Deeg67 Posted 9 April 2020 Share Posted 9 April 2020 4 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: There could be a situation where we buy him, but then sell him on immediately? This player lets face it is way too good for Leicester and whilst we have said that about other players in the past (Tielemans), I think there's much less doubt about a Brazilian international that was one of the best players in the Premier League and whom Barcelona paid 140m for. It might not have worked out for him over there, but that is a bit of an odd club in the way they are structured and by all accounts he was very good for Bayern Munich, they just don't want to spend that much money on one player. If he resurrected his career here, surely one of the big boys would be in for him again. But you are right that those wages are almost twice as much as any player gets at the moment, and I agree that we are maybe as much as 5 years away from being able to offer wages like that. You'd have to be a club who minimum is in Europe every year and more likely the Champions League every year to pay that much. Still you'd love to see it happen! A truly fabulous player. So we spend on one player what Bayern doesn't want to spend on one player? I'm all for ambition, but I don't think we've come that far. Coutinho would be wonderful to have - you have to laugh at people claiming he's not good enough to be in our starting 11 when he'd walk through the door as our best player. But even if he wanted to come to LCFC (which strikes me as very unlikely but who knows, maybe his relationship with Rodgers was that good), there's no way he makes financial sense. it's sad, but that's just the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 9 April 2020 Share Posted 9 April 2020 Götze has changed his management and seeks a move abroad this summer. Still only 27 (28 in June). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 9 April 2020 Share Posted 9 April 2020 2 hours ago, MC Prussian said: Götze has changed his management and seeks a move abroad this summer. Still only 27 (28 in June). Now that would be an interesting buy low play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 We can’t turn down that kind of money. Farewell Chilly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t turn down that kind of money. Farewell Chilly Would rather lose Chilwell than Ricardo obviously. Hopefully JJ can step up and perform. Promising signs so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 20 hours ago, Deeg67 said: Coutinho would be wonderful to have - you have to laugh at people claiming he's not good enough to be in our starting 11 when he'd walk through the door as our best player. But even if he wanted to come to LCFC (which strikes me as very unlikely but who knows, maybe his relationship with Rodgers was that good), there's no way he makes financial sense. it's sad, but that's just the way it is. You’re right, it probably doesn’t make financial sense and goes against our usual transfer policy. I feel we may need to have an exception to the rule with CL football next season and if we hope to really kick on. We’ve been very sensible in the way the club/squad has been built but we’ve been crying out for that extra quality since Mahrez left. We’ve tried our chances on the unknown quantities in the attacking end, with no fruition. Coutinho is as ready made and proven as they’ll come, and I think even £64m overall then wages on top after the first season is good value for what we’ll be getting. Not only will he improve our squad, it’ll improve our standing in the game. Some of the younger lads might be encouraged to stay, some transfer targets might not see us as the little underdog anymore. The sticking point is the wages clearly. The rest of the current squad may get pay-rises as a result (nowhere near £200k/wk). They could understand that this is a Brazilian international who’s played for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, so long as he doesn’t come in as the ‘big I am’. Then there’s getting new signings to accept the wages that they’re worth rather than using Coutinho’s wages as a reference point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 19 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t turn down that kind of money. Farewell Chilly to be fair to Indy, it will be many weeks since he made his last zinger ...... he’s clearly lost touch with reality ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t turn down that kind of money. Farewell Chilly I would take 25m Edited 10 April 2020 by foxes_rule1978 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 5 hours ago, foxes_rule1978 said: I would take 25m ..minimum £50m. Can't understand why anyone would accept such a derisory amount. I know he has dropped off recently but this is just a plateau and he will kick on when the new season starts. Like Vardy people were screaming to sell at £5m and I felt then they were wrong and I feel we would be stupid to sell at anything less than £50m. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 8 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t turn down that kind of money. Farewell Chilly 300k followers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 6 minutes ago, Tuna said: 300k followers Means nothing in this instance ......simply trawls the internet and social media for stories ,,,,,,but knows nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 2 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Means nothing in this instance ......simply trawls the internet and social media for stories ,,,,,,but knows nothing Indy is well known as an obvious fake but I'm baffled he's accumulated such a large following including some blue ticks (Jonathan Northcroft and Eamonn Holmes are amongst his followers) !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 10 April 2020 Share Posted 10 April 2020 Yeah. The club have set a precedent. We sell at our prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtcity Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Tuna said: Indy is well known as an obvious fake but I'm baffled he's accumulated such a large following including some blue ticks (Jonathan Northcroft and Eamonn Holmes are amongst his followers) !!! It’s one of those things he was once a kfc worker spouting nonsense but now he has such a mass reach I imagine he gets dropped the odd bit of genuine gossip... 25m for Chilwell I can’t imagine is one of those though looks to me like he’s Looked at the headline about Chilwell and 25m then put 1+1 together and got 5... said article actually said chelsea want 25m for Emerson and Chilwell is the man fat frank likes Edited 11 April 2020 by dbtcity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vindaloo FOX Posted 11 April 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 11 April 2020 We should offer Dries Mertens a contract. He might be 32 but he knows champions league football well and I feel we need more experience heads when it comes to playing in Europe. We could get him on a free and I know BR is a fan of his, he tried to bring him to Liverpool. Maybe Youri and Dennis could have a word. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: Thoughts? This is an LCFC part of the site ...... why would you put PEA in it ??? If arsenal are too small minded for him then there are few clubs on Europe that aren’t ......... 50m fee and 300k/week ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hales Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 Just read a report that Madders and Chilly have been negotiating new contracts for a while and new contract talks are beginning for Cags and Youri? All are keen to stay apparently?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 5 minutes ago, Hales said: Just read a report that Madders and Chilly have been negotiating new contracts for a while and new contract talks are beginning for Cags and Youri? All are keen to stay apparently?! Youri would be interesting- he only signed for four years rather than the usual five ........ would be a statement ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hales Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 It would be great to try and keep this team together and add to it. They are on a fantastic journey and the future sure looks bright! They do seem like a tight knit group too 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 11 April 2020 Share Posted 11 April 2020 I personally think Aubameyang is the perfect fit for Arsenal's identity. No doubt he's their best player, he's really bloody good, but I've always felt there's a flakiness to him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 12 April 2020 Share Posted 12 April 2020 14 hours ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: I personally think Aubameyang is the perfect fit for Arsenal's identity. No doubt he's their best player, he's really bloody good, but I've always felt there's a flakiness to him. Bit of a flat track bully really, his record against top teams is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 12 April 2020 Share Posted 12 April 2020 1 hour ago, pmcla26 said: Cihilwell and Youri don’t deserve a wage hike like maybe Cags and Madders could get... but with their patchy form this season it shows they have the backing of the club for the long run and hopefully that confidence behind them will help get them back to top form In which case they won’t sign a new contract and in Youri’s case, the end of next season sees him with only two years left ...... will chilly be in the same boat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 12 April 2020 Share Posted 12 April 2020 I hope we still target Demiral, our social media team would be absolutely milking the Turkish fans dry with content 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hales Posted 12 April 2020 Share Posted 12 April 2020 50 minutes ago, st albans fox said: In which case they won’t sign a new contract and in Youri’s case, the end of next season sees him with only two years left ...... will chilly be in the same boat ? Why would they not sign a new contract for more money? It also shows the club have faith in them. They both need a bit of confidence and that will surely help. It also shows they want to try and keep this team together and carry on their journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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