Alejandro Garnacho (out) | Chelsea make enquiries

[Beachryan]

Can't wait for this to be one of those 'wow, remember Jan 25 when we were considering selling Garnacho? What a wild month.' moments.

He's staying hopefully for a long time, and will remain in our top 3 most productive players.

 

[croadyman]

Can't wait for this to be one of those 'wow, remember Jan 25 when we were considering selling Garnacho? What a wild month.' moments.

He's staying hopefully for a long time, and will remain in our top 3 most productive players.

Will be nervous until that window closes

 

[surf]

Even though he purportedly does not suit Amorim's system, he's still one of our better attackers when he plays. And he's only 20 so one would expect him to improve. Would sooner allow Antony, Mount, Hojlund, Zirkzee or Rashford to leave.

 

[quadrant]

Even though he purportedly does not suit Amorim's system, he's still one of our better attackers when he plays. And he's only 20 so one would expect him to improve. Would sooner allow Antony, Mount, Hojlund, Zirkzee or Rashford to leave.

Firstly, no-one wants those players. Secondly, Garnacho is home grown, so from an accounting perspective, he would be far more valuable to sell than any of those bar Rashford. Garnacho alone would pretty much fund our spending this summer.

 

[DJ_21]

No chance he leaves now with no replacement lined up and with a week to go.

 

[DJ_21]

Even though he purportedly does not suit Amorim's system, he's still one of our better attackers when he plays. And he's only 20 so one would expect him to improve. Would sooner allow Antony, Mount, Hojlund, Zirkzee or Rashford to leave.

I agree. But he’s the only one that’s worth selling and teams are interested. We ain’t getting any buyers for them other players.

 

[IrishRedDevil]

No chance he leaves now with no replacement lined up and with a week to go.

5 days.

 

[DJ_21]

5 days.

*less than a week

 

[zizi]

I'm sceptical he was ever really for sale in the first place.

Sends a message to the squad that no one is indispensable and you have to earn the right to be at the club, academy graduate or otherwise.

Also sends a message that we won't falter in negotiations, and will walk away if we don't get our price.

It's win win. Start a conversation about selling and intentionally price ourselves out of a move.

 

[Berbaclass]

I'm sceptical he was ever really for sale in the first place.

Sends a message to the squad that no one is indispensable and you have to earn the right to be at the club, academy graduate or otherwise.

Also sends a message that we won't falter in negotiations, and will walk away if we don't get our price.

It's win win. Start a conversation about selling and intentionally price ourselves out of a move.

Everyone in the squad is for sale pretty much with a few exceptions and I don't believe he's one of them.

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Feels like it's gone quiet. I'd imagine the club will revisit selling him in the summer.

 

[UnitedSofa]

Yeah, sure thing Napoli

 

[Moriarty]

Feels like it's gone quiet. I'd imagine the club will revisit selling him in the summer.

If he tears it up from here on out, they may not. I hate the thought of us having to sell our talent. Be different if he wanted away.

 

[Gandalf]

Yeah, sure thing Napoli

They can have Rashford for cheap, can't say fairer than that.

 

[hellhunter]

They can have Rashford for cheap, can't say fairer than that.

Still not possible

 

[The holy trinity 68]

Can't wait for this to be one of those 'wow, remember Jan 25 when we were considering selling Garnacho? What a wild month.' moments.

He's staying hopefully for a long time, and will remain in our top 3 most productive players.

To Be honest he is not even very good, if he is to be in the teams 3 most productive players then the club is truly in trouble. Bruno and Amad are the two most productive currently, and all it takes is for Amorim to sign Gyokores in the summer and that is the top 3 for productivity.

 

[Top_Bins]

Yeah, sure thing Napoli

Isn't this tapping up?
How can clubs be speaking to a player on the phone and it be ok?

 

[hellhunter]

Isn't this tapping up?
How can clubs be speaking to a player on the phone and it be ok?

They didn't talk to the player

 

[duffer]

Isn't this tapping up?
How can clubs be speaking to a player on the phone and it be ok?

They don't speak to the player, they speak to agents. It has happened in every transfer ever.

No club puts in a bid if they don't know that the player will consider it.

 

[hellhunter]

They don't speak to the player, they speak to agents. It has happened in every transfer ever.

No club puts in a bid if they don't know that the player will consider it.

Remember United and De Jong?

 

[pocco]

Garnacho must be petty open to the move.

 

[Drainy]

They don't speak to the player, they speak to agents. It has happened in every transfer ever.

No club puts in a bid if they don't know that the player will consider it.

Apart from United with De Jong

 

[Pexbo]

Isn't this tapping up?
How can clubs be speaking to a player on the phone and it be ok?

Tapping up hasn’t been a thing for like 20 years. Agents are free to talk to clubs and just happen to know what their players want.

A CEO talking directly to a player about a transfer would still be against the rules but nobody does because they don’t need to.

 

[Top_Bins]

They didn't talk to the player

There was news circulating that Conte himself rang the player.
Not sure how true it is.

I presumed that the parent club had to give permission unless the contract was almost up?

 

[The Midnight Rambler]

Isn't this tapping up?
How can clubs be speaking to a player on the phone and it be ok?

Dude we’re well beyond the early 2000s and Ashley Cole

 

[Lay]

There was news circulating that Conte himself rang the player.
Not sure how true it is.

I presumed that the parent club had to give permission unless the contract was almost up?

Tapping up is so 2000s. They're all at it nowadays

 

[Pexbo]

Dude we’re well beyond the early 2000s and Ashley Cole

Yep players can keep their phones in their pockets now, they don’t need to hide them

 

[OverratedOpinion]

@Top_Bins is right, it does sound like tapping up and it also makes no difference whether they go directly to a player or a representative.

It's just that clubs don't care about tapping up anymore as there seems to be an unspoken agreement that the positives outweigh the negatives on a whole

 

[Vidooq]

They didn't talk to the player

Conte did. Last Friday.

 

[hellhunter]

Conte did. Last Friday.

Surely not about business, just exchanging some Fantasy NFL tips

 

[OverratedOpinion]

Surely not about business, just exchanging some Fantasy NFL tips

Conte was setting Garna up with his hairline contact in Turkey

 

[Top_Bins]

Surely not about business, just exchanging some Fantasy NFL tips

Or swapping hair tips.

 

[Pav1878]

Yeah, sure thing Napoli

Well if Newcastle lower their price, then we might offer for Isak. That’s not how valuations and negotiations work. What are they smoking over there?

 

[Vidooq]

They asked €140m for Osimen last year. Where was the discount then?

 

[Hammondo]

Even though he purportedly does not suit Amorim's system, he's still one of our better attackers when he plays. And he's only 20 so one would expect him to improve. Would sooner allow Antony, Mount, Hojlund, Zirkzee or Rashford to leave.

None of those have any selling value. He's not really better than some of those players you mentioned.

 

[Hammondo]

Well if Newcastle lower their price, then we might offer for Isak. That’s not how valuations and negotiations work. What are they smoking over there?

I don't think they need the money like we do.

 

[Berbaclass]

 

[Plant0x84]

Remember United and De Jong?

Happier times!

 

[Jericholyte2]

Deal at that figure.

 

[Plant0x84]

Sod off Boehly, you can’t own every footballer on the planet, no matter how hard you try. They aren’t Pokémon.