Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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It's not the goalscoring I had a problem with last year (although it was a problem) it was how little our strikers influenced the game. Zaza and Calleri just didn't "lead the attack" and in Gray I think we have a guy who can integrate with the rest of the squad and be a solid 6/7 out of 10 week in week out and with him being a constant every week we won't have our momentum broken like every time Carroll starts scoring
I also don't think he's the only striker that we will get but with him we are getting a big upgrade over Zaza and Calleri which is a start.....plus he brings pace and athleticism that this squad lacks
£12/15 mil for a 26 year old British striker who has sacred goals in the premier league and championship is a good move in my eyes
# win/win
At £13m, perhaps we could afford the wages, but not good for the morale of the other squad members.
We might even be able to afford Gray, Hernandez and a £25mn striker like all the ones we're apparently bidding for (e.g. Muriel).
Think he'd take £100k which imo won't damage the morale as he is the biggest name at the club (should he sign) who's won the premier league and played in the champions league before
Only the clubs like United, city and Chelsea can compromise on a wage structure as seen by Tottenham,Liveprool answer arsenal who although are financially very powerful (to the rest of the league) their top earners don't make 'ridiculous money'
(not knowing how much of what was reported is true) there is the suggestion that while the other players recognised his quality, the constant bigging him up in the meeja and paying him more wages, incentives and bonuses led to an unsettled dressing room.
Obviously, there's a personality element to that as well. Nor all 'highest paid' players will be divas, or cause rifts.
I don't know what I'm saying really - just mulling - I'd want to think long and hard before paying 1 player shedloads more than anybody else. Yes, a player with trophies and medals might be worth it .. but it's a team game. Is he going to put in his own crosses, and go in goal too?
;hmm
Natural ability doesn't always correspond to high wages. Reputation, past experiences, age, availability all come into account on how much wages players are paid
Sure some players may feel underpaid (like footballers are underpaid......) but they have to remain professional and most of these guys do you'd imagine
I don't think it was Payets pay that aggravated them but the special treatment he got e.g. missing training etc without consequence
While I agree that it shouldn't of come out, there is no way that SB would sign up for that or stand there and take it imo
I'm glad that SB has the final say, perhaps once he knew the details of the deal and how much it may affect our transfer budget, he didn't think it was worth it, he did similar when he said no to end the Hogan interest.
He's only been a first team regular since he joined Bayer Leverkusen, his first season was excellent, 17 goals in 28 league appearances, fourth top scorer in the Bundesliga and Bayer finished 3rd. This season he only managed 11 goals in 26 and while he was still top scorer at Bayer they finished 12th making this the first season since 2009/10 when they didn't qualify for Europe
£13m is peanuts these days but he's going to have to prove he's worth £140k pw,
Last season he scored on 1 October and then didn't score again until 28 January, 11 League games (plus 4 CL and a cup game) without a goal
The more I read the less I want him here.........
Perhaps a hard working, committed, focussed Andre gray might be better for our club right now?
Well, Wolves are managed by Nuno, who is Portuguese, and I'd imagine he has a good agent who has figured that a year or two of Championship football will put his player in the PL window.
It's only a guess. Could be the agent thought Wolves were PL... ;nonono