schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
He's in Japan now for the Olympics, so that's likely to delay things.
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The problem with Sessegnon is that Spurs paid a whopping £25m for him and he's barely got a look in, plus 20 odd games at Hoffenheim last season means that Spurs will want some of that investment back. He's also only 2 years through a 5 year deal. Personally, I'd love him but I think he's miles out of our price range sadly
He's in Japan now for the Olympics, so that's likely to delay things.
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Could be same kind of situation as the Japanese winger. Maybe we can/will have deal in place and they sign after tournament?
Maybe we got organised and have someone out there to negotiate with both and oversee medicals etc....
If Atletico are interested and willing to match what we offer this is going the same way as Nunez and Gonzales
So Getafe are saying they want Cucurella to stay but if the buy-out clause amount is met then they have replacements ready.
Getafe paid 10 million Euros and apparently Barca will get 40% of any transfer fee profit, so I don't see Getafe have any wriggle room to reduce the asking price from the £15 million the Argus quoted.
Leeds paid Barcelona £12.8million for Firpo and from what I've read Cucurella is rated as better than Firpo, although Barca chose Firpo as back-up to Jordi Alba which is why they let Cucurella go.
Therefore, £15 million is the going rate for Cucurella, it's now down to whether the Albion think they can get better value elsewhere.
I find it slightly puzzling that we are happy to let the likes of Ryan and Propper leave for peanuts yet won't pay the going rate for a player we've been following for some time. As a fan I am not saying we are entitled to be signing £15 mill left-backs, but if we are selling White then we'll have the cash to make Cucurella happen.
So Getafe are saying they want Cucurella to stay but if the buy-out clause amount is met then they have replacements ready.
Getafe paid 10 million Euros and apparently Barca will get 40% of any transfer fee profit, so I don't see Getafe have any wriggle room to reduce the asking price from the £15 million the Argus quoted.
Leeds paid Barcelona £12.8million for Firpo and from what I've read Cucurella is rated as better than Firpo, although Barca chose Firpo as back-up to Jordi Alba which is why they let Cucurella go.
Therefore, £15 million is the going rate for Cucurella, it's now down to whether the Albion think they can get better value elsewhere.
I find it slightly puzzling that we are happy to let the likes of Ryan and Propper leave for peanuts yet won't pay the going rate for a player we've been following for some time. As a fan I am not saying we are entitled to be signing £15 mill left-backs, but if we are selling White then we'll have the cash to make Cucurella happen.
Don’t think anyone is suggesting we won’t pay the going rate, but really not unusual to try a lower offer first when you’re buying something………
Except that the club have said they cannot compete in the open market so have to "fish in a different pond". Once the news is out there the pond changes. The Getafe president has already said they have player cover if the clause fee is paid.
Mwepu was text book transfer business by the Albion, as was Caicedo. Now with Cucurella away at the Olympics there is a serious possibility of a bigger club hijacking the deal.
So Getafe are saying they want Cucurella to stay but if the buy-out clause amount is met then they have replacements ready.
Getafe paid 10 million Euros and apparently Barca will get 40% of any transfer fee profit, so I don't see Getafe have any wriggle room to reduce the asking price from the £15 million the Argus quoted.
Leeds paid Barcelona £12.8million for Firpo and from what I've read Cucurella is rated as better than Firpo, although Barca chose Firpo as back-up to Jordi Alba which is why they let Cucurella go.
Therefore, £15 million is the going rate for Cucurella, it's now down to whether the Albion think they can get better value elsewhere.
I find it slightly puzzling that we are happy to let the likes of Ryan and Propper leave for peanuts yet won't pay the going rate for a player we've been following for some time. As a fan I am not saying we are entitled to be signing £15 mill left-backs, but if we are selling White then we'll have the cash to make Cucurella happen.
I can feel the smelly breath of other clubs watching this very carefully
La cucuracha, la cucuracha, da da dada.
For that reason Iam IN
This shurely?
"Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my Marc Cucurella
You can stand under my Marc Cucurella, ella, ella, eh, eh, eh"