Anthony Elanga: NUFC have bid of £45m rejected (Ornstein)

[rebelrouser]

I hope we don't have the full story because our strategy appears lazy and aimless like the last summer window.  

[On the Grid]

Saw the news on X...figured I'd log on and there'd be less bed wetting...

 

Trust in the man who brought us back from the brink and disrupted the elite on the pitch.

[gazza ladra]

2 hours ago, kingxlnc said:

Best transfer windows in memory

 

1995/96 Ginola Hislop Ferdinand Barton (Asprilla Batty)
1996/97 for Shearer alone

2001/02 Bellamy and Robert were game changers 

2015/16 Wijnaldum Thauvin Mbemba Mitrovic were four of the best young players in Europe

2021/22 Jan Trippier Burn Targett Bruno Wood

2023: Minteh, Tonali, Barnes, Livramento, Hall

[r0cafella]

Prediction time, do we reckon we go higher or will we move on? 

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

Prediction time, do we reckon we go higher or will we move on? 

We will go to 50 imo. Personally think this gets done eventually. (Thought the same with Guehi last summer mind  )

[Erikse]

8 hours ago, Ben said:

I think we need to write an open letter on Twitter to NFFC to ask them to release Elanga 

 

That's what Ratcliffe would've done.

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, SUPERTOON said:

We will go to 50 imo. Personally think this gets done eventually. (Thought the same with Guehi last summer mind  )

Gets done at 50? 

[SUPERTOON]

1 minute ago, r0cafella said:

Gets done at 50? 

Plus add ons, aye. 

[r0cafella]

3 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Plus add ons, aye. 

Sounds reasonable, I could see that happening. 

 

I think he's a decent player and has something to add, my bug bear with this is more to the fact we could have just bought him when forest did instead of being mugged off a couple of seasons later. 

[gdm]

Hope we move on

[r0cafella]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

Hope we move on

I understand the sentiment but to who? Seems like the options are really limited. 

[ExiledGeordie]

I think we’ve got a decent chance of getting him but Forest aren’t exactly going to just hand him over are they. As someone above has said it’ll probably be 50m+. I’d probably prefer Kudus for that type of money. 

[Dr Venkman]

[ExiledGeordie]

The thing is if we’re genuinely interested in him then a) you get a signal from the player that he’s interested and b) if the club is a willing seller and a ball park price then you negotiate. They must have an idea what they’d have to go to to get him? Obviously Parish wouldn’t budge on Guehi last summer but I hope we either offer close to what they actually want or just say “no, sorry that’s too much” and move on”. Im making it out to be far more simplistic but just making a point. If we go after premier league players, if that’s what Howe wants we’re going to have to pay the transfer fees and wages. But it does leave us open to these drawn out situations. 

 

 

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[kenlau88210]

I am predicting we will get this done by overpaying sth like 55m

[Shadow Puppets]

15 minutes ago, kenlau88210 said:

I am predicting we will get this done by overpaying sth like 55m

55m in today’s market isn’t overpaying. I keep reading this, but you have absolutely bang average players in both the PL and abroad being valued at 35m-40m. 

[SAK]

Would be happy if he signs and he’s been effective for Forest but from what I’ve seen he needs space to run into like Gordon.  

We need some players who can play against low blocks with a killer pass, 1-2s around the box or can dribble (not kick and run but more Ben Arfa type dribbler). I guess the Joao Pedro interest could be to cover that.

[Froggy]

7 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said:

55m in today’s market isn’t overpaying. I keep reading this, but you have absolutely bang average players in both the PL and abroad being valued at 35m-40m. 

 

People are also forgetting we've a large sell-on clause, likely to be 20% of the profit. Forest are going to factor that in.

 

Even they sell for £60m, we get £9m of it.

[GeordieDazzler]

People love ideal values that don’t actually exist. You’re worth what someone is willing to pay and what someone is willing to sell for.
 

He’s had a great season for a team that only missed out on CL on the final day, he’s 22 and has already improved massively from a few years ago. That they want a decent wedge for him is perfectly fair. 
 

I think this gets done for 50 or so with Add ons if we make the CL again. 

[Rocker]

I was really impressed with what I saw from him last season. A much higher ceiling than Murphy, considering his age and (if he joins), coached the fuck out of.

 

Sign him up, Daddy. 

[Bondedcrown]

6 hours ago, On the Grid said:

Saw the news on X...figured I'd log on and there'd be less bed wetting...

 

Trust in the man who brought us back from the brink and disrupted the elite on the pitch.

Nowhere near good enough for some of the spoilt brats on here though!

[The Prophet]

1 hour ago, r0cafella said:

Prediction time, do we reckon we go higher or will we move on? 

 

After many tedious updates, it gets done at £50 million, plus £5 million in add-ons.

[NSG]

You don’t put a bid of that amount in if you’re just going to move on. It’s a starter for ten. 

[McCormick]

41 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

People are also forgetting we've a large sell-on clause, likely to be 20% of the profit. Forest are going to factor that in.

 

Even they sell for £60m, we get £9m of it.

How does that work for add-ons and performance clauses? Might be a good workaround for both clubs?

[Nucasol]

40 minutes ago, Rocker said:

I was really impressed with what I saw from him last season. A much higher ceiling than Murphy, considering his age and (if he joins), coached the fuck out of.

 

Sign him up, Daddy. 

Daddy Howe?