TheLittleBigMan Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Wanted him to stay. Still a hell of a lot more to come from him. Just glad we got serious money for him (as we always do when it comes to letting a player go, we are solid in that department) and I don't have to listen to muppets slagging him off every week. We move on.
peach0000 Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 None of them, not too gutted about him leaving but think it was a far better deal for Chelsea than it was for us.
Collymore Posted 26 August 2020 Author Posted 26 August 2020 I suppose my brain thought it was impossible for that option!
Blue ROI Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Middle Ground. 50 MIllion is a bit lower than expected. Had Slimani left for £10 million it wouldnt have been so bad. He could do well at Chelsea but of the main starting X1 from last season I'd rather he was sold than Ricardo, Cags, Maddison, Vardy etc.
Nod.E Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Needs more options. I don't particularly rate him and am pleased with getting a large fee for him. But saying 'over the moon' doesn't sit right. There is a reluctance there with him being an academy graduate but the head says it's a really good deal. Better for us than them.
dooflip Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 No option for me. wanted him gone but not happy with the fee. Would have tried to keep him for such an insult of a fee.
Mark_w Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 5 minutes ago, Collymore said: I suppose my brain thought it was impossible for that option! We’ve become proper massive. ‘Yeah we got £20-30m less than we should have for that left back but you know, s*** happens’.
AS78UK Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Gutted to loose a first team player regardless, But to loose an academy player, England International and a first team player makes it worse. Plus now reliant on Brenden to find a replacement. Not sure why but I have it my head that signing new players ain't one of Brendan's strong point.
jeffschlupp Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 8 minutes ago, AS78UK said: Plus now reliant on Brenden to find a replacement. Not sure why but I have it my head that signing new players ain't one of Brendan's strong point. Yeah, because Brendan is the bloke that signs the players...
foxile5 Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 I suppose its annoying because I liked having an England regular in the Leicester team.
Collymore Posted 26 August 2020 Author Posted 26 August 2020 3 minutes ago, foxile5 said: I suppose its annoying because I liked having an England regular in the Leicester team.
Scotch Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Like others have said, it all depends on how we spend the cash. If we get Tagliafico and a quality right winger or centre back then it's what is best for the club but if we bank it and half arse the replacements then it is a waste.
Soar Fox Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 Depends how they spend the money they received for him. If they sign a couple of players with the quality of Ricardo or Soyuncu then yes it was a good deal for both clubs. If we end up spending half of it on Jamal Lewis and another Adrien Silva then it will turn out to be a waste. Let’s just hope we get quality in like we did in 2018 rather than our 2016 transfers.
FoyleFox Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 9 minutes ago, Foxy_Bear said: Like others have said, it all depends on how we spend the cash. If we get Tagliafico and a quality right winger or centre back then it's what is best for the club but if we bank it and half arse the replacements then it is a waste. This for me too. I am concerned about us signing an adequate replacement.
ozleicester Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 A regular international player has been sold from our team An essential part of one of the best defences in the league has been sold An exciting and still improving young player has been sold A local academy graduate has been sold No replacement Less $ than expected Sold to a close competitor all in all... disappointed by the sale, disappointed that the player sees a better future away from his club disappointed that we sell our best
Manwell Pablo Posted 26 August 2020 Posted 26 August 2020 1 minute ago, ozleicester said: A regular international player has been sold from our team An essential part of one of the best defences in the league has been sold An exciting and still improving young player has been sold A local academy graduate has been sold No replacement Less $ than expected Sold to a close competitor all in all... disappointed by the sale, disappointed that the player sees a better future away from his club disappointed that we sell our best How do you know there’s no replacement ffs. Less than expected? 50 million for a full back 😂 You were probably crowing the same rhetoric when Magiure was sold. Pathetic.
Nicolo Barella Posted 27 August 2020 Posted 27 August 2020 I will be happy we sold him if we replace him with quality.
Gamble92 Posted 27 August 2020 Posted 27 August 2020 2 hours ago, Collymore said: Where do you stand? At the back of SK2, when im not being told off
Jaspa Posted 27 August 2020 Posted 27 August 2020 They've got a proper bargain and we lose an academy product England first teamer; but he wanted gone, so yeah. As Steve_Walshy said above it's all about how we now replace Chilly. I appreciate the business model of selling for high fees of players produced or improved by us as it's evidently very effective. I just think for the Club to stay at this level you need to keep a stable squad and an obvious part of that is continuity, not a team of players who know they could realistically leave at the end of every season. It also shouldn't be seen as above us to aspire to be a destination for top players, we've proved this Club can give players a very good & rewarding career with competitive pay. Players who are stars who have come through our system should be coveted by ourselves, he now plays against us +2x a year for a Club he deemed to be more attractive. Good luck to him and F Chelsea
NaijaFox Posted 27 August 2020 Posted 27 August 2020 1 hour ago, ozleicester said: A regular international player has been sold from our team An essential part of one of the best defences in the league has been sold An exciting and still improving young player has been sold A local academy graduate has been sold No replacement Less $ than expected Sold to a close competitor all in all... disappointed by the sale, disappointed that the player sees a better future away from his club disappointed that we sell our best He saw 190K per week and a reported 10 million in wages per year for 5 years. Can't knock him!
NaijaFox Posted 27 August 2020 Posted 27 August 2020 8 hours ago, Jaspa said: They've got a proper bargain and we lose an academy product England first teamer; but he wanted gone, so yeah. As Steve_Walshy said above it's all about how we now replace Chilly. I appreciate the business model of selling for high fees of players produced or improved by us as it's evidently very effective. I just think for the Club to stay at this level you need to keep a stable squad and an obvious part of that is continuity, not a team of players who know they could realistically leave at the end of every season. It also shouldn't be seen as above us to aspire to be a destination for top players, we've proved this Club can give players a very good & rewarding career with competitive pay. Players who are stars who have come through our system should be coveted by ourselves, he now plays against us +2x a year for a Club he deemed to be more attractive. Good luck to him and F Chelsea Nice sentiment, but we are not (yet) "competitive" enough to pay a player who is relatively lower down in our current pecking order (as Chilwell frankly was) the 10 mil per year for five years that he reportedly would be getting at Chelsea. Best wishes to the lad.
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