Gylfi Sigurdsson

[DatfoxesKid23]

I know premier league experience is crucial but apart from Sigurdsson there is no one else in the premier league who I could think of who could do a good job at being a playmaker and would want to come to Leicester. So I think we should start looking outside of the premier league for a new playmaker because I'm not sure if we can buy sigurdsson for 50m

[VLC86]

2 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Given that the buying club would have to pay 50m in tax on top then yes, would be completely mental! 

I can't imagine that will deter them which is the most mental thing. 

[Kp1984]

They won't pay what Swansea want for him. I can't see it but hell I hope I'm wrong this would be a top buy ?

[Scotch]

Just a thought to consider to those questioning wether we should spend £50m on him (which isn't an unreasonable query)

 

The difference between finishing 12th, which we done this year and 7th, which I believe should be our aim at the least this coming year is upward of £11m. 

I completely believe that Gyfi's goal and assist contribution can make that difference. 

 

....Just something to consider, spending more earns more....IN THEORY.

[VLC86]

3 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said:

Just a thought to consider to those questioning wether we should spend £50m on him (which isn't an unreasonable query)

 

The difference between finishing 12th, which we done this year and 7th, which I believe should be our aim at the least this coming year is upward of £11m. 

I completely believe that Gyfi's goal and assist contribution can make that difference. 

 

....Just something to consider, spending more earns more....IN THEORY.

If spending cash guaranteed success that would be a no brainier but it doesn't.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

1 minute ago, Foxy_Bear said:

Just a thought to consider to those questioning wether we should spend £50m on him (which isn't an unreasonable query)

 

The difference between finishing 12th, which we done this year and 7th, which I believe should be our aim at the least this coming year is upward of £11m. 

I completely believe that Gyfi's goal and assist contribution can make that difference. 

 

....Just something to consider, spending more earns more....IN THEORY.

 

He could also break a leg in the first game he plays.

 

And I expect the 7th to 12th spots to be a competitive battle this year. We will have done well to get inside the top 10.

[Guest seanfox778]

He's not the only creative midfielder in the world, we have until the end of Aug and £50mill is a bit silly really. I don't want to see us get bent over by other clubs, we should find other targets. 

[Dan]

5 hours ago, vanity said:

TBH, not really. It just isn't how this market tends to function. Teams are already self-interested actors seeking to maximize profits. If we are the highest bid on a player, but a team tries to extract a deep pockets premium, we will go buy elsewhere and they lose money selling to second highest bidder. There are many, many alternative places to buy players. If a team mucks you about, you publicly cancel the deal as a consequence and the team gets less money elsewhere, the next team thinks twice about being unreasonable.

 

I think we have done two shrewd bits of business so far, getting Maguire and Iborra at reasonable prices in this market. I think our front office is doing well so far.

As do I. Went into this window with huge cynicism and after an early worry I'm starting to shake that. Not fully satisfied yet but I don't think the club are either. I get the feeling lessons have genuinely been learnt.

 

My opinion of Rudkin has definitely risen in the past month put it that way.

[Scotch]

3 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

If spending cash guaranteed success that would be a no brainier but it doesn't.

That is why I said "In Theory" but ofcourse he's got to be the right fit for the team which I believe he is and so must the powers that be at the KP if the reports of a £40m bid are true.

 

I wouldn't be opposed to searching for a better deal elsewhere but I feel he is as close as a sure thing as transfers can get.

[Scotch]

8 minutes ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

He could also break a leg in the first game he plays.

 

And I expect the 7th to 12th spots to be a competitive battle this year. We will have done well to get inside the top 10.

He could. No doubt but that's the risk you run with any transfer I suppose. 

[Bamba's Babes]

6 hours ago, elvisfmcfly said:

No he's not though! Mahrez did something for one season out of how many? Please stop wanking over Mahrez

I will continue to wank myself into a coma until Boudebouz:

 

A) Wins the Premier League

B) Is voted PFA Player of the Year

C) Voted top 10 in the Ballon D'Or

D) Is fit to lace MAhrez's boots

 

Until then, my Mahrez-a-thon will continue and you can just pucka up.

