Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart loan, official)

[Stadt]

57 minutes ago, AjcW said:

The last two upfront payments have disappeared into thin air.....

I love it that we sell players to fund a runaway wage bill, warra sustainable model that definitely won't run out of road that is. That's why despite nearly £400m in departures over the past 5 years our record incoming transfer is in the high thirties of millions

[MPH]

9 hours ago, Phenom said:

Why would we accept it?

 

because we are desperate for money?

[MPH]

4 hours ago, FrankieADZ said:

true but why would they accept them for their most prized asset 

a club can offer less atm but they havent

 

because we are desperate for money?? Previously we may not have accepted a lower offer but it’s not beyond the realms of possibilities that once a lower over comes in Bilal puts in an official request and really pushes for a move

Edited 15 August 2025 by MPH

[Verumex]

If there is an expiry date for the release clause, then after that expires, we know that Bilal is staying here. 

 

No club wanted to pay the "cheap" price, when the clause existed to give the buying club more power, so there is not a single club out there that will come in for an offer that's worth more when we have the bargaining power.

 

It's just not happening. 

 

I said on here over a month ago that Bilal has not done anywhere near enough to prove to another club that he would be worth whatever overpriced fee we would put on him, and so far that's held true. 

 

There has not been one single credible link to a club that hasn't been his agent shouting at every journalist that would listen to increase his profile.

 

Unless he goes today in a very quick turnaround, then I'm 100% certain that Bilal will be a Leicester player for the next year.

[Dahnsouff]

2 minutes ago, Verumex said:

If there is an expiry date for the release clause, then after that expires, we know that Bilal is staying here. 

 

....

Not sure this is true, is it? This is just ending the period of "no less than X", after which we may be tempted by profitable low balls

Edited 15 August 2025 by Dahnsouff

[Jabfox]

Sure I read somewhere his release clause expires today? guess no one truly knows bar the club/agents/journos 

[Verumex]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Not sure this is true, is it? This is just ending the period of "no less than X", after which we may be tempted by profitable low balls

No? A release clause means that we can't sell for more than X.

 

Any team that fits whatever criteria are specified in the clause, can come in, bid X, and cut us out of negotiations because we would be forced to accept it. 

 

There would be nothing preventing a team offering £15m two weeks ago if they wanted to, we'd just bat them away. 

 

If it does expire today, then now we can bat away any offer below our valuation, which is likely closer to £40m, which most sensible recruitment teams would view as overpriced for him. 

[Spudulike]

2 minutes ago, Verumex said:

If there is an expiry date for the release clause, then after that expires, we know that Bilal is staying here. 

 

No club wanted to pay the "cheap" price, when the clause existed to give the buying club more power, so there is not a single club out there that will come in for an offer that's worth more when we have the bargaining power.

 

It's just not happening. 

 

I said on here over a month ago that Bilal has not done anywhere near enough to prove to another club that he would be worth whatever overpriced fee we would put on him, and so far that's held true. 

 

There has not been one single credible link to a club that hasn't been his agent shouting at every journalist that would listen to increase his profile.

 

Unless he goes today in a very quick turnaround, then I'm 100% certain that Bilal will be a Leicester player for the next year.

Things change and vacancies increase when getting close to the transfer window closure. A club, or more, might become desperate to fill a gap after losing a player and will throw an over inflated offer at the selling club. I suspect that we'd still sell if the release clause valuation was met at any stage. Unless an unlikely bidding war kicked-off.

[Scotch]

9 minutes ago, Verumex said:

If there is an expiry date for the release clause, then after that expires, we know that Bilal is staying here. 

 

No club wanted to pay the "cheap" price, when the clause existed to give the buying club more power, so there is not a single club out there that will come in for an offer that's worth more when we have the bargaining power.

 

It's just not happening. 

 

I said on here over a month ago that Bilal has not done anywhere near enough to prove to another club that he would be worth whatever overpriced fee we would put on him, and so far that's held true. 

 

There has not been one single credible link to a club that hasn't been his agent shouting at every journalist that would listen to increase his profile.

 

Unless he goes today in a very quick turnaround, then I'm 100% certain that Bilal will be a Leicester player for the next year.

Depends. If the clause insisted on all the money up front. A team may well pay more than the clause if the structure of the payments are more favourable. This is what PSR regulations have done. 

[Verumex]

6 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Things change and vacancies increase when getting close to the transfer window closure. A club, or more, might become desperate to fill a gap after losing a player and will throw an over inflated offer at the selling club. I suspect that we'd still sell if the release clause valuation was met at any stage. Unless an unlikely bidding war kicked-off.

But why would any club go for Bilal?

 

That's what I really don't follow.

