Lesta2014 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Front foot defender who attacks the ball properly something we massively need! Hopefully we can get it done, good age and again seems a bit like a signing of 3/4 years ago pre Rodgers. 2
Aleksz Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 10 hours ago, FoxyLeon said: Soyuncu, Tielemans and soon to be Maddison....Why should I let it go? You just keep following Rodgers blindly, and enjoy our descent into financial chaos very shortly. I mean I want Rodgers to go as much as the next man, but if you’re blaming anyone for the contracts situation it should be Rudkin not Rodgers. And even then, it’s the players that have the club by the balls. They’ve all had contracts on the table for a long time. 1
ian__marshall Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Really hope we pull this deal off. I mentioned previously that I was with some family members who are Stoke City STHs over Xmas and they were absolutely raving about this lad. Think he'd be a bargain at the fees being discussed.
moore_94 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Dodgy source but apparently going to up our offer to £15m https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-leicester-city-to-submit-new-15m-harry-souttar-bid/
Popular Post lcfc_forever Posted 20 January 2023 Popular Post Posted 20 January 2023 1 minute ago, moore_94 said: Dodgy source but apparently going to up our offer to £15m https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-leicester-city-to-submit-new-15m-harry-souttar-bid/ They're getting more reliable, they were first on Vestergaard's refusal to leave for Fulham. Looks like we're looking to bring in stronger characters with leadership credentials - we sorely need a better mentality. 6
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 20 January 2023 Popular Post Posted 20 January 2023 Not a bad price at all. We are however going to have to bring some players in in the next 6-12 months on frees / loan / bargain fees as we cannot recruit 10+ players paying £10-30m for them, we won't have enough resources. This is why I get frustrated at us no longer willing to take risks on unproven but talented young players available for a few million. We will have to do so to fill the squad out as we rebuild. Leeds have been very shrewd getting Gnonto for £4m, Greenwood £1m, Gerlhardt £1m, Perkins nominal fee. 8
lcfc_forever Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Not a bad price at all. We are however going to have to bring some players in in the next 6-12 months on frees / loan / bargain fees as we cannot recruit 10+ players paying £10-30m for them, we won't have enough resources. This is why I get frustrated at us no longer willing to take risks on unproven but talented young players available for a few million. We will have to do so to fill the squad out as we rebuild. Leeds have been very shrewd getting Gnonto for £4m, Greenwood £1m, Gerlhardt £1m, Perkins nominal fee. We wanted Gelhardt as well, sounded like we had a deal for him sorted but didn't happen for some reason. Gnonto looks like an incredible piece of business. 3
LeePhilpottsBaldSpot Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 (edited) Like the sound of this signing. From the little I've seen of him he offers exactly what we need. While he's not likely to be a "top six" player like we were aiming for in previous years (and if we're honest it's a little disheartening to compare him to Wes Fofana), we have to recognise where we are and what would improve the team. Really hope we get this one over the line Edited 20 January 2023 by LeePhilpottsBaldSpot
indierich06 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Sky reporting it now via Rob Dorsett. Seems like there is a deal to be had if we can stump up an extra few million. Interesting note there on prioritising defensive reinforcements - maybe a GK too?
HeskeyForever Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Bound to reject the first bid in fairness - fingers crossed we can get this one over the line. He's young, seems like a really powerful defender and clearly has a bit of personality about him. Would make for a much more fierce back line if we have Kristiansen, Souttar, Faes and Castagne/Ricky - with Evans coming in when there's a need.
LCCFox96 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Can't see this not happening. He's the one big asset Stoke have got and they've got financial concerns of their own. It sounds like he's our priority target and I'm sure we'll find an agreement. Felipe to Wolves, and Soyuncu subsequently moving to Atletico in January will see this happen quite quickly I think, as we'll be in need of an extra player and have a little extra cash to drive the deal. 3
StanSP Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 54 minutes ago, indierich06 said: Sky reporting it now via Rob Dorsett. Seems like there is a deal to be had if we can stump up an extra few million. Interesting note there on prioritising defensive reinforcements - maybe a GK too? Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? 1
lcfc_forever Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 4 minutes ago, StanSP said: Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? May have better sources at Stoke, looks like he's got their side of the story explaining the reference to 'other suitors'.
UHDrive Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 4 minutes ago, StanSP said: Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? That's what I thought as well, most of his info is unreliable and a lot of it made up.
indierich06 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 5 minutes ago, StanSP said: Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? I thought he was generally considered to be pretty good? Better than some random sports website I guess.
Popular Post SouthStandUpperTier Posted 20 January 2023 Popular Post Posted 20 January 2023 29 minutes ago, StanSP said: Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? He's more reliable than his twin brother Rob. 10
FoxyJim1987 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 3 hours ago, Aleksz said: I mean I want Rodgers to go as much as the next man, but if you’re blaming anyone for the contracts situation it should be Rudkin not Rodgers. And even then, it’s the players that have the club by the balls. They’ve all had contracts on the table for a long time. People literally blame Rodgers for the weather. He's obviously got flaws and is partly to blame but he can't be balmed for everything.
FoxyJim1987 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 41 minutes ago, StanSP said: Ron Dorsett isn't that reliable is he? Sky just rehash twitter and internet rumours, so no he's not reliable at all.
surrifox Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 1 hour ago, LCCFox96 said: Can't see this not happening. He's the one big asset Stoke have got and they've got financial concerns of their own. It sounds like he's our priority target and I'm sure we'll find an agreement. Felipe to Wolves, and Soyuncu subsequently moving to Atletico in January will see this happen quite quickly I think, as we'll be in need of an extra player and have a little extra cash to drive the deal. I thought they were rolling in it. Aren't they owned by the woman that made a fortune out of her gambling outfit
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 These journos reckon £15m with some add-ons (taking it to around £20m) would be enough to get the deal done. https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/should-be-holding-out-for-20-million-stoke-city-reject-eight-figure-approach-from-leicester-city-the-verdict/
FosseSpark Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 Souttar has plenty of other Suitors. Journo is just having a laugh there.
Stevosevic Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11658093/Leicester-City-make-fresh-approach-sign-Harry-Souttar-Stoke-turned-17-5m-bid.html 1
LCCFox96 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 20 minutes ago, surrifox said: I thought they were rolling in it. Aren't they owned by the woman that made a fortune out of her gambling outfit Their owners are very wealthy yes, but as a club they been stung a few times from encounters with FFP. This article was from March, but gives a flavour of their recent financial crisis since getting relegated. I imagine it's better now and slowly improving, but they'll still be feeling the effects of it all and a huge fee for 1x player makes a lot of sense. Stoke City finally emerging from Financial Fair Play dog fight - Stoke-on-Trent Live (stokesentinel.co.uk) My point was that Souttar is the one player they have right now who could be sold for a sizeable enough fee to make positive inroads into their financial situation and have enough leftover to build the squad up. Hopefully ~£15mil does the trick and he's in City blue by the end of the window.
Lambert09 Posted 20 January 2023 Posted 20 January 2023 is this our next robert huth moment … comes in, we suddenly become class at the back. win the league next year.
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