João Pedro

[mighty__mag]

[Dancing Brave]

7 minutes ago, Kimbo said:

My prediction/conspiracy theory is that there will be a Saudi led European Super League within 5 years and these clubs are already in bed with them. That’s a realistic goal for them and it’s far bigger than Newcastle.

 

As far as Newcastle is concerned, the club was sold to them by Staveley and I think everything needs to be pushed forward by a non-PIF person. They’re there to invest if someone sells it to them, but otherwise we’ll be a forgotten relatively minor investment.

  The bedwetting because we haven't bought one player is hilarious.

[The College Dropout]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

Doesn't seem to have driven up his asking price mind, been 60 million all summer. 

His wages at least. Which is a major factor in the overall cost of the transfer. 

[The Prophet]

1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said:

My only issue is, surely the club should have known exactly what to expect regarding prices, wages etc. We have had 18 months to get ready for this window. Being quoted massive fees should not come as a surprise. 

 

Valid concern, but I don't think it necessarily follows we haven't done our homework.

 

It wouldn't be the first time that we've tried (and failed) in the Premier League market first, before moving onto other targets.

 

Or it might just be the club has struggled to identify value abroad or in the lower leagues. It just feels that they might face less competition and hold more bargaining power.

 

We can only speculate, but it'll be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few weeks.

 

 

Edited 4 hours ago by The Prophet

[Sibierski]

54 minutes ago, geordie_b said:

 

Since 2022

 

Moises Caicedo €116m

Marc Cucurella €65.3m

Robert Sanchez €28.7m

Shumaira Mheuka €1.2m

Zak Sturge €1m

 

Graham Potter Head Coach

Billy Reid Assistant Coach

Bjorn Hamberg Assistant Coach

Bruno Saltor Assistant Coach

Ben Roberts Goalkeeper Coach

Kyle Macauley Recruitment Analyst

Paul Winstanley Co-Sporting Director

Sam Jewell Global Scout

 

https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2024/03/chelsea-transfer-news-brighton-players-staff-todd-boehly

 

 

 

Then do ex Man City youth. It’s laughable how much is spent on just two sides, because they have people upstairs who come from those two sides  

[Kimbo]

7 minutes ago, Dancing Brave said:

  The bedwetting because we haven't bought one player is hilarious.

I’ve thought that about the Saudi’s and the super league for a couple of years, the situation stinks to me, and the latter seems to make sense to me given my observations of how the club has been run. I also don’t know who is running the club right now given Eales illness. It’s just opinions, I’m not urinating anywhere I shouldn’t.

[duo]

37 minutes ago, Kimbo said:

With Delap I understood why he would go to Chelsea, but for Pedro it is a braindead move, he would literally just be a utility player. It stinks of the likes of Kepa moving to be a backup in his prime years.

It stinks of a move to weaken the opposition. Pedro will follow the cash / longterm contract.

[TRon]

28 minutes ago, mighty__mag said:

 

I edited my post 👍🏻

 

In a dumb way, pif are helping Chelsea and City with spending, but they won't mind as its good for them, but shit for their asset Newcastle. 

 

 

It's just the way the PL is set up for the cartel clubs. Not really a lot PIF or any other owner can do about it. Doesn't matter who the owner is, PSR is going to stop them from spending money to make up ground on the cartel clubs by ploughing their own money in. Can't really blame PIF for putting their money where it can benefit them outside of the PL. This is a PL policy which is there to protect the interests of the big clubs already at the top. 

[TRon]

21 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

My only issue is, surely the club should have known exactly what to expect regarding prices, wages etc. We have had 18 months to get ready for this window. Being quoted massive fees should not come as a surprise. 

 

 

Agree, but we still have the rest of the window to see how this plays out. 

 

After last summer expectations are high this time round when we've got decent money to spend.

 

We have to be creative in the market. We might not be a cartel club but we are still in a better position than all the rest of the clubs to spend big.

[TheInfiniteOdyssey]

Not massively bothered about missing out on him to be honest, but my bigger concern is what form of due diligence the club performed on a prospective deal.

Was he always hanging on for Chelsea? If we had any inclination of that, we should have moved on weeks ago. 

[janpawel]

2 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

Not massively bothered about missing out on him to be honest, but my bigger concern is what form of due diligence the club performed on a prospective deal.

Was he always hanging on for Chelsea? If we had any inclination of that, we should have moved on weeks ago. 

 

I'm bothered like, unless anyone is aware of another player who can cover Joelinton/LCM and also up front 

 

Fucking Chelsea man

[HayDen Traces]

Ekitike wont come to Newcastle

[McCormick]

Thought Xavi Simmons would have been a cool alternative but (depending on what reports you believe) the lad’s on between 120-200k a week. We won’t go anywhere near that imo.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by McCormick

[Sibierski]

Chelsea will still sign a striker this summer if Jackson is sold too. 

[The Prophet]

Just now, HayDen Traces said:

Ekitike wont come to Newcastle

 

We won't pay £80 million plus for him either. Total non-starter.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, McCormick said:

Thought Xavi Simmons would have been a cool alternative but (depending on what reports you believe) the lad’s on between 120-200k a week. We won’t go anywhere that imo.

Didn't think Leipzig would pay that much tbh (not that i would have a clue).

[Nucasol]

Just now, Sibierski said:

Chelsea will still sign a striker this summer if Jackson is sold too. 

Put money on a PIF owned Saudi club signing him.

[Skeletor]

1 minute ago, HayDen Traces said:

Ekitike wont come to Newcastle

 

We knew that in 2023 FFS.

[toon25]

Chelsea bound to get to the semis of the CWC. More prize money coming their way.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, toon25 said:

Chelsea bound to get to the semis of the CWC. More prize money coming their way.

Courtesy of PIF 

[The Prophet]

Not many players with that Cunha/Pedro profile around. Covers two or three positions across the forward line and midfield. Interesting to see what we do next.

[McCormick]

5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Didn't think Leipzig would pay that much tbh (not that i would have a clue).

Could be wrong but didn’t they spend 50 to 60 odd million on him (possibly with more in add-ons)? 2nd highest transfer in Bundesliga history iirc.

 

Imagine he’s on a fair whack, considering. Pretty sure he’s out of our reach, which is a shame.

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by McCormick

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

Courtesy of PIF 

 

They'd have been able to afford him regardless tbf. They're in a good PSR position thanks to their non-player sales going through.

[Jackie Broon]

3 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Put money on a PIF owned Saudi club signing him.

 

PIF actually have a financial interest in Chelsea, they have billions invested in Clearlake Capital which owns 60% of Chelsea.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, McCormick said:

Could be wrong but didn’t they spend 50 to 60 odd million on him (possibly with more in add-ons)? 2nd highest transfer in Bundesliga history iirc.

 

Imagine he’s on a fair whack, considering. Think he’s out of our reach, which is a shame.

Aye, tbf just realised he came from PSG didn't he? He would have been on a high wage there and wouldn't have taken much of a cut.