[Albion] Darwin Núñez

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Providing Newcastle survive the drop this season, and l believe that they will, they will be a completely different proposition next time around, when they will have had two full transfer windows to buy new players and bed them in, plus with a new, and presumably proven, manager pulling the strings.

I could well understand the player choosing Newcastle over Brighton to be honest.

Well, that and there's no real limit on them offering him £200k or £300k p/w if he is the player they want to buy.

Unless anyone thinks they intend to comply with FFP .... which I don't

 

[lawros left foot]

#keepthefaith
#holdthenerve

 

[Terry Butcher Tribute Act]

His agent has done an interview saying he'll join a top club next summer.

Italian press linking him with Juventus and Milan.

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[Hugo Rune]

I know that 99.9% of us gave up on signing Nunez months (or even years ago) but hats off to the recruitment team on finding him early.

“He has no ceiling”.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59352836

It’s surely Barca for this lad.

 

[Springal]

Real shame we couldn't get the deal done first time round

 

[A1X]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

 

[Swansman]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

I wonder if it was ever as close as "the little extra bit". His agent appears to be a bit of a mind gamer and I would imagine most SA players would pick Benfica over Brighton.

 

[Javeaseagull]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

Not sure that's fair really. We were competing with Benfica and Barcelona. Just let that sink in!

 

[fisons]

Not sure that's fair really. We were competing with Benfica and Barcelona. Just let that sink in!

That's a brilliant, polite and decent way of making the obvious point about a moronic post. I wish I had your diplomatic skills.

 

[Springal]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

Probably the lure of a historic Portuguese club and European football over a relatively newly promoted team to be honest....

 

[Stat Brother]

Probably the lure of a historic Portuguese club and European football over a relatively newly promoted team to be honest....

Of perennial bottom feeders.

 

[Eric the meek]

Look on the bright side.

We lost out on the gold of Nunez, but we may have bought the goldmine (Caicedo) at a fraction of the price.

But at least our recruitment team first identified Nunez as a real talent.

Some you win, some you lose.

 

[GT49er]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

No.

The money was there, I understand; the player just decided to go to a 'Big Name' club rather than Brighton (you know, the one playing Champions League football).

 

[Perkino]

This is going to turn out to be one of those ones where we didn't stump up the little bit extra required and ended up losing out big time, isn't it?

It shows the calibre of striker that we will compete for in the transfer market and explains why we have ended up short of numbers. There is no point in buying another striker of similar ability to Maupay, Wellbeck, Locadia or Connolly. What we need is an improvement and they are hard to find a triky to purchase. A top 10 finish will help in our appeal but when we compete with clubs who are playing in the Champions League regularly then we will struggle to finalise the deal unless we get lucky. What we need is someone to see us as a decent stepping stone and hopefully others will follow

 

[junior]

https://www.wearebrighton.com/newsopinion/poyet-tells-brighton-to-break-the-bank-for-darwin-nunez/

 

[Icy Gull]

https://www.wearebrighton.com/newsopinion/poyet-tells-brighton-to-break-the-bank-for-darwin-nunez/

Does he think the ceiling has fallen in?

 

[Live by the sea]

Darwin Nunez is not happening ………

 

[Pavilionaire]

Darwin Nunez is an excellent player but to get him now would entail selling someone like Lamptey and probably breaking our wage structure to boot. That is not something the club have ever done, or something they are likely to do.

The club should continue to look for value where they can. Had it not been for Covid then maybe we could have thrown £30 mill at a player but that isn't going to happen now, especially after sustaining such big losses in 2019/20. I expect us to be operating at c. £15-£20million rising prospect status than a big fee for the finished article.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Darwin Nunez is an excellent player but to get him now would entail selling someone like Lamptey and probably breaking our wage structure to boot. That is not something the club have ever done, or something they are likely to do.

The club should continue to look for value where they can. Had it not been for Covid then maybe we could have thrown £30 mill at a player but that isn't going to happen now, especially after sustaining such big losses in 2019/20. I expect us to be operating at c. £15-£20million rising prospect status than a big fee for the finished article.

Darwin is now in the position where he could have a pick of clubs. I don't think it really matters how much we throw at it. The ship (possibly named the Beagle) has sailed. As you say, we're looking at prospects

 

[Swansman]

Darwin is now in the position where he could have a pick of clubs. I don't think it really matters how much we throw at it. The ship (possibly named the Beagle) has sailed. As you say, we're looking at prospects

Indeed. If it was ever about money, it isnt anymore. The ship sailed, the train left the station, the eagle did not land.