Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Oh well, it doesn’t Samatta.
If he is off to Villa it's the first time I'll question our sanity under Potter and the recruitment staff currently in place. For 8.5 million quid we should be doing everything in our power to sign a strong, powerful and fast striker that already has a very good relationship with Trossard and produced over 20 goals with him. Amateur hour if we let that slip through our fingers, IMO.
Agree for that price. Can not believe we’re not interested? 30+ goals last season, and even if the Belgian league is a bit pony, hes still got 10 this season and scored 3 in CL inc 1 at Anfield. He’s captain at both Genk (Belgian champions) and for his country, which also says something about his leadership/character.........
Why spend only 8.5 mill when you can roll the dice for 2-3 x that much and instead get another useless dud based on YouTube vids and opta stats
Who says we're not interested? We can't sign everyone we're interested in - not without breaking the bank
I will be amazed if we bring anyone else in hopefully I am wrong and going by what potter said in his last press conference before today's that he was happy with the squad he has
A tricky thing to get right but an £8.5m gamble would seem to be worth the risk bearing in mind he has been scoring regularly for 18-months and scored against Liverpool this season
Bloom has always said he won’t invest in players over a certain age so guess that rules him out.
8.5 million isn't breaking the bank that's the problem. We know his worth because he has a release clause.
So we may see him on Saturday - if he gets his permit by then.
Lets hope there are complications with the work permit and can't play.
Unless he has a Belgium passport now, he can only apply for the permit after he signs the contract and will have to leave and re-enter the country with it ( if his medical isn't done overseas ).
With international clearance, I doubt it will all be done by Saturday.
From BBC Website "The 27-year-old Tanzania international requires a work permit so he will not be available in time for Villa's visit to Brighton on Saturday."