Just pay the extra €10m and get him.
Antony | Here we go! €100mill, contract until June 2027, option 'til 2028.
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Not every player has to have "re-sale" value, even for Ajax. They spent a lot on Daley Blind when he was a similar age to Ziyech. Tadic as well was 28/29 I think.
If they sell Anthony to you lot then that's more than 200 million on income from transfers this summer. 25-30 mil would get it done for Ziyech.
They just signed some lad to replace Antony, he's obviously meant for a season or so before he's ready for first team but they have a player there already they will probably throw in instead.
90m euros rejected for Antony? WOW! Who would have thought 2 months ago? I was sure we would get him for 60m.
Ajax can feck off.
I might actually watch SSN this year then.. Deadline day written all over it!
What about Tadic? Huntaleer? How much resale value did those lads have?
Exactly.. he's not gonna be unhappy for too long with what's at stake for him.
All players should be pushing for reasonable buyouts from now on.
Still fighting the good fight on his end
We were confident in De Jong as well... until we weren't. Briefing FC.They are confident of reaching an agreement and it’s like this … so what would happen if they were not confident
We may do, but it'll take us few days to prepare and build the confidence back
This is not how I see it; he has a storming World Cup and things change dramatically from what they are now. If he is the player some believe, who is on his way to being world class, then that process could be expedited this season if it turns out to his breakout one.
Your last paragraph simply suits us, not them. It’s a terrible deal for them, objectively speaking.
Ballon d’or bonuses coming in 3…2..1..
I'm speculating here, but I reckon Ajax have already communicated to us what would be an acceptable bid, and we've launched this one which is slightly under what they were asking for. Hence the very quick refusal. We're in the last stages of the deal, in my opinion. We'll give one more bid, which is what Ajax are asking for, and it'll be accepted.
I still think we'll get it done, but it's absolutely ridiculous how much we're going to end up paying. Ajax are tarnishing their reputation with this and I hope young talents think twice about using them as launch pad to other clubs.
Fancy turning down 90m for a player nowhere near worth that. Bonkers.
Zero chance of that happening.
What a time to be alive
Ajax could buy a replacement winger for £10 and half a meat pie that would dominate most teams in that league. I don't think it's about money for them at this point.
They've sold a lot of players and the fans can't be pleased, so they are digging their heels in. They don't even need the money as they are already one of the richest teams in the league.
It's not like they want it to buy a top replacement for the champions league campaign as they never spend big money and don't have the pull versus other top teams anyway.
I reckon they could take any half decent winger from one of the smaller clubs for a couple of million and at least quadruple his value in a year.
They've sold a lot of players and the fans can't be pleased, so they are digging their heels in. They don't even need the money as they are already one of the richest teams in the league.
It's not like they want it to buy a top replacement for the champions league campaign as they never spend big money and don't have the pull versus other top teams anyway.
I reckon they could take any half decent winger from one of the smaller clubs for a couple of million and at least quadruple his value in a year.
I'm really not sure who are the bigger mugs in this mess
Fack I really want him now. I have a feeling he'll reach a Mahrez level at a minimum
Hope we go in with a 3rd thats a bit closer to the 100m EUR
Hope we go in with a 3rd thats a bit closer to the 100m EUR
90m and rejected. They can feck off. Walk away from this shit.
He will never play for them again. Probably
What more can he do to push for this move, after not being in the squad last weekend really thought this would get done. Absolute BS if this slowed down just because we beat the scousers.
Us for offering that in the first place.
A British journo will come out with a softer explanation within an hour im sure.
Maybe a nice explanation
Maybe a nice explanation
Ultimately, I think he'll end up as a United player. They know that we're desperate and willing to pay the astronomical fee, and they also have a player on their hands who absolutely doesn't want to be there. The only thing on that last part is that the World Cup is coming up, so I can't see him properly throwing his toys out of the pram. But still, they would be fecking nuts to turn this down.
Ajax are kinda shooting themselves in the foot. We are giving them crazy money and Anthony will surely not bring that kind of money next summer. Also, one of their favorable qualities for players is that, while they demand decent fees, they don't usually stop players from moving. Some future signings may think twice knowing that the club will stand in the way of move to a bigger club even when a high bid is presented.
Exactly
100m for a player worth about just over half that, give over.
He could do but the odds of him having a storming world cup in a team with Neymar and other big names are slim. He needs to leave Holland to prove he's world class, the league isn't up to a standard where he'll ever be considered that level no matter how well he does, so therefore always a risk.
Well should have approached them straight away
We'll see, he's refusing to play and train. How long can you keep saying he's not for sale when there's €90m sitting on the table?
De Jong didn’t want to come here, Anthony does.
Someone needs to have a word with Ajax's directors and officers and remind them of their fiduciary duty to the club.
Can we just buy Ajax?
Huh. We've made 2 bids, of huge value. And you're still putting this against the club thinking we are slowing down because of a win against Liverpool?
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