If they win their championship, maybe their star striker would prefer to stay there and play in the CL?
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[Albion] Deniz Undav
- Thread starter Juan Albion
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We've got history.
The directors wouldn't allow Billy Lane to sign Denis Law for the same reason.
nwgull
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I think you might be underestimating the lure of the Premier League. Getting to the group stage of the CL will usually get you the opportunity to play 4 games against a couple of Europe’s biggest clubs; the Premeir Leagye gives you that every week.
Didn’t seem to put Trossard off joining anyway.
- Nov 11, 2009
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He's got Piglets Pantry written all over him!
Seriously, he looks similar body shape of Maupay, would be good to get a decent competitor for Maupay and will push him too. Looks very different to Welbz, could this signal taxi for Connolly?
- Nov 11, 2009
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At the same time, we've loaned them a lot of talented prospects that in part at least is also responsible for their position.
Originunknown
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He plays well with Vanzeir, it's a good partnership. Hopefully he can play off Maupay and be really successful here.
Or we could sign both!
BrickTamland
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There’s been much more success with players from the Belgium league transitioning to the PL than compared to the Dutch leagues so could turn out to be a shrewd move given his record and the probable small fee.
S'hampton Seagull
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Whilst in public they may say different but I believe at least in part this was always the intention.
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Maybe. And maybe some under-estimate the pull of being a star striker in a CL club. Not sure that 'every week' is valid either - every week includes the likes of Burnley, Watford, Everton, Leeds, etc.
driller
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Just wondering but why can they just not loan him to us for a year or two until he is free of their contract?
nwgull
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They could, but what would this achieve? And you’d get a dissatisfied player leaving for someone else at the end of it because he’s being paid 3K a week while all his team mates are in 30-50K?
Originunknown
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Not sure we need Maupay, Welbeck and 2 forwards from USG... Let's see if we extend existing contracts anyway.
Enciso going the other way so they won't be too put out in Belgium.
nwgull
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Hard to believe it wasn't. Bloom is already heavily emotionally and financially invested in a Premier League football club. What would be the point of investing more of his money into a 2nd tier Belgium team that he'd had no previous association with if it wasn't to benefit the Albion?
- Nov 11, 2009
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Agreed. Connolly was given a fair crack, would be good for Ferguson to stay on the fringes of first team, we've got Zeqiri still. No probs if we go for a top top prospect like Nunez, but we have enough squad stocking fillers
superseagull1994
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- Jun 21, 2011
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Naylor says yes.
https://theathletic.com/news/bright...riker-deniz-undav-from-union-sg/Sf226Kmc6w9g/
His goal & assist record from the past three seasons is really impressive, obviously at a way lower level to where we're at... Hopefully he can make the step up.
There's no mention of a fee in the article, but I can't imagine TB would screw over USG... £15m?
macbeth
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looks like he might be the man then! disappointing to not have him now but understandable as to why, and I'll take having undav ready for next season over a whole summer of pointlessly chasing nunez