[HankMarvin]

2 hours ago, vanity said:

Sky Bet has both Swansea and Leicester at 7/2 for Gylfi, which is a heckuva lot better than I have seen in the past.

 

Of course, Everton is still the favorite at 1/2. But the price is getting high. Everton may move to a different option at this price level. If they bow out, I can see LC sticking around throughout the summer, comfortable with our MFs going into the season but ready to but Gylfi if he genuinely becomes available. And if LC can add Gibson and finish signing Nacho, Gylfi can look at our squad and see a path to Europe. Here's hoping, I guess. :-)

you do realise that the odds probably coincide with the latest press speculation and thus more punters money going on a Leicester move which would lower the odds

[Albert]

3 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Surely we didn't put a secretive £40 million bid in and it's now only just come to light. Perhaps we enquiried how much and they said £40 million and we didn't tell them to get fcuked. Either way there's more to it than meets the eye.

 

Please can somebody find me  set piece specialist who can play number 10 or on one of the wings and also score penalties. Is that Ryad Boudebouz? Ziyech? Harvey Barnes?

Bids & enquiries happen all the time that don't come into the public domain. Likewise, bids that are reported on twitter and the papers don't actually happen and it's just agents releasing fake info to either drill up interest or get the player a better contract.

After the great escape Southampton came in for Vardy and made a bid but no one heard scooby doo about it!!

 

[chapero82]

They want 7 million less than what Lacazette cost

 

thats crazy to me 

[Dan]

3 hours ago, vanity said:

Sky Bet has both Swansea and Leicester at 7/2 for Gylfi, which is a heckuva lot better than I have seen in the past.

 

Of course, Everton is still the favorite at 1/2. But the price is getting high. Everton may move to a different option at this price level. If they bow out, I can see LC sticking around throughout the summer, comfortable with our MFs going into the season but ready to but Gylfi if he genuinely becomes available. And if LC can add Gibson and finish signing Nacho, Gylfi can look at our squad and see a path to Europe. Here's hoping, I guess. :-)

Everton were 1/10 last night. That's dropped big time.

[Dan]

1 hour ago, Foxy_Bear said:

Just a thought to consider to those questioning wether we should spend £50m on him (which isn't an unreasonable query)

 

The difference between finishing 12th, which we done this year and 7th, which I believe should be our aim at the least this coming year is upward of £11m. 

I completely believe that Gyfi's goal and assist contribution can make that difference. 

 

....Just something to consider, spending more earns more....IN THEORY.

So spend £50mil to make £11mil?

 

It isn't that simple anyway and never has been.

[Scotch]

29 minutes ago, Dan LCFC said:

So spend £50mil to make £11mil?

 

It isn't that simple anyway and never has been.

I was more getting to the fact thathat spending £10m more on a player could be offset by league position... Not to mention a European place.

 

...It's easy to win an argument by hand picking certain parts of it. 

[WigstonWanderer]

2 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Given that the buying club would have to pay 50m in tax on top then yes, would be completely mental! 

How's that work?

[vanity]

14 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said:

I was more getting to the fact thathat spending £10m more on a player could be offset by league position... Not to mention a European place.

 

...It's easy to win an argument by hand picking certain parts of it. 

This begins to get at this nebulous concept of "worth." What is Sig worth? If adding Sig can get LC into Europe again at least once over the next three years, what does that get us? Off the top of my head:

 

(1) interest from better recruits, which can both save the club money, and creates the best possibility of better Prem results in the future, which of course makes us more money; 

(2) interest from a greater volume of recruits as well, very similar to (1), but the larger the pool of would-be Leicester players, the cheaper we can get them;

(3) more Europe gets our visibility up, changes the narrative of the club from lucky losers to a team with intent, helps with sales of merch;

(3) as foxy notes, league position improves in theory, probably good for a spot or two each season;

(4) winnings from participation in Europe;

 

etc. etc. 

