What will our new Transfer Record be?

[Gritt23]

Once the window shuts on 31st August (presumably), what will our Transfer Record be?

 

[Stat Brother]

How much would it take to prise Vydra from Derby, or Rhodes from Wednesday?

 

[Withdean11]

£10m+ on a new striker i think.

 

[Gritt23]

It is probably going to be on a striker isn't it, but we really are talking about having the sort of money that is so far beyond what we've ever had. Even transfer dealings of Prem clubs 3 years ago is blown away by the current TV deal. I think we could spend something close to £20m on someone.

Crazy money, but ....

 

[James Bond's body double]

8m -10m just can't see Bloom going crazy with the cash.

 

[neilbard]

 

[Hammer15]

Not as much as some people will think.

We'll be playing it cautious in our first season with the purse strings so I reckon no more than £7-8m (which still seems absurd to be 'cautious' given how far we've come). If we manage to stay up, that will give us the platform to make bigger signings. Bournemouth (Ibe) and Burnley (Hendrick, Defour) are good case studies here.

 

[Stat Brother]

But seriously, I'll hazard a guess at £6.7m:-

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/22/crystal-palace-roger-marti-mitrovic

make a move for Martí – a 25-year-old product of Valencia’s youth system who has scored 20 goals in 32 appearances in the Segunda Division so far this season. It is understood that Palace have scouted Martí on several occasions over the past two months, with the player’s contract containing an €8m (£6.7m) release clause.

NB Have amended the stats, since the article.

 

[mattjl15]

This - but what does that realistically buy you these days?

8m -10m just can't see Bloom going crazy with the cash.

 

[LamieRobertson]

This - but what does that realistically buy you these days?

Aye...if only Lidl sold football players

 

[Bold Seagull]

I'd spend £8m prising Akpom from Arsenal to start with.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

At a guess, 9m up front with clauses attached (another 2-3m if we stay up for example).

 

[BUTTERBALL]

£7m tops i reckon.

 

[GT49er]

I'd spend £8m prising Akpom from Arsenal to start with.

So long as you do it, not TB!

 

[GT49er]

My money would be on £10M (that's my guess on what our new record spend might be - not on Akpom!).

 

[Marmaduke]

Well we were going to spend £8m on Pritchard last summer.
£10m on another striker would be nice...

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

How much would Llorente cost if Swansea get relegated, £5m?

 

[double dip dave]

bearing in mind we were prepared to fork out 8 million for Prichard perhaps now we are in premier league we will go much higher than that

 

[double dip dave]

Oops two minds but with a single thought

 

[Albumen]

One 15m+ striker. One 15m+ brickshithouse in the middle. The rest will be bargains.


Easy, this.