[Albion] Napoli interested in Billy Gilmour **Sold 30/08/24**

[ewe2]

Surely it’s Moder they have bid for..

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Are we assuming the wee man is open to a move, can’t see it progressing even to bid stage without the nod?

 

[Insel affe]

I don’t like this rumour
I like wee Billy and think he’s going to immense

 

[AstroSloth]

Transfermarkt believe that we paid about £7m for him. Say Chelsea have a 30% sell-on, that is normally on the profit. So about £1.5m to Chelsea from the £5m profit.

But what if we, in order for Napoli to get him so cheap, had a 50% sell-on clause with this deal?

So hypothetically, if Napoli sold him to Milan for £40m in 2027, we could get another £14m from the profits and limit the amount Chelsea get from the sale this summer. Total profit on WBG would be £17.5m which would be pretty good for a player rejected by our new manager.
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Chelsea would be entitled to money from the sell on clause that we received as well, it doesn't just stop once we've sold him as it's still money coming in for that player.

So in this scenario Chelsea would initially get £1.5m from the initial sale, then £4.2m from the profits of our sell on fee coming to fruition.

 

[Fergus the Schnoodle]

If you’ve ever watched St Pauli play, you’ll know why they’re open to selling WBG. A ready supply of rocket launchers at the back combined with 7ft tall strikers is the future. No need for a midfield that tries to play football. He is the anti-De Zerbi

 

[Weststander]

Are we assuming the wee man is open to a move, can’t see it progressing even to bid stage without the nod?

The club have always said they’ll never stand in the way of anyone wanting to move on.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Yes, and that is usually the case with defensive midfielders.

A lot of them doesn't score goals because they rarely get into the penalty box and they're rarely targets on set pieces.

Dale Stephens and Yves Bissouma also had their doubters. One of them was great at controlling the game and the other a complete monster and by far our best player for a while. "His shots always go over the bar, he's not as good as the Dutch Volvo we're playing as right back". Deary me.

I agree with most of what you’ve said, but the issue with Gilmour is that I’m still not convinced the defensive side of his game - ground duels, aerial duels, physicality, pressing, ability to eat up ground - will be enough to take him to the next level. As it stands, he still needs a physical monster next to him to be at his best, and also needs to be deployed in a very specific system which utilises a deep lying playmaker.

Unless he can improve upon those defensive aspects (which will be hard given his physical profile), or start proving that he can contribute higher up the pitch when given licence to get forward, it does feel like he is someone that Hurzeler would let go.

 

[AZ Gull]

The club have always said they’ll never stand in the way of anyone wanting to move on.

They haven't said that at all - they stood in the way of Lewis Dunk wanting to move (at that time). They stood in the way of Elliott Bennett wanting to move on (at that moment in time). They stood in the way of Dale Stephens wanting to move on (at that moment in time). They stood in the way of Moises Caicedo wanting to move on (at that moment in time).

What they HAVE stated is that they are willing to let individuals move on when it suits all parties involved.

 

[GT49er]

If you’ve ever watched St Pauli play, you’ll know why they’re open to selling WBG. A ready supply of rocket launchers at the back combined with 7ft tall strikers is the future. No need for a midfield that tries to play football. He is the anti-De Zerbi

We're going Dycheball? We'll need a bigger big man up the front though .............................

 

[Withdean South Stand]

I wouldn't be disappointed to see him leave. I don't think he's as good as many seem to think he is.

 

[warmleyseagull]

The club have always said they’ll never stand in the way of anyone wanting to move on.

Well they wouldn't let me change my seat for next season.

 

[GT49er]

Just seen the report on the BBC website - seriously (even with blue and white spectacles) £8M has got to be a joke, surely? That's a P1ss off and put the phone down response required, isn't it? OK, we have refused it, but as robustly as we should have? Worrying.

 

[WATFORD zero]

We're going Dycheball? We'll need a bigger big man up the front though .............................

I've heard rumour that the operation Evan Ferguson had was to graft him on to Tariq Lamptey

 

[Weststander]

Just seen the report on the BBC website - seriously (even with blue and white spectacles) £8M has got to be a joke, surely? That's a P1ss off and put the phone down response required, isn't it? OK, we have refused it, but as robustly as we should have? Worrying.

Hard to see TB agreeing to a modest fee by Albion standards.

 

[Silverhatch]

I wouldn't be disappointed to see him leave. I don't think he's as good as many seem to think he is.

He’s a great footballer who’s not particularly defensive or attacking. He’s also wee. Needs Giants around him.

 

[GT49er]

He’s a great footballer who’s not particularly defensive or attacking. He’s also wee. Needs Giants around him.

Well, haven't we just bought some?

 

[WhingForPresident]

I like BG but whether he has a place in the new system is up for debate. Very good on the ball, but doesn't give us much going forward or defensively.

I dont believe anything under £20m would get him though, surely?

 

[GoingUp]

Pretty sure Sky reported that we want £12mill, even that seems pretty low.

 

[GloryDays]

If you’ve ever watched St Pauli play, you’ll know why they’re open to selling WBG. A ready supply of rocket launchers at the back combined with 7ft tall strikers is the future. No need for a midfield that tries to play football. He is the anti-De Zerbi

I’m relishing the prospect of Neo Long Ball but I understood Hurzeler ball to be no-midfield overloads. Like the polo ten hag formation.

Would be interested to seeing us get it launched with a clear plan.

 

[ElectricNaz]

£12m? Is it April 1st? Piss off, Conte. He'll be sacked by Napoli within 3 months anyway