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Someone on RTG has heard Dan Neil is asking around 50k a week wages - if true, he’s gone. No chance we give him that when he looks 5th choice CM (behind ELF, Diarra, Sadiki & Rigg) - and that’s before Xhaka.
If that's true he needs to give his head a wobble, we are one of the relegation favourites and at this moment in time he's looking at a major part of the season on the bench
 
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I think the younger players will learn a hell of a lot from xhaka and improve massively therefore upping their value which in turn would pay for xhaka
Hopefully. We'll need to get obvious value from him somewhere though. Either that or we stay up despite him. I love the 'we're not intending to go back down' chat for sure, but with the way we are building the squad it will be absolutely essential - as the alternative won't bear thinking about.
 
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Seems very simple, we pay the money we get the player. Leverkusen happy to keep but also happy to sell as long as its on their terms.
 
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Potentially a little harsh - he's effectively captain of a premier league team.
If we're paying Diarra 65k, is 50k THAT unreasonable? Be interested to know what you think he's worth

Edit: reading a few more posts, looks like I'm in the minority here hahaha
I'm with you, mind. If he's asking £50k, give him £40k. That's fine for a PL squad player. And we really need some midfielders who we'll have a shot at keeping hold of in case the worst happens.
 
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£17.5m is a good fee for Xhaka like, I'll be surprised if we don't pay it for a player of his quality. You need to make short-term signings like this in the PL, you don't need resale value for everyone
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How are they still owed £30m on a £60m transfer??!!!! Alarm bells should be ringing at the 'cathedral':emoticon-0102-bigsm
They keep bemoaning PSR (and the 'cartel' (ffs) by proxy) as the source of all their woes but there's a lot there to suggest that it's actually cashflow that's an issue. I struggle to reconcile how that can be with their owners but there's something amiss.
 
I'm with you, mind. If he's asking £50k, give him £40k. That's fine for a PL squad player. And we really need some midfielders who we'll have a shot at keeping hold of in case the worst happens.
The club may feel he isn’t worth £40k a week

I’d love to actually know what we’ve offered so far…
 
He started 4 of their CWC games and played 90 minutes for England in their last game. I don’t think he’ll be leaving!
I wouldn't be so sure. They've already tried to bomb him out once. With at least three centre halves rated ahead of him, plus more arriving this summer, it wouldn't be a massive shock to me if they tried to get rid of him again. Also worth noting that Noni Madueke started two CWC games and is a far more established England player.
 
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Someone on RTG has heard Dan Neil is asking around 50k a week wages - if true, he’s gone. No chance we give him that when he looks 5th choice CM (behind ELF, Diarra, Sadiki & Rigg) - and that’s before Xhaka.
I’m sceptical of that but if I’m Speakman, I’m asking the agent who exactly is going to pay him that elsewhere?
 
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I wouldn't be so sure. They've already tried to bomb him out once. With at least three centre halves rated ahead of him, plus more arriving this summer, it wouldn't be a massive shock to me if they tried to get rid of him again. Also worth noting that Noni Madueke started two CWC games and is a far more established England player.
We’ll see. He’s another who I think would have far better options than us anyway. Good player like, improved a lot over the last couple of years
 
The club may feel he isn’t worth £40k a week

I’d love to actually know what we’ve offered so far…
Giving our club captain and the only midfielder we're likely to keep £40k seems reasonable in my view. That'll drop to below £20k if we get relegated, which is perfectly reasonable. Wouldn't surprise me if Ballard is already on around £40k with his promotion rise. If we stay up for a couple of seasons, £40k will be reserve player money.
 
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