Gerard Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 8 hours ago, lcfc sheff said: Just a thought, we bid £40m for Sigurdsson last year, could we see a similar bid for a no.10 this summer? Depends if we sell Mahrez and maybe get a few more deadwood off the books like Musa, Slimani, King, Ulloa, etc. We can really only afford to spend about £20m net per season to balance the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 54 minutes ago, Gerard said: Depends if we sell Mahrez and maybe get a few more deadwood off the books like Musa, Slimani, King, Ulloa, etc. We can really only afford to spend about £20m net per season to balance the books. ah so you reckon the 40m bid was more to do with the fact we won the league therefore we had a bit of leeway? If we get rid of the "deadwood" including mendy benny etc we might be able to get 30m+ all together which would be nice to spend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 32 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: ah so you reckon the 40m bid was more to do with the fact we won the league therefore we had a bit of leeway? If we get rid of the "deadwood" including mendy benny etc we might be able to get 30m+ all together which would be nice to spend IIRC our wages and general running costs are about £20m less than our turnover for an average season so long term we can only spend about £20m net on transfer fees per season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 1 minute ago, Gerard said: IIRC our wages and general running costs are about £20m less than our turnover for an average season so long term we can only spend about £20m net on transfer fees per season. If that's truly the case, we actually need to sell Mahrez now before he's too old for a decent fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardyfox86 Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 4 hours ago, Gerard said: IIRC our wages and general running costs are about £20m less than our turnover for an average season so long term we can only spend about £20m net on transfer fees per season. If this is truly the case, you can understand our reluctance to buy "proven" players, since they will come with hefty wage demands. You can bet your Jonny Evans' of the league will demand a fair chunk more per week than Dragovic for instance. Players like Musa and Slimani need to be off our books, and replaced in the 1st team squad permanently with our young players like Barnes and Diabate. This would allow us that £40m signing that could win games on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 (edited) If Riyad goes, my absolute go to player would be Thauvin to replace him. Horrible time at Newcastle at a time they had gone to shit at the end of Pardews reign, 13 appearances mostly as a sub, went to marseille and has about 40 goals in 80 or something like that. They are only 1pt from 2nd though so he would probably need a good financial incentive to come back to the prem, but Ligue 1 is hardly an attractive league compared to the Premier League. Edited 12 May 2018 by cityfanlee23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovejoy Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 Watching this playoff game, it's fair to say Adama Traore is still nowhere near a Premiership player. Has been mentioned but clearly not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 Would absolutely love to see us sign this boy. Massive future infront of him. Ofcourse its easy to say that he plays for Celtic and it' easier to stand out against poor opposition but he' been outstanding at any level he plays. SPFL, champions league, Europa League and international. This is the lad that's keeping Andy Robertson, current first choice Liverpool LB out of his favoured position on the Scotland team. Worth a punt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 Toure wouldnt be the worst gamble in the world, but I can't see him playing in a 2, hasn't got the legs for it anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 26 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said: Would absolutely love to see us sign this boy. Massive future infront of him. Ofcourse its easy to say that he plays for Celtic and it' easier to stand out against poor opposition but he' been outstanding at any level he plays. SPFL, champions league, Europa League and international. This is the lad that's keeping Andy Robertson, current first choice Liverpool LB out of his favoured position on the Scotland team. Worth a punt. He Isnt coming to us pal I can tell you that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 10 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: He Isnt coming to us pal I can tell you that ? What makes you so Sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 19 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said: What makes you so Sure? he's heavily linked with United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 12 May 2018 Share Posted 12 May 2018 6 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said: he's heavily linked with United True but they have to bid. Links mean nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridport007 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 Sell Mahrez and buy Rashford. He ain't happy with no games. We'd be lethal upfront :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 (edited) What are people's thoughts on Andre Gray? Bit of a flop at Watford so could be available on the cheap. Hard worker, fast and great finisher. Not sure if it's worth a punt though. Edited 13 May 2018 by cityfanlee23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod hero Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 42 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said: What are people's thoughts on Andre Gray? Bit of a flop at Watford so could be available on the cheap. Hard worker, fast and great finisher. Not sure if it's worth a punt though. Where you gonna play him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 Leon Bailey but missed that boat... Ziyech Ajax and/or Thorgan Hazard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 1 hour ago, cityfanlee23 said: What are people's thoughts on Andre Gray? Bit of a flop at Watford so could be available on the cheap. Hard worker, fast and great finisher. Not sure if it's worth a punt though. We have six first team strikers still contracted to the club, seven if you include Thomas. If we're going to sign another one they either need to be an automatic first team pick or young one with bags of potential. Andre Gray is neither. