I am hoping that the long term was discussed before he joined. Admittedly, you never know but I would be surprised if he came without some form of insurance that his requests will be met in the future.Can see loppy getting on his bike if he’s not given the right answers from shi and guo
So why on earth would he have come in the first place given the position we were in at the timeCan see loppy getting on his bike if he’s not given the right answers from shi and guo
Doesn’t make much sense. But what he said earlier today is very much a clear demand for money. It’s obvious we need a serious restructure I hope Jeff and Guo can give him 200m plus whatever players we sell to make us contenders for top 6 again. Confidence will come within few weeks time when we hear more about what’s happeningSo why on earth would he have come in the first place given the position we were in at the time
I think they'd want more than just top six for that sort of commitment!Doesn’t make much sense. But what he said earlier today is very much a clear demand for money. It’s obvious we need a serious restructure I hope Jeff and Guo can give him 200m plus whatever players we sell to make us contenders for top 6 again. Confidence will come within few weeks time when we hear more about what’s happening
When you lose quality it needs replacingI think they'd want more than just top six for that sort of commitment!
It’s the structure we’ll put into the incomings that will allow for the quality to be targeted against what I’m sure will be sales based around large chunks of the fees in one hit to fund not only quality but a good 4-6 of that level coming inWhen you lose quality it needs replacing
A large chunk of JL’s summer war chest will be generated by the sales of Semedo (20), coady (12) Ran (25), Guedes (18), Raul (8), Jonny (5), Silva (25)
We’ll see the good old loan to buy options for a few incoming and some Mendes deals in our favour.
Because mangers have never been told stories by the owners before have they?So why on earth would he have come in the first place given the position we were in at the time
We ain’t getting 20 for semado. He’s out of contract... we can extend it by 2 seasons, but his high wages (the reason we possibly could let him go on a free) would likely stop any suitor paying a high transfer fee.A large chunk of JL’s summer war chest will be generated by the sales of Semedo (20), coady (12) Ran (25), Guedes (18), Raul (8), Jonny (5), Silva (25)
We’ll see the good old loan to buy options for a few incoming and some Mendes deals in our favour.
I think a few of these are a little optimistic. To be fair, taking smaller fees and cutting the wage bill will allow us to be creative at least.A large chunk of JL’s summer war chest will be generated by the sales of Semedo (20), coady (12) Ran (25), Guedes (18), Raul (8), Jonny (5), Silva (25)
We’ll see the good old loan to buy options for a few incoming and some Mendes deals in our favour.
For sure we will be clearing the decks to make room for others. Natural occurrenceIt’s the structure we’ll put into the incomings that will allow for the quality to be targeted against what I’m sure will be sales based around large chunks of the fees in one hit to fund not only quality but a good 4-6 of that level coming in
A large chunk of JL’s summer war chest will be generated by the sales of Semedo (20), coady (12) Ran (25), Guedes (18), Raul (8), Jonny (5), Silva (25)
We’ll see the good old loan to buy options for a few incoming and some Mendes deals in our favour.
I was going to say him, I can see him leaving for a similar feeSarabia..
£25m for RAN? Doubt that somehow.
We wont sell him for a loss im pretty sure on thatHere's one...would we turn down a decent (circa 20m plus add ons) bid for Fabio?
From say Germany, Spain or France?
A bit like with Mir
Adds ons could be key, £10m for10 Portugal caps etc.We wont sell him for a loss im pretty sure on that
£25m for RAN? Doubt that somehow.
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Wouldn’t be a shock thoughCould be Jose Sa.
Semedo could walk for free apparently if we don’t activate his clause. Not that fussed really doesn’t offer us much threat going forward. Defensively it’s taken until JL to come to actually show he’s average defender at this level. Coady 5m RAN 20m Sarabia 5m Guedes 25m Raul 5m Jonny 5m Collins 20m then add Neves or Nunes moving on maybe both 100m hopefully.
So say £160m give or take and then Fosun add another 140m we can blow our load on some quality incomings
How you replace the quality though is what matters, Hobbs hasn’t let us down yet
I'm the biggest happy clapper about but if we don't sign a striker and go with Costa , injured Saza , possibly mentally checked out Silva as our striking option someone needs shooting...Every year, everyone thinks we need a clear out and it rarely happens for a few reasons
- High player turnover is not financially efficient. Agents fees swallow up a lot of money. So say we sell RAN for 20m and secure a replacement for 20m. We'd probably be close to 5-6m down in spite of it appearing to be a straight offset.
-quality replacements aren't readily available with guarantees of success. If we sell 5 or 6 players that are in or around the first 11, we could be stuck in a position of not being able to find adequate replacements or being gazumped by bigger teams. Risky strategy.
The major exceptions Of course when Fosun landed with money and when we were promoted.
So I'd expect 3-4 at most departures of any first team squad and roughly same incoming
OUT
Raul
Podence
Adama
Mouts retire?
Neves 50/50 depending on suitors
IN
Silva back
Sasa fit
New RB
New wide forward /winger
I'm not sure we need to Replace Neves with Nunes, Gomes, Boubakar, Lemina
Your right but what I reckon we could make back 160m would only need Fosun to add 140m then you have us pushing for top 6Not having a dig here mate, but I think you’re going to be very disappointed if you think we’ll spend anywhere near £300m this summer.
Unless I’ve misread what you’re saying?
Your right but what I reckon we could make back 160m would only need Fosun to add 140m then you have us pushing for top 6
It’s times when we need a reset and go for it or we stand still and let the likes of villa and newcastle push on we will be just a mid table club hoping to stay in the league every year if we don’t invest
We could easily spend 200 / 250m and be clear of FFP if we can sell 100m worth of players no issueI’d love it if we do spend that much (spent well!)… but after our fairly expensive January window, and other than Neves a distinct lack of prized and in-form assets, we’re going to struggle to generate the required income.
Got a sneaky feeling we’ll be hearing the FFP line wheeled out a bit more again this summer.
Sincerely hope not though and we pull together the required squad!
Ok Sasa fit and Silva back....but surely you think we still need a first team centre forward in?!?!Every year, everyone thinks we need a clear out and it rarely happens for a few reasons
- High player turnover is not financially efficient. Agents fees swallow up a lot of money. So say we sell RAN for 20m and secure a replacement for 20m. We'd probably be close to 5-6m down in spite of it appearing to be a straight offset.
-quality replacements aren't readily available with guarantees of success. If we sell 5 or 6 players that are in or around the first 11, we could be stuck in a position of not being able to find adequate replacements or being gazumped by bigger teams. Risky strategy.
The major exceptions Of course when Fosun landed with money and when we were promoted.
So I'd expect 3-4 at most departures of any first team squad and roughly same incoming
OUT
Raul
Podence
Adama
Mouts retire?
Neves 50/50 depending on suitors
IN
Silva back
Sasa fit
New RB
New wide forward /winger
I'm not sure we need to Replace Neves with Nunes, Gomes, Boubakar, Lemina