Transfer Rumours Ekitike - Not Going To Be Done Deal

Barnes is good but £73.5m good?

 

By also selling Gordon?

 

Yeah, but I was just trying to offer Magdad a glimmer of hope, so that he lowered his guard right before landing the sucker punch transfer announcement.

 

Targett £10m
Willock £20m
Longstaff £15m
Dubs £2m
Barnes £27m

 

Think we might struggle to get that for Targett, with his recent injury woes. The others though, yeah. Hopefully more than that for Barnes and possibly even a little more for Dubs, considering we had around a £7m offer for him last year.

 

Yeah, about £5m tops for Targett I would guess, maybe less. Most likely either one of the newly promoted teams, or as a back up to other PL teams. Maybe even a drop to championship if he just wants to play.

Pity, he potentially could have been good here but never really had a proper chance due to injuries. Now he wouldn't get a look in.

 

I guess that would be more to replace in terms of squad depth - especially factoring in Wilson has already gone. So we'd need a few extra players in. At very least for midfield, if both Longy & Willock did go.

 

Fans of the cartel clubs can't wrap their heads around us having both Isak and Ekitike and not selling Isak, they better start believing it.

 

It makes the signing all the better, just for seeing their initial disbelief and then ultimate realisation that we will be a threat.

 

Bid rejected..