Louis Page (Man Utd offer refused, staying)

[SB87_LCFC]

I think someone said on here a few weeks back they saw in him in the pub and he said it's up the club if they sell

 

Lad I work with said he was in a box at the United/Ipswich game, but that can be perceived in one of two ways, given he is a fan. 

 

I think pretty much the entire academy bar Braybrooke and Joseph have been told if a bid comes your off.....sad times 

[Claudio Fannieri]

The issue is we are desperate for money so if we can’t shift some for the deadwood like Faes, Okoli, Skipp etc then the club may decide to cash in. Imagine the atmosphere tonight when these 3 still haven’t left and Page isn’t in the matchday squad as he has had to be sacrificed to try and keep the lights on……..

[FoxFossil]

7 minutes ago, sphericalfox said:

What’s a ‘training window’?

At Seagrave. Its where Rudkins hot tub overlooks the pitches.

[Happy Fox]

Just now, Claudio Fannieri said:

The issue is we are desperate for money so if we can’t shift some for the deadwood like Faes, Okoli, Skipp etc then the club may decide to cash in. Imagine the atmosphere tonight when these 3 still haven’t left and Page isn’t in the matchday squad as he has had to be sacrificed to try and keep the lights on……..

Don’t we want 15m? If Manchester United bid 12.5m and a straight loan back to us would we accept that?

[FrankieADZ]

if Page goes i think it will be more than likely at the end of the season, where he signs for Utd but stays hes for the season but becomes a Utd player on 1st July 27, 

like many other prem teams have done before

 

that would be best for both clubs and the player

[ClaphamFox]

3 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

if they wait and he has a good season, it’s only going to either push his price up, or get more teams interested in him which in of itself will push his price up

Yes, Man Utd will clearly have good reasons for wanting to get the deal done today. However, it's less clear what benefit there would be for us in compromising on the price we want (and which they so far have failed to meet).

[Happy Fox]

1 minute ago, ClaphamFox said:

Yes, Man Utd will clearly have good reasons for wanting to get the deal done today. However, it's less clear what benefit there would be for us in compromising on the price we want (and which they so far have failed to meet).

Unless they give us a promising young player such as Lacey?

[HarryDee8]

Rudders should say he ain't for sale and we don't need the money. Simple! 

 

Man u and arsenal can look elsewhere 

Edited 1 September by HarryDee8

[ClaphamFox]

2 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

The issue is we are desperate for money so if we can’t shift some for the deadwood like Faes, Okoli, Skipp etc then the club may decide to cash in. Imagine the atmosphere tonight when these 3 still haven’t left and Page isn’t in the matchday squad as he has had to be sacrificed to try and keep the lights on……..

There's no indication we need to sell to balance the books. We may need to sell in order to fund further acquisitions, but I don't see the point in letting arguably our best player go & leave us very weak in a key position simply in order to add back-up in other areas.

[boosmanana]

5 minutes ago, HarryDee8 said:

Rudders should say he ain't for sale and we don't need the money. Simple! 

 

Man u and arsenal can look elsewhere 

But what happens if we do need the money and as a result everyone is for sale at the right price? Which is the case at most clubs.

[AKCJ]

11 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

if they wait and he has a good season, it’s only going to either push his price up, or get more teams interested in him which in of itself will push his price up

His price is already seemingly high though.

 

£10m+ on a League 1 teenager is crazy high. One season (or even 4 months) won't push that up too high.

 

If the price was £4-5m then i'd agree but it sounds like we're firm on a good price for him.

 

[Claudio Fannieri]

4 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

There's no indication we need to sell to balance the books. We may need to sell in order to fund further acquisitions, but I don't see the point in letting arguably our best player go & leave us very weak in a key position simply in order to add back-up in other areas.

Depends if we have factored that we would highly likely be selling players like Souttar,  Faes, Okoli and Skipp etc into our budgets and now at this stage we are £Xm light and therefore have to cash in on Page. 

[Tuna]

Irritating seeing this trending. I don't think it will happen BTW.

[ClaphamFox]

1 minute ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Depends if we have factored that we would highly likely be selling players like Souttar,  Faes, Okoli and Skipp etc into our budgets and now at this stage we are £Xm light and therefore have to cash in on Page. 

I think under SCMP our finances have been monitored by the EFL on an ongoing basis, which is why we were only allowed to make modest outlays on transfer fees once we generated a significant amount in sales. They likely wouldn't have permitted us to spend any money based on a vague promise of future sales, so I imagine as things stand we're compliant.

[Ian Nacho]

Who the fvck is playing in midfield tonight?

[Stevosevic]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

Who the fvck is playing in midfield tonight?

He is?

 

 

[purpleronnie]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

Who the fvck is playing in midfield tonight?

Chinese player?

[EnderbyFox]

This is not the thread you want to see hot on transfer deadline day

[lanefox]

Just now, Stevosevic said:

He is?

 

 

Was just about to post this, like I said earlier it's Ben Jacobs about as itk as SFE

[st albans fox]

If skipp isn’t leaving and lundstrom is coming then page would be mad not to push for an exit. 
But I don’t think he can be loaned out elsewhere by them so perhaps staying put with an understanding that he can leave next summer is on the cards

 

of course a failure to move on Faes may mean we have to get a deal through in this seasons finances 

Edited 1 September by st albans fox

[Finnegan]

Ben Jacobs is horrific at the best of times but on deadline day I swear he's just got Chatgpt hooked up mass generating vaguely plausible tweets. 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

6 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

He is?

 

 

Old badge, makes me sick.

[LCFCCKEANO]

2 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

If skipp isn’t leaving and lundstrom is coming then page would be mad not to push for an exit. 
But I don’t think he can be loaned out elsewhere by them so perhaps staying put with an understanding that he can leave next summer is on the cards

 

of course a failure to move on Faes may mean we have to get a deal through in this seasons finances 

We will need 4 players for those 2 positions and all 4 will play a lot you’d imagine. Good incentive for a performance tonight for a lot of players, perform or get dropped for one of the newbies 

[Salieri]

Keeping Page this season is absolutely imperative. No doubt he will be off in the summer though, even if we somehow managed to go up. 

[coolhandfox]

Ben Jacob