I think Jander might be higher , Scienza and THB about right. Others closer to half the amounts you've put.
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I think Jander might be higher , Scienza and THB about right. Others closer to half the amounts you've put.
Surely we’re not selling Charles if it’s anything less than £20mill?
We paid £15mill ourselves with add ons at the time & have option to extend. I’ve seen reports we asking for £30mill too
I’d actually be surprised if anyone offers us £20mill for THB tbh, but no way we’d sell him at a loss either as we paid £20mill ourselves
Think you’re high on a few there. Mainly Rambo, Sugawara, Leo and Charles. Think you can knock about £40m off them combined
For sure, he’s worth £30mil+ in my eyes, but just wasn’t sure if anyone actually gonna pay that so undershot it haha
Yeah fair, Suga probs what we paid (£6mill), Rambo we paid £18mill so probs go for £14mill at very least after loan fee last season, Leo we apparently have a £25mill buy out in contract & there’s no way Charles goes less than £15mill we paid for him
Now he’s a far better player
Problem is with some players we'll have to sell which reduces the fees we can command.
I dunno. For me in terms of potential he could be the next Kante. Anything under 25m would be a bargain.
Defo, he’s an absolute beast and most top German ex players / pundits were shocked he came to us
Jander is this summers big sell I think, otherwise I think Ramsdale is a given.
I'm not so concerned about selling as SR have generally done that well - and the last two windows have been better on the buying (not looking at Downs...) but we have a lot of open questions at the moment on the coaching staff and that needs to be cleared first if possible
We assume the club will stick with Tonda unless their hand is forced but they must (though probably not) have some contigency?
I'm not so concerned about selling as SR have generally done that well - and the last two windows have been better on the buying (not looking at Downs...) but we have a lot of open questions at the moment on the coaching staff and that needs to be cleared first if possible
We assume the club will stick with Tonda unless their hand is forced but they must (though probably not) have some contigency?
In straightforward financial terms, it looks very healthy, but we would be quite a few players short of a strong squad, so we’ll need to get several signings, soon, if we want to compete (ie finish above Middlesbrough)
Be lucky to get half that for sugawara. The rest are probably about right, although Ramsdale will likely be less.
Hopefully we dont sell them all anyway but wouldnt shock me if we did
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Probably owed still £50 ,million plus on the Dibling and Fernandes sales from last season both Everton and West Ham due to their financial PSR restraint, would have payment over probably 3-4 years. This would be half of what we owe in transfer fees.
This season Ramsdale will be sold close to £20 million, Sugawarra £5 million, BBD £3-£4 million Jander £20-£25 million, Bazunu £3-£4 million, and I think Scienza £20 million and THB £20 million will be off as well. We will also be getting a sell on clause from Fernandes included in the Money West Ham owe us. And who knows what will,happen with the likes of Charles and Azaz.
I think we’ll bring in £60-£80 million this season in sales which puts us in a pretty good financial position, but I think unlike last season we will need to use the loan market a bit more this summer.
If only Saints where bought by the Bournemouth owner, Bill Foley. Not only have they qualified for Europe, his tram Auckland FC won the A league championship over here, his Hockey team, Vegas Golden Knights are 4 wins away from their 2nd Stanley cup win. I have said it many times before but I am extremely envious of Bournemouth for having such a winner as an owner. Yes Dragan seems like a great guy, but Sports Republic has pulled the wool over his eyes.
The problem is we are missing out on the next generation of fans. I work & live in Bompey and I was speaking to a work colleague yesterday who is new to the company and the team. My office is a few hundred yards from the Vitality shed and he walks past it every now morning. His comment to me was along the lines of he has started to follow Bompey now and I was mad being a Saints fan for a '2nd division nothing side'.
A few years ago I never saw a Bompey shirt in the wild - even in Bournemouth. Now they are everywhere on the kids. Either that or AC Milan.