Bert Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 1 hour ago, Alf Bentley said: Who do we think alerted the media to Man City's interest in Mahrez? I'm assuming that it was not LCFC. I also assume that it wasn't a hawk-eyed journalist spotting something, as I'm not aware of any physical meetings and it didn't proceed to medicals or negotiations with the player. That presumably leaves Man City and Mahrez's agent. I'm guessing that the agent was instrumental - trying to use the media to help force the deal through. But do we think Man City were in on the plan, using the media to bounce us into selling Mahrez cheap and late? Anyone with an opinion and a better understanding of how these deals work? @Bert @Babylon Well it certainly wouldn't have been us. Like Babs says you're probably pretty close. Number one you'd expect it to be Mahrez's agent. Then Man City. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Teapot Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 45 minutes ago, Bert said: Well it certainly wouldn't have been us. Like Babs says you're probably pretty close. Number one you'd expect it to be Mahrez's agent. Then Man City. Most of us the stuff from Mahrez comes from his agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 2 hours ago, Alf Bentley said: Who do we think alerted the media to Man City's interest in Mahrez? I'm assuming that it was not LCFC. I also assume that it wasn't a hawk-eyed journalist spotting something, as I'm not aware of any physical meetings and it didn't proceed to medicals or negotiations with the player. That presumably leaves Man City and Mahrez's agent. I'm guessing that the agent was instrumental - trying to use the media to help force the deal through. But do we think Man City were in on the plan, using the media to bounce us into selling Mahrez cheap and late? Anyone with an opinion and a better understanding of how these deals work? @Bert @Babylon His 'friend'? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 2 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said: If he was doing his best, he would've tried to pushed through a transfer earlier on in the window. His latest public request to leave last month was way too late to allow us to get a decent replacement in and to try and get the best possibly deal from Man City to make it viable enough for him to leave to there. Hence why I thought it was daft to leave it so near to the deadline to try and push some deal through. Just makes it awkward for everyone all round, apart from LCFC imo (who I thought has managed the situation very well). But it was in direct response to Man City’s bid. Handing in a transfer request with no confirmed firm interest is a bit silly... like what he did in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 3 hours ago, Alf Bentley said: Who do we think alerted the media to Man City's interest in Mahrez? I'm assuming that it was not LCFC. I also assume that it wasn't a hawk-eyed journalist spotting something, as I'm not aware of any physical meetings and it didn't proceed to medicals or negotiations with the player. That presumably leaves Man City and Mahrez's agent. I'm guessing that the agent was instrumental - trying to use the media to help force the deal through. But do we think Man City were in on the plan, using the media to bounce us into selling Mahrez cheap and late? Anyone with an opinion and a better understanding of how these deals work? @Bert @Babylon There are some indications that rumors about unrest or claims that the club had known about Mahrez' intentions to seek a move were planted with at least one French sports news outlet by Mahrez' agent or someone from Riyad's entourage. I'm talking about SFR Sport, whose chief football editor is Mohamed Bouhafsi... an Algerian: http://www.gqmagazine.fr/lifestyle/sport/articles/mohamed-bouhafsi-journaliste-rmc-sfr-bfm-tv-est-il-le-futur-boss-du-football-francais-/57072 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 100 pages! Well done everyone, great effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guvnor Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-turn-down-50m-1163718 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lestajigs Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 3 minutes ago, The Guvnor said: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-turn-down-50m-1163718 Here here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 31 minutes ago, The Guvnor said: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-turn-down-50m-1163718 Good article . So MC paid £57 mill for an uncapped French defender but offer less for a 26 yo ballon D 'or nominee and player of the year . What a bunch of hateful willy pullers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 5 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said: It wasn’t daft... he was doing his best to push the Man City move through, which is understandable. Putting in the request would remove some of the bonuses / loyalty payments he may have been due on a transfer would it not? This aspect has been overlooked by the media. The transfer request being notable is just nonsense. Mahrez just trying to get the two sides closer together financially. . we know he wants to. leaking of it to the press is the problem as it makes his situation with the fans so much worse without this perspective. Guess this is all down to his agent(s) kid needs some good advisors and fast. I would have been asking the club for an improved contract early december with a release clause of £75m, revisable upwards/ downwards at each window by a factor related to general market inflation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyN83 Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 Anyone else wish we have taken Roberts and the 50mil..? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 Just now, DannyN83 said: Anyone else wish we have taken Roberts and the 50mil..? No. