Straight Swap might work.
I think realistically we’d be paying them something as well but tbh Gomez and £10m for Guehi seems reasonable to me. Probably £35m for Guehi, £25m for Gomez from a transfer point of view.
It would also give us the financial bandwidth to go for Rogers so perhaps that’s under consideration.
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Gomez is probably priced at 30 ish as well. Could be a good move for both the players
It’s an interesting idea. We really only need 5 CBs because one of them is Gomez and we need to mitigate against his potential unavailability. The downside is with question marks about RB with neither Bradley nor Frimoong yet fully established, he provides a really useful comfort blanket for that role.
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Yeah that would to me be the only downside on that. I am a fan of Gomez and if he could stay fit I’d be happy for him to be counted as a CB. I wouldn’t even be interested in another.
If this is true I expect it might get done either way even as a loan, after all we were dead set against a loan on Tsimikas and then 2 days later he is going out on loan.
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Some might say it would be 2 CBs and 2 in, but one of the ins is not yet 20 and has very little experience. So we should keep Joe Go and pay the asking price for Guehi. Let’s get this over and done with.
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He isn’t going improve by sitting on the bench though is he?
Whatever we decide there is a set plan so I think let’s trust the club on this, they’ve outlined the route to the first team to Leoni.
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Joyce there, late to the party 
BBC with it now too
Gomez is unlikely to pass a medical anyway.
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Interesting use of the word ‘currently’ in the Joyce article. The reds currently do not want to include Gomez on loan in the deal.
Obviously we are open to a permanent move, and I would go with the valuation Kopstar suggests above, Gomez + £10M, something like that. I think Gomez is a smashing player, but it’s the fitness innit. Hence the valuation.
On the Palace side they get an experienced and excellent player, but obviously they are well aware of his fitness record, hence their desire for a loan, not an outright purchase.
I suspect a deal will be done at £30M plus Gomez loan for a season.
I would be ok with that, but would prefer a sale. I don’t think Palace can afford to make a mistake though, and if Gomez breaks down and they are £25M into the deal, that is a lot for them.
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Yup I reckon that will be the deal done on Monday.
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Makes no sense to let a defender go when youre alrwady a defender short
Well we aren’t, we have 4 defenders for 2 positions.
It’s the fact that one has an annual long term injury and another who has an annual injury.
I do think Leoni is being considered more than most do on here.
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You think we’d still be short with guehi and Leoni as 3rd and 4th?
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We’ve one right back out with an injury and another coming back from injury. Gomez could be vital this season in providing some cover there especially if Frimpong really is being considered as an option to cover Salah.
Unless he pushes for it, and in a world cup year with a very weak England back line it’s possible he might want to play more, then I’d be keeping him.
I think Leoni is an unknown factor for most of us. I’d rather he were fifth choice and have chance to settle but maybe Slot and co think he’s ready to compete now.
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If it comes down to getting Guehi or keeping Gomez, I’m afraid I’d let Joe go.
VVD, Konate, Guehi and Leoni would be a good CB selection.
Frimpong and Bradley should be fine for RBs. I’d be surprised if Guehi can’t do a job there too in an emergency.
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Odd way of going about not buying anyone till Monday…by shoving a bid in for a player… Dave Mackay full of shit.
Anyhow always felt this might have a better chance than Isak.
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As someone already said, it is highly doubtful that Joe would even pass a medical examination.
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