Thaksins Love Child
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The longer it goes on the more I want him. He will score a shit ton. Break shearers record and secure us multiple trophies.
Can I offer an alternative way of looking at this? For us, it's long drawn out, we want it done and the longer it goes on the more frustrated we are. From the outside looking in point of view it's like chatting to a girl on tinder for weeks, saying lets meet up then and she's always got an excuse to why she can't come to Spoons for a romantic burger n free pint. Eventually you get to the point where you say this 8/10 girl's not interested, she just wants the attention and you need to cut your losses and move on.I’ve been following this thread as much as most blues and I’ve been hopeful we sign Kane, but the longer it has gone on the more I’ve become disheartened. I was never fully sold on spending 100M+ on a 28yr old, now I am dead set against it. I hope we steer clear now. I hope we go with what we have, and I’ve now doubt with our squad, we’ll still be in the mix! I hope we give Delap minutes and I hope next year, we are in the conversation for Haaland or Mbappe.
Pfft. Amateur.The number of times a day I check this thread hoping for good news.....
Does the fee matter to us though? What does paying this much mean? Does it mean we pay more next season or a few seasons later? Maybe. But then does that mean that price is the same price other teams have to pay? Meaning in paying this we've priced other teams out of future transfers? We can afford it more than them.I think we desperately need a striker. Chelsea are looking formidable and they may even further strengthen. I wouldn’t be paying anywhere near the figures reported for Kane though. I’d be just about content at £80m. Anything above that would represent poor value as far as I’m concerned.
I’m not even convinced that he would do as well for us as many believe. His age is the main thing going against him. It doesn’t seem sensible to risk such an enormous fee on someone that may rapidly decline in a couple of years.
If we can’t bring in someone that can play at a high level with high energy output for the next 6-7 years then I’d rather bring in a stopgap for this season and reassess the market next summer. We could even close the holes at left-back and/or CDM with any remaining funds.