Some on this forum have tendency to overrate Uk players but opposite of it also quite true what exactly has Ferran Torres done that is so better than Brookes , Brookes for around 20 m would be a great buy and no you won't find better options in Europe for around 30-40m if he can capture his pre injury form.
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It would be interesting to see how people would react to Man Utd being linked to Ben White rather than Gabriel or whoever. Brooks is the real deal, shame to see all this commotion.
The reaction seems to be really positive but there’s a flurry of posts criticising the reaction?
Houssem Auour is in the semifinal of the UCL with Lyon, you could tune in later to watch him.
Carlos Soler plays for Valencia and is doing very well.
The grass is greener mate because you get better value for money buying players from other leagues.
We overpaid for AWB and Maguire and by God won't want to see us taking to the cleaners one more time.
How on earth is Brooks valued at 40m British pounds?
Are you going to tell me that Buendia for 20m is not a better value than Brooks for 40?
Even now at the same price, Buendia is a better player and is younger and not coming of a long lay off.
So may be it's tunnel vision or lazy or shortsighted to just buy British players for a ridiculous fee.
We already have our full compliment of homegrown, is time to get value for money.
You might wanna watch Torres before making that statement. He's certainly shown more potential than Brooks. Secondly, Brooks is being priced at £40m by the reports. If we get him for £20m, great. But thats not whats being reported here. You can't just go and stick your own price tag on it and say that would be a great buy. On the same note, Sancho for £50m would be a great buy too.
£20 million + Lingard + Jones (like for like replacements for the outgoing Brooks and Ake) and you've got yourselves a deal Bournemouth.
For what he'd cost we could find better players.
The issue is even that he's had a long lay off and the suggestion that he is been brough in place of Sancho.
I have nothing against the kid and I have watched him play 2 seasons ago and he's alright but we can do better with what he will cost.
I genuinely think Bournemouth will bite your hand off and immediately accept the offer if we bid 40M tonight for the player. No way they are going to get money more than that from other clubs for him
You might need to throw in a 'penny arrow bar, 3 black jacks and a couple of fruit salads' to clinch the deal
From the looks of it, Solskjaer wants British players so who else out there could you get that is good enough
That’s an extremely poor deal on our part mate. More like 0 + Lingard + Jones if you put it like that
That's not how it works mate. Neither Lingard & Jones want to play in Championship.
Ake has played 130 times for Bournemouth. Brooks has had one season of Premier League football and spent the next year injured. How many players have had one good debut season and faded away. It would definitely be a big risk at that price.
Dan James is being called a flop at £15 million, younger and having very similar stats. 8 goals 5 assists for Brooks. Compared to 4 goals 7 assists for James.
Considering we were being linked with £50 million for Grealish if Villa got relegated, I think this price is just as much taking the piss as Dortmund are with Sancho.
He would call Bald Dunc
Why British players? Isn't it obvious to everyone the impact Fernandes has made? Hasn't Fernandes showed he's a better player to Maddison and Grealish who would have cost far more than he did?
We already have our fair share of British, is time we get some real players for good price.
If and when another player becomes available for good price and he's British then by all means.
The first consideration should be quality and then value for money.
Who are these players we can buy who are better that we can afford?
He won't cost 40m.
He's been injured for a season and I doubt if they'd price him out of the move. He belongs in the PL.
He's been injured for a season and I doubt if they'd price him out of the move. He belongs in the PL.
£40 apparently which is what I was assuming based on Ake. He’s good but for £40m he best be a first team quality not can come on for 10 minutes.
Oh sorry, I thought you meant that Bournemouth chairman and manager confirmed Brooks would cost 40 million.
I mean there's a difference between Stones, Romano, bbc and MEN, walesonline, readwestham etc. (the results of "david brooks 40 million" on google).
Well I am sure there are small local journalists that have a inside track on valuations, and probably how the mentioned fee has been floated, thats how these things tend to start. The bigger more "reputable" journalists than enter into the conversation when things become a bit more concrete...