 

There's a lot of players out there in his position that have better stats, that would be cheaper, and stats is what recruitment looks at now.

 

They haven't been watching him week in and week out, to know that "There's a player in there."

 

All they have to go on is his 2 goals and 3 assists. It's not enough to justify the risk at that high a price, for any team that would be able to pay it.

[Grebfromgrebland]

I find it odd that people can't fathom they his release clause was set too high hence no bids so far. 

 

Now it's expiring we might see some low ball bids come in.

[indierich06]

22 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

because we are desperate for money?? Previously we may not have accepted a lower offer but it’s not beyond the realms of possibilities that once a lower over comes in Bilal puts in an official request and really pushes for a move

Players don't ever really put in an official request anymore, as they lose out too much financially.

[StinckleyFox]

4 minutes ago, Verumex said:

But why would any club go for Bilal?

 

That's what I really don't follow.

 

There's a lot of players out there in his position that have better stats, that would be cheaper, and stats is what recruitment looks at now.

 

They haven't been watching him week in and week out, to know that "There's a player in there."

 

All they have to go on is his 2 goals and 3 assists. It's not enough to justify the risk at that high a price, for any team that would be able to pay it.

Not entirely convinced that teams set up a scouting department just for them to look at stats 😂

 

you don’t think that people would be watching match replays or actual live matches and watching the player closely to see how he affects the game etc?

 

they just wait till the seasons over and think, only 2 goals not worth it…

[Leeds Fox]

17 minutes ago, Verumex said:

No? A release clause means that we can't sell for more than X.

 

Any team that fits whatever criteria are specified in the clause, can come in, bid X, and cut us out of negotiations because we would be forced to accept it. 

 

There would be nothing preventing a team offering £15m two weeks ago if they wanted to, we'd just bat them away. 

 

If it does expire today, then now we can bat away any offer below our valuation, which is likely closer to £40m, which most sensible recruitment teams would view as overpriced for him. 

Of course you can sell for more. It means we have to accept an offer that meets the clause. 

[Finn Claw II]

We may need money but we also need points.

 

Keeping Bilal is worth a 6 point deduction in my book.

 

him and Winks (yes he hasn’t been a model pro) are who the team should be built around and both could go. 

[Dahnsouff]

20 minutes ago, Verumex said:

No? A release clause means that we can't sell for more than X.

 

Any team that fits whatever criteria are specified in the clause, can come in, bid X, and cut us out of negotiations because we would be forced to accept it. 

 

There would be nothing preventing a team offering £15m two weeks ago if they wanted to, we'd just bat them away. 

 

If it does expire today, then now we can bat away any offer below our valuation, which is likely closer to £40m, which most sensible recruitment teams would view as overpriced for him. 

True, but I still expect him to go for less than the reported clause as he would have been identified as a profit 

[Levi Port]

9 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

I find it odd that people can't fathom they his release clause was set too high hence no bids so far. 

 

Now it's expiring we might see some low ball bids come in.

You can still low ball even with a release clause there and clubs probably have 

[moore_94]

11 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

I find it odd that people can't fathom they his release clause was set too high hence no bids so far. 

 

Now it's expiring we might see some low ball bids come in.

The release clause doesn’t stop them from putting low ball bids in?

[ChrisFilter]

11 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

I find it odd that people can't fathom they his release clause was set too high hence no bids so far. 

 

Now it's expiring we might see some low ball bids come in.

You and your mate MPH 😂 

 

Other clubs can low ball any time they like. A release clause doesn’t prevent this. 

[Countryfox]

Perhaps if we offer Soumare for nowt and actually pay them a 3 mil sweetener …. and pay his first years wages ..  they might fook off and leave us alone ?? ..  

[Tiny earl]

33 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

Players don't ever really put in an official request anymore, as they lose out too much financially.

Drinkwater.

[MPH]

41 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

Players don't ever really put in an official request anymore, as they lose out too much financially.

 

depends on how desperate they are to leave, I’d imagine..

[Big Dave]

3 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

depends on how desperate they are to leave, I’d imagine..

And how big the new signing on fee will be….

[Guest Bilo]

BEK should only be sold for very serious money as we have a chronic lack of creativity in midfield and we simply aren't in a position to replace him with anyone nearly as good. If we can get him, Winks, Fatawu and Mavididi performing, we'll be up there even without a new striker. But we still desperately need a new goalscorer given that Daka couldn't score in Bonnie Blue’s bedroom with a £50 note wrapped around his chopper and Ayew is just shit.

[DezFox]

I can see hope creeping in for many. Don’t do it to yourself. Do we really even know there is an expiry date? Did Percy say this? 
 

He will leave one way or another and it will be much less than omari Hutchinson.