Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart loan, official)

[AjcW]

26 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

The story is that it was Leuven's DOF who recommended BEK. 

 

25 minutes ago, tcrofts said:

If that's the case then I'll take it back 😅

To be fair this is literally the entire point of affiliate clubs....

[Dahnsouff]

22 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Tbf your point is still valid - summer of 23/24 was decent enough. personally I think our scouting is so mixed up - manager input, scouting input, agent input - we've ended up with no clear transfer policy 

Its a major problem, it prevents any level of continuity and longer term planning. A good DoF would.....

 

....screw it, everyone knows this  

[FrankieADZ]

see Spurs are after Eze again now, i wonder if Palace will look at BEK 

kinda want it to get to the 16th so theres a bidding war

[Nickaj]

2 hours ago, Scotch said:

The thing that bothers me is not if Bilal goes. If his clause is met and he wants to go, there is nothing we can do. It's more that we SHOULD already have a few options to replace him in mind. We should have put the feelers out to see what they would cost and what they would want just in case it happens but we all know, thats not gonna be the case. 

 

 

I'm  not convinced there is any intention of the club making significant signings apart from maybe a few loans.

Seems at least possible that the club has decided- or is being required- to limit all non-essential spending and maybe even, who knows, channel funds back to help KP's financial troubles in Thailand.

Future doesn't look all that promising and the silence we've all had to become used to from the Boardroom certainly isn't in any way reassuring.

[Reg Vardy]

We have had six weeks and signed a goalkeeper on a free after selling one for £18m……no rumours of any realistic/significant signings, possible departures…..Newcastle paid £25m for Harvey Barnes, fine player he is but is Bilal better than Barnes……if they meet the release figure, he’s gone….great shame if he does…..

[roblcfc84]

2 minutes ago, Reg Vardy said:

We have had six weeks and signed a goalkeeper on a free after selling one for £18m……no rumours of any realistic/significant signings, possible departures…..Newcastle paid £25m for Harvey Barnes, fine player he is but is Bilal better than Barnes……if they meet the release figure, he’s gone….great shame if he does…..

I’d take Barnes over Bilal in a heartbeat. He’s talented, no doubt. But he’s got a way to go to be a top PL player. 

[Happy Fox]

6 minutes ago, roblcfc84 said:

I’d take Barnes over Bilal in a heartbeat. He’s talented, no doubt. But he’s got a way to go to be a top PL player. 

 

Barnes is not dropping down to the championship if he doesn't make the grade at Newcastle he will probably end up at the likes of Fulham/West Ham or Everton.

[UniFox21]

Id imagine if Eze goes to spurs, Palace come for Bilal 

 

 

[roblcfc84]

4 minutes ago, Happy Fox said:

 

Barnes is not dropping down to the championship if he doesn't make the grade at Newcastle he will probably end up at the likes of Fulham/West Ham or Everton.

Totally, I just meant theoretically 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

In terms of squad depth, I’d rather not loose either but I think I’d rather loose Fatawu than BEK. I don’t think we have a ready made replacement for BEK, whereas we a wealth of decent wingers for this level. Having said that, if BEK release clause is triggered then we’ll have no choice, but hopefully means we don’t have to sell Fatawu.

[LestaLad]

 

[lcfc_forever]

28 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Id imagine if Eze goes to spurs, Palace come for Bilal 

 

 

The journalist Ed Aarons has just said the same. 

 

Newcastle have bid for Jacob Ramsey - do they get both Bilal and Ramsey?

[Happy Fox]

Palace interested as well now.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/aug/12/spurs-open-eberechi-eze-talks-arsenal-crystal-palace

 

Palace, who have lost their appeal to be reinstated to the Europa League, will hope to hold on to their best attacker. Once Eze’s clause expires, they are expected to demand a similar fee that would include a significant chunk up front in order for them to find a replacement. Palace are believed to have targeted Leicester’s Bilal El Khannouss.

[FrankieADZ]

no shock really, BEK at Palace is the best choice imo, just for his overall development 

 

just hope neither bid till after the 15th

[TheGoldenGod]

5 minutes ago, LestaLad said:

 

Fine, you want a large amount for Eze, we know you'll have cash and are desperate to replace with not long to go....BEND THEM OVER RUDKIN

[Torten]

7 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Fine, you want a large amount for Eze, we know you'll have cash and are desperate to replace with not long to go....BEND THEM OVER RUDKIN

£12m + £3m add-ons incoming

[UniFox21]

1 minute ago, Torten said:

£12m + £3m add-ons incoming

+ Aging forward on loan 

[FoxinNotts]

Surely Omari Hutchinson would be more appealing to these clubs, as a better (for them) alternative to BEK

If I was running a football club, I'd be seriously looking at:

location of the player

Where he is in terms of wanting out of the current club

returns in terms of goal contributions

and of course value for money

 

I think BEK is still too raw for either Newcastle or Palace. I think Omari fits Palace better as a replacement for Eze, and Newcastle quite frankly don't need BEK (ie - he's not a winger, striker or goal keeper)

[Jon the Hat]

15 minutes ago, LestaLad said:

 

Arsenal beating Spurs to signings is always good value.  Go Eze!

[st albans fox]

56 minutes ago, Reg Vardy said:

We have had six weeks and signed a goalkeeper on a free after selling one for £18m……no rumours of any realistic/significant signings, possible departures…..Newcastle paid £25m for Harvey Barnes, fine player he is but is Bilal better than Barnes……if they meet the release figure, he’s gone….great shame if he does…..

 Barnes was £35. .?

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, FoxinNotts said:

Surely Omari Hutchinson would be more appealing to these clubs, as a better (for them) alternative to BEK

If I was running a football club, I'd be seriously looking at:

location of the player

Where he is in terms of wanting out of the current club

returns in terms of goal contributions

and of course value for money

 

I think BEK is still too raw for either Newcastle or Palace. I think Omari fits Palace better as a replacement for Eze, and Newcastle quite frankly don't need BEK (ie - he's not a winger, striker or goal keeper)

I don’t disagree re Hutchison 

but BEK will be considerably cheaper 

 

after Friday his price will drop by at least 5m 

 

there will be no bidding war - these no longer exists. Agents and buying clubs arrange a deal. The selling club gets as much as they can within that context. 

[moore_94]

6 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

I don’t disagree re Hutchison 

but BEK will be considerably cheaper 

 

after Friday his price will drop by at least 5m 

 

there will be no bidding war - these no longer exists. Agents and buying clubs arrange a deal. The selling club gets as much as they can within that context. 

I doubt his price will drop after the release clause ends

[K789]

If we can get 30 mill it's an excellent deal for us

[K789]

Just now, moore_94 said:

I doubt his price will drop after the release clause ends

No i think our position gets stronger. Closer to season clubs getting more desperate 

[st albans fox]

2 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

I doubt his price will drop after the release clause ends

Why? 
the player and his agent will find the club that they want.  We have to decide whether we are keeping an unhappy player or taking the best deal we can get.  Mads fee has already shown our weakness in the market to clubs.  Whilst there is a RC we can say ‘that’s the clause, pay it’. Once it’s gone the only bottom we can effectively enforce is his psr value.   If he goes after the weekend then I’d expect a fee around. £22/24m inc add ons 

 

our experience in keeping unhappy players isn’t great. They generally don’t try as hard as we need them to.