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Never heard of him
If this is the case then there’s no blaming Levy... a backup striker or starter I wouldn’t want to spend £50m on an unproven talent... onto the next target baldyBenfica President is demanding 60m euros according to reports here in Lisbon - Mendes feels it's an unrealistic fee.
The player is currently with his team in Greece, they play PAOK tomorrow
Benfica President is demanding 60m euros according to reports here in Lisbon - Mendes feels it's an unrealistic fee.
The player is currently with his team in Greece, they play PAOK tomorrow
Another game of chicken then. I don't think 40, 50 or 60 is worthy in this market just to be clear.Tvi24 ate6 saying Spurs only offered 30m euros but Benfica want 60m.
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Benfica seriously need to reduce their wage bill and get players off their payroll otherwise they won't balance the accounts.
Perhaps this is why Jose is confident, maybe Mendes/Mourinho know the fee will drop. Mendes knows the market afterall and he does have the ear of people in high places.
No I don't believe it does. Found that it says you can have one player per club who has played in both Europa/CL.Would this potentially make him cup tied for the EL? If so surely that would have a massive impact on a potential transfer?
Another game of chicken then. I don't think 40, 50 or 60 is worthy in this market just to be clear.
Surely this mega-fee stuff is going to be temporary?
It's like everyone has raised inflation so a pint of milk or a loaf of bread is £100. Yes, some idiots will pay it, but in the medium term you'll just have no demand and lots of players wanting to move. The clubs being greedy are going to end up causing a world where they end up getting nothing for players because they'll sign short term contracts and just move for free, essentially picking up transfer-fee sized signing bonuses.
I thought that Covid was going to kill it off but then Watkins went for 28 million.
There'll be a few foreign billionaires trying to 'take advantage' of the market, which puts the other teams under pressure. It'll either protect that bubble, or pop it.
In my un expert opinion none of them strike me as being worth north of £25mill - they all have question marks against them, some are in their mid 20's with limited experience. The £20mill for Wilson is where we should be aiming for. Or you go above that and buy the potential (Daka, Edouard) ...Alright show of hands, was I the only who didn't think Sorloth didn't look too bad considering the relative price?
If we can get Vinicius for a cut fee then fantastic but I didn't see much different between the two in my expert tube analysis. If anything Sorloth looked the better finisher