Wilfred Ndidi

[Simoken]

Crazy how he became one of the top def midfielders in the PL to dross overnight, he should be worth double that really....

Edited 19 June 2023 by Simoken

[FrankieADZ]

think a move to the saudi league would be perfect for him, hopefully decent money for us, decent money for him and his family

 

sad to see him go tho, on his day is was elite but injuries have taken a toll on him

[FoxOfMelton]

Anything over 20m and get him gone. He's been a liability for a good while now.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

He's toast. Sell.

[Koke]

Sad the way it has ended. At his peak he was sensational. The Maddison, Tielemans, Ndidi trio was phenomenal. Will be remembered fondly but its time to go. 

[Guest Mee-9]

Rumours are this could be serious money. 

 

£30-35m. 

[Babylon]

21 minutes ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Was it injuries?  Was it Brendan?  Did the game move on and leave him behind?

 

Who knows and quite frankly,  who cares?  He's been absolute dogshit for a couple of seasons and that winner against Villa at home he gave away, really sums up just how shit he's become.

 

If we can get rid of him for any kind of fee it'll be a win.  He's likely to be on decent money too so ditching him now is the smart thing to do.

 

Real shame as at one point when we are at peak Brendan, him, Youri and Maddison were pretty much the best midfield trio in the league.  We all used to laugh at the suggestion that Declan Rice was better than him!!

Numerous things... the manager, the injuries, too long in the same place and potentially being older than he says he is. After all, he was one of the youth players expelled years back for failing the wrist bone scans, so there are question marks.

[LestaLad]

Take the 30m and run 

[Babylon]

Considering his form and where we are now, anything north of £20m would be fantastic.

[Pliskin]

****ing hell, what an absolute shame to see what’s become of him. 

[TMELcfc]

This is what we need! Saudi’s start buying our deadwood… send them vestergaard for free 

[Corky]

Saudi League could be a godsend for shifting players you don't want. No pissing loans with options and no personal terms issues.

[moore_94]

6 minutes ago, Corky said:

Saudi League could be a godsend for shifting players you don't want. No pissing loans with options and no personal terms issues.

Going to be like when China tried it for a few years

 

I think it might last a bit longer and certainly looks like they are going to go bigger though

[goose2010]

10 minutes ago, Corky said:

Saudi League could be a godsend for shifting players you don't want. No pissing loans with options and no personal terms issues.

The Turkish clubs will be fuming!

[Sol thewall Bamba]

26 minutes ago, TMELcfc said:

This is what we need! Saudi’s start buying our deadwood… send them vestergaard for free 

It's going to be interesting to see how the PL handles not being top of the money tree anymore. The whole USP of the league will be gone in a few years imo

[RowlattsFox]

We need to recoup money wherever we can, so this would be useful. Likes of Iheanacho and Daka could be on the radar for them clubs as well. 

 

 

[CosbehFox]

Felt for me that Wilf’s lost his desire to improve himself. I can get it too - a tough upbringing, moved to Belgium to have adopted parents, becomes a PL footballer, married and kids. Even gone to university. 
 

That’s what he probably dreamt of during that tough upbringing. Now his motivation is significantly reduced. 

[BenTheFox]

I still can't my head around the extent to which this bloke has declined. 

[st albans fox]

Wilf is still highly regarded in the game - those who watch him and know what’s what wouldn’t pay a lot but for the Saudi league he would be a catch (like neves) 

 

If he has fallen out of love with the game due to adversity in his life away from football then he might consider it. 

[Jattdogg]

1 hour ago, mozartfox said:

Why are there DoFs in Saudi Football named Al Ruddifuddi?

Fuddi is an indian word for fanny.

[J.Lisemore]

Don't think I've ever seen a player decline so quickly, granted he's had injury problems but it looks as though he's mentally not up to it anymore. Anything above the £15m we paid Genk is fantastic business really. 

[Rusko187]

55 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

It's going to be interesting to see how the PL handles not being top of the money tree anymore. The whole USP of the league will be gone in a few years imo

It will go pop before long, they can throw all the money they want and all they will recruit are mercenaries. True footballers want don't dream of winning the Saudi league, it's things like the Champions League they want and only Europe can provide that. 

 

As long as they overpay for our unwanted players, I'm fine.

[sacreblueits442]

59 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Felt for me that Wilf’s lost his desire to improve himself. I can get it too - a tough upbringing, moved to Belgium to have adopted parents, becomes a PL footballer, married and kids. Even gone to university. 
 

That’s what he probably dreamt of during that tough upbringing. Now his motivation is significantly reduced. 

...I would say for a lot of our players it was a blessed relief when the season came to an end, and they could get away to clear their heads!!!

[mozartfox]

57 minutes ago, Jattdogg said:

Fuddi is an indian word for fanny.

Rudkin is an English Word meaning same.

[mozartfox]

1 hour ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

It's going to be interesting to see how the PL handles not being top of the money tree anymore. The whole USP of the league will be gone in a few years imo

The Chinese Super League adopted this model and has sunk without trace.  Cannot see TV Companies queuing up to buy the rights. With a bit of luck Man City and Newcamel will transfer to the Saudi League in the future!!!