Errr how many players with a year left on their contracts are going for much more than £20m? Let alone players on the back of one of their worst seasons, who will demand high wages and who wants to leave?£20M - are you still living in early 2000’s?
Liverpool did the same thing was Ox for 35 odd million with 6 months left in his contract (I think)Errr how many players with a year left on their contracts are going for much more than £20m? Let alone players on the back of one of their worst seasons, who will demand high wages and who wants to leave?
Have you not seen the issues we’ve had trying to shift our players?
Improve who? Most players are beyond the point of salvaging. Those who could improve, improved. E.g. AwB.
Tom Roddy and Paul Hirst (both Tier 2) suggested in their recent report that, whilst Chelsea want £70m, prospective suitors don't want to go higher than £47.5m (i.e. what Chelsea paid for Raheem Sterling when he had 1 year left in his City contract). Ben Jacobs (Tier 2) suggested something similar by reporting that prospective suitors value Mount at £15-20m less than what Chelsea are looking for.
We bought RVP for more than that over a decade ago.Errr how many players with a year left on their contracts are going for much more than £20m? Let alone players on the back of one of their worst seasons, who will demand high wages and who wants to leave?
Have you not seen the issues we’ve had trying to shift our players?
Raheem Sterling. And he’s a few years older.Errr how many players with a year left on their contracts are going for much more than £20m? Let alone players on the back of one of their worst seasons, who will demand high wages and who wants to leave?
Have you not seen the issues we’ve had trying to shift our players?
So you think he shouldn't even get some minutes as a sub?Currently, Mejbri is not at the level we need. We overrate our academy products too much.
Seems El Pais or whatever they’re called were on the ball.Mokbel has correctly called the Mount story.
Money is coming from somewhere.
Kane, Rice and Mount easily tops £250M
There is no universe where we get Mount for 20-30 million. It will be 40-50 million at least. But I don't think he would be the worst signing.Why the huge opposition to Mount? For £20m that would be terrific business. He's not had his best season (who has at Chelsea?), but he was a good performer for them in previous seasons and you're not going to get an England international midfielder of his ability at that price anywhere else. Would seem to fit in to our squad very well if we sell one of Fred/McTominay (my preference would be Fred but he's the less likely to get real interest) and would give Eriksen legitimate competition and rotation. With the added bonus of him allowing funds to be diverted elsewhere for a more marquee signing.
In
Mount £20-30m
Kim £40m
Kane £80-100m
Total £140-170m
Out
Henderson £25-30m
McTominay £30-40m
Elanga £15-20m
Other Dross £0-50m
Total £70-140m
Those dealings don't seem too unrealistic, and depending on how much of our dross we can get rid of it allows us to go after other positions such as GK, RB, and a backup CDM.
There is no universe where we get Mount for 20-30 million. It will be 40-50 million at least. But I don't think he would be the worst signing.
It's definitely fair to say he's had a terrible season. Chelsea have been poor as a whole but he's been one of their worst performers and he absolutely is at fault for that too. It makes it harder to perform but a great player can still stand out even in a poor team. Not saying he can't get back to his previous levels but you're letting him off very easy. Also, frankly even at his best I wouldn't have been happy with us paying this money for him.He's a reasonably young England international, if he'd had a good season he'd probably go for more. Though you're absolutely right - 55m isn't a bargain by any means, it's just not a rip-off (in my opinion).
Plus, I don't think it's fair to say he's had a terrible season - every single Chelsea player has had a terrible season, due to absolutely terrible management by Boehly. So sure, Mount had a poor season, but through any fault of his own.
Chelsea are asking for £70m. Interested clubs value him closer to £55mIf Chelsea are asking for £55m and all the interested clubs are thinking closer to £15-20m then why doesn't £20-30m seem reasonable? Everyone knows Chelsea need to offload players to make their squad manageable and Mount doesn't seem interested in staying at this point, so Chelsea don't seem to have much of the leverage.
They aren't. Chelsea are looking for £70-80m. It's the interested clubs who are only willing to go up to £55m.If Chelsea are asking for £55m
Why the huge opposition to Mount? For £20m that would be terrific business. He's not had his best season (who has at Chelsea?), but he was a good performer for them in previous seasons and you're not going to get an England international midfielder of his ability at that price anywhere else. Would seem to fit in to our squad very well if we sell one of Fred/McTominay (my preference would be Fred but he's the less likely to get real interest) and would give Eriksen legitimate competition and rotation. With the added bonus of him allowing funds to be diverted elsewhere for a more marquee signing.
In
Mount £20-30m
Kim £40m
Kane £80-100m
Total £140-170m
Out
Henderson £25-30m
McTominay £30-40m
Elanga £15-20m
Other Dross £0-50m
Total £70-140m
Those dealings don't seem too unrealistic, and depending on how much of our dross we can get rid of it allows us to go after other positions such as GK, RB, and a backup CDM.
We bought RVP for more than that over a decade ago.
Mount, Sterling and RVP, one of those is not remotely comparable to the other two. Chamberlain went for £35m, Chelsea are asking for £80m, you could argue that Ox had shown more as a player than mount has too.Raheem Sterling. And he’s a few years older.
Chelsea are asking for £70m+ for Mount (will probably achieve more like £50-£60m).
If we spend £150m+ on Rice and Mount, we're really not getting good value.
Chelsea are asking for £70m+ for Mount (will probably achieve more like £50-£60m).
If we spend £150m+ on Rice and Mount, we're really not getting good value.
Looks like AWB will be the one getting sold.
If we got those 3 my mind would be blown.Kane, Rice and Mount for a massive outlay...
I would be underwhelmed.
You'd be underwhelmed by a top-5 striker in the world and two of the best young midfielders in the league? What would whelm you?Kane, Rice and Mount for a massive outlay...
I would be underwhelmed.
Why??
Keep them both. They are far from perfect but not a priority IF we get the other signings right
