Alexander Isak

[BonesJones]

 

[Rod]

57 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

Nobody said this. I said £80m "wasn't an insult," because it isn't; no one is insulting anyone by putting 80 million quid on the table. It matches the most anyone in this league has ever paid for a striker excluding the Blue lunatics. And I said £17m was a decent profit, which it is, thanks to the backwards world of PSR. How many clubs have turned a profit on an investment that big?

 

However, it's possible to think all of the above whilst also being absolutely certain that we shouldn't (and wouldn't) blink at such an offer. 

Tying yourself in knots here mate.  Just admit it was a ridiculous statement by you.

[Ronson333]

On 12/11/2024 at 00:51, Conjo said:

If someone bids for him, and if he is interested in joining them over staying here, I think we'd let him go for something around the £80m region. 

If someone bids for him, and he's not particularly bothered whether he stays or goes, we're immediately in the £100m+ region.

 

There's just no way we'll run the risk of losing him for nothing if that ever becomes a realistic scenario.

 

 

 

Erikse check your stuff going forward, 

[Yorkie]

6 minutes ago, Rod said:

Tying yourself in knots here mate.  Just admit it was a ridiculous statement by you.

 

 I've been saying the same thing over and over again for days and stand by it. To the delight of readers everywhere I'm sure. 

[Rod]

4 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

 I've been saying the same thing over and over again for days and stand by it. To the delight of readers everywhere I'm sure. 

You may have been saying the same thing over and over but it was still a shite statement wasn't it?

[Yorkie]

 I dunno which one you mean but okay, Rod. 

[Rod]

2 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 I dunno which one you mean but okay, Rod. 

Well you've been saying the same thing over and over so you must know which one surely.

[Erikse]

1 hour ago, Ronson333 said:

Erikse check your stuff going forward, 

 

You realise that he didn't say it was a decent fee? He's making a prediction of what he thinks could happen in a specific (far from ideal) scenario, just like he explained in the quote I gave you. You can disagree with the possibility of that fee in that situation, but that's besides the point. Maybe you should read posts more carefully going forward. That way you won't twist peoples opinions into something different.

 

 

Edited November 17 by Erikse

[tarie4]

3 hours ago, Yorkie said:

 

Nobody said this. I said £80m "wasn't an insult," because it isn't; no one is insulting anyone by putting 80 million quid on the table. It matches the most anyone in this league has ever paid for a striker excluding the Blue lunatics. And I said £17m was a decent profit, which it is, thanks to the backwards world of PSR. How many clubs have turned a profit on an investment that big?

 

However, it's possible to think all of the above whilst also being absolutely certain that we shouldn't (and wouldn't) blink at such an offer. 

80 million for Isak is a joke, it's insulting. He's contracted to the club till June 2028, and he's worth way more than that. It's mind-boggling how you think it's not. It's astonishing, really.

 

I disagree with all the bolded parts. Everyone is entitled to an opinion I guess, but 80 million for Isak not insulting? Wow. Just wow. 

[CPL]

We paid 63million a few years ago when he was unproven in the league so he should be at least 90m+. 

 

 

[Oregon_Geordie]

120m minimum. But in theory, should not be selling.

[Ed210]

Sell him to buy someone world class according to BBC gossip?  He is world class is he? 

[Beren]

I'm not interested in selling him at all for any value

 

If the club did eventually decide to do so however, I'd be more annoyed if the deal for his successor wasn't lined up contemporaneously (like Liverpool did with Torres/Carroll).

 

Let's just not go there though. Get European football and pay the man.

[Dr Venkman]

Aye. Fuck off this how much should we sell him for craic forever.

 

 

Edited November 17 by Dr Venkman

[Ben]

Zero chance he goes to Arsenal in January, I think his agent is just fishing for a new contract 

[Gawalls]

52 minutes ago, Ed210 said:

Sell him to buy someone world class according to BBC gossip?  He is world class is he? 

If he had our stats in a Liverpool shirt instead of black and white they’d be saying he’s one of the top picks in the world.

[Gawalls]

4 minutes ago, Ben said:

Zero chance he goes to Arsenal in January, I think his agent is just fishing for a new contract 

I don’t think his agent gives a fuck where he goes or if he stays as long as he gets his cut.

[black_n_white]

We don’t get Europe this season he’ll be looking for a move in the summer, that can be said for 3 or 4 of our top players though. You won’t blame them either.

[ExiledGeordie]

14 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

We don’t get Europe this season he’ll be looking for a move in the summer, that can be said for 3 or 4 of our top players though. You won’t blame them either.

Yes no Europe and he’ll be gone for 100-120m imo. I still think some teams might come sniffing if we’re in Europe but not in the champions league. 

 

 

Edited November 17 by ExiledGeordie

[Geogaddi]

20 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

We don’t get Europe this season he’ll be looking for a move in the summer, that can be said for 3 or 4 of our top players though. You won’t blame them either.

Footballers desperately wanting to play in the champions league is always overstated I think. At the end of the day they will go where the money is, for example if Chelsea offered Isak a load of money and they didn't have champions league football I don't think that would stop him signing for them. Unfortunately we are never going to be able to pay the wages the big 5 clubs can or even Spurs for that matter . Obviously if we get champions league it would mean we could offer him more money to stay but it still might not be enough.

[Dr Venkman]

1 hour ago, black_n_white said:

We don’t get Europe this season he’ll be looking for a move in the summer, that can be said for 3 or 4 of our top players though. You won’t blame them either.

[Holloway]

Aren't international breaks great 

[andycap]

That's what gets me if a club wants a player and he's not far off world class then pay the readies. 

Arsenal etc think they can get him on the cheap 😂 when they spunked near enough 70 million on havertz and think isak should be a similar price is laughable. 

[ExiledGeordie]

1 hour ago, andycap said:

That's what gets me if a club wants a player and he's not far off world class then pay the readies. 

Arsenal etc think they can get him on the cheap 😂 when they spunked near enough 70 million on havertz and think isak should be a similar price is laughable. 

Arsenal will know they’re not going to be able to get him on the cheap. Realistically if they’re going to actually win the league they need a striker and they’re going to have to pay big for one. Whether they can Isak is another thing because there’s a lot that can happen between now and the end of the season such as us getting champions league which would kill

off any chance of him going. Arsenal will definitely target a striker next summer though.

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

1 hour ago, andycap said:

That's what gets me if a club wants a player and he's not far off world class then pay the readies. 

Arsenal etc think they can get him on the cheap 😂 when they spunked near enough 70 million on havertz and think isak should be a similar price is laughable. 

I think Arsenal have to have an honest look at where they are too tbh, they have won exactly the same as us post takeover and are looking miles off it this season. I doubt Isak is overjoyed at the idea of being the new Peter Crouch in Arteta's expensive version of Pulis' Stoke