Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 8 hours ago, enmac said: I really don't understand how we could spend so much money this window especially with the pandemic problems of the last 18 months. Not only the lack of fans but the losses the King Power business must have made. I thought we averaged about 22 M over the last 5 seasons or so. Doesn't seem to be any sign of players leaving. Surely, someone has to go? If a normal year we earn more than we used to now. Europe, the fa cup, sponsorship and we've had some high earners leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 16 minutes ago, wattolcfc said: People are actually moaning about this. £15m doesn’t get you much these days, especially during a pandemic. Don’t forget we paid £12m for a goalkeeper who never plays. We have had a last minute problem, which is now solved and he will be 4th choice by the end of the season. He addresses the biggest problem we’ve had since, forever - set pieces. Also, he is 29, not 35. He has years left in him at City, Evans is 4 years older so he will be around as backup for a long time, so it is not wasted money. Agreed. This is succession planning in a different way: Morgan > Evans > Vestergaard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 I've read comments on here that Kabak would be the better signing. Not for me. In addition to the premier league experience Vestergaard brings, he also has a higher ceiling. At his height it's a necessity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 (edited) Soyuncu and Vestegaard Edited 12 August 2021 by Chocolate Teapot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pliskin Posted 12 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 12 August 2021 17 minutes ago, wattolcfc said: People are actually moaning about this. £15m doesn’t get you much these days, especially during a pandemic. Don’t forget we paid £12m for a goalkeeper who never plays. We have had a last minute problem, which is now solved and he will be 4th choice by the end of the season. He addresses the biggest problem we’ve had since, forever - set pieces. Also, he is 29, not 35. He has years left in him at City, Evans is 4 years older so he will be around as backup for a long time, so it is not wasted money. This is exactly the point. People are reacting as if this is a replacement for Wes and Evans…. It’s not it’s an addition to. He knows full well he’s been signed due to injuries, and he will probably know that as soon as Wes is fit he will be back in…. Imagine a panic buy like Bennet? Give Jannik credit he’s better than that….. he’s left on of the most erratic teams in the premier league. In terms of the saints fans, it’s easy to get on a defenders back as even if they’re left exposed their shortcomings often lead to goals. He won’t be left that exposed here, plus he won’t need time to settle in as he knows Kasper well. It’s a sensible signing, that will provide good cover for us. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Bowman Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 10 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Paying £15m for a 29 year old with only 1 year left on his deal, when if the boot was on the other foot we'd get about £3m for such a player isn't that great a deal. But… getting an experienced international footballer, in his prime, for only £15m, is a bargain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 Just now, Phil Bowman said: But… getting an experienced international footballer, in his prime, for only £15m, is a bargain! On the face of it it is, but with a year to go on his contract it's not. We always get nominal fees for our players approaching the end of their contracts. Put it this way, we won't get much more than £15m for Dennis Praet who is an experienced international, 2 years younger than Jannik and has 3 years left on his contract. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaggertvsWise Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 21 minutes ago, RumbleFox said: As a fourth choice CB I don’t think we could really ask for more. Seems another astute signing to me. Exactly, someone who knows the league, can plug the gaps from set pieces and even offer something in attack, already knows what our left back & keeper want, is a solid player who can more than hold his own and won’t expect to be on the team sheet every game. £15m for him is an utter bargain and great piece of business. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam orton Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 Vestergaard first goal scorer every week now on my bets. Especially getting on the end of Bertrand's set pieces. Easy money 💰😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 It's 14m not 15m! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 8 hours ago, Jimbo said: Then it's too late for you, you can't be saved Not to worry God. I have had a reasonable innings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 I'd be a bigger fan if he still had his long hair, him and Soyuncu together would be like the kings guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 Looks a decent signing. PL experience. Huge. Known for his passing/distribution. Knows Kasper and Betrand already. Hopefully we get it done and he settles in well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 15 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: Soyuncu and Vestegaard Cags has a bigger helmut I reckon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Bowman Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 8 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: On