NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Colos Short and Curlies]

49 minutes ago, STM said:

 

Yeah that's it for me. Bruno can have a few off games but he's the cultural leader of the club. He represents the change from being a piss poor Steve Bruce side, to being a proper quality European level side.

 

I want him here until he's into his 30s. He's an absolute icon.

 

And then I want to see him in the dugout with Big Joe playing the Tindall role

[Coffee_Johnny]

9 hours ago, SiLvOR said:

So are we signing Rice or what?

Let’s get Wharton instead. Also shoots like a 12 year old =good fit 😉 (now Wharton behind Bruno and Tonali would be the best midfield we’d ever seen). 

[The College Dropout]

9 hours ago, Ronaldo said:

I’ll be critical of Bruno when he’s poor but at this point we can’t put a value on him. He’s priceless in that he basically IS the club. Certainly now. His value is here and nowhere else.

I love how we have a number of players that "get it".  You need that in a dressing room.

[mighty__mag]

Leeds after three of ours, Pope,Longstaff, Wilson,

 

While rumour Villa after Barnes in Swap with Ramsey.

 

Al-Itihad wish to sign Bruno 120m

 

 

 

 

[Roids]

11 minutes ago, mighty__mag said:

Leeds after three of ours, Pope,Longstaff, Wilson,

 

While rumour Villa after Barnes in Swap with Ramsey.

 

Al-Itihad wish to sign Bruno 120m

 

 

 

 

Barnes needs to stay, the other 4 would be great to off the books (personally have no issue with Pope as thestarting keeper, and Bruno at that price w his

age is a no brainer in the FFP era)

 

 

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22 minutes ago, Roids said:

 Bruno at that price w his age is a no brainer in the FFP era)

[HayDen Traces]

I wouldn't sell Bruno at any price. His leadership and enthusiasm filters to the other players. Him and Tonali are the best mf duo in the league. 

They're untouchable in my eyes.

If we need ffp money (which by all accounts we don't) then you get that elsewhere. Our core group needs to stay at least one more season and see what can be achieved with a few more top signings this summer.

[Roids]

2 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

I wouldn't sell Bruno at any price. His leadership and enthusiasm filters to the other players. Him and Tonali are the best mf duo in the league. 

They're untouchable in my eyes.

If we need ffp money (which by all accounts we don't) then you get that elsewhere. Our core group needs to stay at least one more season and see what can be achieved with a few more top signings this summer.

That's sweet and sentimental but not grounded in reality

 

I love Bruno as much as the next man but everyone has a price, 120m (reinvested) would placate any angst from that hypothetical sale

 

 

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Roids

[Keegans Export]

It's hard to comment because we don't really know our financial situation heading into the summer.

 

If we're confident we have the money to bring in the quality & numbers we need without selling Bruno, I'd rather we didn't. If we did sell him, yes that would give us more wiggle room but then you'd have to replace an absolutely vital member of the team and our captain. Even with a substantial "war chest" who do you go for? 

[Ikon]

Ramsey isn’t a bad player but no thanks. We need reliable players. 

[Zero]

If we are back to ECL next season, my gut feeling is we don’t need to sell anyone this summer and we should be able to spend sth around 50m.

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

1 hour ago, Roids said:

That's sweet and sentimental but not grounded in reality

 

I love Bruno as much as the next man but everyone has a price, 120m (reinvested) would placate any angst from that hypothetical sale

 

 

 

 

Is it? when a seemingly top level midfielder goes for in excess of £100m these days. Baleba for instance would cost similar to what Bruno would fetch meaning it’s potentially at best a zero sum game

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Ghandis Flip-Flop
Bloody phone autocorrecting Baleba

[Monters]

49 minutes ago, Roids said:

That's sweet and sentimental but not grounded in reality

 

I love Bruno as much as the next man but everyone has a price, 120m (reinvested) would placate any angst from that hypothetical sale

 

 

 

 

Totally disagree! Most of that would need to be spent on his replacement with no guarantee of performance on the pitch let alone off it!

