Ulloa wants out?

[8ace]

Did he not report back for testing last week when he was meant to then?

 

[symyjym]

I started a thread on 13th May 2014 that posed the question "Should we be looking to sell Ulloa now?" Some of the comments included:

1. Some people are unbelievable.
2. You being serious? amazing idea - day after a manager leaves lets sell our only goalscorer.....while we are at it - lets sell the corner flags, and knock down the dressing rooms.
3. considering it seems to be an issue attracting talent to the club i would say off loading anyone who is half decent is utter madness
4. Should we sell Ulloa, **** off!
5. Yeh, because selling perhaps your only key asset is a BRILLIANT way to entice a good manager in the wake of 2 consecutive managers walking out over the budget isn't it.
6. Yeah, why not. In fact if we release everyone on our books, we should be able to DRASTICALLY reduce our £22 million wage bill. We'll have the best FFP credentials in the league! :clown:

The reality is the player will be 28 next month. This is his last chance to play in the Prem on a big contract. He will command a big fee. If he really does wants to move then you ship him out for the best price possible and it's not a question of if he goes but when. It is entirely unrealistic to think we can retain the services of a player who's head has been turned and who's services are desired by Prem suitors.

Personally, I would have sold him before now so that Hyypia's first job back is the nice problem of how to spend the proceeds on improving the squad and not the shit sandwich of dealing with a pissed-off Ulloa.

No one came in for him so I don't know how much you thought we could sell him for then. Certainly not anywhere near the price that he is being stamped with now.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Leicester have been in the hunt since the end of the season, Palace tried to buy him last season and Gus is a known admirer. As for the price increase, Leicester's derisory bidding has been made with the sole intention of trying to destabilise the player and weaken our hand. Yet I believe that the market price for Ulloa has always been a minimum £6million. I expect our Board will believe if they feel inclined to sell him for upwards of that price then there will be takers.

 

[Paskman]

Did he not report back for testing last week when he was meant to then?

No, alleged travel problems. Looks like we will be able to give Southamptona nice greeting when they arrive having poached our main striker and potential assistance manager next month. Perhaps we could let them have our nice new, unused, training ground as well - it appears that they are struggling to update their's

 

[bhawoddy]

I think they wanted £10million for him, though

Yes, that's the valuation the club has put on him, I believe.

Good luck to them if they can get that, but if it plays out anything like the Bridcutt saga then you could get lumbered with an unhappy player and no money at all. This is the worst possible scenario IMO.

 

[spring hall convert]

who has scored 26 goals in 58 appearances since joining Brighton in January last year.

His name is Leonardo and he scores (less than) a goal (every other) game.

 

[Biscuit]

If we get £8m for Ulloa, getting Jutkiewicz plus £6.7m cash left in the bank would be outstanding business on the clubs behalf.

I live with a Middlesbrough fan, he doesn't rate LJ at all, not sure he's a ready made replace for Ulloa in any way, shape or form.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

His name is Leonardo and he scores (less than) a goal (every other) game.

Haha this! He may of been our top goal scorer but was painful to watch at times

 

[Napper]

Not forgetting the "whos that man from Argentina" song will be over.

Best song we've had for years

 

[¡Cereal Killer!]

Although I would be disappointed to see him leave, I think £7million is an amount we can't refuse if the player is so desperate for Premier League football.
My worry is that we won't find a suitable replacement for him if he were to leave.

 

[Wickerman]

I've considered for a long time that we could probably do better - especially with 7 mill. He spent the majority of the end of last season looking disinterested, and spending more time arguing with the ref over the smallest of things. If he'd channeled that energy into his football he would have scored 30+ goals last season.

Probably time to say adios, and thank you.

This!! I have never rated him right from the start. His only real value was to be in the right place at the right time. He has no pace and gives up too easily. He seems to have a self inflated opinion of himself. Certainly not Premiership material. I say let him go and build the team around players who really want to be Brighton players and not be tempted by higher wages.

 

[Triggaaar]

get rid, then

If you were a Liverpool fan, would you have said that about Suarez last summer?

Letting players go straight away is not always a good idea for the club.

 

[Rookie]

I don't want him to go but 7 million for a championship player is mad money.
Would hope its reinvested though, CMS as our main striker will mean a long season.

 

[Justice]

If we get £8m for Ulloa, getting Jutkiewicz plus £6.7m cash left in the bank would be outstanding business on the clubs behalf.

Your forgetting one thing, Jutkiewicz is pony.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I saw a woman in Tesco, Hove at lunchtime putting first The Sun and then The Daily Mail into her trolley and for a split second I was tempted to go over and set fire to her trolley, but I ended up buying a four pinter of semi skimmed milk (best before date 10/07/14) instead. Make of that what you will.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I hope that we utilise our scouting system to come up with another value signing from abroad. If Jutkiewicz was any good

a) Boro wouldn't be letting him go

b) Unless it was for a big fee.

He is not the answer to replacing Ulloa.

 

[ditchy]

I couldn't believe it either....... Would have snapped their arm off.

As another poster pointed out, if that money is invested directly back into the team then you could have 3/4 quality championship players.

Its not just the transfer fees though is it .. there are 3/4 more lots of wages to find all probably on similar amounts to what Ulloa was /is on .so getting £7mill is great but think of the additional costs.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Brighton striker Leo Ulloa will today tell boss Sami Hyypia he wants to be allowed to leave.

The Seagulls have already rejected a £7million bid from top flight new-boys Leicester.

New Brighton boss Sami Hyypia has also insisted he wants to keep the 27-year-old, who has scored 26 goals in 58 appearances since joining Brighton in January last year.

But Ulloa will return from his holiday back in Argentina today and make it clear to Hyypia that he wants to be given the chance to play Premier League football.

Ulloa wants Brighton to listen to the bid from Leicester and give him the chance to fulfil his ambitions and play at the highest level.

The striker has considered his options during his break, which was due to end on Friday but was extended because of travel problems.

But Ulloa's resolve has now hardened and why he will not attempt to hold Brighton to ransom he will leave Hyypia in no doubt that he feels he has given enough to Brighton in his 18 months on the Sussex coast - which have brought back-to-back play-off disappointments - for the Championship club to understand his desire to play at the highest level.

Lets hope he's learnt to put himself about a bit more in keeping with a frontman of his size and that he's gained a bit of stamina and lost a bit of weight over the Summer then.

 

[upthealbion1970]

You could argue that if Ulloa had put away another half a dozen of the hatful of sitters he'd missed then he wouldn't need to move club to play in the prem.

Could also add that he signed a 4 1/2 year deal so wanting out after one third of it is pretty poor tbh.

 

[8ace]

I saw a woman in Tesco, Hove at lunchtime putting first The Sun and then The Daily Mail into her trolley and for a split second I was tempted to go over and set fire to her trolley, but I ended up buying a four pinter of semi skimmed milk (best before date 10/07/14) instead. Make of that what you will.

Hmm, the plot thickens...