10 | Jack Grealish - 2023/24

[Lavinda Past]

Because Villa didn't want to sell him. They made a huge asking price to put us off but it didn't work. We were adamant about getting him.

That's what I'm getting at. We paid their ridiculous asking price. He's a very good player, but he was never actually worth £100m.

 

[Keeper!]

How do we know he hasn’t? I don’t tend to keep up with what’s trending in other countries, so it may be my shortcoming.

I am based in Asia, he simply get's no publicity here, all Haaland/ Kdb.

 

[Lavinda Past]

Pep wanted him ,the club believed he was worth spending £100 mill on. He's been an important part of a very successful team,so he was worth paying what it took to get him.The £100mill is irrelevant.To say he was only worth £40/50 mill is just daft.

You'll be telling me that Nunes is a £40m player next.

We overpaid. We nearly always do. If not in transfer fees, then in wages/bonuses.

 

[Keeper!]

AFAIK There's no sponsorship, Pep just has a taste for £1m+ watches.

He has close links with the brand, he is an "ambassador"

Mille are the ultimate in marketing, brilliant at it.

 

[blueparrot]

You'll be telling me that Nunes is a £40m player next.

We overpaid. We nearly always do. If not in transfer fees, then in wages/bonuses.

I don't know yet.

 

[Lavinda Past]

He has close links with the brand, he is an "ambassador"

Mille are the ultimate in marketing, brilliant at it.

You are Richard Mille and I claim my free watch...

:-)

 

[Keeper!]

You are Richard Mille and I claim my free watch...

:-)

Lol I wish, I will just have to stick with the old Rolex ;)

 

[Keeper!]

Because Villa didn't want to sell him. They made a huge asking price to put us off but it didn't work. We were adamant about getting him.

Villa made no mistake, he had a 100m release clause, we paid it.

 

[MarsLlama]

Hewas never only worth £40 /50 mill, we did try to pay £85 mill which was about right , but £40 /50 mill that's a ridiculous price.

Why, exactly? With a fraction of the £100m they got for Jack, they bought Leon Bailey, who is now looking much better than Grealish did at Villa, let alone now. I actually think £50m would've been an overpayment, considering how many far better players have gone for far less.

 

[blueparrot]

Why, exactly? With a fraction of the £100m they got for Jack, they bought Leon Bailey, who is now looking much better than Grealish did at Villa, let alone now. I actually think £50m would've been an overpayment, considering how many far better players have gone for far less.

No, because Pep didn’t want a player that plays like Bailey, he wanted a player that plays like Jack Grealish, thats why he bought him,it’s why he plays him in the bigger games and why we won a treble.