JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, John said: Makes a change from them preparing a bid for Douglas, but in both cases: 500 mill for both sounds fair value in truth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 He's done that Cruyff turn first touch a couple of times to get away from players now, all examples of how much his footwork has come on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Exeter Fan Too Posted February 22 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 22 19 minutes ago, Tom13 said: He's done that Cruyff turn first touch a couple of times to get away from players now, all examples of how much his footwork has come on. Indeed. Though he has also shown some decent footwork some time ago... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, nick76 said: It was started early yesterday from “journalist” Ronan Murphy, from a crappy website I saw it linked from a Spanish transfer site 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Isn't he an Arsenal fan? Be difficult to keep him I feel if they did come in with a bid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Just now, Dante_Lockhart said: Isn't he an Arsenal fan? Be difficult to keep him I feel if they did come in with a bid. Arsenal spent £100m on rice last summer as part of a £200m+ splurge Something tells me (hopefully) that they've dropped the ball with havertz, they should have put that money towards Ollie if they really wanted him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 22 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Just seen link to Arsenal for 85 million... Arsenal " preparing " a bid. I think people underestimate what a massive loss Ollie would be. Would need to be stupid money imo. Hopefully those teams settle for Ivan Toney or something. Have they checked the war chest? At least they are not putting the finishing touches to a bid and it has not been launched yet to test our resolve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 With his numbers and it being so hard to find a top striker these days I would be surprised if clubs weren’t looking at him. Whether they will be willing to or able to pay crazy money for him is a different story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: With his numbers and it being so hard to find a top striker these days I would be surprised if clubs weren’t looking at him. Whether they will be willing to or able to pay crazy money for him is a different story. The clubs willing to pay for him is the most important part. Madrid made their big splash with Mbappe. Bayern already went with Kane. Arsenal have spent loads the last summer - can't see them getting Ollie unless they offload a lot of players. City have Haaland. Squint and maybe Liverpool if they sell Salah? Would certainly fit right in for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 22 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Just seen link to Arsenal for 85 million... Arsenal " preparing " a bid. I think people underestimate what a massive loss Ollie would be. Would need to be stupid money imo. Hopefully those teams settle for Ivan Toney or something. £85 million? When do they want the other boot? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 22 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22 Who was the poster who kept slagging him? Has he finally conceded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Just seen link to Arsenal for 85 million... Arsenal " preparing " a bid. I think people underestimate what a massive loss Ollie would be. Would need to be stupid money imo. Hopefully those teams settle for Ivan Toney or something. Ollie's an Arsenal fan as well. But unless they pay 125m, they can **** off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 23 minutes ago, sidcow said: Who was the poster who kept slagging him? Has he finally conceded? Not sure... But it definitely wasn't Tom ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 33 minutes ago, DJBOB said: The clubs willing to pay for him is the most important part. Madrid made their big splash with Mbappe. Bayern already went with Kane. Arsenal have spent loads the last summer - can't see them getting Ollie unless they offload a lot of players. City have Haaland. Squint and maybe Liverpool if they sell Salah? Would certainly fit right in for them. He would but they spent a fair bit on Diaz, Nunez, Gakpo and Jota. Be surprised if they splashed another 80 million plus on a forward. Injuries aside I’d say they have plenty of attacking options Dont see Ollie going anywhere. Will be happy playing Champions League football with the club he loves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Unless we can bring Lautaro Martinez here, we can't replace him. Selling him has to be out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 4 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: He would but they spent a fair bit on Diaz, Nunez, Gakpo and Jota. Be surprised if they splashed another 80 million plus on a forward. Injuries aside I’d say they have plenty of attacking options Dont see Ollie going anywhere. Will be happy playing Champions League football with the club he loves. I agree. No reason to go. No club is set up for the buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted February 22 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22 The reason something like this concerns me is that the players must know, the same way that we do, that FFP is a loaded die. Unless they go to one of the clubs that seemingly get to spend with impunity, they know, as Ollie does by staying here, that realistically we are not going to be spending the cash to bring in the best in the world to play alongside him. At least not anytime soon, even if we do get to play in the CL. This situation is a direct result of the way the PL has been managed, and there is no financial imperative to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 22 VT Supporter Share Posted February 22 1 hour ago, HKP90 said: The reason something like this concerns me is that the players must know, the same way that we do, that FFP is a loaded die. Unless they go to one of the clubs that seemingly get to spend with impunity, they know, as Ollie does by staying here, that realistically we are not going to be spending the cash to bring in the best in the world to play alongside him. At least not anytime soon, even if we do get to play in the CL. This situation is a direct result of the way the PL has been managed, and there is no financial imperative to change it. I agree with this, but you are discounting the Emery factor. Ollie will know from the improvements in his game and those around him that we do not need the very best to compete with the very best because we have the very best manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 On 20/02/2024 at 10:50, YLN said: Young whipper snappers Shaw looks a bit like Gazza there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: I agree with this, but you are discounting the Emery factor. Ollie will know from the improvements in his game and those around him that we do not need the very best to compete with the very best because we have the very best manager. Agreed and until or if it ever sours under Emery, a lot of these players who had to work with the charlatans Gerrard and Beale will have a greater appreciation of what it's like to work under an elite manager as opposed to just another jokester for another club. So unless they're going to a Pep or a Klopp, what's the point of moving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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