Chocolate Teapot Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 4 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Interestingly it also mentions that another Prem team were interested as they were fans of his attacking abilities but had reservations regarding his defensive abilities and didn’t want to pay more than £15m for him Wouldn’t surprise me if that was the position we have took as well The more I've read up on him the more I can see our priorities lying elsewhere. I think we'd want a more genuine winger than anything else although beginning to think Rodgers is pretty happy with the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 He'll end up going for about 15-20m, never getting 30m for him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jobyfox Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 9 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Interestingly it also mentions that another Prem team were interested as they were fans of his attacking abilities but had reservations regarding his defensive abilities and didn’t want to pay more than £15m for him Wouldn’t surprise me if that was the position we have took as well It's just a personal opinion, but that's why I don't think Brendan will be in for him - especially not for any decent money. The defensive side of the game appeared to be BR's problem with Under as well and, ultimately, that's why he was rarely used. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 14 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Interestingly it also mentions that another Prem team were interested as they were fans of his attacking abilities but had reservations regarding his defensive abilities and didn’t want to pay more than £15m for him Wouldn’t surprise me if that was the position we have took as well Pereira doesn't shirk his defensive responsibilities to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 3 minutes ago, Jobyfox said: It's just a personal opinion, but that's why I don't think Brendan will be in for him - especially not for any decent money. The defensive side of the game appeared to be BR's problem with Under as well and, ultimately, that's why he was rarely used. Probably the reason he is such a fan of Albrighton, wingers who defend well are rare though. As long as they can track back and get in the way is about the best you can hope for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Fannieri Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 I still think Beradi is our number one target it is just a case of whether we can agree a deal with his club that works for both parties. I dare say we have a cut off date in mind where we will switch to secure a loan option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 I have to question Pereira and his agent now he is being held to ransom. He signed for a newly promoted team that were absolutely guaranteed to struggle and the fact they didn’t negotiate and relegation clause is baffling ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 1 minute ago, les-tah said: I have to question Pereira and his agent now he is being held to ransom. He signed for a newly promoted team that were absolutely guaranteed to struggle and the fact they didn’t negotiate and relegation clause is baffling ha ha Probably Harry Kane’s brother is his agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtcity Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 (edited) https://www.footballcritic.com/premier-league/season-2020-2021/player-stats/attacking-midfielders/disruption/2/41756 Whilst he presses and defends so well from the front I don’t get how an attacking players defensive abilities can be called out does anyone know how to post screen shots through an iPhone on here? Always says file would exceed total allowed size! Edited 3 August 2021 by dbtcity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 Not sure his statement does him much good from a potential buyer point of view if I’m honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 3 hours ago, Dusty said: Not sure where the Mahrez comment came from tbh. I just think there’s better value for money out there than this. Edouard and Daka were the same price yet we all think that Daka is going to be twice the player. A loan with option to buy would be decent business, but I’d much rather we sign a Faivre or Madueke. Someone that’s a bit more exciting and is a little better then just “solid” or “fine”. you mentioned he’s not a big upgrade on whet we already have…. Well we have ghezzal and Perez who play on the right wing and Albrighton. he’s a massive upgrade on those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 Puzzling that we’ve not made an offer. There’s no suggestion we’ve made an offer for Madueke either. And the links to Berardi aren’t convincing either. Yet I remain confident that we’ll sign someone to play on/from the right in a 4231/433. I guess that means it’s going to be late on in the window, after Ghezzal and one or two others have moved on & there’s more value to be had in the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 5 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Puzzling that we’ve not made an offer. There’s no suggestion we’ve made an offer for Madueke either. And the links to Berardi aren’t convincing either. Yet I remain confident that we’ll sign someone to play on/from the right in a 4231/433. I guess that means it’s going to be late on in the window, after Ghezzal and one or two others have moved on & there’s more value to be had in the market? At this point we don’t have the squad space for any more players For a new centre back and a new right winger players like Amartey, Benkovic, Praet, Ghezzal