January 22 transfer window

[lobodelsur]

So if your colleague jumped off a cliff would you? Barcelona signed legal documents agreeing to pay Dembele a large salary. Through no fault of his, they have over reached and are now coming with a begging bowl in one hand and the other handing out more contracts! He's absolutely right to tell them to do one. The mad thing is they think they can just instruct him to leave and he'll be gone. Someone is going to have to match his existing salary, if not he's totally justified in picking up his salary and seeing out his contract.

Adama on the other hand has longer on his contract, and is asking to be made one of our top earners, when he's not even a guaranteed starter.

There is nothing even vaguely similar between these two situations

Maybe Barca's stance on Dembele is a signal to the rest of the market that their wage structure is not sutainable at the level it was and that players are going to have to acknowledge that ? (The players who took voluntary pay cuts also had legal contracts entitling them to full payment). I agree that if he's got any sense he'll sit in the stands for 6 months and then choose his next destination.
As for Traore, what makes him think that as a non-starting player he merits being one of our top earners ? His agent presumably has a deluded view of his significance to the club.

 

[Flump]

Demanding over 500k a week is ridiculous

When clubs are paying £200m in transfer fees, £25m a year doesn't seem particularly insane to me for one of the greatest players of all time. If the money doesn't get paid out in salary to the top stars, who should get it instead, club owners?

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

When clubs are paying £200m in transfer fees, £25m a year doesn't seem particularly insane to me for one of the greatest players of all time. If the money doesn't get paid out in salary to the top stars, who should get it instead, club owners?

Point taken but it’s greed you could understand maybe to a point if they was cash rich club. They are up to the eye balls in debt and messi’s wages and the silly wage structure they have all contributed..

 

[Liam pearce]

Any actual transfer rumours anywhere? Anyone? Or do we all think the fax machine is switched off and the cheque book is closed

 

[Bob Wolf]

How tall is hoever? There are different reports that he is either 5 foot 10, or 6 foot. Is he tall enough to be a centre half?

Pretty sure he’s over 6 foot

 

[Bob Wolf]

How tall is hoever? There are different reports that he is either 5 foot 10, or 6 foot. Is he tall enough to be a centre half?

5 foot 11 according to Wikipedia - the dream is over

 

[Hawkguy]

Demanding over 500k a week is ridiculous

If he doesn't get the money... who does? The owners.

The notion that sports players are paid too much... when nothing would change for the fans, and the owner pocketing all the money, has always been a weird argument to me.

And is $26M really that ridiculous? Some MLB players make $40M+.

 

[Bacon Sandwich]

According to Twitter Percy in the Telegraph is reporting that Spurs have made a £15m offer for Adama. Wolves have turned it down. In two words, I hope...

 

[Starsky]

15m.

Ha ha ha!

 

[Deleted member (smith)]

Messi was the star for many years. His own greed helped ruin the club he loves.

A bit harsh as his dad did all the negotiation since he was 10 years old….also got a prison sentence for evading taxes. My point is that Spanish environment is very difficult to understand.Residents pay taxes on their world wide income regardless of where it was earned ….Shakira stayed more than six months in Barcelona to have a baby with her partner Nelson Piquet and ended up owing millions in taxes..

 

[bennymacca]

£15m Adama bid rejected

https://twitter.com/x/status/1484219022589706248

 

[JadeWolf]

£15m Adama bid rejected

https://twitter.com/x/status/1484219022589706248

£15m, they’re taking the ****. Tell them to get ****ed.

 

[Ernie the Wolf]

£15m, they’re taking the ****. Tell them to get ****ed.

Getting sick of Levy and his gang. I would say minimum £25m now for their bloody cheek (no loan etc) and you have 2 days to do the deal. If no action by then, no more dialogue.

 

[AndyY]

£15m Adama bid rejected

https://twitter.com/x/status/1484219022589706248

presumably that’s the down payment with the instalments to follow?! Either that or it’s £15M plus a player or two?!!

