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You mean like how he turned up at the CL finals?
Player watch: Christian Eriksen
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I thought Lamela divided opinions, but Eriksen's polarization of us fans is on a different level.
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And that is crazy, knowing what hes done for the club over the years. I think its the case of some people holding grudges against him for wanting to leave.
wadewill
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Mate, he is not on the same planet as De Bruyne
Finchyid
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I genuinely think the clubs he wants dont think he is good enough....he wouldnt be a guaranteed starter in the juve, barca or real 1st team
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I do not think that this is the case. People just have differing opinions whether he is overated or underated, with few in the middle
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If he goes we will miss him, but no player is irreplaceable. We can adapt our style and possibly achieve a better outcome. Apart from the possibility of him going for nothing there are two additional concerns.
Firstly how have we allowed CE, Jan and Toby to all be one year away from walking for nix . Has Levy taken his eye of the ball during the stadium delays.
Secondly wherever he goes it won't be long before they attempt to sign Harry, because a lot of his goals have been created by CE.
Firstly how have we allowed CE, Jan and Toby to all be one year away from walking for nix . Has Levy taken his eye of the ball during the stadium delays.
Secondly wherever he goes it won't be long before they attempt to sign Harry, because a lot of his goals have been created by CE.
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Ron Burgundy
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I honestly think this argument, being ‘it’s not my money’ is crazy.
If we don’t get money in for someone, we can’t use it to buy new players. You can do a hell of a lot with 50m if you use it wisely
worcestersauce
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Like him or not opinions are pretty irrelevant really, if we can get him to stay with a new contract that's the best option if we can't and we can get a wheelbarrow full of money for him then we have to sell him, you can't just choose to throw away something like £50 million it's just financail negligence. If we can't do either of those and he waits until next summer to walk away on a free then I guess this season we use him on our terms and play him when it suits us but don't use him as an integral part of the side as we're building for the future, phase him out and If he doesn't play he earns less.
To be honest I think this is a bit of collateral damage from the new stadium, we should have been in this situation last summer but everything slipped because of the problems we had with the opening, it may have been that this was the summer that we were always going to start to spend on a higher level in which case we couldn't make up for his loss and at least he helped us to get to the CL final and top four which probably covers the loss of his fee.
To be honest I think this is a bit of collateral damage from the new stadium, we should have been in this situation last summer but everything slipped because of the problems we had with the opening, it may have been that this was the summer that we were always going to start to spend on a higher level in which case we couldn't make up for his loss and at least he helped us to get to the CL final and top four which probably covers the loss of his fee.
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Its out of Spurs and Levi's control. I don't think its legal to put a gun to their heads and force them to sign.
hellava_tough
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If he's not going to sign, we need to get a fee for him
We've got a hell of a squad rebuild* over the next couple of summers, so we need the funds
*Provided no one resigns their contracts, 8 players will be gone by the summer of 2021. This also doesn't take into account natural upgrades to positions, etc.
We've got a hell of a squad rebuild* over the next couple of summers, so we need the funds
*Provided no one resigns their contracts, 8 players will be gone by the summer of 2021. This also doesn't take into account natural upgrades to positions, etc.
Ron Burgundy
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Totally. I bet every single person saying "It's not my money, I'm not an accountant" would complain if we didn't spend that same money during a transfer window and accuse Levy of being 'tight'
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yes but if he wont go to any club that offers a deal we cant do anything
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Is there really a significant rebuild coming? Personally I think we are pretty well placed, and it's already underway. We are probably in need of a significant signing at RB, CB and another attacker (for which we already seemed to have money for - Dybala), to be dealt with over the next 2-3 windows. That could all be covered by our standard transfer budget and other outgoings.
Toby/Jan - Sanchez and Foyth already in. Jan may well get an extension if he gets back in and plays well.
Rose - Sessegnon seems to be the succession plan here, Davies has signed an extension.
Dier - Skipp coming through nicely and Winks and Ndombele established as first choice.
Sissoko - Only became a key player last season through injuries. Should be more of a squad player over the course of the season. I suspect at least one of Dier and Sissoko will be sold next summer if no new deal is signed, to allow the signing of a promising young DM.
Eriksen - The big one, but we do have Lo Celso in already, as well as Dele and Lamela as AM options.
We also have Parrott coming through as a potential Kane backup, and Tanganga showing promise at CB.
Key players tied down to at least 2022 - Kane, Ndombele, Son, Dele, Lloris, Sanchez, Lucas, Winks, Lo Celso (assuming we take up the option, which we will). I think many other clubs will be having a much more significant rebuild IMO, even City. Ours is already well underway with this summer's signings and the youth breaking through.
Eriksen sale income may not be completely vital, so it will have to be a significant amount. I don't think Levy deals below £40m. I think Poch still hopes he can convince him to stay if no offers come in.
Toby/Jan - Sanchez and Foyth already in. Jan may well get an extension if he gets back in and plays well.
Rose - Sessegnon seems to be the succession plan here, Davies has signed an extension.
Dier - Skipp coming through nicely and Winks and Ndombele established as first choice.
Sissoko - Only became a key player last season through injuries. Should be more of a squad player over the course of the season. I suspect at least one of Dier and Sissoko will be sold next summer if no new deal is signed, to allow the signing of a promising young DM.
Eriksen - The big one, but we do have Lo Celso in already, as well as Dele and Lamela as AM options.
We also have Parrott coming through as a potential Kane backup, and Tanganga showing promise at CB.
Key players tied down to at least 2022 - Kane, Ndombele, Son, Dele, Lloris, Sanchez, Lucas, Winks, Lo Celso (assuming we take up the option, which we will). I think many other clubs will be having a much more significant rebuild IMO, even City. Ours is already well underway with this summer's signings and the youth breaking through.
Eriksen sale income may not be completely vital, so it will have to be a significant amount. I don't think Levy deals below £40m. I think Poch still hopes he can convince him to stay if no offers come in.
hellava_tough
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Would like to discuss this in a different thread, although we may have to wait until the end of the TW
Just quickly say, I don't think funds are a major issue, it's getting the deals done for quality players in the time frame
And I agree; rebuild has already started
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Looks like we have two good prospects at the CB position too
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I guess a question Levy is asking himself is will the money we get for Eriksen this window offset the financial loss of not making top 4 this season, I know the 2 aren't like for like linked and we may well make top 4 easily without Eriksen but it's certainly part of the overall equation.
Ron Burgundy
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Yup
Fist priority: get top 4
I’d be surprised if Chelsea were in the top 4, and anyone else outside last year’s top 6.
So really it comes down to: can we finish above at least one of Utd or Arsenal without Eriksen.
If we can, sell. If we can’t, then we need to accept that he’ll leave for free.
We have to stay in the CL, and must stop others getting in.
Arsenal in particular. They’ve spent big and if they fail to get in the CL would really hurt
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