Thecake Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 I reckon Tierney should be snapped up, surplus to requirements at Arsenal and make excellent squad player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 22 minutes ago, jacketspuds said: Unnamed PL club linked to Jonathan David. Would be an excellent forward option for us. Unless he's coming to replace Ollie.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, eholm said: Irrespective of position, there is no way we are spending another £40M+ on a single player this window - FFP will not facilitate it. My best guess would be a loan forward/striker and a young RB who will be relatively cheap. (obvs if Digne goes then a low value LB as well). Probably 2 players incoming max (3 if Digne goes) We are getting close to 30m for archer JPB and davis and thats pure profit so that might not necessarily be the case 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Unless he's coming to replace Ollie.... I don't think he would. He could drop off in that role that Diaby is occupying, and we can then move Diaby out wide to utilise his pace. Won't happen anyway, but would be a great signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 TalkSPORT had their European football expert on the other day (Andy Brassell?) and he was talking down Kudus, saying that he was ok but not worth anything like £40m. Said it’s the Ajax factor inflating the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 6 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: We are getting close to 30m for archer JPB and davis and thats pure profit so that might not necessarily be the case Add the £14mill for A.Ramsey - that’s £40mill profit right there … 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: We are getting close to 30m for archer JPB and davis and thats pure profit so that might not necessarily be the case Agreed re the nice boost to FFP from the sale of the kids. However, even with this profit, it will not facilitate a large transfer fee plus the high wages that a £30-40M+ purchase would require. Our two high value signings have already been made (Pau and Diaby). I think our expectaions had been raised with speculation of us pending £150-200M etc...In hindsight we were never in that position and this has now been confirmed as wre are selling the kids to recoup monies to satisfy FFP as well as give us a bit of wiggle room for a couple more squad additions. I just can't see us buying any more players of the quality/value that we already have signed. Some fine tuning in the last few wdays to bolster our depth in defence and attack. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, eholm said: this has now been confirmed as wre are selling the kids to recoup monies to satisfy FFP Has it ? Or is it just best business acumen to monetise players we don’t need ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, thabucks said: Has it ? Or is it just best business acumen to monetise players we don’t need ? Absolutely to monetise players.....in order to make profit and offset/contribute to FFP. This is how our academy will now be run, imo. Now, whether the current sales are to balance the purchases we have made (with a bit of excess) or are to ensure that we are in a good place re FFP compliance in future windows, we will never know. I agree its all a bit chicken and egg. Personally, I do not see these sales as solely providing the cash we need for some more big signings in the next 8 days....its all part of the balancing act we, as a relatively low revenue stream club, have to achieve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Ferran or…? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Ferran or…? I think the '50 Million' line tells us all we need to know! Not. A. Chance. In. Hell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, eholm said: I think the '50 Million' line tells us all we need to know! Not. A. Chance. In. Hell. Please expound… edit: oh, you don’t think we can afford to pay that much for a player? I’m not so sure… but I’d rather spend it on someone who can immediately impact and elevate the team rather than potential and someone who may be injury prone… I know very little about Ansu Fati though… and am only just beginning to find out about the bullshit spouting and drama created by the Spanish media… Edited August 24, 2023 by Jas10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 i think it would surprise me to see us all of a sudden push a lot of money at something without some pre existing foundation. Everything under Unai has felt quite pre-meditated. Even the transfer out of Ramsey seemed to take an age. If we have any more incomings, i suspect they will be someone that we have previous links with or Emery certainly does. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Thecake said: I reckon Tierney should be snapped up, surplus to requirements at Arsenal and make excellent squad player Far too injury prone… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Please expound… The article talks about a 50M deal. There is no way we are going to spend or are ABLE to spend 50M on any player this year for the reasons i've alluded to previously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Emery happy with squad, moves away for Bailey, Digne, Dendoncker, Chambers were a possibility with the club ready to listen to offers, which would have meant replacements brought in, but nothing on the horizion, so looks like we're going with what we've got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 Just now, eholm said: The article talks about a 50M deal. There is no way we are going to spend or are ABLE to spend 50M on any player this year for the reasons i've alluded to previously. Ok, I’ll read back but how about… a 50m deal divided up (initial fee reduced) by add ons etc? Or loan to buy deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 We’ve spent circa £75-£80 million so far and will have hopefully recouped around £40-£45million in sales with virtually all of that pure FFP profit. So current net spend will be between £35-£45mill . Smart business and also Room for further signings for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, useless said: Emery happy with squad, moves away for Bailey, Digne, Dendoncker, Chambers were a possibility with the club ready to listen to offers, which would have meant replacements brought in, but nothing on the horizion, so looks like we're going with what we've got Would wait and see before making or alluding to definitive statements or judging… there is still time for a lot to happen… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 24, 2023 Share Posted August 24, 2023 2 minutes ago, thabucks said: We’ve spent circa £75-£80 million so far and will have hopefully recouped around £40-£45million in sales with virtually all of that pure FFP profit. So current net spend will be between £35-£45mill . Smart business and also Room for further signings for sure Has seemed as though we’ve been making moves to allow for more incomings… Funds are still there to be spent.. But I’m not clued up on finances and FFP… but there are workarounds against such limitations… probably why we see so many loan deals… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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