[Albion] £30m offer for Levi Colwill rejected

[Neville's Breakfast]

Just read the Daily Mail (I know) article and apparently not only was £30m rejected Chelsea have also said he isn't for sale.

Fair enough. We move on. I wouldn’t expect any more bids for a player not for sale.

 

[MJsGhost]

I doubt if any Chelsea fans reading this will get the humour.

Those able to read at all are the smart ones, so maybe they will?

 

[MJsGhost]

Doubt very many of the few that can read would bother looking at the forum of a small club

Beaten to it!

 

[A1X]

I doubt if any Chelsea fans reading this will get the humour.

I think that's a statement which applies pretty much across the board when it comes to Chelsea fans, isn't it?

 

[Change at Barnham]

Unfortunately Pochettino has allegedly stated that he wishes Colwill to be in his squad next season.
I'm sure certain assurances would have been given to Pochettino when he signed his Chelsea contract.
I would guess Colwill would only be sold with the new manager's blessing.

Once Chelsea sell Mount to Man Utd, Kovacic to Man City and Loftus-Cheek to AC Milan, plus they don't take up an option to sign Joao Felix then I would imagine their FFP pressures will be substantially eased (plus there will be additional player sales).

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I love it! This is the most Leedsy post so far. Well done. Seemed an almost genuine opinion in places!

Sadly I can't take full(any) credit. I took 'inspiration' from a certain J. Gregory talking about Gareth Barry.

Knight fury at Gregory

ALBION chairman Dick Knight has hit back at Aston Villa manager John Gregory over the Gareth Barry affair.

www.theargus.co.uk

 

[Mancgull]

I think it is best to ask how this bid has become public knowledge (if it is true at all). Either from Brighton, Chelsea or the player's agent.

We would only go public if we were trying to unsettle the lad which might work in a big versus little club scenario but obviously this is not the case. Anyway presumably we already know Levi likes the idea so what is the point?

The agent might want to go public in order to drum up higher bids, but the transfer window has barely opened and there is no rush since the bid has apparently been rejected. So again I don't see the point in agent shit stirring at this point.

Which leaves Chelsea and maybe they have released this information in order to make a statement about how he is definitely not for sale this summer? That is what I reckon has happened.

It makes sense for Brighton to test the water with a low opening bid early in the transfer window and either get into a negotiation or get a firm no. Now we know we need to move on to target number two.

I'd be over the moon to sign Levi but I'm sure I will soon be happy with whomever we do sign instead.

I think you’ve nailed it here. We had to make the bid just in case Chelsea were interested in selling. They aren’t. Let’s move on.
Chelsea show others that he’s not for sale.

 

[The Fits]

We needed cover for Cucurella. It had nothing to do with the Potter or Gilmour deals.

My understanding was we were pushing for cash plus Colwill.

 

[Shooting Star]

#FreeLeviColwill

 

[Reddleman]

As others have said this is a smart move. We have gone early and now if they want to enter discussions for any of our players they know the score. I suspect there is more to this than we or the media know.

 

[The Fits]

As others have said this is a smart move. We have gone early and now if they want to enter discussions for any of our players they know the score. I suspect there is more to this than we or the media know.

Guaranteed. This is pure poker from us.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Opening gambit in a round of poker………interesting to see where this ends up. Of course Chelsea will say he’s not for sale, that pushes the price up. They HAVE to sell several players, because of the bloated squad and their impending FFP issues, and selling their own academy products eases that massively. There will be a price they’ll accept for Colwill, whether it’s one we are prepared to meet is another question - problem for us is the Cucu deal. We absolutely stiffed them on that and Levi is arguably a better prospect so the market has been a bit ruined

If we get him will be a rare “undisclosed” not just from us but both sides.

 

[SeagullinExile]

My understanding was we were pushing for cash plus Colwill.

Probably. The point I was making is that the Potter and Gilmour deals were seperate. The post I replied to seemed to infer they were all linked. Which they weren’t.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Apparently (according to Fabrizio that is) Chelsea want 80m for Mount. He has one year left on his contract.

In light of that it's no surprise that 30m for Colwill was turned down.

I'm glad we made the bid, I wouldn't be averse to a second one being made in a 'are you sure he's not for sale' way. Then if that's rejected move on.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

I think it is best to ask how this bid has become public knowledge (if it is true at all). Either from Brighton, Chelsea or the player's agent.

We would only go public if we were trying to unsettle the lad which might work in a big versus little club scenario but obviously this is not the case. Anyway presumably we already know Levi likes the idea so what is the point?

The agent might want to go public in order to drum up higher bids, but the transfer window has barely opened and there is no rush since the bid has apparently been rejected. So again I don't see the point in agent shit stirring at this point.

Which leaves Chelsea and maybe they have released this information in order to make a statement about how he is definitely not for sale this summer? That is what I reckon has happened.

It makes sense for Brighton to test the water with a low opening bid early in the transfer window and either get into a negotiation or get a firm no. Now we know we need to move on to target number two.

I'd be over the moon to sign Levi but I'm sure I will soon be happy with whomever we do sign instead.

I think you've asked the right question. But i'm not sure I agree with your answer.

I just don't think Chelsea would do this unless they knew they were 100% he was about to sign a new contract.

My thinking is that A) it puts them in a weaker position for negotiating this contract and B) invites other bids which could continually destabilise the player.

My take is that it's the players representative (as it is in 90% of these cases) or just as likely the story isn't true.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Apparently (according to Fabrizio that is) Chelsea want 80m for Mount. He has one year left on his contract.

In light of that it's no surprise that 30m for Colwill was turned down.

I'm glad we made the bid, I wouldn't be averse to a second one being made in a 'are you sure he's not for sale' way. Then if that's rejected move on.

Surely even Man Utd aren't stupid enough to pay this?

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

It's in Levi's court now.

Only he can let Chelsea know in uncertain terms he doesn't want to play for them.

 

[Beanstalk]

As others have said this is a smart move. We have gone early and now if they want to enter discussions for any of our players they know the score. I suspect there is more to this than we or the media know.

Yes, I agree. I don't think that there will be any "official swap" deal in the works but lets say that Chelsea are keen on a Brighton player (for this example and all of our feelings for Moises, we'll use Sanchez), it would make a lot of sense for both clubs accounts to pay a premium for those players. Chelsea are in dire FFP trouble.

If for example, Chelsea did want Sanchez, but needed to pull a large profit from a deal, it would make sense for them to pay £10m over what we'd charge another club for, if we paid £10m more than what Chelsea would want for Levi. £40m for Levi would equate to £40m profit for Chelsea, but £30m for Sanchez on a 6 year contract would mean in the accounts those two deals would equate to a £35m profit for Chelsea this summer. Similarly, we'd be able to present that same deal (let's say we gave Levi a 4 year contract) as a £20m profit thanks to amortisation.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Maybe posted before but..

Colwill jokes that he needs to be reminded he's a Chelsea player

The England U21 star has been loving life at the Amex this season and has played a vital role in their success, which has seen them earn a place in Europe next season.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Icy Gull]

It's in Levi's court now.

Only he can let Chelsea know in uncertain terms he doesn't want to play for them.

If Poch is pretty well guaranteeing him a place I imagine he’ll not need to think twice. I think this one is dead in the water.