Elliot Anderson | Opening bid rejected (p189)

[waspish]

Next summer Stones, Bernardo and Ortega will be out of contract. Ake and Kovacic will have one year left. Trafford will likely leave. We will try to move Grealish permanently and Akanji has a £15m option with Inter. Savinho may also leave.

If Trafford goes we’ll need a new keeper, we know we need a right back and we’re obviously targeting Anderson. Moving the above players on will free up a lot of space in terms of wages and should mean a reasonable net spend in the summer.

The big unknown is what do we do if Rodri doesn’t sign an extension…

Regarding Rodri if he doesn’t sign is sell him or let his contract run down let him go on a free at 31..

 

[Stoned Rose]

If he has a stormer in the WC (which is very possible) you aren’t getting his pubes for 80m.

 

[CTIDANDREW]

I think they'll accept 80mil pounds.

I hope that you're correct, but unless he forces thier hand / there is a clause for relegation or no European football...they would be crazy to do so.

England regular at 23 years old.
Bidding starts at 100mil if I were them in today's insane transfer market / English tax world.

 

[pudge]

I don't personally see the fuss about him but it's all paper talk at the moment anyway

 

[big gaz]

Regarding Rodri if he doesn’t sign is sell him or let his contract run down let him go on a free at 31..

Harsh but true. before we do anything daft it would/ I would like to see Rodders in the team with NG both sitting and protecting our back 4 just a thought :-)

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Harsh but true. before we anything daft it would/ I would like to see Rodders in the team with NG both sitting and protecting our back 4 just a thought :-)

This is one of the most annoying things about Pep. So we've got shitloads of injuries at the back so we have to play three younger players, including one who was playing at Watford a couple of weeks ago. It can't be helped, and we expect to see a dip in form as a result. But he flat out refuses to change the midfield to offer them a bit of extra protection.

 

[oldius]

This is one of the most annoying things about Pep. So we've got shitloads of injuries at the back so we have to play three younger players, including one who was playing at Watford a couple of weeks ago. It can't be helped, and we expect to see a dip in form as a result. But he flat out refuses to change the midfield to offer them a bit of extra protection.

Against Bodo, he had Gonzalez, Kovacic and Bernardo missing.
Though I would have preferred Nico O partnering Rodri, we were limited.

 

[oldius]

Harsh but true. before we anything daft it would/ I would like to see Rodders in the team with NG both sitting and protecting our back 4 just a thought :-)

Absolutely, when he returns from injury.
Gonz and Rodri behind Cherki/Foden, Semenyo, and Doku would be very strong, IMO, but those in front also need to press more aggressively too.

 

[dadnlad]

Harsh but true. before we do anything daft it would/ I would like to see Rodders in the team with NG both sitting and protecting our back 4 just a thought :-)

back 4 ? when did this happen

 

[Cobwebcat]

 

[Mike S]

Teaser ! Hmmmmm

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

this month? next season? tell us tolmie

 

[Cobwebcat]

this month? next season? tell us tolmie

I imagine he means in the Summer.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

this month? next season? tell us tolmie

You'll get a musical clue from Tolmie soon.

If its " I feel love " its summer,
If its a blast of Justin Hayward, its autumn and expect the band pilot to be resurrected if its January.

 

[Centurions]

this month? next season? tell us tolmie

Imminently.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Only in the BBC gossip stuff but interesting that the rags in targets for midfield link they suggest that they've got no design on this guy as they believe we've got him in the bag for summer.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I think he’s looks like a really good player with a lot of potential, but it does feel like some posters are pining their hopes on him fixing the midfield.

Thinking of the the negatives of this signing, for me it would be he’s playing for a poor side, he doesn’t have experience at the top level and he’s not won anything before. Obviously that can change and we have signed players like this before - with lots of potential, but have we signed too many like this?

It doesn’t seem possible anymore, but do we need some genuine proven top class midfielders.

 

[Great Kompany]

After getting duped for a 100 million for Jack Grealish (imho), I would be very careful at spending 100 million at another player. As much I hate them the only 100 million player worth the money was Declan Rice. And a good couple of matches at the world cup best believe Forest owner will start asking 100 for Anderson as well.

If we have 100 million lying around I would expect scouts to find a generational midfielder someplace else. What about Neves at PSG, I mean if we gonna spend 100 let it be for him or some generation La Masia graduate for Barcelona. Anderson should be the Semeneyo price. 65-70 take it or leave it!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I think he’s looks like a really good player with a lot of potential, but it does feel like some posters are pining their hopes on him fixing the midfield.

Thinking of the the negatives of this signing, for me it would be he’s playing for a poor side, he doesn’t have experience at the top level and he’s not won anything before. Obviously that can change and we have signed players like this before - with lots of potential, but have we signed too many like this?

It doesn’t seem possible anymore, but do we need some genuine proven top class midfielders.

That's a fair point, a little more project than world class fit perhaps, not sure we should keep doing the project route, we've got a young team that will grow and need a finished product.

But don't ask me who that is. Think we missed out with Rice and I know it's not that straightforward but the monies we could end up spending eventually getting someone in that's right could be a crazy cumulative total.

 

[richards30]

He has a release clause for a champions league club from this summer i believe and it is rumoured to be lower than media fee reporting.