 

I understand PSR but don't agree with the endless calls to sell several players especially someone who rarely misses a game and is one the best performers week in week out... How much would Wharton or someone similar be to replace him? Even someone from the continent (which would increase the risk)?

[Displayname]

How do you guys think about bringing in some Man Utd players? Got to be some players there that Eddie can bring back to their best right? 

Kinda hard to believe that they have just made poor transfers, a more likely explaination is that the atmosphere there is so broken that the players lose their confidence.

 

 

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[jonny1403]

1 hour ago, Roids said:

That's sweet and sentimental but not grounded in reality

 

I love Bruno as much as the next man but everyone has a price, 120m (reinvested) would placate any angst from that hypothetical sale

 

 

 

 

 

As mentioned there's no guarantee his replacement would hit the ground running. Even if he did we'd instantly lose the leadership and team cohesion that Bruno brings. He's our captain ffs. Would be an incredibly risky sale with not much upside.

[PauloGeordio]

1 minute ago, jonny1403 said:

 

As mentioned there's no guarantee his replacement would hit the ground running. Even if he did we'd instantly lose the leadership and team cohesion that Bruno brings. He's our captain ffs. Would be an incredibly risky sale with not much upside.

It won’t happen! 

[Roids]

16 minutes ago, Ghandis Flip-Flop said:

Is it? when a seemingly top level midfielder goes for in excess of £100m these days. Valera for instance would cost similar to what Bruno would fetch meaning it’s potentially at best a zero sum game

There haven't been 5 MFs let alone players that have gone for £100m+ in the last few years

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Roids

[tarie4]

Just now, Roids said:

There aren't 5 MFs let alone players that have gone for £100m+ in the last few years

If we sell Bruno for 120 m hypothetically,  who would you go for to replace him?

[Roids]

4 minutes ago, Displayname said:

How do you guys think about bringing in some Man Utd players? Got to be some players there that Eddie can bring back to their best right? 

Kinda hard to believe that they have just made poor transfers, a more likely explaination is that the atmosphere there is so broken that the players lose their confidence.

 

 

 

Mainoo and Diallo >>>>

[Monters]

Just now, tarie4 said:

If we sell Bruno for 120 m hypothetically,  who would you go for to replace him?

Good question!
 

Also how much would you value the impact selling our captain and leader would have on the dressing room? 

Hey Alex I know we've just punted your mate but please sign a new long term contract...  

[Displayname]

3 minutes ago, tarie4 said:

If we sell Bruno for 120 m hypothetically,  who would you go for to replace him?

If we got that i would not use all the money on replacing him directly, but strenghten our squad in general. 

Probably would accept that offer tbh, but it isnt going to happen.

[Monters]

3 minutes ago, Roids said:

Mainoo and Diallo >>>>

Talented boy but limited end product... In my view we'd still need another more consistent right winger 

[tarie4]

Just now, Monters said:

Good question!
 

Also how much would you value the impact selling our captain and leader would have on the dressing room? 

Hey Alex I know we've just punted your mate but please sign a new long term contract...  

Bruno, Tonali, Isak, etc. should only leave when they're over the hill, not at their peak. We wanna be fighting for the Champions League every year, and hopefully the league title soon. Keep your best players, you know? If we need to sell to make money, sell Willock, Longstaff, Targett, etc., not our best players.

[Ghandis Flip-Flop]

7 minutes ago, Roids said:

There haven't been 5 MFs let alone players that have gone for £100m+ in the last few years

 

 

 

Think you need to look again.

 

Enzo, Rice, Caicedo straight off the top of my head. The likes of Macallister only went for less due to a release clause.

 

I appreciate that Chelsea are the main one spending these fees but like it or not it inflates what everyone else is expecting to go for.

[Monters]

Just now, tarie4 said:

Bruno, Tonali, Isak, etc. should only leave when they're over the hill, not at their peak. We wanna be fighting for the Champions League every year, and hopefully the league title soon. Keep your best players, you know? If we need to sell to make money, sell Willock, Longstaff, Targett, etc., not our best players.

YES!

I am not the person suggesting selling Bruno! 

I couldn't be more against that idea no matter what the price and certainly not for £120 million