Knockaert HASN'T said he is staying

[Eeyore]

And yet there is a live interview on seagulls player where he says he'll 'stay for sure'.

Adds weight.

Also:

“I am totally focused with the team and I have been all the time. There is no way the Newcastle bid distracted me. I love this team"

and

“This club deserves to do it and I will do everything to try to make it happen.”

 

[Icy Gull]

Shit - they'll be after Dunk, Stockdale, Bruno and Rosenior as well now then, to shore up their defence!

Not forgetting Forestieri and any other form Championship players to boost their attack

 

[Poyningsgull]

I also found that an odd choice of words.

How grammatically accurate and in the local vernacular could you say it in French.?

 

[GT49er]

Not forgetting Forestieri and any other form Championship players to boost their attack

They'll need all those and more now they're in the relegation zone!

 

[Icy Gull]

How grammatically accurate and in the local vernacular could you say it in French.?

I don't understand what you have written and my first language is English

 

[spring hall convert]

I don't think we'll sell to Newcastle at any price, as they are in the same division.

It may be different if an established Premier League club offers £10m+

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Listen to the interview on BBC sussex

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[KZNSeagull]

Does he want to play in League 1 next season?

 

[TSB]

Probably a good time to amend the thread title, I'd say.

 

[Shuggie]

OK. I'll give the language thing a go ...

To cut a long story short, he might easily have chosen "want" rather than "need" as "besoin" contains a sense of agency or impulse on the part of the speaker.

Basically he's saying "I don't give a flying **** about Newcastle, if I want to stay, I stay".

This view is reinforced by the rest of the interview (and others) which are available on Player or Radio Sussex and also widely quoted, particularly in The Argus.

Sleep easy or as AK might put it Courage, Mes Braves!

 

[Eeyore]

Nobody does delusional quite like the geordies.

I'd say they are quite philosophical in general. They are pretty tolerant, perhaps too much.

 

[Eeyore]

I don't think we'll sell to Newcastle at any price, as they are in the same division.

It may be different if an established Premier League club offers £10m+

They'll be added value for any First Division team. I'd say closer to £15m.

 

[spring hall convert]

They'll be added value for any First Division team. I'd say closer to £15m.

I'd hope so. I'm more thinking of the unsettling of the player. All the time the speculation is with a club in the same division I don't think AK really wants to go anywhere.

I suspect AK would start to agitate if a decent PL side came in with an offer in excess of 10m.

 

[essbee]

It does sound like Tony Bloom is determined to keep our squad together - for which many thanks. But I'm not sure where this idea that AK is definitely not going has come from.

In the Argus he is quoted as saying “I feel very happy here, so if I need to stay I will stay. I know how much I love the club and they’ve been brilliant with me since I’ve been here".

So he's saying that if he isn't transferred (presumably because Brighton won't sell him) then he's OK with that. That's not the same as saying he won't leave in the transfer window is it?

Palace alert.

 

[Nixonator]

But I'm not sure where this idea that AK is definitely not going has come from.

I believe the idea originated from when he said it.

 

[Icy Gull]

I believe the idea originated from when he said it.

 

[Springal]

http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/ne...targets-after-flying-winger-offered-new-deal/

Seem to think we are offering Knockaert a new deal.

 

[Sheebo]

http://footballleagueworld.co.uk/ne...targets-after-flying-winger-offered-new-deal/

Seem to think we are offering Knockaert a new deal.

This is where it's from - more likely to be true as its their local rag:
http://m.shieldsgazette.com/sport/n...n-offer-anthony-knockaert-new-deal-1-8067027?

 

[chaileyjem]

This is where it's from - more likely to be true as its their local rag:
http://m.shieldsgazette.com/sport/n...n-offer-anthony-knockaert-new-deal-1-8067027?

Naylor responded to me tweeting this on Friday night saying "It's not true"

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[chaileyjem]

A direct link to the BBC Sussex interview
(its the last 40 seconds). He says “I just focus on my football..I feel very happy here…Of course my future’s here. For sure I will stay here”
https://audioboom.com/boos/4929688-...ockaert-confirms-future-emotional-performance