[Albion] Knockaert joins Fulham on initial one-year loan

[Stat Brother]

Perhaps this is a question for [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] but would the Albion still be a bottom 4 funded team if they had bought Andone for the initial reported £15m+?

 

[Icy Gull]

That’s the issue. Would other clubs want those players?

Can you say they had as much of an opportunity as AK last season? They were not CH players and he didn’t trust them like he did AK. Again, we’ll soon find out of they were a waste of money or if they were never given the opportunity to shine.

CH almost reverted to his Championship team by the end of the season and it was dire.

 

[the right footed denilson]

Initial loan with £10M transfer fee. Seems cheap

WHAT?!
That desperate to get rid?

 

[Bob!]

I can only assume we are looking to spend big and he was our most valuable asset which we could sell to part fund that purchase. No one would take Locadia, Ali J, Gross or Izzy for more than £5m . The rest are probably seen as must retain or worth even less.

IF the club is not bringing in someone else then it is a very poor move.

But if it's a season loan with £10m at the end of it, his move won't be funding anything this window.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Sad day if true. But move on we must.

 

[Icy Gull]

WHAT?!
That desperate to get rid?

If true , yes

 

[SeagullCrow]

I’d only imagine this happening if:

-Potter doesn’t fancy AK
-A replacement is inbound to balance the attacking options
-The price is right


Looks like this is happening. Which is gutting as AK has been very good for us. If no replacement is agreed by Watford I’d be very surprised.

I'm stunned if the reports regarding the price are accurate. Seems remarkably low, and Barber is normally excellent in these negotiations.

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[*Gullsworth*]

I'm stunned if the reports regarding the price are accurate. Seems remarkably low, and Barber is normally excellent in these negotiations.

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That is ridiculously cheap in my opinion. 15m seemed low to me......really should be nearer 20million surely.

 

[Mayonaise]

He is worth more than £10m in today's market surely?

 

[Guinness Boy]

But if it's a season loan with £10m at the end of it, his move won't be funding anything this window.

One off the wage bill. And would we know if there was a loan fee? We seem quite keen on that sort of deal though.

Have to say Knockaert is one of my favourite ever Brighton players and I will be sad to see him go, even if the further break up of the Championship squad seems inevitable. Yes, he was high maintenance and wound up opposition fans but I loved him for the latter. He picked exactly the right ones to bait, winding up Massive Wednesday and Palace an absolute treat. Knocky got IT. For that, I loved him.

That he got IT was, unfortunately probably part of the downfall. Whenever the adrenaline was high he had too much of a heavy touch, tried to do it all or got sent off. Or all of them. And even when calm he had the tendency to try one dribble too many, one shot where there should have been a pass. But I believe part of that was because he loved the sight of us, behind the goal, going mental at the sight of a great goal.

With CH gone and Bruno deep in to a coaching role maybe the people who looked after can no longer do it. Maybe Potterball is more about pass and move and less about dribble round five players and then dribble round one again to humiliate him. Who knows. But what I do know is that, if he really is off, I hope there is someone at Fulham to look after him, because the bottom line is I hope the guy finds some peace,

 

[Munchkin]

Thanks for the memories but the right move for both parties IMO.

Knockaert hasn’t made the impact we all hoped for in the PL and is an outstanding player at Championship level. His petulance was also an issue and I sense it would have been an ongoing issue this season that the top brass want to eradicate.

Be sure of one thing, players move on and we will have reinforcements lined up, I’m confident of that.

Thanks for the memories Anthony, the clubs been good to you and you’ve been good to us, but things move on as will both AK and the club.

 

[Stat Brother]

He is worth more than £10m in today's market surely?

That he might be but he's going in the wrong direction for 'added' value.

 

[The Wookiee]

I'm stunned if the reports regarding the price are accurate. Seems remarkably low, and Barber is normally excellent in these negotiations.

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Perhaps it’s a way the deal has been packaged to help Fulham comply with FFP ?

If so surely it should be well above £10 million!

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

He is worth more than £10m in today's market surely?

We’ve just paid £5m for a League One centre back, how on earth is Knockaert, former Championship POTS, in his prime worth £10m??

 

[the right footed denilson]

£10 million makes no sense. Absolutely no sense. Konza went from Brentford to Villa for 12!!

 

[Mayonaise]

That he might be but he's going in the wrong direction for 'added' value.

I guess I am thinking the value he could add to a championship club trying to return to the financial promised land. If he makes the difference for Fulham to bounce back - that is worth a fortune and we have seen what he can do at that level...

 

[Motogull]

Ah bolloxs.

This ain't good for the strength of squad.

Mind you, not as if we are a one man team eh?

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Suspect a Loan fee plus reported 40k a week is 2m
Costs we will no longer service, all in 15m if he goes, if they don’t want him, he stays


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[Napper]

Crap news and silly price .

Surely some big signings coming or we are knackered

Perhaps he’s mentally really not right , doesn’t make much sense

Thanks for the memories knocky and all the best

Crap

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Personally I’d rather keep AJ and Locadia over.AK. We have seen the best of AK but have definitely haven’t seen the best of the other two. In the minority I accept, time will tell.

Crazy talk.....


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