Bilal El Khannouss (Stuttgart loan, official)

[FrankieADZ]

maybe the relegation release clause is higher than was reported by the Belgian journo then

 

[Realist Guy In The Room]

If we were to sell him for £25m, you couldn't argue at that.

 

Stats aside, did his performances last season push that value higher?  You'd have to say no.  More often than not he was muscled out of games and you could count on a turtles hand the amount of games that he took by the scruff of the neck and had a real impact on.

 

Was that down to his ability or the lack of ability around him?  Will he be worth £50m, £60m, £70m once he gets better players around him?  Maybe, but for now, £25m is the most we could expect to get.  

 

If i'm honest, I think we'd have been better off not signing him, buying a striker or centre back and playing Bounanotte.

[JonnyBoy]

Just now, Realist Guy In The Room said:

If we were to sell him for £25m, you couldn't argue at that.

 

Stats aside, did his performances last season push that value higher?  You'd have to say no.  More often than not he was muscled out of games and you could count on a turtles hand the amount of games that he took by the scruff of the neck and had a real impact on.

 

Was that down to his ability or the lack of ability around him?  Will he be worth £50m, £60m, £70m once he gets better players around him?  Maybe, but for now, £25m is the most we could expect to get.  

 

If i'm honest, I think we'd have been better off not signing him, buying a striker or centre back and playing Bounanotte.

 

i think it's a win win now that it's confirmed at least 25 mil from Dorsett, either make money to hopefully put toward a striker or have the best player in the championship to get us promoted 

[JimJams]

That Dorsett tweet implies that there's no clause for Bilal.  We can't be "after £25mill+" if there's a clause. It's a set figure. So if he's wording it correctly, and he's not just talking bollocks, then there's no clause.

 

[Gazza M]

33 minutes ago, stu said:

 

Bye bye if true to both.

[LCFCCKEANO]

I mean if that is right and there isn’t a release clause, sell Wilf for 9m and Hermansen for 30m, rumours of Coady for up to 4m, don’t see the need to sell him for anything that isn’t extortionate. We don’t need to replace Hermansen just find a couple of bargain backups on low money then reinvest in a striker, pretty comfortable with that squad to go up, plus any money from moving on the guys who think they’re above this level (Soumare, Faes, Kristiansen etc). Should just take the Ipswich stance on Hutchinson

[Verumex]

22 hours ago, VLC86 said:

I know, but some people are throwing stats out about his 3 goals  meaning he’s not ready for the prem having argued his release clause was too low.

I don't believe that he has a release clause. 

 

Both Daily Mail and BBC Leicester have claimed that inquiries for ~£20m have been rebuffed, and that we're asking for a "much more" than that (according to Adam Whitty from BBC WYS).

 

I think our valuation for him is far too high for any club to be willing to pay for him based on his lacklustre performance looking at his stats. 

 

We know he will improve, and we know he looks good. But scouts will be looking at highlights, and random sections from games, and mostly those poor stats. Why would they pay £30m+ for him? 

[Claudio Fannieri]

Perhaps the relegation release clause expired at the end of June. 

[Les-TA-Jon]

22 hours ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

If we were to sell him for £25m, you couldn't argue at that.

 

Stats aside, did his performances last season push that value higher?  You'd have to say no.  More often than not he was muscled out of games and you could count on a turtles hand the amount of games that he took by the scruff of the neck and had a real impact on.

 

Was that down to his ability or the lack of ability around him?  Will he be worth £50m, £60m, £70m once he gets better players around him?  Maybe, but for now, £25m is the most we could expect to get.  

 

If i'm honest, I think we'd have been better off not signing him, buying a striker or centre back and playing Bounanotte.

The issue is that £10m profit is likely not enough for us to consider selling one of our best players. 

[coolhandfox]

Just now, Les-TA-Jon said:

The issue is that £10m profit is likely not enough for us to consider selling one of our best players. 

He may not be if he heart isn't in it. 

[cityfanlee23]

IF Bilal want's to go, sell. Take the £25m, let Monga, Alves and even Mcateer fill in that spot. Bilal has a high ceiling but I think he's been slightly overrated by a lot of fans. £25m is fair for his performances last season and the relegation situation we are in. 

Would love him to stay, but if he goes that will give Monga more game time, and would free up a few million to pick up Josh Windass and cover his wages. 

[Les-TA-Jon]

I wonder if our desire to see the deadwood gone is making us overvalue our young players. I'll be surprised if anyone other than Monga, Nelson and Alves make an impression this season. 

 

It's great to have optimism for the future with some of the young players coming through - but only if they're good enough. And most of them have barely player. And certainly not 40+ games in the Championship. 

