South west gull
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We tried to sign him before Leicester got him . definitely would be on our radar
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[Football] Kelechi Iheanacho
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Justice
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CAN ANYONE PLAY LEFT BACK ?
Neal?
um bongo molongo
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Seems very much surplus to requirements at Leicester now with Daka finding his feet. Would fulfil the ‘another Welbeck’ brief. Possible Jan signing?
junior
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Can't get in the Leicester team who are bottom of the league, but will improve our squad?
Let’s only sign players from the top 3 then. An audacious bid for Salah or Kane would be a real statement of intent!
Justice
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Salah plays for a mid table side
He’ll have a year left on his contract next summer (according to Transfermarkt) so might be reasonably priced.
However, I’m sure Leicester won’t want to strengthen their rivals and I’m sure he’ll be looking for a big pay rise. I think they’d be holding out for £20m+. I’m not sure we’d pay that, especially considering we paid £7m for Sima who may very well be the level we need him to be when he turns 22 next June. He is playing the ‘Welbeck’ role for Angers and with the exception of their Marseille defeat, they’ve looked really good since Abdallah hit the starting line-up every week.
However, I’m sure Leicester won’t want to strengthen their rivals and I’m sure he’ll be looking for a big pay rise. I think they’d be holding out for £20m+. I’m not sure we’d pay that, especially considering we paid £7m for Sima who may very well be the level we need him to be when he turns 22 next June. He is playing the ‘Welbeck’ role for Angers and with the exception of their Marseille defeat, they’ve looked really good since Abdallah hit the starting line-up every week.
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warmleyseagull
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Nah. Stupid wages; TB doesn't do Jan as a rule (AK major exception); RDZ will plumb Italy and Shaktar - Mudrik would be awesome but heavyweights are gunning for him.
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HellBilly
remind me again how many and which teams are above us in the league ?
Pavilionaire
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He is a shade better than 1 goal in 5 for Leicester - so worse than Maupay - and at 26 he'll expect to equal or improve his current salary.
This is so NOT an Albion-type signing; unlike Welbeck there is no value to be had.
This is so NOT an Albion-type signing; unlike Welbeck there is no value to be had.
Perkino
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This is a good point, Welbeck offered us value as he was available on a free, If Ihenacho were a free agent then he could be added to the squad on our terms but I expect he will be commanding a significant wage and is unlikely to feature much. Potentially in 2024 when his contract with Leicester has expired and Welbeck is 33
Putting Iheanacho aside (good player, would be very happy to sign him), this TB doesn't spend in January thing is now about as mythical as the famous 'No Dickheads Policy'. What do:
Kozlowski
Undav
Caicedo
Mooy
Lamptey
Mac Allister
Locadia
Murray
Knockaert
Skalak
Kayal
Stephens
Ulloa (twice)
And many others all have in common?
If the right player for the right money is available, we will try and sign them, exactly as we do in the summer.
Six duffers there ?
Why is the No Dickheads Policy mythical?
It certainly cost Grillitsch a contract at the club in the summer. I’m sure it remains in place.
It's never existed, we've had no more or less dickheads than most clubs. It's just something Mat Ryan said about the club's recruitment looking into the player's character as much as ability as it's a popular phrase down under but most clubs will do a character profile and it's about as true for us as it was for the All Blacks, where it originally comes from, and most other top clubs.
Cowfold Seagull
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Irrespective of where we are, there are plenty of teams that can outgun us in the transfer market. the Manc clubs, Liverpool, Arsenal, Spurs, Chelsea, Newcastle, their buying power is immense.
It will be a long long time, if ever, before we can compete, financially at least.
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HellBilly
you forgot about financial fair play