nevergoagain
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Marc Leonard to Brum for £500k + Add Ons. I suppose we have to move some, wish him well. Source - Fab.
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[Albion] BHAFC Summer 2024 Transfer Rumours
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
@Bozza and I can cover this one. We've done the Milan trip recently.Away on holiday from Saturday, so dont have the time to drive him myself, but happy to chip in if anyone else is free to drive to Milan
£500K for Leonard - and £2.5M for Noel Atom?
Somebody's having a laugh, and not in a good way. Regardless of price, or whether it's sale or a loan, Leonard should be looking for a good Championship team, not League1 again; looks like a disappointing move all round (except for Birmingham, if it happens!)
- Jul 7, 2003
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Birmingham are spending a lot of money, or at least their American owners are. They have big ambitions on and off the pitch. If they don't walk League One next season with the squad that they're building there, it will be a managerial f*** up on a scale that even Wayne Rooney would be ashamed of.
I've just noticed Blues have also signed Alex Cochrane this summer, who we sold to Hearts a few seasons ago. Wonder if they might also look at somebody like Aaron Connolly on a free too.
- Jun 20, 2021
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If he wants warmer climes, surely the South Coast of England will do?
pigmanovich
Good Old Sausage by the Sea
Funny enough he'd probably have to compete for game time here too given the options we have up front!
There's been talk of Connor Goldson going there as well. It's not so much that he's going to Birmingham that bothers me - I accept they have ambitions - but they have just paid £1.5M for a winger, I understand, and they're hoping to get one of the young players of the year in League1 for a paltry £500K. I'd like to have seen him in the Championship, or in a top division in Germany or Italy - preferably still on loan to us to increase his market value.
I just hope we get a bloody huge sell on clause!
Mancgull
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He does need to be playing regularly and it’s unlikely he will if he stays this season. Should be no buy option though as I think he can make it.
Gabbiano
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Think that would be a great option. Given Hurzeler's formation and all the added competition this summer, he will be a bench option at best and that won't help him much.
We already know, one good season at Feyenoord and suddenly you're worth £35m. Or even better, he'd come back ready to be a starter for us.
He must be some sort of nazi or kitten strangler or demon or something off the pitch because his performances has not been "lets send this guy to a pub league and if they want him, let them have him for a few pints" at all... he's an amazingly talented player, despite his body language and diving. He's 19 with a long way to go to 20, and still got a lot of game time last season. I've predicted his breakthrough this season, but maybe not?
Thinking about it... A loan sounds surprising but tolerable. Björn Hamberg is the assistant manager for Feyenoord now so Tony might have an idea about how they will train and play, making them a decent loan partner. Facundo dominating in the Eredivisie for a year could be healthy. But a potential buy-out clause? Odd.
Super Sub
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I think this would be a good move for Facundo. Undoubtedly he has potential but for me he hasnt come of age yet and as such he needs to knuckle down a little more and put the hard yards in to take him to that next level. Loan option with no purchase available would be my preferred option
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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Pefer to keep him this season but fine as a loan absolutely NO buyout clause though.
um bongo molongo
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Feels like a conscious effort all round to add pace and power and send a few off (perm or on loan) who don’t (currently) offer that. Sensible in my book
I just can’t see a purchase option here because the lad has a huge window of development. He is so much younger than Mac was before he ‘came good’ for us.
I think rinsing the Eredivisie for a year would do him a lot of good if he gets the game time. The Champions League football experience would be amazing for him also.
- Apr 5, 2014
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Poole Town ?
Withdean11
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Yep, was thinking that. Height too.
beardy gull
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Two first names. On that basis I’m in.