It's Quiet Thread 15 - Txiki Blinders

[Xhavenjoe]

50m for ben white is nuts. we paid 50m + otamendi for dias

I think Otamendi and Dias were separate deals

 

[The slaughtered lamb]

Arsenal always seem to produce the same sort of player, Willock seems to be the latest example, but not many clubs produce their own CB`s as experience is crucial, they should have bought Dunk he would have filled the captain/leadership role they are so obviously missing.

That’s what I mean though, there’s no shortage of players they could have bought for £50m. This is a player that Brighton were happy to loan out not long ago. I suppose they did try to develop a young centre back when they bought Holden, but that didn’t work out so well because of injuries. Having thought about it a bit more, I reckon the English player premium is about to go into overdrive precisely because of Covid, as more players choose to stay closer to home, which probably explains our transfer policy going that way.

 

[wolviedinho]

This place is fucking ese loco.

The crazies have taken over and I get posts deleted in the scum thread for call fergie a piss stain!

I am signing up to Rawk to seek a balanced discussion.

 

[Centurions]

I think Otamendi and Dias were separate deals

They were, £13.5mill for Ota and circa £61mill for Ruben.

 

[ancoats]

I'm not sure his England call up did add that much to his value as Brighton were already rejecting bids of £30M-£35M before being called up, implying it would have taken £40M or more just to get Brighton to the table.

i think it was £30 million quoted before the euros now £50 million ? arsenal could have ake for £40 million

 

[kun]

i think it was £30 million quoted before the euros now £50 million ? arsenal could have ake for £40 million

White is probably better than Aké.
Leeds were knocked back for about £30M after they got promoted. Arsenal, I believe, had another bigger bid knocked back before the Euros.

 

[samuelyeboah]

I think Otamendi and Dias were separate deals

on paper sure, but to all parties involved it was clearly part of the deal

 

[kun]

I think Otamendi and Dias were separate deals

Swap deals literally always are

 

[ancoats]

They were, £13.5mill for Ota and circa £61mill for Ruben.

best bit of business in the transfer market city have done for years

 

[Phil1]

So people are happy to accept that Ben White is worth 50m but at the same time we have a fair few saying we would be lucky to get 50m for brazils current number 9 who has starred in a title winning side for the last four years?
My head hurts.