the face of it it is, but with a year to go on his contract it's not. We always get nominal fees for our players approaching the end of their contracts. Put it this way, we won't get much more than £15m for Dennis Praet who is an experienced international, 2 years younger than Jannik and has 3 years left on his contract. I know what you mean, but the one year remaining is only really an issue for Southampton, not us. Also having an experienced CB is probably worth a lot more than £15m to us, given the probable consequences of not having one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: On the face of it it is, but with a year to go on his contract it's not. We always get nominal fees for our players approaching the end of their contracts. Put it this way, we won't get much more than £15m for Dennis Praet who is an experienced international, 2 years younger than Jannik and has 3 years left on his contract. We got 15m for Ahmed musa and Jeff Schlupp. You can't win them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulW Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, mozartfox said: So Vestergaard is the only CB in the whole World who we could have signed? Got it. Unfortunately it's not like going to a supermarket and just choosing what you want from a full shelf! Edited 12 August 2021 by PaulW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieLodge96 Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 12 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: On the face of it it is, but with a year to go on his contract it's not. We always get nominal fees for our players approaching the end of their contracts. Put it this way, we won't get much more than £15m for Dennis Praet who is an experienced international, 2 years younger than Jannik and has 3 years left on his contract. Our hands were tied on this one... I don't agree with the comment on Praet being an experienced international, he has played 13 games for Belgium and I doubt if there are any full 90 minutes in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmono84 Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 Always thought this guy was decent and would be a great addition considering our injuries. Proper threat from set pieces too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrumpyJack Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 4 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: We got 15m for Ahmed musa and Jeff Schlupp. You can't win them all. If you dislike Schlupp you dislike football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 4 minutes ago, PaulW said: Unfortunately it's not like going to a supermarket and just choosing what you want from a full shelf! Vestergaard cannot be the only option in Europe in terms of available CB's in a pandemic scenario. Anyhow, it is going to interesting how this one turns out - i.e. either a Huth or Bennett signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 14 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: On the face of it it is, but with a year to go on his contract it's not. We always get nominal fees for our players approaching the end of their contracts. Put it this way, we won't get much more than £15m for Dennis Praet who is an experienced international, 2 years younger than Jannik and has 3 years left on his contract. Bare in mind any players that we sell that are towards the end of their contracts are usually crap squad players to us and not worthy of more than a nominal fee First team players like Tarkowski, Vestergaard, Castagne are always going to command a decent fee even with 1 year left on their deal If we get to next summer and none of Tielemans, Pereira, Soyuncu have signed new deals and only have 1 year left then no doubt we would probably be looking for £20m+ for them because they are first team quality players to us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 44 minutes ago, wattolcfc said: People are actually moaning about this. £15m doesn’t get you much these days, especially during a pandemic. Don’t forget we paid £12m for a goalkeeper who never plays. We have had a last minute problem, which is now solved and he will be 4th choice by the end of the season. He addresses the biggest problem we’ve had since, forever - set pieces. Also, he is 29, not 35. He has years left in him at City, Evans is 4 years older so he will be around as backup for a long time, so it is not wasted money. He’s also not a panic buy as we’ve been linked previously so he’s been on the list and then kasper and Bertrand will have gave him a good reference I’m sure! solid signing for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 I think he gets seen as a ‘lump’ because of his size. Who would we have signed as a long term 4th choice CB? And why would we have spent more than £15m on them? Fair signing due to the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 12 August 2021 Share Posted 12 August 2021 It’s obvious to me that we chose Vestergaard because of he is one of the best ball-playing centre backs in the league, and he is available for a decent price. Many of the others we have been linked with are comparatively poor with the ball. Against teams with a low block, we really need this ability to distribute and carry from the back and even play long balls - then there is the obvious benefit from set pieces. He may be limited in other aspects, but he will be really useful against certain opponents. Van Dijk, Laporte, Lindelof, Stones... all similarly good with the ball at their feet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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