Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Has someone suggested a swap deal? If so why not? I mean who wouldn't want an overpaid overrated sub from us in return for a proven PL goalscorer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 (edited) I listened to a podcast in the subject of Ings the other day, and they were discussing where he might sensibly go. Surprise surprise, they barely mentioned us, giving no thought to Vardy's age or increasing vulnerability to niggles and wear & tear. It was made all the more baffling, because they couldn't see him going anywhere else either. I guess it just demonstrates ignorance. Edited 25 January 2021 by HighPeakFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suffolk fox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Southampton will not sell Ings to us. I also think in the current climate we realistically could not afford him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 2 minutes ago, suffolk fox said: Southampton will not sell Ings to us. I also think in the current climate we realistically could not afford him. We will have to afford it simple as that, not specifically him but a striker. Southampton will sell to whomever offers them what they want, simple a that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Just now, Babylon said: We will have to afford it simple as that, not specifically him but a striker. Southampton will sell to whomever offers them what they want, simple a that. Presumably the law of diminishing returns operates here - do they have to sell by summer latest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 @Babylon Is right... Southampton are the ultimate selling club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 11 minutes ago, Babylon said: We will have to afford it simple as that, not specifically him but a striker. Southampton will sell to whomever offers them what they want, simple a that. 100% just don't see us even putting a bid in. Think we will be looking in the find one to develop category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 32 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Presumably the law of diminishing returns operates here - do they have to sell by summer latest? They won't sell now, but in the summer they it would be a bit silly not too. They don't have the money to wait it out and lose him for free, sensible club will take a decent offer and use the money on a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 21 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: 100% just don't see us even putting a bid in. Think we will be looking in the find one to develop category. My preference (finances depending) would be: Ings in the summer (Vardy / Ings / Perez) Young striker the summer after (Ings / Young Striker / Vardy in the elder statesman squad role / Perez) Nacho out this summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Hopefully we will get Top 4, gives us more buying power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Surely if we had any real interest in Ings it would have materialised in the summer? You don't try and buy one of the 'best of the rest' strikers in January! Not if you're sensible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surrifox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 1 hour ago, HighPeakFox said: Presumably the law of diminishing returns operates here - do they have to sell by summer latest? I think he’s under contract until summer 2022 but selling by this summer will get best value for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 39 minutes ago, Babylon said: My preference (finances depending) would be: Ings in the summer (Vardy / Ings / Perez) Young striker the summer after (Ings / Young Striker / Vardy in the elder statesman squad role / Perez) Nacho out this summer. Perfect, would be ideal. I think Ing would put us in the boxset for top 4 and give us a outside chance of the league. We could do with finding someone to buy Nacho for 10m and Hamza for 10m to free up some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooper Steve's shin Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 3 hours ago, Arriba Los Zorros said: Fair enough sorry for being a dick about it @Sooper Steve's shin my point still stands though, transfers aren't a one way street, and the attitude of let's throw what we fancy paying at a 'smaller' club (debatable) and watch them fall over themselves to accept is either highly arrogant or highly naive! I wasn’t suggesting that we throw what we fancy at them. I was suggesting a fair(ish) initial offer with the reasonable possibility of a substantial uplift. If it worked out, they’d receive over the odds (ie. £30m) of what they’d get in the market given his contract status etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 1 hour ago, Sooper Steve's shin said: I wasn’t suggesting that we throw what we fancy at them. I was suggesting a fair(ish) initial offer with the reasonable possibility of a substantial uplift. If it worked out, they’d receive over the odds (ie. £30m) of what they’d get in the market given his contract status etc. If you're in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging. Why on Earth would Soton accept a bid of potentially £15m for their star striker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 I'd take him in a heartbeat. Definitely a summer move though Southampton would not be letting him go at this stage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, HighPeakFox said: I listened to a podcast in the subject of Ings the other day, and they were discussing where he might sensibly go. Surprise surprise, they barely mentioned us, giving no thought to Vardy's age or increasing vulnerability to niggles and wear & tear. It was made all the more baffling, because they couldn't see him going anywhere else either. I guess it just demonstrates ignorance. Backhanded compliment that in a way imo. Leicester are too clever in the transfer market to spend £30m or whatever on someone there is no re-sale value on and/or perhaps with little room to improve. It would be a fair shift from a successful working model to go and spend a shed load on someone like Ings, as good a player as he is. Edited 25 January 2021 by Muzzy_Larsson 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 6 hours ago, Pliskin said: @Babylon Is right... Southampton are the ultimate selling club. Peter Lawell says: "Hold my beer!