 

If we're halfway through the season and struggling, will FT still be signing their praises? 

[les-tah]

I dont see many in this PSR era forking out £30 million for someone not quite ready yet to sit on the bench so hes at a bit of cross roads for his own personal development, blue tinted specs here but hes better off developing in championship for a season and returning with us to the big leagues.

Edited 18 July 2025 by les-tah

[VLC86]

8 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

I wonder if our desire to see the deadwood gone is making us overvalue our young players. I'll be surprised if anyone other than Monga, Nelson and Alves make an impression this season. 

 

It's great to have optimism for the future with some of the young players coming through - but only if they're good enough. And most of them have barely player. And certainly not 40+ games in the Championship. 

 

If we're halfway through the season and struggling, will FT still be signing their praises? 

Monga, Alves and Nelson making an impression this season would be huge for us and a massive success. I personally think Alves will struggle.

[Nods]

Bilal could be an elite 8 if he adds some physicality to his game. As a 10, the jury is out. Not convinced he has the composure.

 

We missed a trick last season. Should have played Bilal deeper with Bnotte as the 10. 

[Realist Guy In The Room]

51 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said:

I wonder if our desire to see the deadwood gone is making us overvalue our young players. I'll be surprised if anyone other than Monga, Nelson and Alves make an impression this season. 

 

It's great to have optimism for the future with some of the young players coming through - but only if they're good enough. And most of them have barely player. And certainly not 40+ games in the Championship. 

 

If we're halfway through the season and struggling, will FT still be signing their praises? 

Dude.  If they’re not firing after about 5 games they’ll be toast on here.

[Leeds Fox]

On 17/07/2025 at 15:58, JimJams said:

That Dorsett tweet implies that there's no clause for Bilal.  We can't be "after £25mill+" if there's a clause. It's a set figure. So if he's wording it correctly, and he's not just talking bollocks, then there's no clause.

 

A clause won’t necessarily mean that’s what we’ll get for him. If we NEED money, we could agree a lower fee but the aim is to receive a figure close to what the clause is set at.

[dbtcity]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DMAfslttW75/?igsh=MWNxNXp1OXl1azd2eg==
 

yet I guarantee every other player on this list goes for more than him simply down to the fact Rudkin wouldn’t be negotiating their exit 

[mozartfox]

On 17/07/2025 at 16:35, Realist Guy In The Room said:

If we were to sell him for £25m, you couldn't argue at that.

 

Stats aside, did his performances last season push that value higher?  You'd have to say no.  More often than not he was muscled out of games and you could count on a turtles hand the amount of games that he took by the scruff of the neck and had a real impact on.

 

Was that down to his ability or the lack of ability around him?  Will he be worth £50m, £60m, £70m once he gets better players around him?  Maybe, but for now, £25m is the most we could expect to get.  

 

If i'm honest, I think we'd have been better off not signing him, buying a striker or centre back and playing Bounanotte.

Hang on -  the same fee as Skippy??? May need a stewards here.

[Realist Guy In The Room]

47 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Hang on -  the same fee as Skippy??? May need a stewards here.

Yeah much as we’d like to think we’re

important, our transfer fees don’t set the market.

[Muzzy_no7]

Rudkin needs to step up and move some players on.

 

Get some money for Ndidi and Bilal.

 

Get Faes, Coady and Soumare out of this club. 

[Lambert09]

23 hours ago, Nods said:

Bilal could be an elite 8 if he adds some physicality to his game. As a 10, the jury is out. Not convinced he has the composure.

 

We missed a trick last season. Should have played Bilal deeper with Bnotte as the 10. 

He’d have been perfect as an Enzo 8. 

[whoareyaaa]

2 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Rudkin needs to step up and move some players on.

 

Get some money for Ndidi and Bilal.

 

Get Faes, Coady and Soumare out of this club. 

Rather sell Mads and keep Bilal

[Claudio Fannieri]

9 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

Rather sell Mads and keep Bilal

I genuinely don’t see Bilal as wanting to play a season in the championship especially in a World Cup year, think he will leave alongside Mads, similar to when Barnes and Madders left following the previous relegation. 

[whoareyaaa]

Just now, Claudio Fannieri said:

I genuinely don’t see Bilal as wanting to play a season in the championship especially in a World Cup year, think he will leave alongside Mads, similar to when Barnes and Madders left following the previous relegation. 

He is guaranteed to play every minute so I doubt that would harm his World Cup chances, I think Cifuentes will do everything to try and keep him, plus if he has a good season his value will only go up... obviously if a really good offer comes in and the player don't want to be here then yea he will be off.