Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Backtracking. If it’s related to FFP there’s no such thing as “1st team budget”, and there’s no way the Saudis would only allow a budget of £75m . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) The Italian footy mags are saying that 70m is the price for even sitting down to negotiate for Barella. In fairness 50m was never going to work for a player who's rated so highly in the current market. We could perhaps put in some performance related bonus's, percentage of sell on fee etc. Of course it should also be remembered that Inter are skint, and may accept a lower offer than they normally would. On the more pessimistic side it's very likely that some of the other top clubs are waiting for a fee that Inter find acceptable to be established before they try and swoop in themselves. Edited June 15, 2023 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7008 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 I'd be keen to focus on a CB after Maddison and Barella. We are one injury away from Lascelles being our starting CB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 hour ago, ewerk said: THEN WHY DID THEY GET OUR FUCKING HOPES UP?!??!?!?!?!? keeping their options open until a better offer came along. standard top shaggers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 20 minutes ago, Howay said: Backtracking. If it’s related to FFP there’s no such thing as “1st team budget”, and there’s no way the Saudis would only allow a budget of £75m . looks like it, though perhaps he means 75m in terms of up front payments due to FFP. you could still pay £200m+ on player transfers this summer but structure the deals so you only pay around £75m of it now with the rest to follow across the lengths of the various contracts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30368 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Just now, Dr Gloom said: looks like it, though perhaps he means 75m in terms of up front payments due to FFP. you could still pay £200m+ on player transfers this summer but structure the deals so you only pay around £75m of it now with the rest to follow across the lengths of the various contracts. That has nothing to do with FFP though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13836 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, Howay said: Backtracking. If it’s related to FFP there’s no such thing as “1st team budget”, and there’s no way the Saudis would only allow a budget of £75m . Its incredible how these journos haven’t figured out that they’re just useful idiots yet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11158 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 23 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: “Our historians have uncovered the FACT that Real Madrid’s original shirts were bought from SAFC by a travelling merchant called Tio Miguel, (who had a brief affair with a retarded Staffie, their kids and descendants still live in the area). Whilst originally red and white stripes, the intense sunlight in that part Spain washed out the colours and left them with plain white shirts. “ But what will their Athletico friends say? 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2311 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Maybe it's a case of you scratch my back I'll scratch yours. They publish a nonsense transfer war chest amount, and then the club let them know when we're about to actually buy a player etc. The journos of course will always fall back on saying, "well that's what were briefed it was, it's not our fault if we were lied to by the people at the club". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 25 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: looks like it, though perhaps he means 75m in terms of up front payments due to FFP. you could still pay £200m+ on player transfers this summer but structure the deals so you only pay around £75m of it now with the rest to follow across the lengths of the various contracts. I’ve long thought these figures were FFP ones and not traditional “war chests”. As ewerk says the payment structure doesn’t matter for FFP, it’s simply the fee paid + contract amortized over the length of the player contract the timing of when cash is paid doesn’t factor in. I agree that it’s most likely FFP yearly amortization number though so £75m would get you a number of £40m players. The issue I have is none of these journalists frame it up that way, they act like it’s £75m in fees this window which is absurdly low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 46 minutes ago, ewerk said: That has nothing to do with FFP though. oh yeah. i think you schooled me on this last transfer window too. more evidence that i have killed too many brain cells over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 fuck knows why hope published the £75m then. even if a trusted club source did brief him on it, it's clearly ridiculous. it's one thing doing the club's PR work so negotiating clubs don't think can have our trousers down but that figure is completely implausible. saying we have just £120m to spend would have been a better hand in this game of poker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Nice to hear this is how the market is starting to perceive the club, and how we are operating. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44491 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Levy is a fucking pisstaker. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 1 minute ago, Gemmill said: Levy is a fucking pisstaker. straight out of the mike ashley school of negotiating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44491 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Postecoglou will be wishing he'd stayed at Celtic by the end of this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44491 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Man City are allowing Cole Palmer to leave on loan this summer. Howe was interested in him previously, wonder if we'll try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21846 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Man City about to bid 80m plus Phillips for Rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44491 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Phillips. Got his boyhood club relegated to sit on the bench at Man City and now he's headed to West Ham as a makeweight. Mind if I was Declan Rice I'd be looking for some first team assurances from Pep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobElliott 1483 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 31 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: Man City about to bid 80m plus Phillips for Rice We should make an offer of £60m plus Isaac Hayden 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2135 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Atlético de Madrid is for sale and sooner rather than later the (illegitimate) owners will sell the club. I don't know if it will be very close that day, but the club is on sale. Morata's release clause is €10M Carrasco's release clause is €18M Griezmann's release clause is €25M 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeAdmirer 1248 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, Diego21 said: Griezmann's release clause is €25M but his wages though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13836 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Gemmill said: Levy is a fucking pisstaker. We should bid £25 million for Kane if that’s how Levy is operating 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6543 Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) Barnes is 26 this year. Thought he was about 22. Edited June 15, 2023 by Holden McGroin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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