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalvillefox Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 If Ings has his heart set on a move away and he tells the club that either directly or by rejecting a new contract then the club will be forced to sell him or loose him on a free when he could easily demand a £25m+ price tag now or in the Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 8 hours ago, Raw Dykes said: If you're in a hole, the first thing to do is to stop digging. I reckon I’d knock a cheeky one out first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 25 January 2021 Share Posted 25 January 2021 Ings is after his last big lucrative contract. He will of course also want to start most games too, as he still has an England future. So where does he go, that can offer him both those things and potential European football? I would suggest - Us, Everton, Spurs and Arsenal maybe? Talksport were talking him up for Spurs the other day but I couldn't see it personally. The way they set up with Kane and Son is perfect and I can't see how Ings starts there. Arsenal are still a big club but despite how crap they have been, they still have Aubameyang and Lacazette with some other options too. Everton have the money and probably the ambitions too, and he absolutely would start every week there. Then there is us, could probably match Vardy's contract of £140k and he could potentially start every week although would have to be alongside Vardy for the foreseeable future and I don't know how that would work. I actually think his best options are to stay at Southampton with a bumper new deal OR probably Everton or US. I can't see him moving until the Summer anyway. Will likely be £25million even with 1 year left, as he really is one of the best finishers in the league. I'd take him in a heartbeat if Rodgers has an idea of how to play him alongside Vardy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 10 hours ago, STUHILL said: Ings is after his last big lucrative contract. He will of course also want to start most games too, as he still has an England future. So where does he go, that can offer him both those things and potential European football? I would suggest - Us, Everton, Spurs and Arsenal maybe? Talksport were talking him up for Spurs the other day but I couldn't see it personally. The way they set up with Kane and Son is perfect and I can't see how Ings starts there. Arsenal are still a big club but despite how crap they have been, they still have Aubameyang and Lacazette with some other options too. Everton have the money and probably the ambitions too, and he absolutely would start every week there. Then there is us, could probably match Vardy's contract of £140k and he could potentially start every week although would have to be alongside Vardy for the foreseeable future and I don't know how that would work. I actually think his best options are to stay at Southampton with a bumper new deal OR probably Everton or US. I can't see him moving until the Summer anyway. Will likely be £25million even with 1 year left, as he really is one of the best finishers in the league. I'd take him in a heartbeat if Rodgers has an idea of how to play him alongside Vardy Would he really start over DCL at Everton? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 2 hours ago, Babylon said: Would he really start over DCL at Everton? Would you take DCL over Ings if both available? I thing Ings is better, but Everton have invested a lot of time in DCL so you could be right Does Ings start for us though? I do think he is probably best served staying at Southampton. Solid Premier League club, good manager and will start every week. Just needs a bumper pay packet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 Hasn't he said he wants UCL? Thats a small window of choice, and perhaps his most obvious choice is us based on his potential suitors? (Not that I think we would want him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVFox Posted 26 January 2021 Share Posted 26 January 2021 I think this is mainly a play for more money at Southampton (Maybe even a release clause to CL teams), but if it is CL football he's after he will basically have a choice of Man U, Man City & Liverpool as looking good money to qualify next season. Liverpool could happen, they would probably be interested in bringing him back and he would fancy his chances of dislodging Firmino, but the fact he couldn't do that before (I know injuries didn't help) could stop him. Man Utd & Man City both need centre forwards but I see them going for bigger names such as Haaland. This then leaves whoever gets 4th spot this year. Likely Us, Spurs or Chelsea. Chelsea have too many forwards as it is. Brings it down to whether he wants to be Vardy alternative here or Kane backup at Spurs (Although with Kane dropping deeper, they could play together). I don't see him taking any of those options other than a Manchester club - he will stay at Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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