Sanchez was 42, Lo Celso wound up only being 42 (15m loan fee plus 27M purchase) because we activated an early purchase option in the deal, saving like 7M
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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)
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Just noticed that after posting it. I just thought it was hilarious if Spurs were actually after him
Because Ange wanted him so, so bad we wanted to make sure and leave the best for last...you know, because Ange wanted him as his priority target and so he felt special.
To be fair, he played really well in Tobys place, first season, as he entered a beautifully balanced team.
Just lost his composure more and balance, plus the game shifted to playing out and press resistance, which amplifies his flaws.
Hope he gets a move and we get a new 3rd choice CB (better a CB who can truly challenge the other two).
lo celso, sanchez and ndombele all down to magical pochettino? should be taken outside and shot for burning that sort of money on them cunts
I'm glad you don't work for our scouting department
You're basing your scouting entirely on a goal count, so...
I thought we would have sorted a couple out by this time today I must admit.
You know that Levy has really fucked the window when you and me agree on things.
Dier is more and more becoming the turd that won't flush, but also hangs around smelling awful.
Get the hint, Eric. Your time here is done, find somewhere else.
So for only twice as much as he should be going for then? Surprised we are still using these negotiating methods but I guess they've borne fruit in the past...
...but not at a discounted rate.
It's not just the fee, it's the wages. Johnson is more appealing at even £50m because he probably earns peanuts at Forest. (£30k a week)So if Leicester didn't get relegated and we paid £80 million for Madison would that make him better?
I know what you are getting at though, and its hard not to agree that we seem to have to aim a bit lower and hope they come good rather than spending out big money on a sure thing, I wonder how much of this stems from signing the mega money duds like Ndombele and GLC?
I think just lately our scouting and signings (so far) have turned out a lot better, you only have to look to the likes of Bissouma, Udogie, Sarr, VDV etc and if Richie had turned out decent (he might still) then I think we would be very close to having a starting 11 equal to that when Poch was here in the early days. A couple more smart signings this window and we could really push on.
People will all say waah waah waah, we could get X from Y for £30m but we'd have to pay X a lot more money making the package much bigger.
I can definitely appreciate the sentiment too but I think people get way too bogged down in the idea that price has a correlation to footballing worth. It just doesn't in these modern times where prices and wages are completely skewed by clubs that are willing to pay stupid amounts of money for what amounts to a bit of PR and feel good factor.
I agree that I the past these types of signings have had us all buzzing but ultimately, obsessing over players price tags isn't healthy at all.
When Ange first got here, I hear the first thing he said was
"Daniel, get me Brennan Johnson. I don't care about anything else, I just want that lad. I've followed this lad ever since I was at Melbourne and he's got it in him to go all the way and be as good as Craig Bellamy."
Could we though?
I cant think of a purchase in the old WHL similar to him - 3/4th best creative mid in the league over the last few seasons.
L & L are weighing up bids now