Mahrez to .......................?

[RODNEY FERNIO]

More like Arsenal saying what's the maximum we can bid for Mahrez without actually getting him ... to show their fans that they are trying.

Remember the Suarez fiasco when they activated his release clause of £40 million by offering £40,000,001 .. Barca had a giggle

and said we can make a slight improvement on that offer .. how about £75 million ?

I'd be amazed if Wenger offers anything close to £50 million for Mahrez.

[Bayfox]

2 hours ago, foxfanazer said:

I don't get what you mean by the first bit. I'd sell him for £35-40m. Any less than that we will be getting our pants pulled down. £25m would be an embarrassment! 

I mean are the owners looking and saying well he only cost 400k so **** it unless we get 50 million he can rot in the reserves and mope around the club whilst picking up 5 million over the next year but we can afford to pay it.

 

Or come 3 days to the end of the window do you take 25 million knowing it's essentially 30 anyway by not having him on the wage bill and acting as a disruption/distraction  around the club as well.

 

Obviously all hypothetical. But i'd take the money eventually.

 

I believe he will end up at arsenal with no cl football come deadline day when all these other offers don't appear. Unless the owners do take a stand and try to prove a point.

 

Or mahrez changes his mindset IF the owners forementioned spending plans pusuade him to give it another shot at european football.

 

But i honestly can't see monaco barca etc stumping up the 50 we want. 

[st albans fox]

He has already covered his backside by saying it isn't a disaster if he has to stay at the club 

[foxfanazer]

19 minutes ago, Bayfox said:

I mean are the owners looking and saying well he only cost 400k so **** it unless we get 50 million he can rot in the reserves and mope around the club whilst picking up 5 million over the next year but we can afford to pay it.

 

Or come 3 days to the end of the window do you take 25 million knowing it's essentially 30 anyway by not having him on the wage bill and acting as a disruption/distraction  around the club as well.

 

Obviously all hypothetical. But i'd take the money eventually.

 

I believe he will end up at arsenal with no cl football come deadline day when all these other offers don't appear. Unless the owners do take a stand and try to prove a point.

 

Or mahrez changes his mindset IF the owners forementioned spending plans pusuade him to give it another shot at european football.

 

But i honestly can't see monaco barca etc stumping up the 50 we want. 

And this is why we do get mugged off in the transfer market. Show of strength will help us in future deals. £25m is derisory for a player of his ability with years left on his deal that he only signed last year. He was happy enough to sign it so he should honour it if we dont get a satisfactory offer

[mozartfox]

35 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

And this is why we do get mugged off in the transfer market. Show of strength will help us in future deals. £25m is derisory for a player of his ability with years left on his deal that he only signed last year. He was happy enough to sign it so he should honour it if we dont get a satisfactory offer

Spot on!. Sums up this situation perfectly.  His Agent should also be prepared to take a very large hit on his commission.

[mullet]

This phrase has been printed in the mirror about an interview with him 

 

If I have to go, I'll go but if I have to stay then I'll stay. I should be leaving but I still don't know where so we'll see."

 

 

[FoxinNotts]

He's shot hinself in the foot I reckon. His performances this season haven't been anywhere near last season. He wants Barca or Chelsea moves. Just hope he doesn't go to Arsenal. Has to be a CL club, I'll be pissed off if not.

[MattCan]

2 hours ago, Happy Fox said:

 

Transfer window is open mate, opened on the 9th June.

In Spain (re: Barcelona), the summer transfer window opens on July 1, 2017.

[Wymsey]

Mahrez knows that Vardy (probably) is on bigger wages on him due to the latter being more of an impact in general In recent times.

Him stating publically that he wishes to leave is perhaps a point of saying that he wants to be the highest-earner as he doesn't feel valued at the moment?

[Guest Col city fan]

how much is Mahrez on?

 

[HankMarvin]

His weekly announcements, reek of desperation - he must hate it at the club

[MattCan]

He makes no weekly announcements. He has made one brief public statement. His last interview had to be given to the journo that crowned him 'best Algerian footballer of the year'. In fact, he tends to shy away from announcements.

[FoxinNotts]

4 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

His weekly announcements, reek of desperation - he must hate it at the club

This situation will start to fester. Let's face it, he's not going to play anywhere near the levels he has for us previously, with all his previous statements and water under the bridge. Those hoping this will all blow over, and we'll keep him, are going to be upset sadly

[HankMarvin]

11 minutes ago, MattCan said:

He makes no weekly announcements. He has made one brief public statement. His last interview had to be given to the journo that crowned him 'best Algerian footballer of the year'. In fact, he tends to shy away from announcements.

