Elliot Anderson | Opening bid rejected (p189)

[mattcity5]

They are defo at least talking to Bournemouth for Scott and us about Savinho and have signed the other two already

Which other 2? Not seen anything announced.

 

[DMA's]

Until we have a manager, transfer speculation seems pointless.

It may not be official but it’s pretty obvious Maresca is the manager and I’m almost certain he will be working with viana as we speak.

I’d go as far as to say maresca has probably been involved in squad discussions for the last few months.

 

[Sibierskii]

Pep must be wrong then. He said it...

Pep said he had a year left. Pep says a lot of things.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

All the talk about City being concerned over the transfer fee for Anderson seems to have originated with a single ESPN article. I would be very surprised if City weren’t acutely aware of Forest’s price tag for some time.

 

[blueparrot]

Until we have a manager, transfer speculation seems pointless.

Thats why we have a DOF a DOF that will have been talking to Maresca about transfers for weeks if not months

 

[richards30]

Which other 2? Not seen anything announced.

Robertson and Sensei

 

[mattcity5]

Robertson and Sensei

Ah, figured Robertson but didn't know about the Bournemouth guy.

Not sure they're signings that will make a huge difference tbh - Robertson maybe has 2 years left, but will at least bring the right attitude etc. He might well find playing for Spurs more difficult than he's used to though!

I wouldn't say Senesi is better than Van Der Ven or Romero, but a solid signing and good enough for the division at least.

 

[waspish]

Classic sales tactic, we'll meet in the middle no doubt, £100 maybe £105 with the inevitable add ons, they probably won't be far off £120 when all said and done. He's 23, home grown and already the best CM in the league. He's the golden goose, him alone would be enough to get us over the line next season imo assuming we dont lose Rodri.

If he has a good world cup it wouldnt surprise me if the likes of Bayern/ Madrid come sniffing

When was the last time Real Madrid paid over 100m for a player

 

[Ethan23]

When was the last time Real Madrid paid over 100m for a player

Yeh it's been a while probably Bellingham, but they've saved a lot of money recently with free transfers so I'd imagine they'll a decent chunk to spend this summer.

All that being said i'm pretty sure we'll get him, he fits the club perfectly.

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

Pep said he had a year left. Pep says a lot of things.

Sounds a bit disrespectful to our greatest manager ever, but okay

 

[vincent]

When was the last time Real Madrid paid over 100m for a player

There are multiple reports saying they paid a signing on fee to Mbappe of circa +£120m. Bellingham cost around £90m with +£30m in add ons.

 

[BluestBlue]

This is Bruno G and Rice all over again, the club doesn’t wanna sell their best player this price is meant to deter other clubs.

This players profile is VITAL for our rebuild. I would pay the money. 120 mil in the grand schemes of things isn’t that crazy when he’s gonna be here for 10 years. People saying we could get Vitnha and co okay go and get people that have no transfer fee good luck with that.

The club didn’t wanna pay the money for Bruno or Rixd and wasted the money on mediocre players who needed costing way more, Phillips, Nico G, Reinjders, Nunes, combined cost way more than when we should’ve just paid the 100m for Bruno G/Rice.

I’m perfectly happy not getting a winger just so we can spend more for the midfield. This position is vital. We’re not PSG we don’t play false 9 and we have a GK that can’t pass we need the best possible midfield

 

[BluestBlue]

There are multiple reports saying they paid a signing on fee to Mbappe of circa +£120m. Bellingham cost around £90m with +£30m in add ons.

When was the last time Real Madrid paid over 100m for a player

they happily paid 80m plus 20 mil add ons for Tchoameni in 2022. Lmao idk why people are stressing over money that isn’t theirs just cough up the money.

 

[waspish]

Yeh it's been a while probably Bellingham, but they've saved a lot of money recently with free transfers so I'd imagine they'll a decent chunk to spend this summer.

All that being said i'm pretty sure we'll get him, he fits the club perfectly.

Think they want a top player now they tap them up get them for nought! Rodri will be next for them

 

[Ethan23]

Think they want a top player now they tap them up get them for nought! Rodri will be next for them

I wouldnt mind that tbh - As long as we get another (full) season from him this next season.

 

[Marvin.]

Thats why we have a DOF a DOF that will have been talking to Maresca about transfers for weeks if not months

Completing a major transfer without a manager in place is unlikely.

 

[simon23]

Reijnders had one good game vs Wolves..that's it. To say he had a good start is a slight over exaggerated. The rest of tge time he was incredibly poor and popping up with a goal or assist here or there does not take away from the fact that 99.9% of the time he was like a ghost and had little impact on games

Technically he is a good player but so unsuitable for the premiership

He should be first out the door....he ain't sold kid who is suddenly going to develop physicality and a spine!

Agreed. I like them both (particularly think Reijnders will do well under Maresca) but they’re massive wages in case we do want to cash in.

 

[simon23]

For me Anderson is the key to our season next year. He has everything we are missing in our midfield.

 

[Berti No Show]

Posted this 9 days ago. It’s happening again. We’ll not go beyond £100m for Anderson and will spend about £150-200m over the coming seasons on players that are just not quite good enough when we could have got the one that is good enough for less than that. Sometimes ‘overpaying’ is the right thing to do.

Completely agree. Sometimes you have to stop trying to spread the money around and simply pay what it takes for the player who genuinely elevates your team. There aren't many midfielders out there capable of transforming a side in the way Elliot Anderson can. He's got everything, energy, intelligence, technical quality, physicality and a mentality that sets him apart. He's extremely driven and appears very level headed.

As you've said, we've spent significant sums on four or five players when that money could have been concentrated on the one player we truly needed. Elite talent comes at a premium, and that's the reality of the market. If Nottingham Forest are holding out for a fee north of £100 million, then we should be doing everything possible to find a deal that works. Players of Anderson's calibre don't become available very often, and when they do, you have to be prepared to be decisive like Arsenal did with Rice. Rice has elevated that side mentally, more so than physically.

 

[dadnlad]

Think the Grealish transfer spooked them back to the previous MO of not spending more than £50-£60m for one player.

think buying league net spend merchants and cheque book manager did more damage