Crispin LA Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 Sun says we gonna buy him for 45m that more than half of the of what we get for selling Maguire.are we daft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 11 minutes ago, Crispin LA said: Sun says we gonna buy him for 45m that more than half of the of what we get for selling Maguire.are we daft! The Sun like to generate clicks. The Sun talk shit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnup Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 The irony of complaining about an inflated market for Dunk and accepting that Maguire is worth 80 milion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 What kind of a CB is Dunk? How good is he on the ball? For £45m you'd expect him to start and then you've got Evans as our other best CB. I guess signing Dunk allows Benkovic and Soyuncu to bed in further without as much pressure on them, but surely one of them will be off before long if they're not playing regularly? Also, does a Dunk and Evans partnership change the way we play significantly? I'm a little dubious about this, although clearly Dunk is a very good CB. Currently, if we're going to spend a good chunk of the Maguire money I'd rather we rivalled Everton for Pepe to be honest (it sounds fanciful, I know) and use Cags and Benko a bit more with Wes and a U23 player stepping up to matchday squads. I'm more than happy to be proved wrong though. I have my reservations but the team always has my support 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 "The Sun-" ... time to stop reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispin LA Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 I think dunk is good but he going to be 28 this year. I read he desperate to come to Leicester, so surely we can get him cheaper, we are the only ones in for him 20m max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, ronnup said: The irony of complaining about an inflated market for Dunk and accepting that Maguire is worth 80 milion Just cos they’re daft doesn’t mean we have to be. Is a 28 year old CB really where we’d like to set a new club record? This seems to be retrograde thinking in the recruitment dept if true, repeating mistakes from previous signings. Personally I think it’s actually the club trying to justify the Maguire price tag. Edited 14 July 2019 by WigstonWanderer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 Rather get a decent player from the continent or give soyuncu a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 4 minutes ago, North Leeds Fox said: Rather get a decent player from the continent or give soyuncu a chance. If we aren't prepared to give either of the two defenders we bought from the continent a go, then I am happy that the Club looks at someone familiar and comfortable with the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 12 minutes ago, MGLCFC said: If we aren't prepared to give either of the two defenders we bought from the continent a go, then I am happy that the Club looks at someone familiar and comfortable with the Premier League. Yeah true and understand where you are coming from as good to have a player adjusted to the league, just think 40m is way to much for him. As a short term fix, Cahill is no worse on a free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 1 minute ago, North Leeds Fox said: Yeah true and understand where you are coming from as good to have a player adjusted to the league, just think 40m is way to much for him. As a short term fix, Cahill is no worse on a free. I agree, but would be happier if the club tried to sign Lascelles from Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 8 minutes ago, MGLCFC said: I agree, but would be happier if the club tried to sign Lascelles from Newcastle. I am completely with you. Don't get me wrong, dunk is a good player and so is Cahill, but lascelles alongside soyuncu or Evans would be a very good partnership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 (edited) On 04/06/2019 at 07:34, Finnegan said: I don't care who it is, if we spend half of the Maguire money replacing Maguire then it's bad business. We're nowhere near a club that should spend forty million on a centre half. I think you got unrealistic expectations to the transfer market lottery, unless we were prepared to promote one of the backup's we have we were likely to spend a huge chunk of change on the replacement as the other club knows we have the money from the maguire sale and will up their price. I dont think it will be as high as 45m tho but probably would be higher than 30m so still a chunk of change. So if we say halfway between 30 and 45 so 37.5 million, we sell for 80 million, hull get 12 million, thats circa, 31 million cash + downgraded defender. Personally dont think thats worth it. I probably would rather give our backup a try as everyone is claiming he is a ready made ball playing defender. But there must be a reason we are not prepared to do that. Also I am pretty sure there is costs to be taken out of selling fees for players, tax, fees etc. Edited 14 July 2019 by Chrysalis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 3 hours ago, Max Power said: What would Bournemouth ask for Ake? They sold their fifth choice defender to Villa for £26m and we’ll have £80m burning a hole in our pockets. This market who knows anymore. Sadly, probably more than the £45mil Brighton