Marc Guehi

[Dokko]

Just now, Shadow Puppets said:

 

😀 Not like you to be negative mate.

 

A few things...

 

1) The only reason this seems like we're being messed around is because it's playing out in public. For example, I know for a fact that when we signed AG10, it was our fifth attempt that finally got him. But it never felt like we were being messed around... it's just the constant reporting that makes this one feel that way.

 

2) Thiaw is a decent player, but Guehi is considerably better. Howe has made it clear they're looking for players who can come in and make a difference immediately and improve the starting 11. I don't personally feel like Thiaw would do that.

 

3) Gonzalez is just agent talk I believe.

 

 

Aye, been negative all summer, me. 

[Shadow Puppets]

2 minutes ago, Dokko said:

 

Botman. Tosin. Lingard. Maddison. Ekitike.

 

 

 

 

What's the common thread? They were all played out in public (largely due to their agents or the other clubs).

 

The deals that went relatively under the radar or happened relatively quietly... Bruno, Isak, Tonali, Gordon... who knows how long most of those took to nail down.

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, pinkeye said:

Wonder what Guehi is making of all this?

Is he genuinely interested to join us?  He and Gordon seemed to be pretty close in the Euros.  

 

 

Probably doing the decent thing and staying professional. Nowt worse when you get a giant turd like van dijk behaving like an absolute cunt to force a move, tells you a lot about the kind of bloke your getting

[vexred]

4 minutes ago, Dokko said:

 

Guehi wants to move to Newcastle 

 

Not enough to hand in a transfer request

[WilliamPS]

1 minute ago, Pancrate1892 said:

Probably doing the decent thing and staying professional. Nowt worse when you get a giant turd like van dijk behaving like an absolute cunt to force a move, tells you a lot about the kind of bloke your getting

I am all for him pulling a Gordon now and feeling a bit ill over the weekend…

[STM]

3 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said:

Surely our recruitment team can identify better-value players on the continent or elsewhere?
 

These prices are premium for a club that’s had well-publicised struggles with FFP.

 

By better value do you mean of equal quality?

 

We can sign young players for cheaper, we can sign players with potential for cheaper, we can even sign players who might be great players for cheaper but all of which are bigger gambles and you are as likely to waste money on a 30m Thiaw as you are on a Guehi.

 

For the record, going above 65m seems too much and I've been in the "go get him" camp.

 

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by STM

[Miles]

Pull the plug on the cockernee chancers.

Fuck 'em, they'll regret it.

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by Miles

[DahnSahf]

Just tell Parish we've decided we don't want a superstar after all.

[Deuce]

6 hours ago, Skeletor said:

Think we've overplayed our hand here. This shows we're desperate and Parish will be laughing like a super villain knowing he can ask for more.

Until we pull out and he gets nothing?

[Guest]

6 hours ago, Kid Icarus said:

O yes you can

 

 

He's called Marco! 

[gbandit]

Let’s say Eze goes, Andersen goes and Olise has gone. These lads could be really in the shit this year. Good luck getting massive value for Guehi if you’re in a relegation battle 

[Kid Icarus]

2 minutes ago, OCK said:

 

He's called Marco! 

Hence the O!

[Shadow Puppets]

For what it's worth, purely based on what I've been told and how confident people have been about it happening, I don't think we'll walk away from this one just yet.

[RodneyCisse]

I was happy when I thought we were stepping away at 60m so this was a nice surprise although short lived.

[STM]

If we could pivot to RW and get Madueke for 50m, I'd do that in a heartbeat. Chelsea are much easier to deal with too.

 

I reckon we could have that deal wrapped up in 48 hours if we went hard and fast.

 

 

[Guest]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

Hence the O!

 

Subtle. Genius. Respect. I'm not talking about Van Basten.

[SUPERTOON]

Just now, STM said:

If we could pivot to RW and get Madueke for 50m, I'd do that in a heartbeat. Chelsea are much easier to deal with too.

 

I reckon we could have that deal wrapped up in 48 hours if we went hard and fast.

 

 

He ain’t worth 50 million though, we should trigger the 60 million release clause for Eze just for a laugh.

 

 

Edited August 16, 2024 by SUPERTOON

[Pixelphish]

On to the next I guess.

[LionOfGosforth]

This stinks of Palace privately letting us know what they want, while we try to negotiate in good faith and then they move the goalposts each time, while leaking everything to their Southern press mates to look hard to their ultra nonces in black shirts fans. Yes, he's their player and they're entitled to do and ask what they want but I don't think they've ever really intended to sell. We've spent enough time on it, been 2 weeks but feels like the whole summer. Go get Raphinha, fuck Palace. 

[The Bonk]

Just now, Deuce said:

Until we pull out and he gets nothing?

 

Window closes and Guehi is still a Palace player, the value will diminish. Parish is testing limits right now and if they get anything less for him down the road, he looks a bit of a mug if they don't have a strong season with Guehi in the lineup. Then again, maybe he extends his contract, plays a blinder of a season and they get more next summer.  

[HayDen Traces]

8 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said:

 

😀 Not like you to be negative mate.

 

A few things...

 

1) The only reason this seems like we're being messed around is because it's playing out in public. For example, I know for a fact that when we signed AG10, it was our fifth attempt that finally got him. But it never felt like we were being messed around... it's just the constant reporting that makes this one feel that way.

 

2) Thiaw is a decent player, but Guehi is considerably better. Howe has made it clear they're looking for players who can come in and make a difference immediately and improve the starting 11. I don't personally feel like Thiaw would do that.

 

3) Gonzalez is just agent talk I believe.

 

Spot on this. The player actually wanting to move to us is a huge part too. 

 

[NUFC_Chris]

Just now, Shadow Puppets said:

For what it's worth, purely based on what I've been told and how confident people have been about it happening, I don't think we'll walk away from this one just yet.

We’d be crazy to spend north of 70m on him, if the figures quoted are correct. I honestly wouldn’t want us to.

[HayDen Traces]

Just now, LionOfGosforth said:

This stinks of Palace privately letting us know what they want, while we try to negotiate in good faith and then they move the goalposts each time, while leaking everything to their Southern press mates to look hard to their ultra nonces in black shirts fans. Yes, he's their player and they're entitled to do and ask what they want but I don't think they've ever really intended to sell. We've spent enough time on it, been 2 weeks but feels like the whole summer. Go get Raphinha, fuck Palace. 

Raphina would be awesome but its a non starter as he wants to stay at Barca. Plus his wages would be an issue for us right now.

Otherwise I agree.

[Joelinton7]

2 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said:

For what it's worth, purely based on what I've been told and how confident people have been about it happening, I don't think we'll walk away from this one just yet.

[andyc35i]

It’s such a horrible time for football transfers these days. Everyone has money and can turn down astronomical sums that pre-2020 would seem absolutely crazy.
 

If palace want over £70m for him then imagine how much somebody that’s truly elite would cost. I was joking recently that we wouldn’t accept £120m for Isak and the people I was with laughed at me. I actually think I was £50m short of the fee