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[Gundalf 805]

"Well over 50M" - lol, cheeky little bastards. 

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Pizy 18,848]

Think I should just accept the fact that Tuchel really wants Auba and I just have to trust his judgment. Because every red flag is evident with this deal in my eyes. If he was coming in on a free like Barca got him I’d be all for it as a punt. But to have to pay 25m after they signed him for free because he was such a dressing room cancer near the end at Arse seems like such silly business on our part.

Whilst he’s a MUCH better finisher and natural striker than Kai, will he press relentlessly and run all day like Havertz did against Spuds? Or will we have the Auba from his latter days at Arse when he just kind of drifted and wasted away out wide not doing much?

[Gundalf 805]

If paying for Auba means we can finally sell Alonso, I would do it. Barca doesnt seem to be able to register any more players without selling some. 

Just sign Auba for 25, get some of the money back for Alonso and we can move on. 

[manpe 10,861]

30 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

"Well over 50M" - lol, cheeky little bastards. 

They see how we have been willing to overpay and are taking advantage of it.  That's what every decent negotiator would do. It's win-win for them, either they keep their prized asset or get 2-3 times more than he's worth. We have no leverage in this deal.

Also, Fofana hasn't been anything special in the first 2 games. He's not a 100 mill € player, but again, we have no leverage here. Another win-win for the selling party - either keep or sell for 2-3 times the real value. They are fools not to sell for the amount we have already offered, but I suspect they know that we are willing to go higher, in which case they are not fools... Same as with Gordon.

We have chosen very, very difficult targets where we have no leverage, so silly fees are to be expected unfortunately. But hey, if the money people at the club have crunched the numbers and concluded that it's no problem, then just go for it...

[LAM09 7,043]

26 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

If paying for Auba means we can finally sell Alonso, I would do it. Barca doesnt seem to be able to register any more players without selling some. 

Just sign Auba for 25, get some of the money back for Alonso and we can move on. 

Sign a 33-year old for £25m who cost nothing a matter of months ago?

This shouldn't even be a discussion.

[Gundalf 805]

2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

Sign a 33-year old for £25m who cost nothing a matter of months ago?

This shouldn't even be a discussion.

The latest talk was about €25m, so about £20m. We would get €8m back for Alonso, so effectively its £14m.

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[LAM09 7,043]

23 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

The latest talk was about €25m, so about £20m. We would get €8m back for Alonso, so effectively its £14m.

That's just his fee. Add the cost of his wage (£200k~) on probably a three-year contract and you tell me if that makes sense financially.

We need to stop throwing money down the drain.

[Gundalf 805]

8 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

That's just his fee. Add the cost of his wage (£200k~) on probably a three-year contract and you tell me if that makes sense financially.

We need to stop throwing money down the drain.

Idk, maybe Im just too desperate to get Alonso out the club 😅

Also, we need a striker, and there isnt really one out there that would make sense financially and would suit long term. I dont see it. 

Edited August 17, 2022 by Gundalf

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

17 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

That's just his fee. Add the cost of his wage (£200k~) on probably a three-year contract and you tell me if that makes sense financially.

We need to stop throwing money down the drain.

What do you think we should do? And don't say broja! Because he isn't up to leading our line.

[LAM09 7,043]

18 minutes ago, Gundalf said:

Idk, maybe Im just too desperate to get Alonso out the club 😅

Also, we need a striker, and there isnt really one out there that would make sense financially and would suit long term. I dont see it. 

I'm with you on the Alonso front, but there surely has to be another way. Take FDJ off their hands, if they're so desperate to sign the former.

Danjuma would tick a number of those boxes tbh.

17 minutes ago, Kong said:

What do you think we should do? And don't say broja! Because he isn't up to leading our line.

A quick fix - Muriel or Ronaldo (if it's for no longer than a year).

Long term options - Danjuma or the last remaining quality CF that's obtainable, Osimhen. 

Edited August 17, 2022 by LAM09