blues2win wrote:He scored a hattrick against us in the CL at the Etihad.
blues2win wrote:Pep may rate him but so far no bid from us. Looks like he’ll go for less than the 40 million we negotiated as a reserve price for 2024. We get an add on percentage if whoever buys him sells on. So difficult to get young players right. Mostly the Club move on the right players but once in while they’re going to get it wrong. Maybe Lavia was in that category.
blues2win wrote:West Ham supposedly confident we’ll come in for Rice. The trouble is selling clubs and players agents have every incentive to use our name to bump up prices. Not sure we’ll pay 100 million for Rice especially as he seems to want to go to Arsenal. We’re apparently already going to spend a lot on Gvardiol. Until we know the situation with Gundogan and Bernardo it’s hard to know how things will pan out this window.

Mase wrote:blues2win wrote:Pep may rate him but so far no bid from us. Looks like he’ll go for less than the 40 million we negotiated as a reserve price for 2024. We get an add on percentage if whoever buys him sells on. So difficult to get young players right. Mostly the Club move on the right players but once in while they’re going to get it wrong. Maybe Lavia was in that category.
I think we’ve been spot on with the kids that have come through over the last 5 years. Can’t think of one mistake.
I think Lavia will be a mistake though. Not just letting him go, but whoever structured that deal is on drugs. Why put the buy back in for 2024 and not just a buy back? Silly move.
Outcast wrote:Mase wrote:blues2win wrote:Pep may rate him but so far no bid from us. Looks like he’ll go for less than the 40 million we negotiated as a reserve price for 2024. We get an add on percentage if whoever buys him sells on. So difficult to get young players right. Mostly the Club move on the right players but once in while they’re going to get it wrong. Maybe Lavia was in that category.
I think we’ve been spot on with the kids that have come through over the last 5 years. Can’t think of one mistake.
I think Lavia will be a mistake though. Not just letting him go, but whoever structured that deal is on drugs. Why put the buy back in for 2024 and not just a buy back? Silly move.
Could we not stick a bid in, bite the bullet and pay 40m?? Well technically 26m seeing as Southampton coughed up 14m or so to buy him. It's never tol late

PeterParker wrote:Scatman wrote:Mase wrote:Bernardo Silva has received a 'lucrative opportunity' to join the avalanche of players the Saudi Pro League is looking to recruit.
Discussions have been held with his agent Jorge Mendes and money has been brought up, though it is not evident whether an official bid has materialised.
He goes Saudi and we know all the “lifestyle” issues were all bullshit.
This Saudi thing smells a lot like China a few years ago when Tevez went there. They soon realised how shit it was and bailed out.
Wander if his bird will fancy Saudi Arabia.


nottsblue wrote:Seems we are about to lodge a formal £25M offer for Kovacic


Dubciteh wrote:nottsblue wrote:Seems we are about to lodge a formal £25M offer for Kovacic
Thats a steal.


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