Is this confirmed? My assumption has been that there will be some kind of rule in place for these types of circumstances and the implications on club finances (PSR etc). I assume there is also insurance.
Not much mentioned, and rightly so, on these matters.
This would have been his 6th season so it would be unusual if any of the purchase price was still on the books to account for.
Oh yes, our friend amortisation!
Definitely would be a rotational stop gap, play cup games, weaker cl opponents etc. Allows us to rest Salah/Diaz a bit more, especially given the Wirtz singing will probably see those two play a bit more central as he plays in the hole.
Wouldnāt mind mateta, seems an alright lad and decent enough forward. Doubt Palace would sell for any kind of fee weād be ok with though
He deffo isnāt. Joao Pedro, Mateta, Mbeumo are all better than him.
Or a second choice CF option. We probably need two CFs given the recent tragedy.
We need someone to replace Nunez and Jota. Unless we are fine with giving Danns minutes and then going in for someone like Ekitike(whoās still young).
We need an experienced PL player to allow Ekitike (or whoever we get time to get their groove)
And if we are interested enough in Ekitike on the price being quoted, we will get him.
Newcastle might be an interesting sporting project but they wonāt beat us in terms of genuine attraction to players
I donāt mind Mateta. Reliable player who can be counted on to do a solid job. Not sure whether Palace will sell but if we can get him for way 30m euros. He can do a job for us for 4 years.
Wonder if this means Salah goes more central though he can play across the front 3.
Wirtz can also do the same so I wonder if this is the idea.
Iād imagine itās just a way of letting Diaz know that heās not indispensable.
Looks like the window is about to get really busy with a few players leaving. Edwards and hughes get to shape a majority of the team how they like going forward. For the players that want to leave (diaz and Nunez), it is understandable from a financial standpoint and
play time
It is not overly clear on the actual rules. Liverpool have confirmed they will honour the rest of his contract. FIFA rules apparently bar clubs from paying out the contract of players after they have passed, but Liverpool refuted saying they had released him from his contract so were able to pay it out to his widow.
My biggest concern with him is he doesnāt really fit our style, so not entirely sure if he would actually work out or just be a bit part player to bring on for the final few minutes
Our style is changing a bit, so maybe he will fit in.
I donāt think heās to dissimilar to Isak to be honest. Not as quick, but a decent finisher, can carry the ball, and stronger than Isak. Obviously, heās not as good/young as Isak, but heās still decent and for the right price, might be a good shout.
I think he is far better than some of the comments being made about him here. But that also means it will cost a good amount more money to prise him from Palace, where lets not forget he was their player of the season, than the āheād be ok at this priceā valuations being spoken about here.
But I donāt really buy the link. Not for someone who is already 28.
Iād buy links to a forward who is 28 more if he wasnāt at Palace and might be available at a reasonable price to do a Endo but itās Palace, they donāt need to sell and will hold out for a fee that this wouldnāt be worth.
Seems we are going for Isak.
Fucken right.
Yes Ornstein saying we have made an approach, but no bid just yet. Very exciting!
