate the extra minutes. Even with injury time, it still counts as 90 for these purposes. (I know it's a joke) Edited May 21, 2023 by kocunar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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