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nottsblue wrote:

blues2win wrote:I see there’s quite a lot of speculation that Arsenal are close to agreeing to pay 25 million for Jonny Evans.

Excellent. Means we aren't going to. Perhaps the Spanish lad from Sociedad will rock up?

According to Balague we are not in for Martinez.

Be interesting to see if arsenal cup tie Sanchez tomorrow...

london blue 2 wrote:Be interesting to see if arsenal cup tie Sanchez tomorrow...

Very true...

Something has to give on this and if he's rested then its deal done.

So, the dippers get £141m for Coutinho whilst the other £4m goes to his previous club Vasco. A bit like the Sterling deal where the dippers got £35m and QPR got the reasoning £9m.

South Stand Balti wrote:So, the dippers get £141m for Coutinho whilst the other £4m goes to his previous club Vasco. A bit like the Sterling deal where the dippers got £35m and QPR got the reasoning £9m.

his previous club was inter milan

Nigels Tackle wrote:

South Stand Balti wrote:So, the dippers get £141m for Coutinho whilst the other £4m goes to his previous club Vasco. A bit like the Sterling deal where the dippers got £35m and QPR got the reasoning £9m.

his previous club was inter milan

I know but the dippers bought his sell on clause by upping it a bit

Original Dub wrote:

london blue 2 wrote:Be interesting to see if arsenal cup tie Sanchez tomorrow...

Very true...

Something has to give on this and if he's rested then its deal done.

And if not I suspect we will say fuck your money arsene.

Wooders wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

Wooders wrote:15? Weren’t we being quoted 60 odd a season or two back?

He's out of contact in the summer.

Ahh - right ok, makes more sense then

Whole thing is a strange one as he'd already been set to go to Chelsea for I think £35m over the summer but fell through when he allegedly "changed his mind" as he was about to have his medical.

Word then was he realised he wouldn't get into the team and wanted to wait for a bigger paycheque (bonus) if he signed on a free over the summer.

Saul Goodman wrote:Never fancied Barkley but 15m is a snip

Especially as Chelsea are pretty desperate for English players good enough to get into their team.

london blue 2 wrote:

Original Dub wrote:

london blue 2 wrote:Be interesting to see if arsenal cup tie Sanchez tomorrow...

Very true...

Something has to give on this and if he's rested then its deal done.

And if not I suspect we will say fuck your money arsene.

I’m with u OD on this, But i think we would still take him , as he would still be available for Chumps League I believe .

Original Dub wrote:

budfox wrote:£142m is a lot of money. You could buy 10% of Kev for that.

And we were ridiculed for spending 54m on kdb not too long ago

Yeah, but it's still our fault for making prices go up, don't forget.

Interesting how the media are portraying this as a £142m transfer. It is not. It is £105m with the balance made up in "achievable add ons", whatever they may entail. But because the dippers are the selling club, their pals in the media will try to make the deal look as good as they can. Bit like when Sterling was apparantly £49m, rather than the £44m with 20% going to QPR, making it £35m to the dippers, which they then spent on Benteke!

This is a terrible loss for the dippers. He was their best player and though they have a big fee for him, it will take a big fee to buy a replacement, if they can get one. And when Can fucks off in the summer for nothing that's two influential players to replace, without adding to the squad. Happy times

nottsblue wrote:Interesting how the media are portraying this as a £142m transfer. It is not. It is £105m with the balance made up in "achievable add ons", whatever they may entail. But because the dippers are the selling club, their pals in the media will try to make the deal look as good as they can. Bit like when Sterling was apparantly £49m, rather than the £44m with 20% going to QPR, making it £35m to the dippers, which they then spent on Benteke!

This is a terrible loss for the dippers. He was their best player and though they have a big fee for him, it will take a big fee to buy a replacement, if they can get one. And when Can fucks off in the summer for nothing that's two influential players to replace, without adding to the squad. Happy times

£105 million and they’ve already spent £75 mill of it on VVD

Liverpool fan just text me and said it’s being reported they’re getting Mahrez for £50 million. Leicester mugs if they let him go to Liverpool for that cheap.

Mase wrote:Liverpool fan just text me and said it’s being reported they’re getting Mahrez for £50 million. Leicester mugs if they let him go to Liverpool for that cheap.

I’d say 50 million is more than a fair price for him.

Mahrez is good but not £50mil good. Leicester should snatch their hand, elbow & shoulder off if they get offered that.

Green & Blue wrote:

Mase wrote:Liverpool fan just text me and said it’s being reported they’re getting Mahrez for £50 million. Leicester mugs if they let him go to Liverpool for that cheap.

I’d say 50 million is more than a fair price for him.

£50 million is too much for him. That’s why I said “Leicester mugs if they let him go to LIVERPOOL for that cheap”. A club that’s just got £100+ million for a player.

nottsblue wrote:Interesting how the media are portraying this as a £142m transfer. It is not. It is £105m with the balance made up in "achievable add ons", whatever they may entail. But because the dippers are the selling club, their pals in the media will try to make the deal look as good as they can. Bit like when Sterling was apparantly £49m, rather than the £44m with 20% going to QPR, making it £35m to the dippers

genuinely curious. why do you care what price the media put on it?

london blue 2 wrote:Be interesting to see if arsenal cup tie Sanchez tomorrow...

why? are PSG in the FA cup too?



(kidding. maybe)

Mase wrote:

nottsblue wrote:Interesting how the media are portraying this as a £142m transfer. It is not. It is £105m with the balance made up in "achievable add ons", whatever they may entail. But because the dippers are the selling club, their pals in the media will try to make the deal look as good as they can. Bit like when Sterling was apparantly £49m, rather than the £44m with 20% going to QPR, making it £35m to the dippers, which they then spent on Benteke!

This is a terrible loss for the dippers. He was their best player and though they have a big fee for him, it will take a big fee to buy a replacement, if they can get one. And when Can fucks off in the summer for nothing that's two influential players to replace, without adding to the squad. Happy times

£105 million and they’ve already spent £75 mill of it on VVD

Hasn't the rest gone on Keita? I'm sure it was reported at 45 mil, rising to 65 with add-ons.

Decent city associated twitter accounts tonight saying we are in for Sanchez with an opening £25 million bid .............