I just hope we get our replacement in before we sell Pascal. The signing of Baleba seemed a bit panicked and rushed. Yes, he has a huge window of development, as good as any young player I’ve seen for us but he is still quite raw.
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[Football] Gross and Undav in the German Euros squad
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Nobby Cybergoat
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You could have put any amount of money. We can't replace Pascal Gross. But I don't believe the club will put obstacles in the way like Palace did with Zaha.
An offer will come which will suit all parties and he will go. He will be spoken about amongst our greatest ever players
Nobby Cybergoat
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I said at the time, we should have gone for the 19 year old powerhouse with incredible potential who wasn't raw.
JetsetJimbo
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This is the key thing for me. I don't want him to be forced to stay, I want him to be convinced to stay. But if we can't convince him, then so be it -- he's been magnificent and deserves all our best wishes.
Didn’t we sell him to Chelsea!
I mean we have a policy of just letting players go when a good offer comes in and not standing in their way. This time it doesn't seem that way. We need him , Fabian wants him, we will keep him.
Hopefully
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Not much of a policy if it is based on vague words like "letting players go" and "good offer". I think the policy is don't sell key players unless we get a stupidly large offer for them.
Trossard , maccer and biss didn't go for stupidly large money.
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They went for an amount that was commensurate with the time left on their contracts though.
Mancgull
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Thing is that unless the offer is a decent one we can keep Pascal for another season which would be priceless for us as we transition to Hurzball, and would allow Pascal to go for nothing at the end of the season meaning he can get a hefty signing on fee and salary for a season or two in his homeland. ( all dependent on this being acceptable to him of course)
AstroSloth
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And with Mac Allister, went for an amount that reflected him sitting down and extending his contract when he could have let it run down. We still got £35m rising to £55m with add-ons, hardly a small fee.
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Indeed, it is almost as if things are a bit more nuanced than a one-size-fits-all policy, after all.
GrossTurn
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.. And the same suitors still being interested a year from now. Not saying they won’t be, but a lot can happen in a year, which is why footballers tend to grab these sorts of opportunities when they present themselves.
Silverhatch
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Crucially the club has always said listen to offers, review offers and determine whether a transaction is right for the club. Right for the club will involve the relationship and contribution the player has made to the club. PG is a very unique case in our PL history.
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I may be a sentimental fool but I would like Pascal to go at the end of a season when we already know he is leaving, and can give him the send off he deserves.
I Remmeber that, Apparently a member of the Dortmund recruitment team identified Gross as an ideal target for them some time ago. They assumed we had the Appetite to Let The Stars go.I know it’s not intended but the Argus piece sort of makes it sound like Pascal might wanna stick around now he’s been re-united with his old club doctor Florian Pfab
I’m sure he’s great and all that, but..
However this is a Life of Surprises and this was before the expected recruitment of this medical professional to Brighton, which may have changed things in our favour.
A lesson learned by Dortmund? The danger of conducting a pre pfab scout.
Oh pìss off!
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That.
GrossTurn
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Cue Fanfare from all the transfer journos watching on. (Bit of a lame effort but a belting track in fairness)