As of Thursday lunch we had spent £75m on 6 new players plus we added a 7th new player on a free transfer. Estimates vary on how big our transfer kitty is as it seems to range from £85m-£160m. If there is truth in stories like we buy Muniz for £45m and Piaxoa for £35m that alone adds up to another £80m so overall £155m before we look at a very good full back who can play both sides, and a ten! That’s huge investment and if we can I hope we do, but I personally think the club would be wise to use the loan market. I think we can still get some statement signings in on loan with a buy option if we stay up and we know any statement signing we buy will have a relegation buy out clause to get him out of the club, it’s just the way things work.. I think the defence and midfield have been beefed up except for full back cover, so I’m not fussed if we do a loan deal for a striker or a ten or both. Loans help our PSR situation and saves us cash for future transfers like surviving in the prem and taking up the options to buy the loanees. There are also loan players available who we wouldn’t be able to buy as their club deems them too valuable but need them to play regular and develop, Marc Guiu for example or the young Turkish striker. I am also of the opinion that I don’t mind us overspending and flouting PSR as getting a few points deduction against having a team that survives is a no brainer. Lets be honest here FFFP and then PSR we’re introduced to make sure clubs cannot go into administration. Well folks we are owned by big hitters who will never go bust and Newcastle are owned by the richest owners in the world and they will never go bust. PSR is bollox and outdated and is only being perpetuated by the same 17 prem clubs who dont want to see relegation. It’s actually a restriction on trade!To change anything it takes 14 clubs and you know none of them will vote to change and that’s why the last 2 seasons the 3 promoted teams went straight down. On top of that the rules are stacked against the promoted teams as they are only allowed to lose two thirds of what the other 17 clubs can. So a rigged system on all fronts. A year from now it changes as we end up following the UEFA system but that could be too late for us.
Whilst we await more incoming good news, as I write this piece some pundits, Chelsea fans and the idiot who trashed his career Jermain Pennant, have said Leeds need to dive in fast and get Marc Guiu on loan. Chelsea on Thursday said they want to send Guiu out on loan but it needs to be in England and they want him to get plenty of minutes. Here is a classic case of using the loan market and saving yourself say £45m on Muniz, or do you buy Muniz and still loan Guiu but then have to sell Piroe to guarantee plenty of game time for Guiu. On the other hand Guiu could turn out to be another Joseph or Joffy that didn’t make it?. My own view is that I would be on the phone to Chelsea and try and get the kid as I think he’s going to be a top star. Still get Muniz but then do something about Piroe because we also have Nmecha so we should cash in on Piroe? with Paddy and Joseph gone too……..
Surely we need to see some players moved out by now: Meslier, Harrison, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Gyabi, Joseph, Bamford there hasn’t even been an announcement on Sonny Perkins leaving yet. My understanding is that his last loan took him to the end of his contract and he would be signing for Leyton Orient the loan club. However as he was part of our academy Leeds are due a training fee and will probably have a sell on clause? You would think with the championship kicking off before the premier league that some of our players would be doing pre season training elsewhere by now? Apparently Coventry and Birmingham are looking at Bamford and Joffy if reports are true?
Whilst we await more incoming good news, as I write this piece some pundits, Chelsea fans and the idiot who trashed his career Jermain Pennant, have said Leeds need to dive in fast and get Marc Guiu on loan. Chelsea on Thursday said they want to send Guiu out on loan but it needs to be in England and they want him to get plenty of minutes. Here is a classic case of using the loan market and saving yourself say £45m on Muniz, or do you buy Muniz and still loan Guiu but then have to sell Piroe to guarantee plenty of game time for Guiu. On the other hand Guiu could turn out to be another Joseph or Joffy that didn’t make it?. My own view is that I would be on the phone to Chelsea and try and get the kid as I think he’s going to be a top star. Still get Muniz but then do something about Piroe because we also have Nmecha so we should cash in on Piroe? with Paddy and Joseph gone too……..
Surely we need to see some players moved out by now: Meslier, Harrison, Gelhardt, Greenwood, Gyabi, Joseph, Bamford there hasn’t even been an announcement on Sonny Perkins leaving yet. My understanding is that his last loan took him to the end of his contract and he would be signing for Leyton Orient the loan club. However as he was part of our academy Leeds are due a training fee and will probably have a sell on clause? You would think with the championship kicking off before the premier league that some of our players would be doing pre season training elsewhere by now? Apparently Coventry and Birmingham are looking at Bamford and Joffy if reports are true?
