Why the feck does it say I support Liverpool?!
Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace
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If we ever got rid of Bruno then this would be a very good replacement. Doesn’t give you Bruno’s numbers but he’s more involved in build up play and can dribble his way through defenders
I think he can match Bruno’s non-penalty goals in a top team for sure. He got 10 or 11 this season as it is, and missed a couple months too.
He's in a similar situation that Grealish was with us in 2021.
To get more involved with England he probably needs to be playing for a CL team sooner or later.
Lovely player to watch.
To get more involved with England he probably needs to be playing for a CL team sooner or later.
Lovely player to watch.
Reminds me of Rui Costa, would love him at United
City will sign him and make him dull.
I was quite going when Rui Costa was playing, but my memory of him is as a completely different player. Was he a much of a dribbler as Eze? The closest I can think of to Eze, in recent memory, is Saint Maximin.
Exactly, a proper old school number 10 who can glide past players then play that final pass. Also the tricks too.
We are apparently after Guehi & Olise yet I'd much rather Eze & Wharton...
If Bruno were to depart then we should be all over this.
He doesn’t though? He straight out said he doesn’t want to leave.
Need to rock up at Palace with a big bag of cash for Olise, Wharton and Eze.
We should have no business with Guehi at all.
Agreed I don't see anything that makes me consider him worth the money nor even Branthwaite for the prices thrown around
Brilliant player with a great attitude. Miss watching him play live. Will be a massive benefit to whatever team he ends up at.
I'm glad it's Palace. Of all the clubs I would choose for this to happen to, they're right at the top of the list!
He's very good. I'm a fan.
Hence why I said “if”. I don’t think he’ll go either tbh, I certainly hope not anyway.
I'm calm about it to be honest, by far the most important person to keep hold of is Dougie Freedman and it seems he's staying put.
Would love him here but I think we'd have to sell Bruno to accommodate him.
Now, that is high praise.
Given the timelines at play, it might be shrewd to do just that. Bruno is 30, he is on 250k p/w and our next great team almost certainly won’t have him at the heart of it. Eze is almost 26 now, around the age we bought Bruno, and has a 60m clause and likely lower wage demands. We could likely sell Bruno for more than 60m and pay Eze less than 250k, while setting the clock back 4 years on our #10.
It's just a stretch to do given all the other work we have to do IMO. I just don't see us adding "replace Bruno" to the list when we also have to get 2 CB's, the DM and probably amrabat as depth, the CF, left back, olise at right wing... There's just a lot.
In the entirely unemotional, in and out refresh... Yeah? But it doesn't feel realistic at all given the quantity for this summer.
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This is true, but then again such a move would be driven by necessity rather than anything else. If we are offered in and around 9-figures for Bruno this summer and he indicates that he wants to go, then the fact is we would need to replace him THIS summer. Given the chatter regarding interest and his fishing for more money, there is a possibility that we could fond ourselves at this crossroads this summer whether we had planned it or not.
The problem there is their availability also, Bruno is an absolute freak and I believe behind the scenes he is a great presence and very good with the youngsters similar to Licha
Bruno is on £180k apparently. He's likely asking to be bumped up because that's less than Rashford, but more pertinently it's less than Antony and Sancho.
He was probably put on 180k when he signed, but his last contract seemed to have been widely reported at 250k. There’s no way we should be increasing/extending at that amount now on a contract for a 30 year old that has 3 years left on it.
He was lower than that when he signed, probably closer to £120k, including bonuses. He signed the extension 2 years ago, so can believe he doubled it, but that still puts him below a few who he deserves more than e.g Casemiro is reportedly on £350k.
If Case leaves then that takes away that argument, but he probably thinks he deserves something over Sancho and Antony as well, just as a sign of his importance to the team.
For what it's worth, I don't think this will be an issue. There's 3 years left on his current deal, so sort the rest of the team out and then if there's room give him a little bump to keep him happy. If a Saudi club offer £70m for him and £500k p/w and he wants to go, take it and move on.
Personally, I think he'd rather stay at United and earn less to play in the PL for a few more years.
I think if we tried to sign Eze now he'd want £200k at least, especially as he can point to what we pay some other players. Plus, Chelsea would probably stick their nose in and offer him more than that, as they do
Really liked the look of him yesterday for England, he might be the one to sneak into the final squad. If Olise is going for £60m +, how much would Eze go for?
He’s real good
Class talent and performer
I'm a big fan of Eze but I thought he was quite wasteful in the final third against Brentford. I'd have him at United any day of the week, though.