"There's a big difference between an offer and speculation, so there is nothing on the table at the moment," Mahrez told Elheddaf Television.

"The chairman and I agreed that I would stay another year at the club and that he would let me leave at the end of the season.

"I think it would be the right time for me to leave, I have experienced everything at this football club.

"I'm still at Leicester City for the time been, I'm still under contract so we'll see what happens next.

"If I have to go, I'll go but if I have to stay then I'll stay. I should be leaving but I still don't know where so we'll see."

 

erm didn't he release a press statement 11 days ago also

 

so thats 2 in under 2 weeks, so get your head out of his arse

[MattCan]

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[MattCan]

42 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

"There's a big difference between an offer and speculation, so there is nothing on the table at the moment," Mahrez told Elheddaf Television.

"The chairman and I agreed that I would stay another year at the club and that he would let me leave at the end of the season.

"I think it would be the right time for me to leave, I have experienced everything at this football club.

"I'm still at Leicester City for the time been, I'm still under contract so we'll see what happens next.

"If I have to go, I'll go but if I have to stay then I'll stay. I should be leaving but I still don't know where so we'll see."

 

erm didn't he release a press statement 11 days ago also

 

so thats 2 in under 2 weeks, so get your head out of his arse

Exactly what I said: a brief statement and an obligatory interview to an Algerian journo. No weekly statements as you're trying to put it. You just hate him.

[Webbo]

2 hours ago, RODNEY FERNIO said:

More like Arsenal saying what's the maximum we can bid for Mahrez without actually getting him ... to show their fans that they are trying.

Remember the Suarez fiasco when they activated his release clause of £40 million by offering £40,000,001 .. Barca had a giggle

and said we can make a slight improvement on that offer .. how about £75 million ?

I'd be amazed if Wenger offers anything close to £50 million for Mahrez.

If Barcelona could have got Suarez for £40,000,002 they would have. They wouldn't have bid an extra £35 million if they could have got away with less.

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, MattCan said:

Exactly what I said: a brief statement and an obligatory interview to an Algerian journo. No weekly statements as you're trying to put it

learn to read i said announcements, not statements.

 

If he is doing a interview re-emphasising his stance " I should be leaving but I still don't know where so we'll see." it reeks of desperation, Ie a come and get me plea for the second time in 11 days.

 

 

[MattCan]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

learn to read i said announcements, not statements.

 

If he is doing a interview re-emphasising his stance " I should be leaving but I still don't know where so we'll see." it reeks of desperation, Ie a come and get me plea for the second time in 11 days.

 

 

Spin it anyway you want. I'm no longer interested.

[Matt]

[HankMarvin]

1 minute ago, MattCan said:

Spin it anyway you want. I'm no longer interested.

Strange

[HankMarvin]

12 minutes ago, MattCan said:

Exactly what I said: a brief statement and an obligatory interview to an Algerian journo. No weekly statements as you're trying to put it. You just hate him.

sounds like you're 12

Unlike you i support the team not unhappy players that dont want to be here.

[Bayfox]

1 hour ago, foxfanazer said:

And this is why we do get mugged off in the transfer market. Show of strength will help us in future deals. £25m is derisory for a player of his ability with years left on his deal that he only signed last year. He was happy enough to sign it so he should honour it if we dont get a satisfactory offer

No we get mugged off because we let players have release clauses or in this case the gentlemans agreement.

 

You could argue he shouldn't have signed if he wasn't happy to stay and sat on his previous obviously poultry salary in his eyes.

 

It seems both sides were protecting their investment. So the answer lies somewhere in the middle.

 

I don't see at as being mugged off i see it as player power and matter of fact. I don't see what good a player sitting around doing nothing useful for the club helps anyone and next year his value slips again.

 

Rather worry about the incomings and players that want to play for us. Yes ideally 50 million is the minimum but the minute he opened his trap he knew what he was doing.

 

If he wanted to go he should have asked for a clause.

[MattCan]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

sounds like you're 12

Unlike you i support the team not unhappy players that dont want to be here.

A 12 year-old is an angel. I wish I was. You have been forcefully thrashing Mahrez all the time, whether happy or unhappy. I have never said anything bad about any Leicester player.

[HankMarvin]

19 minutes ago, MattCan said:

A 12 year-old is an angel. I wish I was. You have been forcefully thrashing Mahrez all the time, whether happy or unhappy. I have never said anything bad about any Leicester player.