Ross Barkley

[Spurrific]

Reckon this'll be done pretty soon.

 

[patrickcoys]

Reckon this'll be done pretty soon.

Lets hope so! Its gone on long enough...

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

we want a reputation as a club that is reliable at sparing blushes.

No we don't. We don't give a flying fuck about that

We want a reputation as a club that plays decent football and wins things

Of course, in this instance i'm using the 'Royal' we

 

[THFCjosh]

No we don't. We don't give a flying fuck about that

We want a reputation as a club that plays decent football and wins things

Of course, in this instance i'm using the 'Royal' we

After all, 'We is us'

 

[widmerpool]

No we don't. We don't give a flying fuck about that

We want a reputation as a club that plays decent football and wins things

Of course, in this instance i'm using the 'Royal' we

If you can't appreciate a well-worked Levy price reduction ploy, the whole joy of the transfer window must be lost on you. No wonder you spend the season bitterly scrutinising the ITK forum for minor posting infringements. Live a little. Scrutinise some small print. Watch a few negotiation highlights on YouTube. Try and appreciate our Blofeld; you'd miss him if he was gone.

 

[cosmund]

That's a risk I'd expect Levy to take. Spending £30m on a player who can't play for months and will be worth half that in 4 months time anyway would be financially negligent.

chances are we could probably have him returned in 6 to 8 weeks (or even earlier than that) which is far early than January transfer window's going to open. we can have him around training with our current squad and we can have choice for rotation with the packed schedule coming up from October onwards (depth of squad to be considered).

yet, if we don't give it a go this summer, and he might not be back in action with everton, he might choose to go in January for any team guarantees starts that he could still fight for a place in World Cup England squad.

we are yet to know how serious the hampstring injury thingy actually is. who knows if it's only mild or it could be another Erik Lamela situation.

 

[jerseyspur]

Jermaine Jenas‏Verified account@jjenas8

Medicals are there to spot future issues like wear and tear to hips, knees, ankles..etc a torn muscle wouldn't stop a deal go through

Issue being that high grade hamstring tears (whether repaired surgically or managed conservatively) invariably lead to recurrent hamstring injuries further down the track...

A bit like VDV...

 

[spids]

chances are we could probably have him returned in 6 to 8 weeks (or even earlier than that) which is far early than January transfer window's going to open. we can have him around training with our current squad and we can have choice for rotation with the packed schedule coming up from October onwards (depth of squad to be considered).

yet, if we don't give it a go this summer, and he might not be back in action with everton, he might choose to go in January for any team guarantees starts that he could still fight for a place in World Cup England squad.

we are yet to know how serious the hampstring injury thingy actually is. who knows if it's only mild or it could be another Erik Lamela situation.

He's not had a preseason and has not played since May. He's also had a hernia. There is no way he's fully fit until November / December. I reckon he's looking at 6-8 weeks for the hamstring and then a further 4 weeks to get fitness up. So probably 3 months.

 

[allatsea]

Plus I believe in Jan he will be able to sign a pre-contract agreement with another club. Probably with a ridiculous signing on fee and inflated wages since he'd be leaving for free in the summer. If Poch wants him and we he wants to join, buy him now.

Not an English club but with a club in another country.

 

[talkshowhost86]

Reckon this'll be done pretty soon.

It'll almost certainly go right to deadline day if you ask me.

Particularly with the injury. Levy won't want to pay a couple of weeks' wages for someone who can't play, and he'll definitely use this to try and reduce the price. All of which means it'll likely drag on until the 31st.

If we do want him though I agree with those who say we need to sign him this window. If he's still at Everton in January then there will be high value offers flying all over the place for him and we'll probably be outbid on wages.

 

[Spurrific]

It'll almost certainly go right to deadline day if you ask me.

Particularly with the injury. Levy won't want to pay a couple of weeks' wages for someone who can't play, and he'll definitely use this to try and reduce the price. All of which means it'll likely drag on until the 31st.

If we do want him though I agree with those who say we need to sign him this window. If he's still at Everton in January then there will be high value offers flying all over the place for him and we'll probably be outbid on wages.

Don't question my sources please, fella.

 

[hellava_tough]

Because he will make our team better this year. My point is that he won't make our team better before December as he has not had a pre-season, he's just had a hernia op, and now has a grade 3 tear of his hamstring. Why pay £30m (and wages of £100k plus a week I presume) for a player who won't be able to play, when we could pay £15m for the same player in 4 months (when he will be able to play)?[/QUOTE]

Because the likes of Chelsea might come in for him by then

Hell, even the likes of West Ham might come in for him and offer £150k a week, which we definitely won't be paying

 

[Deleted member 27855]

Am I the only one with an ominous feeling that Chelsea are just waiting in the background to gazump us? I don't know if it's going to be Barkley, Sanchez, Pereira, or whomever, I just know it's coming.

 

[SDogg]

Sky sports reporting he is likely to stay at Everton

 

[mil1lion]

If he doesn't move in this window I can see him signing a new contract. It happens so often.

 

[spursfan77]

Medical's assess underlying or long term injuries. We've signed "injured" players before as have most clubs.

Steed for one....

 

[SpartanSpur]

If he doesn't move in this window I can see him signing a new contract. It happens so often.

Agreed, that £100k per week would be tempting to him I'm sure. That said surely Everton have manoeuvred themselves out of this scenario with their incoming transfers?

 

[Syn_13]

Am I the only one with an ominous feeling that Chelsea are just waiting in the background to gazump us? I don't know if it's going to be Barkley, Sanchez, Pereira, or whomever, I just know it's coming.

I feel this way for every fucking transfer we make. Willian scenario really did a number on my paranoia levels.

 

[seanwhite1961]

Surely Sigurdsson, Rooney and Klaassen will want to play the same role? The are all #10s.

With all the money they have spent, they are SO much weaker without Lukaku. No one is going to replace those goals.

Anyway, give a shit, this must mean Barkley can move now.

They were set up as 3-4-2-1 at the weekend with Klaassen and Rooney behind Sandro. Presume Klaasen and Siggy behind Rooney is one of the main options.

 

[seanwhite1961]

Depends how committed Barkley is to actually joining us.
In 4 months, we may see other clubs move for him on the basis that he's going to be on a reduced transfer fee.
Factor in that from March he can negotiate a free transfer to another country (but can't move until summer), and it is indeed a risk that Levy needs to weigh up.
He may also see Everton starting to improve, threaten for a top 4 slot and sign a new deal...

He's going to be committed to joining someone in the next few weeks. He won't get starts at Everton, which he needs if he wants to make the England WC squad. He can't even afford to waste half a season.