StriderHiryu Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 3 minutes ago, Adster said: We were linked with him at the end of last season too. Back then a lot of us though he was the most likely signing because he was relatively cheap but English. It's just since then his stock has risen considerably. But we have been strongly linked with him in the past, just like Castagne, Vestergaard, Ricardo, Soumare, Ndidi and all sorts of other players who we signed a few windows after first being linked. As @Jimbopoints out, leaving number 23 spare is quite telling. Last season the number 3 shirt was reserved for Fofana, and what a good decision that turned out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NasPb Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 i dont think were gettng him tbh. we should have other tARGETS as well. well see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 3 minutes ago, Jimbo said: https://twitter.com/reluctantnicko/status/1426192740212219906?s=20 So we are all benfica fans then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 Just now, NasPb said: i dont think were gettng him tbh. we should have other tARGETS as well. well see Announce Dan James territory this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NasPb Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 2 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Announce Dan James territory this is. I'd hope we have better backup options than him tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 13 August 2021 Author Share Posted 13 August 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 1 minute ago, Costock_Fox said: Announce Dan James territory this is. Better than Andros Townsend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 We will stick a bid in now, now that Vesty is done. £30m is doable and to be honesty they will take it. Dutch clubs are usually rather easy to deal with, the way they build is by selling assets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginger_Filbert Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 He really seems to think we have a pot of gold this summer 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indierich06 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 23 is vacant in the squad number list release Madueke confirmed 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 3 minutes ago, moore_94 said: I really do wish he would stop mentioning or referencing how much we could get for selling star players. We know how much they are worth but that's not what we want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 The other way of reading this, given the way Nicko talks, is that he believes we are likely to sell a rather large asset this window if we get everything else we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 Ooof! Exciting. What Rodgers was implying about seeing what develops over the next few weeks, makes sense with this particular deal. Don't blame PSV holding on to him longer, if he can help them qualify for Champions League Think we will get this done if patient but I'd prefer to just get it done early, even if cost a little more. Good thing it's not my millions eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerrrFox Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 (edited) Alan Nixon is right in that we aren’t skint, we just signed a whopping sponsorship deal with FBS, we’ve cleared out some pretty big contracts in Morgan and Fuchs and we’ve got some sellable assets we can move on too. The club clearly feel that Madueke is a player who is going to drastically increase in value like Fofana has so I can see it happening if PSV are prepared to play ball. Edited 13 August 2021 by GingerrrFox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attywolf Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 1 minute ago, AjcW said: The other way of reading this, given the way Nicko talks, is that he believes we are likely to sell a rather large asset this window if we get everything else we want. With the way Rodgers talked yesterday Praet might not be playing for us at the end of the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 2 minutes ago, AjcW said: The other way of reading this, given the way Nicko talks, is that he believes we are likely to sell a rather large asset this window if we get everything else we want. His tweets yesterday seemed to imply it was more a case of having assets available to sell IF we ever get in any financial trouble. He also said we have cash! As in, ready to buy now I guess. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 13 August 2021 Author Share Posted 13 August 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, AjcW said: The other way of reading this, given the way Nicko talks, is that he believes we are likely to sell a rather large asset this window if we get everything else we want. I tend to think he means if we REALLY needed to we could, but from what it sounds like on here we got really good deals with Soumare and Daka with the payment plans, if we managed to do well in that aspect again with Madueke and Vestergaard, and manage to shift a couple of players like Praet, Hamza along with all the other wages we have freed up then there may be no need to sell a big player Edited 13 August 2021 by moore_94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, GingerrrFox said: To be Alan Nixon is right in that we aren’t skint, we just signed a whopping sponsorship deal with FBS, we’ve cleared out some pretty big contracts in Morgan and Fuchs and we’ve got some sellable assets we can move on too. The club clearly feel that Madueke is a player who is going to drastically increase in value like Fofana has so I can see it happening if PSV are prepared to play ball. Who knows we may have also done another Macquarie type deal, say to the tune of £70m anticipating a sale of a player next season, but freeing up the cash to be spent now so that we are in the Champions League when we sell said 'star player', meaning we can replace him easier Edited 13 August 2021 by AjcW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 6 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said: He really seems to think we have a pot of gold this summer 🤔 And our fans need to remember we’re not skint…. Just because we’re self sufficient, it doesn’t mean we can’t afford to make several high profile signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty98 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 I don't think we're specifically saving number 23 for him It's hardly a desirably number for most players and we didn't have a number 23 last year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 Let's hope they lose their qualifier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 This is sexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indierich06 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 1 minute ago, matty98 said: I don't think we're specifically saving number 23 for him It's hardly a desirably number for most players and we didn't have a number 23 last year either. It's part of his brand! That's very important to footballers these days I choose to believe this is Rodgers and Madueke sending secret signals to Leicester fans through social media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tielemans63 Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 16 minutes ago, jeffschlupp said: Second leg against Benfica is 26 August, so this is going to be a very late one if it happens. Perhaps the club and player have said if we don't qualify then he goes - PSV will lose money in not qualifying for the group stage, and the player will have no reason to stay there over leaving for us/Dortmund. We've not been in there for 3-4 weeks for the club to feel they've not got a real chance. Good shout. Think you could be right with this summation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Squirrel Posted 13 August 2021 Share Posted 13 August 2021 2 minutes ago, Ginger_Filbert said: He really seems to think we have a pot of gold this summer 🤔 Look at it this way... If you were running a growing business and if just a few investments you had made in the past could, if realised, wipe out any amount of current year spend and allows you to generate more revenue this year and further progress the business (top 4, progress a long way in Europa and Cups) then set against the valuable assets you have in the bank (meaning the resale value of any of our top players) then you have the current year spend risk fully covered. This is the year to do it given relaxation of FP rules. I would not be surprised if we spend £30M on a right-sided player. Not much, if anything to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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