Erling Haaland

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

2 minutes ago, chippy said:

 took them from a mid table  team to the league title. 

Conte also did this. And Tuchel in some way. From 9th to 2nd in the league and CL title.

[King Kante 1,643]

10 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Conte also did this. And Tuchel in some way. From 9th to 2nd in the league and CL title.

Maradona took the equivalent of a Everton/West Ham/Leeds/Newcastle to a league title. 

[milka 3,390]

I don't know how much it is legit 

£155m  holly shit 

 

 

Edited June 9, 2021 by milka

[Jase 43,479]

6 minutes ago, milka said:

I don't know how much it is legit 

£155m  holly shit 

 

 

Marca? lol

[MoroccanBlue 5,375]

How's a Madrid based paper breaking the story? 

[Jase 43,479]

29 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

I dont get the first source though. I mean what are they basing this assumption off of? No way on top of the fee which will be 150-170 maximum, commission fees, player wages over a 5 year contract and agents fees it will reach 400m surely? 

If he is wanting 300/350k like reported thats 15.6/18.2m per year over say 5 years thats 78/91m. So say that goes from the 170m fee to 248/261m including wages over 5 years. So where is this other 160/140m coming from 😂? Its just absolute nonsense. Aye the agent is a greedy prick but the numbers dont add up to make 400m in any circumstances. The 300/350k p/w demands are only rumours and their not even after tax either so whilst it will again cause issues with wage structure its not catastrophic ie signing Ronaldo/Messi on 500k + a week. Plus the wages aren’t paid all upfront so why people are getting hung up in including these in a deals total cost is bizarre unless its the new norm for every transfer now but its not and never will be.

It's still crazy money, regardless of the transfer fee. 

If he reportedly wants only 300-350k, then I highly doubt the media would be reporting we would have to break our wage structure to sign him since it's not too much from what Kante gets and that suggests it might have to be more than 400k. Am sure his camp would want to get as much money as possible given his current status/reputation. If it's not us, then they could easily look to get more if/when Real or Barcelona come calling next summer.

The wages aren't paid in full immediately but we would still be committing ourselves to paying that money over a number of years and if we really blow our wage structure for one player, even if it's Haaland, it could likely lead the others to asking for way more money in the future and potentially damage our finances. While Roman can afford to spend big, it's also no secret that he wants us to be self-sustainable.

[chippy 342]

15 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Conte also did this. And Tuchel in some way. From 9th to 2nd in the league and CL title.

Yes, but it's not quite the same level of what Maradona did with Napoli.

We'd been seriel winners of big trophies for years who just happened to have a terrible season on and off the pitch the season before.

Napoli were a nothing club who'd never won the league before Maradona. He took them to the title twice and they haven't won it since then. Imo, a greater personal achievement than winning the World Cup with Argentina.

 

[DDA 9,924]

6 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

I don’t even get where this €400m is coming from in all honesty. I mean fee to Dortmund is likely €150-170m on top of agent fees and sign on fees. Will be around €200m minimum probably.

Unless folk are including his wages but why only do this for Haaland? I mean when we signed player X, Y, Z, nobody ever went its going to cost €30m/whatever transfer fee plus the agent/sign on bonus on top of however many years worth of wages over whatever period. 

Just seems like a number someone with too much time has plucked out of thin air! I know they’ve said about wage structure but did we not just give Timo Werner a £275,000 a week 5 year deal last season? Haalands agent wants what £300,000 or around there per week for him?

Media are probably trying to unsettle our camp. It wouldn't surprise me.

[Vybz Kartel 1,613]

My biggest concern is the Bundesliga tax, I don't trust players coming from Germany so I wouldn't spend that much on him for sure. Look at all the big name strikers/wingers who have been disappointing after their big money move from the Bundesliga. Jovic, Dembele, Werner, Haller just to name a few. Even Michy looked like a world beater at Dortmund. I think we should keep on with the Werner, Havertz experiment surely mean regression means they will put away more of their chances next season? I would rather we focus on a DM, CB and maybe Hakimi as our star signing.

[DH1988 1,346]

Whilst I want the transfer, we would also need to sort out right sided lack of creativity as well. How much would we feasibly have to spend if we ended up shelling £100m + Tammy?

[DDA 9,924]

1 hour ago, Vybz Kartel said:

My biggest concern is the Bundesliga tax, I don't trust players coming from Germany so I wouldn't spend that much on him for sure. Look at all the big name strikers/wingers who have been disappointing after their big money move from the Bundesliga. Jovic, Dembele, Werner, Haller just to name a few. Even Michy looked like a world beater at Dortmund. I think we should keep on with the Werner, Havertz experiment surely mean regression means they will put away more of their chances next season? I would rather we focus on a DM, CB and maybe Hakimi as our star signing.

I'm sorry but Haaland is quite obviously a beast. He has shown it against good teams in the CL too. His physical form alonside ability is something else. He will 100% be a hit if he comes here. 

[Special Juan 28,089]

It's daft money now or miss out next summer....use some of the collateral we have laying around like Tammy and lay a big fat wedge of cash under Dortmund's noses...

It is very possible.