Transfer rumours and speculation to take us through to summer.

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  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    If there's an exit clause for a CL club, the release fee is irrelevant.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2019
    secrethammersfan said:

    If there's an exit clause for a CL club, the release fee is irrelevant.

    If we allow an exit to a CL club we would also need to stipulate a min fee for this to happen. If not, we would be bonkers to go for the deal?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    One assumes it would have a minimum time served agreement, too. I mean, if he signs this week with a big club release clause, could Man U activate the clause later in the window if they sell Lukaku? :hmm:
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    OldCastleSwift said:

    One assumes it would have a minimum time served agreement, too. I mean, if he signs this week with a big club release clause, could Man U activate the clause later in the window if they sell Lukaku? :hmm:

    Maybe, but then we can go and trigger Maxi’s new release fee
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    But then again, what team would trigger a £60mil or so release clause a week after another paid about half that?
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    I'm just speculating. Maybe Man U don't have the money until Lukaku goes, or maybe FFP means they can't afford Haller and Lukaku in the same team, so can't bid yet.
  • secrethammersfansecrethammersfan
    I've been thinking lately, I wonder how many of the rumours that are leaked are actually part of the club's disinformation strategy, if any.
    If I was after Striker A at a decent price, and I knew that my mid-table competition were looking for a good player, I'd use a fake number to text Sky Sports News that we were looking at Striker B and Defender C, and I might even send someone over to meet Striker D, too. Just to keep interest in Striker A low.

    Or do I need to increase the Omega 3 in my diet?
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Sebastien Haller at £36m (West Ham) or Lewis Dunk at £45m (Leicester) - both rumours

    Who is getting the better deal?
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Im not knocking Dunk but if I earmarked 45M for a defender (cant believe I even thought about allocating that much for one!) I'd want better than him (hes 27?). Surely there are cheaper options. That said, I'll take him at 4.5M if he joins Leicester for the fantasy premier league ;)

    Ohhh, they can have young Oxford and have 42.5M spare.... :whistle:
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    https://www.deepdaledigest.com/news/report-preston-in-advanced-talks-to-buy-jordan-hugill/

    I think somebody floated the idea that this was a possibility on July 11, I wonder who? :whistle:
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    But Maguire isn’t worth £80m so £45 for Dunk kinda adds up. Anyway if this happens then Brighton join Newcastle and probably Villa in going down.
  • SlackerSlacker
    edited July 2019
    Been out fishing today, came home to see 20 odd posts on this here transfer thread.”Ooh looks like something’s happening at last.”

    Should’ve had another few hours on the bank. :biggrin:

  • Colchester_IronColchester_Iron
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    Sebastien Haller at £36m (West Ham) or Lewis Dunk at £45m (Leicester) - both rumours

    Who is getting the better deal?

    Brighton?
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Rondon close to signing up with Rafa in China now
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    C&H reporting that we've sold Sam Byram for £750k.

    A young, English PL full back for less than a million. Just to put that into context, Luton Town sold Jack Stacey to Bournemouth for £4m.
  • stevesteve
    :puzzled: Just does not make sence about Byram who did he go to ,Also whats all this about xande silva having a medical problem sounds like it could be personal wish him well whatever it is
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Delph to Everton (He has joined up with the training squad).

    Wonder what we will get for Hughill. 3.5?

    Haller time within 48hrs!
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Byram for only 750k ?!?!?!??! we are so useless at selling players.
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited July 2019
    OldCastleSwift said:

    C&H reporting that we've sold Sam Byram for £750k.

    A young, English PL full back for less than a million. Just to put that into context, Luton Town sold Jack Stacey to Bournemouth for £4m.

    And their LB went to Leicester for somewhere around £8m. League 1 fullbacks going for that money and we can only get £750k for a good Championship standard player?

    I sincerely hope that isn't an accurate figure.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Byram for only 750k ?!?!?!??! we are so useless at selling players.

    Exactly what I was saying earlier
  • alderzalderz
    I’m surprised anyone would give any money for him given his injury record, tbh. I thought he’d be with us til his contract ran out
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Hugill also rumoured to be on the way out. Two English players leaving the squad; what does this do to our homegrown quota? Reduce it, obviously, but do we need to sign any English players?
  • HamstewHamstew
    Lol the only team that would pay silly money for him would be us. The guy (unfortunate as it is) is constantly injured. Who in their right mind would risk spending more than a million or two on such an injury prone player.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    The same C&H article says that Hugill's move to Wigan has been called off because they couldn't pay the wages he asked for. I think that says more about Wigan's finances than Hugill's expectations.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Poor fee, but not unexpected given his injuries

    I see it as another £25k off the wage bill
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    A shame for the lads themselves also as I remember when Hugill and Byram signed and you could see both were seeing themselves as on the up and that their chance at the premiership had come, now sadly both leaving without ever really getting that chance. Although to be fair Hugill was a very strange buy to say the least as Moyes didn't even seem to want to play him after buying him.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    Sadly we seem to have a pretty ordinary record in recent years of finding genuine quality from the lower leagues

    In recent times our best is probably Cresswell or Antonio. The former seems now to be stagnating. The latter has his moments but is still probably a squad player at best. And this is before we mention the incredible Hugill

    The players are around - eg the likes of Maguire and say David Brooks however for whatever reason we seem unwilling or unable to find/buy them. I mean even Tyrone Mings (by virtue of his transfer fee) trumps anything we have managed.

    Sadly I don’t see this improving as I think Husillos’ main strength appears to be sourcing from leagues outside of the Uk
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Not sure what Bilic saw in Byram. If I had to write his stats - it would be 30% for all round play and 95% for fouling.
  • HamstewHamstew
    Need to wrap up this Haller deal before Lukaku goes to Man U :sofa:
  • HamstewHamstew
    Otherwise all Haller break loose
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