MPH Posted 29 August 2023 Posted 29 August 2023 3 hours ago, gurru991 said: I am very certain that Leicester have a list of strikers that tick the boxes for Enzo. They would always have known that certain players could be targets for other clubs. Players in the last year of their deal are sending a clear message that they want out & clubs know that they will be cheaper !! Let's not forget that Maresca will also have extensive knowledge of players that were targeted for Man City's development team but were deemed to be not quite good enough for Man City...
Popular Post Finnegan Posted 29 August 2023 Popular Post Posted 29 August 2023 9 minutes ago, Mee-9 said: Piroe was the one. We slept on that, and it'll come to haunt us. Please can we just stop with this now. I can't take another Lookman all year. We. Did. Not. Have. The Money. At. The. Time. Piroe. Was. Sold. 16
FrankieADZ Posted 29 August 2023 Posted 29 August 2023 4 minutes ago, Finnegan said: Please can we just stop with this now. I can't take another Lookman all year. We. Did. Not. Have. The Money. At. The. Time. Piroe. Was. Sold. in one ear out the other with some, its simple really, we didint have enough funds to buy Piroe, simple 1
Bezzanator89 Posted 29 August 2023 Posted 29 August 2023 1 hour ago, Mee-9 said: Piroe was the one. We slept on that, and it'll come to haunt us. We'd have had to sell one of our strikers to make this possible. And no-one had any concrete interest in the ones we have, somewhat unsurprisingly. Piroe would have been nice in place of the likes of Daka, but without shifting personnel first, this was never going to happen.
sacreblueits442 Posted 29 August 2023 Posted 29 August 2023 7 hours ago, gurru991 said: We know that every window there are many last minute deals & as long as JR can get the Fax machine working we should be fine. ...so long as all the paperwork is in on time, then the deal can be concluded later down the line!!!
StanSP Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 Ekitike linked to Palace as well, so perhaps they won't settle for getting only Iheanacho, or will try and get both...
Outfox the Fox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 I've got a sneaking feeling (no more than that - and not based on any fact), that Nacho will still be with us next week. And (sticking my neck out, even more), so will Ndidi. Their involvement in the Tranmere squad (and Ndidis importance in that game), just makes me think that Maresca can't afford to lose them. And the fact that we've had no SERIOUS links with any other striker (and didn't pursue Piroe - despite probably being able to afford him 'on tick' - with likely sales), I reckon he'll be staying. Shoot me down, if you like! 2
Lambert09 Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 1 minute ago, Outfox the Fox said: I've got a sneaking feeling (no more than that - and not based on any fact), that Nacho will still be with us next week. And (sticking my neck out, even more), so will Ndidi. Their involvement in the Tranmere squad (and Ndidis importance in that game), just makes me think that Maresca can't afford to lose them. And the fact that we've had no SERIOUS links with any other striker (and didn't pursue Piroe - despite probably being able to afford him 'on tick' - with likely sales), I reckon he'll be staying. Shoot me down, if you like! depends if the club have changed their policy on ‘those who want to leave, can leave’
FrankieADZ Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, StanSP said: Ekitike linked to Palace as well, so perhaps they won't settle for getting only Iheanacho, or will try and get both... linked with Adams from Southampton too, and forest are close to signing Hudson-Odoi from chelsea and Nunes might not be leaving Wolves either Edited 30 August 2023 by FrankieADZ
Chelmofox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 3 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said: I've got a sneaking feeling (no more than that - and not based on any fact), that Nacho will still be with us next week. And (sticking my neck out, even more), so will Ndidi. Their involvement in the Tranmere squad (and Ndidis importance in that game), just makes me think that Maresca can't afford to lose them. And the fact that we've had no SERIOUS links with any other striker (and didn't pursue Piroe - despite probably being able to afford him 'on tick' - with likely sales), I reckon he'll be staying. Shoot me down, if you like! Wont be long before we know! My sneaky feeling is we will try and defer the Ndidi transfer to January. I think Nacho will go, and it was quite telling he didn't feature in the Tranmere game. Have a gut feeling Nacho's head is going to get turned by a big salary offer.
