Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

ballinio said:
And losing the players, great srategy that,will take us a long way.
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There's more than one good player around, and a few people at the club are paid very well to go and find these players. If turning down one player is the end of our summer then the problem is bigger than playing hardball.
 
FanchesterCity said:
Other teams lose out on players too. He's ONLY a player, and we have to set boundaries / budgets.
If there's a car you really like and the salesman is asking way too much money, do you still buy it even though it's massively overpriced? it's very rare that someone would do that.

Otherwise, where's the end to it all? how much will the next reserve goalkeeper cost? 100m - just because we 'need' one? We must be seen to walk away from deals.
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You are absolutely right - individual deals set a tone and overpaying for one player changes the dynamics for future deals. You can already see that we are not really welcome at the 'top table' when Bayern or Real come calling clubs gift wrap the players and hand them over but, when it's us clubs hold out for more - because they doubt we will walk away and will pay 20 per cent more.
 
Cry should target him but not at any cost. I'd pay 60-65 maybe for Kroos and that's it.

Cityisland said:
Not really. When troy Deene is worth 25mil, 65mil is bang on market value.
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Surprise - Troy Deene isn't worth 25mil.

We got Gundogan for 20 and he's leagues better.
 
I don't think he is worth that. That is what the market deems his value to be with the injection of tv money.

A player is only worth what someone is willing to pay.

Based on Leicesters willingness to pay that, aubameyang is worth aprox that amount. It's not our fault we will have to pay that if values of other players are distorted/ over inflated.

It's the market.
 
Won't be long before some cretin uses the non-argument "it's not your money so what are you worried about"

Very popular that one. Still it's something to say that lots of posters will agree with ;)
 
One thing to bear in mind though - a player's 'worth' isn't really an absolute figure. It's what they are worth to any given club.

If Messi joined United, they'd sell 1.5 million shirts and make back 30m in the process.
Is Messi joined Accrington Stanley, they'd sell 10K shirts and make back 200K in the process.

Messi's 'worth' depends on who is buying.

Still, we've already paid a heavy price for Bony and Sterling without seeing much return on that investment. They might come good in the future, or they might not, but 70m+ is still right up there with the world's top transfers, and is this guy really setting the world alight? I don't think so.
 
FanchesterCity said:
One thing to bear in mind though - a player's 'worth' isn't really an absolute figure. It's what they are worth to any given club.

If Messi joined United, they'd sell 1.5 million shirts and make back 30m in the process.
Is Messi joined Accrington Stanley, they'd sell 10K shirts and make back 200K in the process.

Messi's 'worth' depends on who is buying.

Still, we've already paid a heavy price for Bony and Sterling without seeing much return on that investment. They might come good in the future, or they might not, but 70m+ is still right up there with the world's top transfers, and is this guy really setting the world alight? I don't think so.
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Hindsight is a wonderful thing

Personally I don't think we overpaid for Bony 'at the time' as he was a top premier league goalscorer
 
I am not sure what the price of a player is has any relevance to the team paying the price. If a manager wants a player and feels that player improves the team and the player can be bought then surely that is all that matters

The argument that this player has not set the worls alight is an odd one. He was the top scorer in a top league in not the best side so what more does he have to do?
 
chesterguy said:
I am not sure what the price of a player is has any relevance to the team paying the price. If a manager wants a player and feels that player improves the team and the player can be bought then surely that is all that matters

The argument that this player has not set the worls alight is an odd one. He was the top scorer in a top league in not the best side so what more does he have to do?
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Of course the price has a relevance, it is called FFP, and as much as all the kfa's said ffp wouldn't ever bite our arse, well it has
 
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BringBackSwales said:
Of course the price has a relevance, it is called FFP, and as much as all the kfa's said ffp wouldn't ever bite our arse, well it has
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What I was saying if a player can be bought (that means within FFP and wages dont break wages structure and all the other factors that go into a transfer) then provided the player can be bought then he should be bought. What I am suggesting is why are we fans saying "I wouldnt pay that for player A" "Player B is worth that" what are we accountants or fans?
 
chesterguy said:
What I was saying if a player can be bought (that means within FFP and wages dont break wages structure and all the other factors that go into a transfer) then provided the player can be bought then he should be bought. What I am suggesting is why are we fans saying "I wouldnt pay that for player A" "Player B is worth that" what are we accountants or fans?
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Glad that you agree and have now corrected your comment to accept that the price of a player is relevant
 
Akiva said:
Cry should target him but not at any cost. I'd pay 60-65 maybe for Kroos and that's it.



Surprise - Troy Deene isn't worth 25mil.

We got Gundogan for 20 and he's leagues better.
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Surprise, clubs look at what players in the PL are going for and if their players are better, raise the price. West Ham are priced out of Lacazette because their president saw how much Raheem went for and said Lacazette is worth more than that based off his contributions, then went on to have a similar season this season. So clubs are going to see what the Vardy's and Deeney's are going for and compare.
 
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