Claudio Fannieri

All we know is the fee quoted is 15m euros which equates to £12.7m. We don’t know the structure of the deal in terms of how much of that fee is guaranteed and the proportion of it that is linked to performance related add ons. I would be amazed if the structure of the deal is purely an up front fee.

Decent signing and provides much needed cover and rotation options for Mavidid and Fatawu. He is experienced and proven at premier league level, and gives us a very good opportunity to freshen things up in game from the bench. He is our Albrighton replacement but dare I say being younger still offers a genuine goals & assists contribution at this level. All in all a solid and sound if unspectacular piece of business by the club.

The problem is with PSR it’s forcing clubs to raise more revenue through commercial sponsorship and partnerships, unfortunately that means decisions are now being made purely on financial merits rather than cultural fit and alignment. I am far from enamoured with the running of our club, but there is a little bit of damned if we do and damned if we don’t. We need finances to be competitive and compliant but that comes at a cost and these types of deals and unsavoury partnerships will become more and more par for the course not just with us but with most clubs who want to be competitive in the top flight.

I wonder if the club have done thiis with a view to trying to maintain a positive environment for the players and staff at the start of the season, hear me out on this one. ………… A significant points deduction before a ball is kicked and being marooned at the bottom could have a really negative impact to players, management and supporters, effectively kill the season before it starts, if this can be delayed, it offers a far better chance of us getting off on a positive footing, get some early results, points on the board etc, similar to Everton last saason. momentum, positive and negative can take hold of a club pretty easily, so maybe the club feel that if we start on a level playing. field and then get our deduction later in the season, we have more chance of staying up than starting the season with a big disadvantage that sets a tone from the off that we are doomed. To some degree it does make a bit of sense.

I honestly think the more the club are criticised for poor communication, the more they think, right let’s really wind the fanbase up and become even slower at releasing any news especially positive, it’s like they are permanently trolling us.

I think @Ric Flair suggested him previously but I think Steven Alzate would be a shrewd piece of business on a free, can play CDM, CM and AM has premier league experience would bring some very good squad depth and rotation options in a an area where we look light currently. He is currently on Sky Sports News talking about being out of contract.

I bet even then we would still be stuck with Rudkin

Great business if they can secure them both. I was hoping we would be looking at these types of players this season.

He is a very good player and has a touch of shithousery about him, he probably didn’t endear himself to us after bagging that brace and proper giving it the big one, too be fair to him, if any of us scored 2 goals to win a derby match then we would be doing the exact same. Take away the fact he looks like he would be on the smelly list and comes across as a bit of a helmet, he is a bloody good footballer who creates and scores goals, would be a very sound addition on a free and given that in the event we get relegated he is already proven at Championship level.

Always sad to see one of our own leave, but also it does bear testament to the work that is going on in the academy, In Barnes and KDH we have booked circa £70m in profit. moving forward this has to be the model, developing young hungry players either through the academy or like Fatawu and Mads by clever recruitment, nurture them and then look to sell to one of the bigger clubs in England and across Europe for a tidy fee. This means we have to fix the pathway to the 1st team for players such as Alves, Nelson and Braybrooke whilst also getting the timing right with getting the next layer down decent loan moves to fast track development.

Premier League title no 2 incoming then 😂

Is this just a speculative question or are you aware that such news is to break?

Just a wild stab in the dark, imagine if I had been correct I would have become an ITK waiting to be shot down from a great height 😂😂

Reckon the announcement will be at 3pm and then hopefully start to see the club start making a few further announcements regards Golding, Fatawu and backroom appointments to follow

I don’t buy into all this I don’t want to leave, this is my club etc, I have no doubt he has a strong affinity for the place however I always felt if a top 6 club came in he would be gone in a flash, I think it was good PR for the fans to hear and also an easy line to trot out when it’s the likes of Brighton and Brentford interested. Really hope this deal resolves our PSR issues for 23-24 and we can now push on and bring in some quality additions that give us a fighting chance of survival.

I really don’t get the, we would be better keeping him and taking a bigger points deduction, yes he is good, but he has limitations and who’s to say with Maresca gone and Cooper in, if he will be anywhere near as effective. For me we have to take the money, be compliant and avoid another breach and potential points deduction and then look to bring in some good quality additions, with clever recruitment and look to push on again.

Ar53holes like this are ruining the game and killing. my love of football, it’s becoming a closed shop and the perceived big 6 are desperate to protect their position as more and more of the less fashionable clubs become more and more innovative and find ways to be competitive. I tell you what Jim, if you want to stay as a top 6 club, stop being lazy trying to influence the decision making that cuts the smaller competition off at their knees and concentrate on making your club the best on class on merit. Tvvatt

Really hope the fact that 3 will have moved on, plus the resurgence of Vesty and the signing of Mads will give him a few more friendly faces and make his desire to return and reintegration back into the club a very easy and straight forward process.

Any chance of you becoming an advisor or consultant to our DoF

I honestly think we need to change our strategy and get our very best prospects out in loan to decent league 1 & 2 teams by the time they are 18/19 and then the following season a championship loan by the time they are 19/20 they will hopefully have 40-50 games under their belt and be first team ready for us, by progressing our own we will make a killing of the PSR rules

I actually think KDH will do well at Chelsea, the 12 months under Enzo means he has a head start over others, he isn’t world class by any stretch and has limitations however he will be a better fit than Gallagher and therefore will improve the team dynamic whilst not necessarily being an elite level player. I think he will be effective for them.

I think he will be like a new signing, he has bags of potential and in a different environment which it definitely will be if KDH does leave then I think he will thrive

If we move to a double pivot and need a number 10 then Sammie Smozdics would be a great addition to play that role and bring goals and assists

KDH will always have a place in every LCFC fans heart and memory but let’s be honest if we can get £30-40m and it sorts our PSR issues then so be it, yes he is a loss but we have lost players of the ilk of Lineker,, Smith, McAllister, Mahrez,, Kante, Lennon, Izzett, Madders, Barnes et al and we survived and moved on, same with this, yes it’s a blow but let’s hope we reinvest wisely and kick on again

Not a chance Barnes leaves on loan and I reckon his book value will be circa £28m -£30m so if we did buy him back it would have to be for a similar fee as to what we sold him, therefore looking at £7m per year book value if we have him a 5 year deal, not inconceivable to make it happen but wages might be a stumbling block, would depend on how much he wants to come back home