want for Dunk. That said, I genuinely think £60mil for Ake is a better deal than £45mil for Dunk. Dunk is a solid-ish defender in a defensive side by nature and turns 28 early this season. He's not worth £45mil to us and the Maguire sale has no bearing on that point to me. Don't get me wrong, we are likely to be fleeced if we go to replace him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 I agree I would take Ake over Dunk even with him costing more. However I think Bournemouth would want all of the maguire money for us to get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 Nice decoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 1 hour ago, WigstonWanderer said: Just cos they’re daft doesn’t mean we have to be. Is a 28 year old CB really where we’d like to set a new club record? This seems to be retrograde thinking in the recruitment dept if true, repeating mistakes from previous signings. Personally I think it’s actually the club trying to justify the Maguire price tag. Like the Slimani signing for me. Signing a 28 yo for huge money that hasn't really performed at top level in the game and no resale value. That's why I think this is rubbish and we've probably encouraged the Dunk to Leicester for £45m as its a statement to Man Utd that they can't get Maguire below our asking price if we have to pay £45m for Dunk. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1 Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 I wouldn't be surprised if we piss 45M on Dunk. Recruitment is Brendan's supposed weak point and now he's got his mate Congerton a job here as well. I hope I'm wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispin LA Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 We will break our transfer record, if we sign Dunk. A player no other club shows any interest in him, is Dunk right for the type of football we play, we play open football, he might have a problem if we get caught on the break. Dunk is good when his team plays just defensive football. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 21 minutes ago, sm1 said: I wouldn't be surprised if we piss 45M on Dunk. Recruitment is Brendan's supposed weak point and now he's got his mate Congerton a job here as well. I hope I'm wrong. This is precisely my fear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 Maguire for 85m? great business. Dunk for 45m makes me want to throw myself through the window. We were warned about this with Congerton and if this is him setting his mark we should be VERY worried. A few more of these signings could be the destruction of everything we've been building imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 1 hour ago, Gerard said: Like the Slimani signing for me. Signing a 28 yo for huge money that hasn't really performed at top level in the game and no resale value. That's why I think this is rubbish and we've probably encouraged the Dunk to Leicester for £45m as its a statement to Man Utd that they can't get Maguire below our asking price if we have to pay £45m for Dunk. In fairness to Slimani he had been banging goals for ages so atleast he had some sort of record to demand a higher fee. Dunk has just been one of the better players of one of the worst prem teams i've seen in ages. Brighton were complete anti football last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fishwick Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 think people are doing Dunk a disservice here. Brighton's woes are not really a fault of his (and they have to be half decent to have lasted two seasons now) he earned an England call-up last season and performed excellently. He's superb at playing out from the back, he's not just some hoof-first clogger The fee is what it is, we are going to have to over pay for whoever it is, we are coming into negotiations, no matter which player its for, from a weak point. Rodgers has begun to earn my trust and if Dunk is the number 1 player on his list then just go and get him, no ****ing around, and lets get him in and gelling with the team quickly so any upset is minimal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry96 Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 He’s a good player tbf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perseus Posted 14 July 2019 Share Posted 14 July 2019 Maguire speaks to his partner defenders and Dunk does not. As a covering defender it helps of there is verbal exchanges. Bruno is the one did the verbals for Brighton and now he has retired. Latest word is that Dunk is accepting the challenge to be more influential in defence for Brighton which might be beyond his ken. Technically, Dunk is quite good at passing out of defence, and is about the same speed as Maguire (which I think is too slow for a top six side, or any side that plays in the opponents half and has to beware of breakaways). Status quo seems the best bet for all clubs in this fantasy. Dunk has got a lot of experience and no longer makes individual mistakes. He might not be such a lynchpin for Brighton. Not a Houghton acquisition and may play better under Potter. Houghton was the revelation in Dunk's career, when BHA signed Duffy as an emergency replacement (because of an injury to Goldson) and the partnership worked. Waiting for a twist in the story. Overall, BHA need a new right back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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