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluearmyfox28 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 Buy: Right back: Pereira £25m Centre back: Mawson £25m Centre back: Drago (I think it was £16m?) Centre mid: Nzonzi/Danilo ) £25m Winger: Shaqiri/Zaha £12m/£45m No.10: Maddison/Grealish £25m Target man: Rondon £16m Total outlay £144m/£167m Sell: Benny £6m Mendy £8m King £10m James £10m Mahrez £65m Kaputska £5m Musa £15m Slimani £20m Ulloa £5m Total income £144m The squad needs a huge overhaul we should of done this the year we had champions league football & brought in some pure quality for whatever reason we didn’t. I know the total outlay of spending looks a lot but if you look at the total income from player sales that I think we need to make the max we will actually be spending is £23m. We could even make a profit I reckon. Our squad needs improving massively. We need to buy some real quality in this window imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 14 minutes ago, Bluearmyfox28 said: Buy: Right back: Pereira £25m Centre back: Mawson £25m Centre back: Drago (I think it was £16m?) Centre mid: Nzonzi/Danilo ) £25m Winger: Shaqiri/Zaha £12m/£45m No.10: Maddison/Grealish £25m Target man: Rondon £16m Total outlay £144m/£167m Sell: Benny £6m Mendy £8m King £10m James £10m Mahrez £65m Kaputska £5m Musa £15m Slimani £20m Ulloa £5m Total income £144m The squad needs a huge overhaul we should of done this the year we had champions league football & brought in some pure quality for whatever reason we didn’t. I know the total outlay of spending looks a lot but if you look at the total income from player sales that I think we need to make the max we will actually be spending is £23m. We could even make a profit I reckon. Our squad needs improving massively. We need to buy some real quality in this window imo. good luck selling benny for 6m, mendy for 8m, king for 10m, kaputska for 5m, musa for 15m, slimani for 20m, Ulloa for 5m..... Basically i'll have whatever your on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty98 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 Watching Grealish yesterday in the play offs, thought he was brilliant and would suit us well. Looks a completely different play from what I remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 2 hours ago, Gerard said: We have six first team strikers still contracted to the club, seven if you include Thomas. If we're going to sign another one they either need to be an automatic first team pick or young one with bags of potential. Andre Gray is neither. Andre Gray is 26 Hardly old?? Ulloa is past it, Slimani won't get a game, Vardy is 31, Diabate is not deployed as a striker and Okazaki is nothing special now., Iheanacho plays alongside the striker not a replacement, So it would likely be Vardy and Gray/Iheanacho upfront. Gray is a hard worker, strong and lightning quick, he's a model of Vardy. I'm not saying he would slot straight in and score goals, just a passing thought really but theres no reason why Gray wouldnt get into the first team regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 If Nantes goes we should break our signing record and bring in Rashford if possible. He'd be sensational with Vardy and Diabate up front. On 02/05/2018 at 12:38, ROB-THE-BLUE said: I'd like to think we might aim a little higher. Normally I would agree with you. But we've wasted enough money on prima donnas who take too long to adjust to the league. It's time to bring in a few hard working players. I'd put McLean in a similar class to Albrighton, always gives 100% and is better at beating a man and crossing a Ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 50 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said: Andre Gray is 26 Hardly old?? Ulloa is past it, Slimani won't get a game, Vardy is 31, Diabate is not deployed as a striker and Okazaki is nothing special now., Iheanacho plays alongside the striker not a replacement, So it would likely be Vardy and Gray/Iheanacho upfront. Gray is a hard worker, strong and lightning quick, he's a model of Vardy. I'm not saying he would slot straight in and score goals, just a passing thought really but theres no reason why Gray wouldnt get into the first team regularly. I never said he was old, I said he wasn't young. Andre Gray would cost £10m+ and sit on the bench unless Vardy was injured. There probably isn't a lot of improving in Andre Gray either and he's an average PL player at best. I'm sick of seeing our bench costing £100m+ and I'm sick of signing the likes of Slimani, Musa, Iborra, Silva, Benalouane, Mendy, etc who have all come here for big money and never been an upgrade enough to command an automatic slot in our team. Andre Gray would likely be another one. I either want us to spend big money on players who come here and are a cut above what we have and slot straight into the first XI. I'd like to see our squad players either being academy players, young rough diamonds like Diabate or current squad players on their way out of the first XI like Simpson, Fuchs, Morgan, James, Okazaki, etc. Last thing I want to see is more £10m+ buys whose potential is marginal and won't replace a current player in the first XI. We shouldn't be using our limited financial resources on players like Andre Gray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 13 May 2018 Share Posted 13 May 2018 2 hours ago, Gerard said: I never said he was old, I said he wasn't young. Andre Gray would cost £10m+ and sit on the bench unless Vardy was injured. There probably isn't a lot of improving in Andre Gray either and he's an average PL player at best. I'm sick of seeing our bench costing £100m+ and I'm sick of signing the likes of Slimani, Musa, Iborra, Silva, Benalouane, Mendy, etc who have all come here for big money and never been an upgrade enough to command an automatic slot in our team. Andre Gray would likely be another one. I either want us to spend big money on players who come here and are a cut above what we have and slot straight into the first XI. I'd like to see our squad players either being academy players, young rough diamonds like Diabate or current squad players on their way out of the first XI like Simpson, Fuchs, Morgan, James, Okazaki, etc. Last thing I want to see is more £10m+ buys whose potential is marginal and won't replace a current player in the first XI. We shouldn't be using our limited financial resources on players like Andre Gray. Who would you have as backup striker then? Slimani, musa, Ulloa and okazaki are not in the managers plans or aren't good enough and iheanacho is playing in the hole behind vardy. We literally have 1 striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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