Kelechi Iheanacho

[Blue Coop]

This transfer alone funds £125m of our in year transfer spend (based on 5 year deals) it's been a while since we've had a windfall like this to benefit our outgoings.

 

[NQCitizen]

50m buy back is genius.

With player values doubling every 2 years we can buy him in 2 years, homegrown, experienced, 23 and more developed for the same relative outlay Leicester just made.

... Then probably sell him on for a lot more.

 

[Marvin]

Nigerian web-site says it's £27m and the release fee is £50m if LCFC are in CL but considerably less if they are not

 

[domalino]

Martin Blackburn has already stated it's a £35m buy back

When did he say that?

Because Considering the last time I remember him saying it was 3 weeks ago and the transfer stalled, I can believe the reason it stalled was they wanted a higher buyout fee.

£50m is the upper limit of fine but it's still fine. If he's good enough for us to want him when Agüero goes back to Argentina in 2019 then he's worth more than £50m and a hell of a lot more than the net £25m.

 

[Citizen in Pakistan]

Good Business overall.

 

[domalino]

A low buy back clause is not necessarily a good thing.

Consider Marcos Lopes, who had a buy back of 15m after we sold him for 9m. Monaco just loaned him out for 2 years until our clause ran out and now he's going to be a starter for them, and who would really be surprised if he's being talked about as a 30, 40m+ player by the end of the season?

Fucking Leicester over with a piss taking buyout clause might make it look better in the transfer papers tomorrow, but it's not necessarily going to be the best thing for the ultimate goal which is Iheanacho becoming a striker worth much more than £50m. We want them to invest as much as possible into him, build the team around him, shove a £30m player in Slimani to the bench for him etc. The deal needs to benefit everyone and be more than a glorified loan.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

A low buy back clause is not necessarily a good thing.

Consider Marcos Lopes, who had a buy back of 15m after we sold him for 9m. Monaco just loaned him out for 2 years until our clause ran out and now he's going to be a starter for them, and who would really be surprised if he's being talked about as a 30, 40m+ player by the end of the season?

Fucking Leicester over with a piss taking buyout clause might make it look better in the transfer papers tomorrow, but it's not necessarily going to be the best thing for the ultimate goal which is Iheanacho becoming a striker worth much more than £50m. We want them to invest as much as possible into him, build the team around him, shove a £30m player in Slimani to the bench for him etc. The deal needs to benefit everyone and be more than a glorified loan.

well they've agreed to it. We're always going to get players who are successes elsewhere without us, it's the nature of being at the top.

 

[Twingatz]

We will never enforce it. Not been impressed by him as a footballer when I have seen him play. Think his goals to minutes ratio will plummet at a lesser club. Future Francis Jeffers for me.

Nope, not at all with this one. He hasn't had many minutes and still scores and he's young. Watch him become that player people are talking about.

 

[worsleyweb]

Nope, not at all with this one. He hasn't had many minutes and still scores and he's young. Watch him become that player people are talking about.

If you are correct we buy him back. Will be amazed.

 

[goalmole]

A low buy back clause is not necessarily a good thing.

Consider Marcos Lopes, who had a buy back of 15m after we sold him for 9m. Monaco just loaned him out for 2 years until our clause ran out and now he's going to be a starter for them, and who would really be surprised if he's being talked about as a 30, 40m+ player by the end of the season?

Fucking Leicester over with a piss taking buyout clause might make it look better in the transfer papers tomorrow, but it's not necessarily going to be the best thing for the ultimate goal which is Iheanacho becoming a striker worth much more than £50m. We want them to invest as much as possible into him, build the team around him, shove a £30m player in Slimani to the bench for him etc. The deal needs to benefit everyone and be more than a glorified loan.

I think the truth is that there isn't an easy solution to developing young players. The middling teams are always going to have an advantage in this regard because of there lower expectations. The higher end, more ambitious clubs are never going to have the same success at player development unless(a) the come across a wonderkid that can hold his own in the first team at the age of 17/18 or (b) if there is a system of B teams like they have in Spain. i suppose that is the idea of City's links with Girona FC. We'll have to see how that turns out.