Virgil van Dijk - move back on? (Not presently)

[5mins-from-amex]

Is that Pounds or Euro's?

It was 4 million euros, which is about 3.3MILLION.

 

[dingodan]

This has probably been mentioned before but does anyone think the rumours around us bidding 2 or 3 million for players has anything to do with the financial fair play rules coming in next year? Is TB injecting some money now while he still can? All these big bids seem to have come out of the blue a bit..

Yes, very good point. Makes me think we will persist with this bid, particularly if the player is interested in coming. Also likely we will see other decent targets too, like someone else has said, the quality we are going for seems to be of a standard that could play in the Premier League, not just make it there.

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

It was 4 million euros, which is about 3.3MILLION.

f*** me sideways. I thought he was about £2m

 

[chucky1973]

if and its a big if, we land him, we are putting together an awesome squad.............could be very very exciting times ahead for Brighton

 

[northstandsteve]

keep eating the pies and beer !!!

 

[SeagullSongs]

Just signed van Dijk on Fifa 13, he's impassable

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Looks like TB wants to be in the prem sooner rather than later.

 

[Bladders]

It was 4 million euros, which is about 3.3MILLION.

Almeria are on the wind up if you ask me. Chairman got half of that fee or something so bigs himself up that he got his price.

 

[forumwayseagull]

It was 4 million euros, which is about 3.3MILLION.

Have U got the link?..

 

[blockhseagull]

Ulloa was £1.8m

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Is that Pounds or Euro's?

Pounds sterling!

Thats the report i saw.

Me too!

Ulloa was £1.8m

Doesn't appear that it was actually, no.

 

[5mins-from-amex]

Have U got the link?..

No it was tweeted by someone to do with Almería/Spanish press, its the only reference to price that if seen. its posted in the Ulloa thread.

 

[Lethargic]

Bizarre Transfer Speculation - Virgil van Dijk

I once went to Groningen they have wonderful mustard soup

 

[Steve351]

Newcastle just bid 5 million euros on twitter

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Newcastle just bid 5 million euros on twitter

Clever of them, they need a centre back and they seem intent on signing young players they can sell for a profit. If Capuccino is leaving for Argentina, then they'll be needing a commanding centre back but even if he isn't, they could do with someone proper to partner him. Mike Williamson is fairly dire, and Steven Taylor is injury prone and not all that good.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Newcastle just bid 5 million euros on twitter

A fax would have been better

 

[fleet]

Looks like TB wants to be in the prem sooner rather than later.

...and if we get there we don't need to worry about the financial fair play stuff!

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I once went to Groningen they have wonderful mustard soup

What ? was it was water flavoured with mustard powder ?

 

[5mins-from-amex]

What ? was it was water flavoured with mustard powder ?

More importantly did it have croutons?

 

[robynsdad]

Maybe a silly question - but how do transfer fees get translated into the club accounts, e.g. in terms of FFP and profit/loss? If we paid (say) £2.5m for Ulloa, on a 4.5 year contract does he now count as an 'asset' on the books? And if so, valued at what? And when he scores 30+ goals in the coming year and still has 3.5 years on his contract - and we are getting , and rejecting, offers of £8million...did we just make a nice big profit (in FFP terms)? Interesting business this football.