Optimistic Nut Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Back to the Ashley days of paying all up front to try and get the price down. Worrying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Chelsea will sell a few shit players and suddenly have the cash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezzle Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 2 minutes ago, gdm said: Chelsea will sell a few shit players and suddenly have the cash. Wouldn't be surprised if they sell them to Chelsea plc and get to keep them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Is that Eddie with his Bournemouth and Burnley connections again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 46 minutes ago, danny said: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 This’ll be the Maddison transfer saga heartbreak of this summer. Can’t see a world where he picks us over the other teams in for him. Hope I’m wrong. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Yeah I just can't see him coming here at all, we just won't be able to pay the wages that Chelsea and Man United can and at the end of the day that's pretty much all the players care about . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, Geogaddi said: Yeah I just can't see him coming here at all, we just won't be able to pay the wages that Chelsea and Man United can and at the end of the day that's pretty much all the players care about . Bruno, Tripps and Botman say high 👋🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 18 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Bruno, Tripps and Botman say high 👋🏻 Not really the same. We snuck in on Bruno at a time where nobody was keen, he was on low wages and wasn't going to be offered mega money elsewhere. Tripps was wanting back to England and probably took a wage cut. In fact he admitted he could have stayed and got more at Madrid. Botman we were competing with a cash strapped Milan. If Chelsea and Co really want him, they can plonk 300k on the table and he's their's. Also, don't be surprised if Man City don't swoop for him. City tend to come in at the last minute. I'm not saying we couldn't get him, more that a certain series of circumstances need to occur. Edited June 16 by STM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Alan Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 24 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Bruno, Tripps and Botman say high 👋🏻 For the Botman deal, didn't we just bomb AC Milan out with a higher bid? Sven had his heart set on Italy. He was probably gutted until he met the madlads in our dressing room. Oh and on Olise, can we not get Daveed or Hatem to give him a ring? Tiny skirts? Even in Decembaire, Michael. Even in Decembaire. Edited June 16 by Monkey Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, Monkey Alan said: For the Botman deal, didn't we just bomb AC Milan out with a higher bid? Sven had his heart set on Italy. He was probably gutted until he met the madlads in our dressing room. Really ? He could have said he wanted to go to AC, then his club are left to decide to accept their offer or not. Players dont HAVE to go to the highest bidder. They have a massive say as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 1 minute ago, Monkey Alan said: For the Botman deal, didn't we just bomb AC Milan out with a higher bid? Sven had his heart set on Italy. He was probably gutted until he met the madlads in our dressing room. Italy is class so I don’t blame him. Totally different pace of life and better weather. If that’s what your into. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 With Olise I think it will suddenly be that Liverpool have agreed a deal and he’s travelling for a medical Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 31 minutes ago, STM said: Not really the same. We snuck in on Bruno at a time where nobody was keen, he was on low wages and wasn't going to be offered mega money elsewhere. Tripps was wanting back to England and probably took a wage cut. In fact he admitted he could have stayed and got more at Madrid. Botman we were competing with a cash strapped Milan. If Chelsea and Co really want him, they can plonk 300k on the table and he's their's. Also, don't be surprised if Man City don't swoop for him. City tend to come in at the last minute. I'm not saying we couldn't get him, more that a certain series of circumstances need to occur. Yep, at this moment in time we're kind of at Spurs-Poch levels in recruitment where we invest in young players or perhaps those that are coming off a bad season. We don't usually try to go toe to toe with the big lads. We will get there, but we're just not at that point yet. It's why although it's class to see the ambition and outlay committed, Olise feels very unlikely. Equally, I think we'll know that too and have an exciting second choice lined up. Edited June 16 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Wonder why no one other than Chelsea activated the release clause last summer. It was around 25-30 million then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 If we are signing Olise, especially for cash up front, that doesn't exactly tie in with our "close to FFP" rumours. Who's leaving? Feels like it needs to be someone significant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thumbheed Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) 4 hours ago, Andy84 said: With Olise I think it will suddenly be that Liverpool have agreed a deal and he’s travelling for a medical Agree with this but I think we're more in the running than we're giving ourselves credit for. By all accounts he's extremely focused and diligent with his career choices and we're arguably the only club that could guarantee him a starting place whilst also having the finances, stabilty and ambitions to match his own. Edited June 16 by Thumbheed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 6 minutes ago, Chris_R said: If we are signing Olise, especially for cash up front, that doesn't exactly tie in with our "close to FFP" rumours. Who's leaving? Feels like it needs to be someone significant. Don’t think it matters whether we pay up front or not, if he’s on a 4 year contract it would still be spread over that period for FFP purposes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 (edited) Olise won’t be going somewhere because it’s the first option that shows up. Can see him staying if one of his preferred choices don’t stump up the cash this window. Having said that, someone will for sure as they won’t want to miss out. Also, 60m isn’t much for him. Edited June 16 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiemag Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 5 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Don’t think it matters whether we pay up front or not, if he’s on a 4 year contract it would still be spread over that period for FFP purposes. It doesn’t matter for FFP, but it matters for Crystal Palace who then have the money upfront to reinvest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I think we have a handy knack of bait and switch. We are genuinely interested in Olise, but we are probably fully aware that we could get gazumped. However if we move hard and fast, it forces the rich clubs out of the shadows. It's quite a good tactic because we can move on quickly or get a serious player in quickly. I've said all along I don't think we will get Olise but I think we may end up with a "second choice" of someone equally good. For example, if we can spend 60m on Olise, we can almost certainly get Williams, Neto or maybe someone a bit different like MGW for less than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnonel Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Olise would be Ben Arfa levels of excitement for me. Would be transformational Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 36 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Wonder why no one other than Chelsea activated the release clause last summer. It was around 25-30 million then. Wasnt he injured or something at the time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 38 minutes ago, nufc123 said: Wasnt he injured or something at the time? Tore his hamstring at the U21 Euros I think or maybe prior to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Getting Palace to accept a bid is the easy part, the struggle will be convincing the player this is the right next step for him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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