Mads Hermansen (close to 18m move to West Ham)

[TheGoldenGod]

Put it this way, if we were in the Prem still and West Ham who wouldn't be far from us in the league put a bid in...we'd expect £35m minimum. It's the fact we have limited bargaining power as to why he's going for cheaper.

[JimJams]

Do we have limited bargaining power?

[slymunn]

1 hour ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Put it this way, if we were in the Prem still and West Ham who wouldn't be far from us in the league put a bid in...we'd expect £35m minimum. It's the fact we have limited bargaining power as to why he's going for cheaper.

Would we really expect Mads be sold for a value only 5 goalkeepers have cost more than?

[MPH]

I was told Brentford had enquired about Bilal. Dependent on outgoings.

[TheGoldenGod]

15 hours ago, slymunn said:

Would we really expect Mads be sold for a value only 5 goalkeepers have cost more than?

Players valuations are only increasing mate, part of a breaking point for football that will come. Mbeumo for £70m plus, this Ekitike chap who's average is going for in excess of £80m. If we were still in the prem against someone who quite possibly would be in a relegation dog fight with us, I would expect £35m. Not unreasonable considering his potential.

Edited 23 July 2025 by TheGoldenGod

[slymunn]

28 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Players valuations are only increasing mate, part of a breaking point for football that will come. Mbeumo for £70m plus, this Ekitike chap who's average is going for in excess of £80m. If we were still in the prem against someone who quite possibly would be in a relegation dog fight with us, I would expect £35m. Not unreasonable considering his potential.

I get that and values are daft as it stands, but I just don't see him at that level which isn't any issue with him.

Petrovic went for £25m, Kelleher went for 12.5m rising to 18m, shows the values of goalkeepers.

Hermansen let a goal a game in during the championship season and two goals a game in the prem (with one clean sheet). He has potential but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't get higher than a mid table prem keeper. Enzo not coming in for him when he's available shows for me.

 

Edited 23 July 2025 by slymunn

[Jabfox]

If mads goes and we go for someone like meslier I’ll cry, blokes horrific 

[Muzzy_no7]

Why on earth does it still say Brentford in the title of this thread 😂😂🤷‍♂️

[AjcW]

Just popped this in the pre-season thread, but Mads isn't one of the four goalkeepers being worked during the split shooting drills. Wonder if this West Ham move is progressing?

[Long Eaton Fox]

1 minute ago, AjcW said:

Just popped this in the pre-season thread, but Mads isn't one of the four goalkeepers being worked during the split shooting drills. Wonder if this West Ham move is progressing?

Still injured?

[AjcW]

1 minute ago, Long Eaton Fox said:

Still injured?

Seen him in a few other videos to be fair.

[Muzzy_no7]

Goodbye Sweet Prince.

 

Someone please sort the title of this thread out. 

[Jock's Hill]

11 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Goodbye Sweet Prince.

 

Someone please sort the title of this thread out. 

And maybe some of the others esp. re: Mads, Bilal and Wilf.

[Claudio Fannieri]

Reckon Newcastle could be interested now they have missed out on Trafford. 

[FrankieADZ]

pinch of salt

[em9999]

4 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

pinch of salt

This guy is reliable as a guy that's lost in the outback of Australia busy in the process of  booking a table at a curry house in leicester for the same day .. 

 

Massive pinch of salt 

Edited 26 July 2025 by em9999

[FrankieADZ]

4 minutes ago, em9999 said:

This guy is reliable as a guy that's lost in the outback of Australia busy in the process of  booking a table at a curry house in leicester for the same day .. 

 

Massive pinch of salt 

tbf seems logical given Newcastle want a new keeper too after missing out on Trafford

and Hermansen is the same type of keeper to JT as well

[em9999]

Just now, FrankieADZ said:

tbf seems logical given Newcastle want a new keeper too after missing out on Trafford

and Hermansen is the same type of keeper to JT as well

To be fair it's completely logical which would suggest to me this guy isn't a ITK .. hes guessing in the hope he's right ✅️ so he looks a smart arse ..

 

This is the twitter way after all 

[Ric Flair]

2 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

tbf seems logical given Newcastle want a new keeper too after missing out on Trafford

and Hermansen is the same type of keeper to JT as well

Was phenomenal away at Newcastle as well until he went off at half time and then brioche fingers came on.

[sphericalfox]

Some of that Isak money would be pretty sweet...

 

[fox_favourite]

28 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

pinch of salt

Sea full of salt on the second bit.

 

Though the West Ham bit would make sense with Begovic coming in. 

Edited 26 July 2025 by fox_favourite

[JimJams]

Both would make sense but as said that doesn't mean its genuine.

 

[em9999]

I never trust any ITK unless they have direct ties to the club .. 

 

And usually those people know how to keep it zipped 

 

[izzymuzzet]

Mads and his missus seem to spend a lot of time mooching around London art galleries and hip coffee shops according to his Insta. Reckon he’ll be pretty gutted if he has to swap that for the Bigg Market and getting stopped in the street by Raoul Moat lookalikes 50 times a day. 

[AjcW]

8 minutes ago, izzymuzzet said:

Mads and his missus seem to spend a lot of time mooching around London art galleries and hip coffee shops according to his Insta. Reckon he’ll be pretty gutted if he has to swap that for the Bigg Market and getting stopped in the street by Raoul Moat lookalikes 50 times a day. 

I imagine the 50 minute flight will make it fine for him …