all need to be shifted first otherwise we could risk being stuck with them and not being able to use them 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVFox Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 I think if we were in for him, we would have heard far stronger whispers than we currently are. He's possibly an option on loan with a future fee on deadline day if he hasn't moved by then? A little similar to the deal West Ham did for Benrahma last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilworthfox Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 11 minutes ago, moore_94 said: At this point we don’t have the squad space for any more players For a new centre back and a new right winger players like Amartey, Benkovic, Praet, Ghezzal all need to be shifted first otherwise we could risk being stuck with them and not being able to use them Bit harsh to stick him with Amartey & Ghezzal, he is a good squad player at the very least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 43 minutes ago, MPH said: you mentioned he’s not a big upgrade on whet we already have…. Well we have ghezzal and Perez who play on the right wing and Albrighton. he’s a massive upgrade on those. I don’t this he’s a massive upgrade on them tbh, he’s definitely better but he’d still be the worst player in the 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 1 minute ago, Dusty said: I don’t this he’s a massive upgrade on them tbh, he’s definitely better but he’d still be the worst player in the 11. I hate comparisons but that is highly debatable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 39 minutes ago, Kilworthfox said: Bit harsh to stick him with Amartey & Ghezzal, he is a good squad player at the very least. But also the only one outside Rodgers' circle that has decent value on the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 35 minutes ago, An Sionnach said: I hate comparisons but that is highly debatable. Fair enough, personally don’t think he’s better than anyone bar perez who would feature in any of our best 11 sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 3 August 2021 Author Share Posted 3 August 2021 I wonder if this is going to be one of those transfers we just randomly announce. No links or rumours for days then BAM! Pereira signs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny280995 Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 Just now, StanSP said: I wonder if this is going to be one of those transfers we just randomly announce. No links or rumours for days then BAM! Pereira signs! That's a fat no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 Just now, StanSP said: I wonder if this is going to be one of those transfers we just randomly announce. No links or rumours for days then BAM! Pereira signs! hope so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHDrive Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 7 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...had he not posted his comments, what would your impression be, of him!!! It is not unheard of for a player to insists that if a bid above a certain amount is made, for his services, then he will be informed. If that situation had been met then he is perfectly entitled to speak to his manager about the approach. His response was to correct a slur on his integrity, it should never have got to this stage, but to berate him for standing up for himself is just wrong. He hasn't written his statement from an airport, .....now that was crass!! Our club goes for model pros? We don't tend to go for players that are cast off to one side and not playing when they fit. It's either the manager/owner/player, but mostly all of them to get into a position where its at. Up until his Instagram post he'd been on the sidelines anyway. No smoke without fire. I can see your point on what you've said. But does that give him a mature reason to go to social media himself? I think not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHDrive Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 13 hours ago, NaijaFox said: I do not particularly want him here (but purely on football grounds) for the fee WBA would want. Nonetheless, reasonably certain he's referring to personal terms offered to HIM. We pretty much had the same situation with Fofana before even coming close to St. Etienne accepting our bid. Furthermore, he did not actually post "job offers" nor any details thereof (certainly did not mention names, unlike Fofana with us). He merely described the impact it would have on his and his family's life - pretty much as Fofana did in respect of our offer. Regardless of what I think of him as a footballer (and I certainly do not think he would be worth as much to us as WBA reportedly appear to want), these lads have a relatively short career lifespan, and even that could come to an abrupt end at any time via injury. Sorry, but cannot begrudge him. He has a right to not only DEFEND his reputation, but to look out for his livelihood. I can agree with this. Fofana was far more intricate and clever in the way he interacted with city fans on twitter and Instagram and following the club etc. Pereira wasn't my first choice to be honest, but right now anyone has to be an upgrade on perez in that position, plus he's a direct player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deep blue Posted 3 August 2021 Share Posted 3 August 2021 3 hours ago, Dusty said: Fair enough, personally don’t think he’s better than anyone bar perez who would feature in any of our best 11 sides. But maybe he has the ability to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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