 

[John de Wolf's hairdryer]

presumably that’s the down payment with the instalments to follow?! Either that or it’s £15M plus a player or two?!!

No, it's Levy being his usual stingy self. However, in Jeff Shi he has perhaps encountered his very own Dr. No.

 

[JOSWolf]

presumably that’s the down payment with the instalments to follow?! Either that or it’s £15M plus a player or two?!!

I doubt it. Levy is wasting our time.

 

[Brizzlewolf]

Just go back and offer a straight swap for Son.......maybe the penny will drop......maybe....

 

[Ned]

The signing of Chiquinho has probably put us in a stronger, more relaxed position with the Adama situation. We will be prepared to wait until the last minute knowing we have a replacement in already and will also, presumably, have a loan back to Estoril already lined up for him in case Adama stays.

The only issue will be if we are relying on the money to sign elsewhere.

 

[Edinburgh Wolf]

A bit harsh as his dad did all the negotiation since he was 10 years old….also got a prison sentence for evading taxes. My point is that Spanish environment is very difficult to understand.Residents pay taxes on their world wide income regardless of where it was earned ….Shakira stayed more than six months in Barcelona to have a baby with her partner Nelson Piquet and ended up owing millions in taxes..

Wonder if Gerard Pique knows that his missus had a baby with a 70 year old, former F1 driver? He'll be ragin' if he reads this forum and finds out!

 

[Ironfistedmonk]

Wonder if Gerard Pique knows that his missus had a baby with a 70 year old, former F1 driver? He'll be ragin' if he reads this forum and finds out!

Junior, he meant Nelson Piquet Junior

 

[binners]

According to Twitter Percy in the Telegraph is reporting that Spurs have made a £15m offer for Adama. Wolves have turned it down. In two words, I hope...

Typical Levy. That guy would not part with the steam off his ****.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Typical Levy. That guy would not part with the steam off his ****.

I would love it if Jeff Shi did a video. We will not deal with Tottenham we encourage other clubs to do the same. Time wasters.

 

[giantwolf]

£15m Adama bid rejected

https://twitter.com/x/status/1484219022589706248

Levy is keeping the rest of cash for the baby oil bill

 

[TFWanderers]

Any actual transfer rumours anywhere? Anyone? Or do we all think the fax machine is switched off and the cheque book is closed

What is a fax machine

 

[WickedWolfie]

According to Twitter Percy in the Telegraph is reporting that Spurs have made a £15m offer for Adama. Wolves have turned it down. In two words, I hope...

Seven letters, first and last being F....

 

[Lycaon]

Perhaps Levy had to put in a firm offer just to appease the Spuds fanbase regardless of what Wolves are looking for?

This is on the back of apparently sanctioning £200 mil for Conte to spend on transfers!

Personally I think Conte will walk in the not too distant future?!

 

[Wisdomwolf]

I would love it if Jeff Shi did a video. We will not deal with Tottenham we encourage other clubs to do the same. Time wasters.

It’s not the Chinese way. Only fans getting animated, as for Fosun they’re probably laughing their heads off at the Buffon Levy.

 

[Deleted member (smith)]

Wonder if Gerard Pique knows that his missus had a baby with a 70 year old, former F1 driver? He'll be ragin' if he reads this forum and finds out!

Oops…

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Perhaps Levy had to put in a firm offer just to appease the Spuds fanbase regardless of what Wolves are looking for?

This is on the back of apparently sanctioning £200 mil for Conte to spend on transfers!

Personally I think Conte will walk in the not too distant future?!

I think it’s funny. Spurs and other clubs think we have no money… That isn’t true. We have money. However we are going to use the money we sell players to reinvest.

Levy has put spurs over 1.2bn in debt yet they can’t afford an extra 5/10m? Can you imagine the interest on 1.2bn. Spurs will crash and burn within 5 years. Near to 100m in interest 1bn per year at 10%. Lol they are finished

 

[Andy]

Jeez, just imagine what Levy would have bid had Adama ****ed up that second shot on Saturday!

