BOF Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 Steven Fletcher on his way to Wolves from Burnley for around £7m, decent player but not worth that. I think they've paid top dollar. It's about the top end of what he's worth at the moment but he's one of those players who could well be worth more than that at the end of next season - similar to what Wolves have done to Doyle in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Arsenal reject £29m bid from Barcelona for Cesc Fabregas. Steven Fletcher on his way to Wolves from Burnley for around £7m, decent player but not worth that. Burnley would have been mad to sell him for less. Good signing for Wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 £29 million is a derisory offer imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Interesting signing for West Brom Been very poor for the last couple of years but an impressively high profile signing for a club of their standing. The sort that could easily attract other players to the club as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 boateng looks like he's signing for city before the world cup, really good young player IMO but sky are already running interviews about him playing CB, whenever ive seen him he's a right back, hopefully he'll be another richards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 Steven Fletcher on his way to Wolves from Burnley for around £7m, decent player but not worth that. I think they've paid top dollar. It's about the top end of what he's worth at the moment but he's one of those players who could well be worth more than that at the end of next season - similar to what Wolves have done to Doyle in fact. Indeed he could, don't get me wrong I think he is already a good player and could be very good. I just think its a touch too much especially if up front rather based on add on's, anyway a good signing for Wolves for sure. I think Doyle and Fletcher could be very effective partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 £29 million is a derisory offer imo Cesc is a good player but I think £29m is about right. He aint worthy of being one of the most expensive players of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 £29 million is a derisory offer imo Cesc is a good player but I think £29m is about right. He aint worthy of being one of the most expensive players of all time. Not even close to being 'about right' given that Man City offered £20m for Milner who is two years older and not even close to the level of Cesc at this moment in time. I know its City and they have money to burn but prices paid in the market in the last couple of years dictate that he is worth more than £29m in my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 You cannot even begin to compare what City pay for players and what everybody else does. There's only a handful of players in the history of the game that have been sold for £30m+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 No granted Man City are on a different level as I already alluded too but nonetheless their spending power has an influence on the rest of the market. Berbatov signed for £31m for Man Utd, I think Fabregas is worth more than £29m personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 If Fabregas eventually goes for less than Milner, I will laugh my pancreas off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 The top 13 transfers of all time 1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United to Real Madrid – £80m (2009) 2. Kaka: AC Milan to Real Madrid – £56m (2009) 3. Zinedine Zidane: Juventus to Real Madrid – £45.62m (2001) 4. Luis Figo: Barcelona to Real Madrid – £37m (2000) 5. Hernan Crespo: Parma to Lazio – £35.5m (2000) 6. Gianluigi Buffon: Parma to Juventus – £32.6m (2001) 7. Robinho: Real Madrid to Manchester City – £32.5m (2008) 8. Christian Vieri: Lazio to Inter – £32m (1999) 9. Dimitar Berbatov: Tottenham to Manchester United – £30.75m (2008) 10. Andriy Shevchenko: AC Milan to Chelsea – £30m (2006) 11. Rio Ferdinand: Leeds to Man Utd - £29.1m (2002) 12. Gaizka Mendieta: Valencia to Lazio - £29m (2001) 13. Veron: Lazio to Man Utd - £28.1m (2001) Given this list and the inflation of the fee's in the years that have followed some of these deals I personally think £29m for Fabregas is well short of his market value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadoftrinity Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Barcelona paid £40 million plus Eto for Ibrahimavic so their offer for Fabragas is definitely a piss take. That deal for Ibrahimavic has to be one of the worst of all time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hernan Crespo, where is he these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 I think Doyle and Fletcher could be very effective partnership. Could be perfect. They'll do well to hang on to Doyle now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hernan Crespo, where is he these days? At Palma these days I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ml1dch Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Hernan Crespo, where is he these days? Back at Parma now. He originally went to Genoa as part of the deal for Milito when Milito moved to Inter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Crespo was a brilliant striker in his day but never really settled in this country, still had a decent enough scoring record for Chelsea though. Just run out of puff through old age now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The top 13 transfers of all time 1. Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United to Real Madrid – £80m (2009) 2. Kaka: AC Milan to Real Madrid – £56m (2009) 3. Zinedine Zidane: Juventus to Real Madrid – £45.62m (2001) That list always strikes me as odd. Zidane cost more than Kaka, Zidane was €73m while Kaka was €65m. The decline of the value of Sterling against the Euro makes Kaka look more expensive, but the deal was between two countries who use the Euro. Madrid paid more for Zidane. As for Fabregas, its not a case of what Barcelona think is a fair price, its a case of what point do Arsenal consider the money an offer they cannot refuse. A lot of people who dont support the Villa think that £20m is a fair price for Milner, but we dont want to sell and dont need to sell at that price. It's the same with Arsenal and Fabregas, they wont sell unless the deal is excellent for them. Barcelona are offering €34m for Cesc at the moment. I think they will have to break the €40m barrier before Arsenal are even tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted June 2, 2010 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2010 Lot of sense contained in that post Rev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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