Cowfold Seagull
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Possibly. Caicedo is still with us and little sign of him going anywhere for a while any way, ple\nty of time left yet and many deals are done in the final weeks of the transfer window.
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[Albion] Mohammed Kudus **Signed For West Ham 27/08**
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el punal
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None of us outside the club really know what the club’s intentions are. It does seem to me that the longer that Caicedo is not ‘in the frame’ so to speak that I feel he’ll be playing in Albion colours next season. Mac Allister’s transfer was completed very quickly, on that basis I thought Moises would leave equally rapidly. Not so. Maybe other clubs are balking at the alleged £100m tag. Or, behind the scenes haggling with Chelsea over us taking Colwill and Gallagher? The other positive is that Caicedo signed a new 4 year contract (with a 1 year additional option) following the Arsenal shenanigans. Now that we are in the Europa League, maybe, just maybe, that could be the incentive for him to remain with us.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I would so love to believe that your final point is true!
um bongo molongo
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He’ll still go I think. I suspect nothing will happen till Colwill meets Poch and makes a decision on his future.
Justice
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Hasn’t the Gallagher rumour been rubbished already?
el punal
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Yes, no, maybe. I must admit I was surprised when he was linked with us. As in all transfer speculation we await to see what pans out.
Justice
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Poch can only say you will be with the first team this season, he wouldn’t be guaranteed to play every league game with us let alone Chelsea.
Is this transfer this years ‘sleeper’ deal.
Quite often in a transfer window we are linked with a player at the beginning, lots of noise, then silence.
Only for the said player to join us at more or less the end of the window.
I know it’s happened a couple of times at least, maybe, Sam Baldock, Neil Maupay, and even Pervis last year was a bit like that. I may be wrong, but Webster could have been another.
Quite often in a transfer window we are linked with a player at the beginning, lots of noise, then silence.
Only for the said player to join us at more or less the end of the window.
I know it’s happened a couple of times at least, maybe, Sam Baldock, Neil Maupay, and even Pervis last year was a bit like that. I may be wrong, but Webster could have been another.
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Mental Lental
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The Daily Fail says Arsenal are interested but need to offload some players first.
If we are to get him, it will mean beating FFP restricted Arsenal to him because they can’t agree a swap.
www.express.co.uk
It’ll also mean we’ve successfully sent players like Sarmiento and Adingra on loan and that we’ve got sufficiently close to the £40m fee, probably because we’ve extracted the maximum out of Chelsea for Caicedo.
I’d like to sign this kid. He seems to have the quality to put March under severe pressure for his spot. I don’t think any player got close to that last season.
Arsenal have five players Ajax might accept in swap deal for £40m Mohammed Kudus | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
Arsenal have been linked with a summer move for Ajax and Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus.
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It’ll also mean we’ve successfully sent players like Sarmiento and Adingra on loan and that we’ve got sufficiently close to the £40m fee, probably because we’ve extracted the maximum out of Chelsea for Caicedo.
I’d like to sign this kid. He seems to have the quality to put March under severe pressure for his spot. I don’t think any player got close to that last season.
The Fits
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I keep saying it but if Kudus joins he's coming as a CM. I'm certain of that. Yes he'll play on the right occasionally, yes he might play ten, but his long term position is an 8 and someone as ambitious as RDZ would be all over that. He was a CM and he wants to play CM. He just needs some coaching.
We aren't paying 40+ million for a March reserve and Arsenal aren't paying the same for him to sit on the bench behind Saka.
We aren't paying 40+ million for a March reserve and Arsenal aren't paying the same for him to sit on the bench behind Saka.
227 BHA
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Because it would have been agreed before Mac signed his new contact last autumn before the World Cup
Johnny RoastBeef
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Mac Allister's contract was running out and we risked losing him for nothing. When we offered him a new contract to prevent this, his agent/dad insisted on a release fee that ensured he could leave for that resonable amount whilst still doing right by the club. (by not leaving on a free transfer.)
Don't forget that at that time he wasn't a starter for Argentina and hadn't won the world cup.
Caicedo's contract wasn't running out when he signed an extension in February so his Agent was unable to negotiate a similar clause.
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The only scenario I would like to sign kudus is if caciedo leaves. Caciedo far superior.
Exactly. Not sure the club had much choice.
‘Put in a realistic release fee or my Alexis walks for free in 7 months’. - Oct 22: Mac Allister Snr
Johnny RoastBeef
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I actually think the Mac Allisters were really honourable and genuinely appreciate what Brighton did for Alexis.
Many others would have left on a free.