 

[JonahWolf]

Point taken but it’s greed you could understand maybe to a point if they was cash rich club. They are up to the eye balls in debt and messi’s wages and the silly wage structure they have all contributed..

Oh yes it’s all very much their fault. The silly wage structure being the main thing.
Messi is perfectly entitled to ask for half a mil a week…if they wanted to keep him, they paid it, which they did.
However, when their other starters came knocking and said, ‘oy, he’s on more than double what I’m getting, bout time I had a raise’, then the answer should have been ‘when you’re half the player he is, you can think about half the wage’.
As soon as Xavi and Iniesta retired/moved, there was only Messi that was irreplaceable, but they treated most of the first team the same and paid them accordingly….along with all the new signings, as precedent was set.

Slightly more difficult argument in the last couple of years, but before that, he was head and shoulders above any player in the world bar one, consistently, year upon year, constantly winning games for them. He should have been the exception, not the benchmark for the wage structure.

 

[giantwolf]

I think it’s funny. Spurs and other clubs think we have no money… That isn’t true. We have money. However we are going to use the money we sell players to reinvest.

Levy has put spurs over 1.2bn in debt yet they can’t afford an extra 5/10m? Can you imagine the interest on 1.2bn. Spurs will crash and burn within 5 years. Near to 100m in interest 1bn per year at 10%. Lol they are finished

From what I’ve seen previously the debt on the loans against the stadium is about £850m. Spurs have to pay back about £37m per year however the Matchday revenue has jumped from c£45m per year to £100m per year so the repayments are well covered

 

[Aurum Lupus]

Maybe Barca's stance on Dembele is a signal to the rest of the market that their wage structure is not sutainable at the level it was and that players are going to have to acknowledge that ? (The players who took voluntary pay cuts also had legal contracts entitling them to full payment). I agree that if he's got any sense he'll sit in the stands for 6 months and then choose his next destination.
As for Traore, what makes him think that as a non-starting player he merits being one of our top earners ? His agent presumably has a deluded view of his significance to the club.

I dont disagree that Barca are trying to send a message. Traores agent isn't deluded about how much he can get though, it just won't be from Wolves. He doesn't care though as that will get him a bigger cheque with the signing bonus. I think Dembele will struggle to find anyone willing to pay him £287k per week

 

[Coops]

Leonardo Campana has gone to inter Miami. No noises from the club but has he been sold fully or another loan?

Think he was at grasshoppers

 

[JadeWolf]

Leonardo Campana has gone to inter Miami. No noises from the club but has he been sold fully or another loan?

Think he was at grasshoppers

Campana heads to Inter Miami

Wolves forward Leonardo Campana has returned from Grasshopper Club Zurich and joined Inter Miami on loan until the end of 2022.

www.wolves.co.uk

It’s a loan until the end of 2022. There’s an option to buy too.

 

[Wolf-Pack]

Apparently spurs have made an offer of 15m for Adama. It’s been rejected. That’s what I’ve been told by a spurs supporting mate.

 

[Coops]

Campana heads to Inter Miami

Wolves forward Leonardo Campana has returned from Grasshopper Club Zurich and joined Inter Miami on loan until the end of 2022.

www.wolves.co.uk

It’s a loan until the end of 2022. There’s an option to buy too.

Cheers Jade. Saw Leo’s instagram post and nout was up at the time!

Edit: for those that haven’t seen it’s pretty over the top for a player of his quality!

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CY9g0Xgh2Ve/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

[Chris H]

Apparently spurs have made an offer of 15m for Adama. It’s been rejected. That’s what I’ve been told by a spurs supporting mate.

Come on, that was 3 hours ago where have you been!!

Apparently there’s some sort of virus going around too, they reckon it could cause a few issues but I’ve not heard much about it.

 

[Coops]

I’ve just heard Daniel Levy is a ****. It’s been confirmed. At least that’s what I’ve heard from a spurs supporting mate.

 

[Clifton Wolf]

Have we been seriously linked to any 1st team players?