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 3 hours ago, DannyN83 said: Anyone else wish we have taken Roberts and the 50mil..? No. He can act like a child, doesn't change that this sets a marker that the club won't be bullied into selling by bigger clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 4 February 2018 Share Posted 4 February 2018 4 hours ago, DannyN83 said: Anyone else wish we have taken Roberts and the 50mil..? No. £75 million I would have agreed with. They made us sweat for Nachoman with this buyback clause and we were held up for a month. They gave us less than a day at best to find an alternative with a 70% offer. Pep can moan and whine all he likes. What goes around comes around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 12 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said: It wasn’t daft... he was doing his best to push the Man City move through, which is understandable. Putting in the request would remove some of the bonuses / loyalty payments he may have been due on a transfer would it not? Yes it would... but he has already handed in a transfer request... are they time sensitive? Expire after 6 months? seems strange he’d have to hand in another one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 12 minutes ago, MPH said: Yes it would... but he has already handed in a transfer request... are they time sensitive? Expire after 6 months? seems strange he’d have to hand in another one... Lets face it, he would have been like ‘**** yes!’ as soon as he heard the interest from Man City... what pro outside of a top, top side would not want to move to them? So whether he puts in 1, 2 or a million transfer requests, his position was clear. Yes you might say “he’d only get on the bench” but as a pro you back yourself to get in the 11. And so I can see why he might feel pissed off at what’s transpired, probably from both parties. He may also feel that given the club did a late deal with Chelsea on Drinkwater at the last transfer window, it wasn’t unreasonable for the club to do the same for him. And let’s face it - he’s had a shit agent for ages, he should have been angling for a move after the great escape season if not before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 11 hours ago, Abrasive fox said: Most of us the stuff from Mahrez comes from his agent. Wouldn't be surprised. Most clubs when in negotiations normally have some sort of confidentiality agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 (edited) The club ought to set their own transfer window deadline for players it doesn’t want to sell by making it clear to players and agents that outgoing bids will not be entertained within a couple of weeks of the formal end of window. Edited 5 February 2018 by WigstonWanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 (edited) I'm going to go against the grain and say we should have let him go for £65m. The way things stand, his value could drop significantly if he isn't playing. We may end up taking something like £50m in the summer window, having paid an unhappy player £100k a week to bring nothing but bad vibes into the club for a few months. People keep saying the owners are rich, don't need to sell unless we get £75m etc... but keeping a good atmosphere and morale in the squad surely has to be considered too? Likewise because they are so rich; £10-15m extra is nothing to the Thais! Edited 5 February 2018 by ROB-THE-BLUE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 25 minutes ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said: I'm going to go against the grain and say we should have let him go for £65m. The way things stand, his value could drop significantly if he isn't playing. We may end up taking something like £50m in the summer window, having paid an unhappy player £100k a week to bring nothing but bad vibes into the club for a few months. People keep saying the owners are rich, don't need to sell unless we get £75m etc... but keeping a good atmosphere and morale in the squad surely has to be considered too? Likewise because they are so rich; £10-15m extra is nothing to the Thais! For any club anywhere in any position its stupid to sell your best player on deadline day with no replacement lined up. Add to that we would have sold him for less than market value... There is no way it would have been a good idea to sell him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 43 minutes ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said: For any club anywhere in any position its stupid to sell your best player on deadline day with no replacement lined up. Add to that we would have sold him for less than market value... There is no way it would have been a good idea to sell him Our best player when he wants to be. We'v probably been left with the mopey liability that we had for most of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said: Our best player when he wants to be. We'v probably been left with the mopey liability that we had for most of last season. That is true and thats a risk. It may prove to be the way we should have looked at it. But I still think its better for our rep we dont get pushed over and the potential of having Riyad on song for the last 14 games and potential FA Cup final.... worth the risk I also think if our squad's spirit is so brittle as to not be able to withstand the dressing room upset then we've got bigger problems than our flying whinger Edited 5 February 2018 by AlloverthefloorYesNdidi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bablemikey Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 (edited) If I were Mahrez I'd be furious with my agent, not the club! The agent must be in a position approaching the transfer windows to know what value a club is placing on players under his care, and what negotiating room there might be in that. Only then can he be in a position to offer advice to his client & engineer deals. In Mahrezs' case it seems they thought that £50m was the magic number, which seems totally ridiculous really. Having been misled last window Mahrez changed his manager and has arguably been given even worse service and advice and has suffered significant reputational damage as a result, and that adds risk for any potential purchaser. What he needs is for Qatar to use their tourist board to sponsor another stand at PSG for £300m so they can go buy Messi/Kane/whoever without breaking FFP and spark off another round of massively inflated transfers. As that money passes from club to club maybe one of them will take a chance and cough up £85M for Mahrez. Edited 5 February 2018 by Bablemikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonezy Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 I am really getting annoyed with the narrative being us blocking the move and being the bad ones. If we had carved in, it would just have showed, that the big rich clubs just can underbid for 'smaller' clubs best players and get away with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 5 February 2018 Share Posted 5 February 2018 4 hours ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said: Our best player when he wants to be. We'v probably been left with the mopey liability that we had for most of last season. Then so be it, £40m in the summer is still more than gettable even if he strops all season. The extra £10m is neither here nor there for any premier league club, it's about principle and letting everyone know it's Leicester City than dictates the transfer of our players and not the players, agents or other clubs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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