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mosssideblue said:
I dont buy into this "Market value & North of £100m as a starting point" nonsense. If we are prepared to sell him it will be for a good reason.

If we want him gone it will be to get him off the books asap and to save on his salary and to enable a timely purchase. Pep wont want to have a player who doesn't have his heart and soul in it.

I expect he will stay, but if he is sold, it will be to a price that gets him sold, not want fans think his value is.

Anyway, all ifs buts & maybes, lets see what pans out over the coming weeks
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Thankfully our club does buy into market value and will be looking for a fee north of 100 million imo
 
doobyedoobye said:
Thankfully our club does buy into market value and will be looking for a fee north of 100 million imo
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I'm sure they would love market value but they are also savvy enough to consider different scenarios as to satisfy themselves what is acceptable. Too many just see a selling price tag with little or no consideration to other factors
 
mosssideblue said:
I'm sure they would love market value but they are also savvy enough to consider different scenarios as to satisfy themselves what is acceptable. Too many just see a selling price tag with little or no consideration to other factors
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The club will see a much bigger picture than just what he's worth. If we don't sell him will he sulk?, will he sign a new contract next season, will we be banned next year and be unable to replace him so have to keep him and lose him for nothing, if he is going do we want his replacement working with Pep for what could be his last 2 years. All that would go into deciding how much we would take IF he doesn't sign a contract in the next few weeks.
 
blueparrot said:
The club will see a much bigger picture than just what he's worth. If we don't sell him will he sulk?, will he sign a new contract next season, will we be banned next year and be unable to replace him so have to keep him and lose him for nothing, if he is going do we want his replacement working with Pep for what could be his last 2 years. All that would go into deciding how much we would take IF he doesn't sign a contract in the next few weeks.
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My sentiments exactly. You simply put it better than l did
 
mosssideblue said:
I'm sure they would love market value but they are also savvy enough to consider different scenarios as to satisfy themselves what is acceptable. Too many just see a selling price tag with little or no consideration to other factors
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I think Khaldoon sent out a message in his end of year appraisal which indicated to me a firm stand against those who have waged a war against us.
 
BlueBrain said:
Nope, club came out and said they are not true after guys like Sam Lee were saying we are in for him. They basically shut it down because they knew they were being dragged into a bidding battle where the club was trying to get United to pay out more.

We don’t want to look like mugs so united can say they got one over us
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Seems to work out quite well when United have got one over us in the past.
 
I have a feeling given the uncertainty of some of our players our transfer strategy may be on hold. We know we need a replacement for Fern, and maybe a replacement for Komps but i suspect these will not happen until the other issues are resolved and we actually know how many players we need given there seems to be an overall budget. Just my opinion.
 
Rammyblues said:
I have a feeling given the uncertainty of some of our players our transfer strategy may be on hold. We know we need a replacement for Fern, and maybe a replacement for Komps but i suspect these will not happen until the other issues are resolved and we actually know how many players we need given there seems to be an overall budget. Just my opinion.
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I think we are far too well run and organised for this to be the case. We knew the situation with those players and will be prepared. I think, as ever, we are sussing the market out and will pick the right time to deal. Early tends to be better. We got Mahrez for less through waiting a window. We got Bernardo for a bargain compared to the fees that ended up flying around that summer.

It seems our strategy is to make it quite clear that we will walk away and force clubs to cash in and not play hardball. Where they do, we take our cash elsewhere. They might then sell to another but in general most players will want City and Pep more than most other destinations and that is a huge factor.
 
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