We should accept nothing less than a ridiculous sum for VVD. There's really no excuse not to...we hold all the cards. If it's Liverpool offering such, go for it. If no one is offering such, too bad; come back when you're so willing.
I've said many times I wouldn't sell him even for 60 odd million. There comes a point that despite individually a deal can be seen as good for the club, that keeping a player is simply better for us. He'll still likely be worth a **** load next Summer anyway, and my fear is if we don't hold firm now, then we never will.
I don't disagree. But if selling is our model, and it certainly appears to be an aim not an accident, we damned well better be willing to say no if we aren't getting the absolute maximum. Otherwise, it's a model with diminishing returns, because we're easy marks.
That'll likely be a lot down to VVDs reaction. Fortunately he seems much less of a twat than some of our more recent sales. (Famous last words and all that...)
Indeed. We could still do it if we wanted to though, stand firm for the whole Summer and by mid September he'll be ready to play again when he realises he's contracted here for the best years of his career... This is the Summer to not be a soft touch imo as it's so vital we get it right.
And also, he has no leverage. His contract runs through the heat death of the universe, and if he wants a big move and the big money, coming off an injury and then pouting through a season is unlikely to get it (unless he's both pouting and playing exceptionally well, in which case that's fine by me).
Not really their fault. I mean, if you go to a store that gives you no-hassle sales on good-quality products at a very affordable price, you're probably going to go back right? We need to give them a bad customer experience. They might leave a nasty Yelp review, but we'll live.
Well Krueger said we only sold those player as we needed to raise money to bring in a positive net number of players as we didn't have enough premier league quality player to fill the squad. He says that we have completed that objective and that now we have 25 premier league players in our squad selling is no longer part of the business model. Let's just see if that's all a load of crap - which it probably is as we will sell 2 of our best players again this season.
We don't want to play against VVD, so offer him to Real, Barca, PSG etc, for a reduced price. Forster some connections, and see if we can get 1st refusal on future players they don't want!
