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Doc said:
Lewis O’Brian the player we could and should have bought a couple of years ago is available. DC United want him back and Sheff Utd want him too. Forest say £10m will do it
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This is where patience might pay off. Firest will name their 25 mam squad. O'Brien will request a move. Forest need rid of him and a bid of 5 million might be enough come the last day of the window. Maybe we could get him on loan for 1 miilion with an option to buy next summer.

To get that type of deal we have to wait until Forest and O'Brien are desperate for something to happen.
 
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O’Brian had apparently agreed a deal with Corberan and WBA as he played under Corberan at the dogz. The blunts tried to get him on loan though and were told buy only and £10m
 
Emu said:
We won't 'lose out' because we will get our money back on him. I doubt he's played enough to activate any add ons to his deal to come here so we might make a small profit.
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If the relegation gets activated meaning cash all up front and the player agrees personal terms. Leeds would be allowed to deal with other clubs who could match or increase the players personal terms. Leeds could then offer more favourable terms than all up front. Adams would need to find out how many games he would start for Chelsea….. yeah clutching at straws here
 
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Doc said:
If the relegation gets activated meaning cash all up front and the player agrees personal terms. Leeds would be allowed to deal with other clubs who could match or increase the players personal terms. Leeds could then offer more favourable terms than all up front. Adams would need to find out how many games he would start for Chelsea….. yeah clutching at straws here
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Like KP and rapha he’ll likely be off to the only clubs he’s ever dreamed of playing for
 
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Doc said:
My understanding is that his relegation clause is £22m/€25m and all paid up front. Once an official bid has been recieved we could see a bidding war. Just in England alone WHU with money to burn need to replace Rice, Newcastle, Liverpool, Brighton and plenty more in Europe. If he goes we will get cash for a change, but your right he’s worth double if we were still in the prem
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Bidding war? They all offer the exact same amount and he gets to choose, there is no such thing as a bidding war if there is a release fee clause

Edit Just read further down sorry Emu
 
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It will be a shame to lose Adams, but it was a bit of a pipe dream hoping we could hold on to him. It might be a positive for us, he wasn’t going to play in August, the fee we receive might be handy to get a couple of targets over the line.

We might lose Adams and gain a couple of players who could make a difference in August. Sad he couldn’t be persuaded but not surprised
 
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wakeybreakyheart said:
I get that but clubs can put a higher bid in if they are desperate can't they?...
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Any bid that meets the release figure (lets say 22 million) lets the clubs talk to Adams. Leeds HAVE to agree to that figure from any team. Not sure anyone else would bid higher. Maybe Orta at Sevilla?

Then it's about clubs convincing Adams to join them. That would boil down to wages and signing on fees. There is no reason that clubs would offer Leeds more money when they need it to pay the player.

It's not a great clause but it's not the worst either.
 
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wakeybreakyheart said:
I get that but clubs can put a higher bid in if they are desperate can't they?...
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Chelsea off £50m
Liverpool offer £20m

Both activate the release fee so he’s free to choose. He might choose Liverpool. Chelsea would be better offering £20m the same and instead offer Adams £10m extra in wages.
 
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If Adams gets to choose which club based upon playing time guarantees and wages. Leeds could open up the field by offering better payment terms for a higher fee. Newcastle for example may not want to pay £20m all up front but would pay £25m in 3 tranches so as long as Adams wants to go there…….
 
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Eireleeds1 said:
Like KP and rapha he’ll likely be off to the only clubs he’s ever dreamed of playing for
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That would be Liverpool then.

For me though he's not a CL club quality, or at least not from what I saw, wonders too much, leaves gaps for opposition to attack, needs better discipline in a positional sense, which a better coach may bring though
 
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Eireleeds1 said:
All a bit pointless because the player will do whatever he wants anyway
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I feared what Rapha would be like on our last game of the season, relegated he’d get his cut price fee to Barca, but he played like a demon and kept us up, which meant keeping his fee high so I’ve no complaints with him.

Compare that to last seasons ****ers who had no fight or compassion knowing they had loan releases, I don’t mind this reset, the atmosphere must have been toxic. If Adams wants out get him gone too.

It will be interesting if we see Gnonto getting game time, if not I feel he’s next out the door. I think we need a couple of large transfer exits to bring in 2-3 that we are after
 
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ristac said:
I feared what Rapha would be like on our last game of the season, relegated he’d get his cut price fee to Barca, but he played like a demon and kept us up, which meant keeping his fee high so I’ve no complaints with him.

Compare that to last seasons ****ers who had no fight or compassion knowing they had loan releases, I don’t mind this reset, the atmosphere must have been toxic. If Adams wants out get him gone too.

It will be interesting if we see Gnonto getting game time, if not I feel he’s next out the door. I think we need a couple of large transfer exits to bring in 2-3 that we are after
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I like the new version of @ristac.

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