Ric Flair Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 2 minutes ago, Chelmofox said: Wont be long before we know! My sneaky feeling is we will try and defer the Ndidi transfer to January. I think Nacho will go, and it was quite telling he didn't feature in the Tranmere game. Have a gut feeling Nacho's head is going to get turned by a big salary offer. AFCON very much disrupts January transfers, although maybe by the end of January it's largely done and dusted. 2
FrankieADZ Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 unless the club can get a replacement in i really cant see Nacho going, we'd be well short upfront; since Daka looks like hes off 1
Jam orton Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 They both seem happy and enjoying the football we are playing. Can see them both signing new contracts 🤞
coolhandfox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Jam orton said: They both seem happy and enjoying the football we are playing. Can see them both signing new contracts 🤞 Why would they? We can't afford to pay them PL money. They have all the power. It makes no sense for them to sign one from their point of view! Edited 30 August 2023 by coolhandfox 1
Chelmofox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 8 minutes ago, Jam orton said: They both seem happy and enjoying the football we are playing. Can see them both signing new contracts 🤞 Nacho looks happy? Ndidi does but Nacho doesn't look happy at all to me. After the Cardiff game Ndidi was all smiles and signed loads of autographs. Nacho put a hoodie on and couldn't get out of the ground quickly enough. I think Enzo has asked quite a lot of both of them, and Ndidi has shone where as Nacho looks uncomfortable. I think signing new contracts is a massive stretch when there a PL teams circling. 1
Stevosevic Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Why would they? We can't afford to pay them PL money. They have all the power. It makes no sense for them to sign one from their point of view! Well… they could sign a new one on PL money (the amounts they’re on now) and have a release clause for them to leave if we don’t get promoted. It saves us losing them on a free and they might actually want to see if we can go straight back up. Any point leaving to go to a Forest when we could be in the same league next year?
Scotch Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 Think Nacho will stay. Can't see where he would go and there hasn't been any strong links for him.
coolhandfox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 Just now, Stevosevic said: Well… they could sign a new one on PL money (the amounts they’re on now) and have a release clause for them to leave if we don’t get promoted. It saves us losing them on a free and they might actually want to see if we can go straight back up. Any point leaving to go to a Forest when we could be in the same league next year? What's in it for them?
Stevosevic Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 Just now, coolhandfox said: What's in it for them? Well they get the big wages now that they’re getting anyway and a cheap move next summer if it goes tits up. So really they’re not losing anything apart from 30 games of PL football? These are players who have been here a long time so maybe they actually enjoy playing for us? Just thinking out loud really
Chelmofox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 23 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: AFCON very much disrupts January transfers, although maybe by the end of January it's largely done and dusted. I keep forgetting about AFCON. I presume their agents do their stuff regardless. It just increases the chance of injury between now and then. I've been very much in the 'get rid if out of contract camp', but i presume Enzo and Rudders are now going to work out which ones can stay. It will be very interesting to see where we end up, but i think it will be quite disruptive leading up to the Hull game.
coolhandfox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Stevosevic said: Well… they could sign a new one on PL money (the amounts they’re on now) and have a release clause for them to leave if we don’t get promoted. It saves us losing them on a free and they might actually want to see if we can go straight back up. Any point leaving to go to a Forest when we could be in the same league next year? 4 hours ago, Stevosevic said: Well they get the big wages now that they’re getting anyway and a cheap move next summer if it goes tits up. So really they’re not losing anything apart from 30 games of PL football? These are players who have been here a long time so maybe they actually enjoy playing for us? Just thinking out loud really You just said they are getting that anyway? They can walk away for free anyway in the summer. There is no benefit to them. Edited 30 August 2023 by coolhandfox 1
Stevosevic Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 Just now, coolhandfox said: You just said they are getting that anyway? They can work away for free anyway in the summer. There is no benefit to them. But if we go up would they want to walk away? Ndidi is only going to Forest….they could easily go down and we go up.
Chelmofox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: Well they get the big wages now that they’re getting anyway and a cheap move next summer if it goes tits up. So really they’re not losing anything apart from 30 games of PL football? These are players who have been here a long time so maybe they actually enjoy playing for us? Just thinking out loud really In this situation you sit tight and leave on a free. That way you get a big signing on bonus somewhere, or if we do get promoted you negotiate a nice new contract. There are rumours that Wolves might be offering Nacho £100k a week. There isn't a scenario where these guys sign a new contract for us in the championship and it works in their favour. Edited 30 August 2023 by Chelmofox 1
coolhandfox Posted 30 August 2023 Posted 30 August 2023 1 minute ago, Stevosevic said: But if we go up would they want to walk away? Ndidi is only going to Forest….they could easily go down and we go up. I think Forest will be ok. Wilf may also fancy a new challenge, change of scenery
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