Brooks is a United fan apparently... If we re really interested I guess this will help us put the price a bit down.
United fan? What was he doing at City then?
David Brooks attracting interest from Man United as they search for Jadon Sancho alternatives with Bournemouth and Wales winger available for £40m after Cherries' Premier League relegation - Adrian Kajumba
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...s-radar-search-Jadon-Sancho-alternatives.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...s-radar-search-Jadon-Sancho-alternatives.html
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So what?
If he's going to cost us 40m, Buendia has shown more in the epl and would cost less.
Houssem Auour from Lyon is rumored at 50m, so you can clearly see we can do better for that price.
My biggest issue is whether he's really even better than the likes of januzaj that we let go or even better than Mata for instance.
40m??? Good night and good luck
Exactly. So what that he’s a United fan.
Doubt we will go for 40m. At most I would pay 20. You can get cheaper alternatives easily, hell maybe Buendia could be gotten for less and he was pretty good last season. He is the same age I think, and as an alternative for Grealish, he was my pick from the relegated clubs.
He was a ManUtd fan.
We desperately need some numbers so £20m would be a good bit of business, even if we ended up landing Sancho in the next 12 months (i think James will be back in Swansea come the end of next season).
However, if i were his agent, I'd be suggesting he looks to ply his trade elsewhere in the EPL where he'll be a regular starter.
On the other hand, I'd probably want a decent cut if i were his agent, so he'll probably end up at OT for £30m.
However, if i were his agent, I'd be suggesting he looks to ply his trade elsewhere in the EPL where he'll be a regular starter.
On the other hand, I'd probably want a decent cut if i were his agent, so he'll probably end up at OT for £30m.
Always liked the look of the kid last season and early this season. Shame about his injuries but would not mind him to come in as an Andreas/ Jesse replacement. Can't see him being Sancho alternative like some, more so for Grealish if we get priced out.
Out of curiosity, has a player ever moved from the championship for £40m? Seem abit steep.
Out of curiosity, has a player ever moved from the championship for £40m? Seem abit steep.
I hope this isn’t another Sean Longstaff/Dan James/Josh King type scouting masterclass. When you add AWB and Maguire to the list above it all starts looking pretty uninspiring over all. Brooks does look talented, he’s left footed which we badly need and offers a decent squad option but there surely has to be better value and more interesting options out there if we actually have world class scouting.
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We bid 20m for King in January but they rejected our offer and were hoping we would increase our bid but we gone for Ighalo instead.
They should know that we aren’t here to be messed around if they are hoping to rip us off.
They should know that we aren’t here to be messed around if they are hoping to rip us off.
We don’t know how much he’s going to cost, 40 million is obviously too steep, I certainly feel he is an upgrade for our squad at 20-25 million. Buendia is certainly going to be around the same figure, he’s another one I wouldn’t mind for the right price.
Aouar is decent, Koopmeiners would be a great purchase in my opinion.
I’m going off the links to Sancho, Grealish, Brooks alongside the signings of James, Wan Bissaka and Maguire last year.
If we do get him I think we would've missed a trick sending Chong the other way on loan as a sweetener.
I don't know how short Bremen are for left wingers or if he will play regularly, but I think he would be better off in the Championship, especially when Bournemouth have lost Fraser, Wilson and potentially Brooks...
I don't know how short Bremen are for left wingers or if he will play regularly, but I think he would be better off in the Championship, especially when Bournemouth have lost Fraser, Wilson and potentially Brooks...
He fits the profile, doesn’t he?
You think James, AWB and Maguire were bad signings or something?
Jesus, I've just realised he missed basically the entire season with an ankle injury. There's no way we should go anywhere near him after that. If he completes next season without problems, then maybe, depending on his form.
Development at English lower leagues are a bit overrated. Look at Gnabry's development at Bremen compared to his spell at West Brom. I think Bremen is a great club for Chong.