 

I think it comes down to whether he is the piece we believe we need to break into Europe this season. Personally, I tend to think that the club is 2-3 clever additions away from being ready to compete for the league. Not that LCFC will win it again, but I think signing, say, a Ben Gibson and a Gylfi would allow LCFC to field a squad capable of playing with the best teams in the league. When that gets coupled with other clubs' divided attention on Europe, I think there would be a real opportunity. 

 

Though for 50 million, I'd make a bid for Koke, and come back a second time with 60, haha. There has to be a top-quality AM for less than that available, SURELY.  

[bpfox]

i think are interest is over at 50,000,000, cant see the owners coming up with the kind of money, remember last window we missed players in the low 20s because we would not go higher, so i think this thread is done and dusted.

[mozartfox]

In before the lock. This is not going to happen is it.

[LinekersApples]

It would be a big surprise if this happened.

 

smoke and mirrors....

[CyprusFox]

6 hours ago, vanity said:

This begins to get at this nebulous concept of "worth." What is Sig worth? If adding Sig can get LC into Europe again at least once over the next three years, what does that get us? Off the top of my head:

 

(1) interest from better recruits, which can both save the club money, and creates the best possibility of better Prem results in the future, which of course makes us more money; 

(2) interest from a greater volume of recruits as well, very similar to (1), but the larger the pool of would-be Leicester players, the cheaper we can get them;

(3) more Europe gets our visibility up, changes the narrative of the club from lucky losers to a team with intent, helps with sales of merch;

(3) as foxy notes, league position improves in theory, probably good for a spot or two each season;

(4) winnings from participation in Europe;

 

etc. etc. 

 

I think it comes down to whether he is the piece we believe we need to break into Europe this season. Personally, I tend to think that the club is 2-3 clever additions away from being ready to compete for the league. Not that LCFC will win it again, but I think signing, say, a Ben Gibson and a Gylfi would allow LCFC to field a squad capable of playing with the best teams in the league. When that gets coupled with other clubs' divided attention on Europe, I think there would be a real opportunity. 

 

Though for 50 million, I'd make a bid for Koke, and come back a second time with 60, haha. There has to be a top-quality AM for less than that available, SURELY.  

I'm sure there is, but maybe not one wanting to come to Leicester.

[Gerard]

£50m would make him the 20th most expensive player in the history of world football.

 

Do people really think this is value for a 27 year old who was deemed surplus at Tottenham, plies his trade at Swansea and none of the top six clubs in England or top clubs in Europe have an interest in?

 

Yes he would improve us but he probably still would't be our best player. There's not many players on this planet that £50m wouldn't buy you. It's ridiculous anyone suggesting anywhere near £50m is worth it for us.

[cc_star]

4 minutes ago, Gerard said:

£50m would make him the 20th most expensive player in the history of world football.

 

Do people really think this is value for a 27 year old who was deemed surplus at Tottenham, plies his trade at Swansea and none of the top six clubs in England or top clubs in Europe have an interest in?

 

Yes he would improve us but he probably still would't be our best player. There's not many players on this planet that £50m wouldn't buy you. It's ridiculous anyone suggesting anywhere near £50m is worth it for us.

Spurs are reportedly interested, don't know if they're progressed to enquiring yet, but there's no way Levy will pay £50m for him

 

Obviously there's no way he's /worth/ £50m

What would that make Mahrez worth... with his Championship & Premier League trophies along with excelling in the Champions League and being a year younger than Sig

 

At the end of the day, if Everton were bidding £35m & Swansea turned it down & we went with £40m... Then that's as far as we should take it, there's far better value to be had on the continent... However, I'm not the club's beancounter and Sig has performed well in an okay team and someone from the continent may not be as suited to the Prem as Sig is, so why not

 

All depends on us keeping Mahrez imo