General transfer discussion (Summer 2008)

Richards would still cost more than that but he is a great choice for a player we could buy.

I'dbe delighted if we could get rafinha for as little as has been quoted he could leave schalke for which was £5 million

i didn't think Sven would sell him but i just put him on the list cos hes a great player, young, has the potential to be a leader and plus the fact i ain't to clued on with who is the best left back around who is an option at the moment. excuse my ignorance everybody , but id be stoked if we collected those 3 in the summer.

13 million + for a defender who is only 20? No chance. I think 10-11 million for Richards. Dos Santos would go for 16 million or thereabouts.

A few players I forgot about;

Danny Guthrie - Loaned to Bolton FC for 07/08 season.
Godwin Antwi - Loaned to Hatlepool FC for 07/08 season.
Paul Anderson - Loaned to Swansea FC for 07/08 season.
Adam Hammill -  Loaned to Southampton  FC for 07/08 season.
Lee Peltier - Loaned to Yeovil Town FC for 07/08 season.
Miki Roque - Loaned to Xerez FC for 07/08 season.
Jimmy Ryan

I still say the squad, is to big, also we have some very good young ones coming through.

We could have a good clear out.

What are your thoughts.

 I see a few posters have mentioned Voronin and a sum of 2 million quid.Does that mean we will receive 2 million or will we have to pay a club 2 million to take him.

I see a few posters have mentioned Voronin and a sum of 2 million quid.Does that mean we will receive 2 million or will we have to pay a club 2 million to take him.

I'd say we'd still get £2m for Voronin if we sold him back to the Bundesliga, we beat quite a few German clubs to him by all accounts, so there was some interest in him. It's like Morientes, total flop over here but was still highly regarded in Spain, so we still got a few mill for him.

13 million + for a defender who is only 20? No chance. I think 10-11 million for Richards.

Is that what you'd be willing to pay, or what you think he'd go for? I'd agree that's probably a true valuation, but I can't see him going for any less than £20m, especially now city don't need the money.

I still say the squad, is to big, also we have some very good young ones coming through.

I don't really count the youngsters as part of the first team squad, even though they are officially. If Rafa plans to start using some of them next season though then we probably do need to offload a few players.

I'd put it on a 10% deposit on a mortgage to get Hicks out!  simple

Outs:
Crouch, £15m
Carson, £10
Riise, £6m
Kewell, £2m
Voronin, £2m
Kuyt, £7m
Benayoun, £6m

Total = £48m +
£40m = £88m

Ins:
Striker - David Villa, - £20m
Winger - David Silva, - £20m
Winger - Ricardo Quaresma, - £18
Striker- Sergio Agüero, - £10m
Left Back - Gareth Bale, - £8m


Total = £76m - £12m left over which will be
                      given to spend on players by
                      are club scouts.

Team:
                       Renia

     Finnan - Carragher - Agger - Bale

Quarsema - Gerrard - Mascherano - Silva

                   Torres - Villa

Bench: Itandje, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Lucas,
           Alonso, Babel, Agüero.

Aureilo, Pennant, can be rotated with Lucas and Arbeloa
from different games depending on their performance, from
coming of the bench.

Once again, Kewell is out of contract in the summer, we won't be getting a penny for him. Also if you think we're gonna get Bale for £8m & Aguero for £10m you really need to have a rethink. Both would cost a hell of a lot more than that.

Once again, Kewell is out of contract in the summer, we won't be getting a penny for him. Also if you think we're gonna get Bale for £8m & Aguero for £10m you really need to have a rethink. Both would cost a hell of a lot more than that.

Aguero would be probably around £20million +, actually doesn't he have a stupid release clause? Bale wouldn't move unless he was told he was going to be sold?

I would keep Benanyun & Crouch for starters; and if Bale must come in, there will be a need to offload some heavy baggage in the defense line up, so out goes Aurelio or Arbeloa.

I seriously doubt that we would get 8 million for kuyt unless we sell him to some team who dont have Sky TV and think he is the next Van Basten or something . Forgot about Kewell running out of contract so he should go for free. Why hasn't anyone else said anything about Kevin Kuranyi? I think he is a great player and would be brill up front with his physical presence and torres sitting just behind to do all the running. Ia lso doubt that 25 million would buy villa. Did he not sign a new contract at the end of last season with a buyout clause of 100 million/ 150 million euro?

Ia lso doubt that 25 million would buy villa. Did he not sign a new contract at the end of last season with a buyout clause of 100 million/ 150 million euro?

If the player wants to go (seems likely atm) then that stupid clause wont get in the way. 25 million is enough to buy anyone in his situation, turmoil at the club, unhappy player, 25 million is abit high if you take that into account.

Why hasn't anyone else said anything about Kevin Kuranyi?

Kuranyi? No thanks.

Here is my list of players out at the end of this season.

Charles Itandje,  Free, or out on loan, he will not make the big time.

Scott Carson, 10mill

John Arne Riise, 6mill.

Stephen Darby, might get £500.000 to 1mill.

Robbie Threlfall , not sure on this lad.

 Harry Kewell, free.

Jay Spearing, don't think this lad is going to make it, but has to be worth £1mill.

Sebastian Leto, not sure on this lad.

Danny Guthrie, £5mill.

Adam Hammill, £2mill.

Lee Peltier, £1mill.

Paul Anderson, not sure on this lad.

Andriy Voronin, £3mill.

Peter Crouch, £12mill.

Jordy Brouwer, not sure again on this lad, we payed a lot of money for him.

Dirk Kuyt, £7mill, don't think he will ever be a top player, we can do better.


So if my maths are right, that's £48mill plus the £40mill gives me a total of £88mill.

You can get some world class players with £88mill.

I'm still working on, who, the only one so far is Villa, cost £25mill.

Will let you know the rest of my list soon, I still have over £60mill to spend.

Have Fun.



 




 
                                   
                                               

I really feel we'd end up regretting it if we let Adam Hammill & Jay Spearing go elsewhere, especially Hammill who I think will be a quality player in the future.

I wouldn't sell Kuyt or Crouch either, we do need a world class partner for Torres but I think both still have an important role to play at the club, albeit mainly off the bench.

I really feel we'd end up regretting it if we let Adam Hammill & Jay Spearing go elsewhere, especially Hammill who I think will be a quality player in the future.

I wouldn't sell Kuyt or Crouch either, we do need a world class partner for Torres but I think both still have an important role to play at the club, albeit mainly off the bench.

Thank you why does no-one else see the talent hammill has.

Outs:
Crouch, £15m
Carson, £10
Riise, £6m
Kewell, £2m
Voronin, £2m
Kuyt, £7m
Benayoun, £6m

Total = £48m +
£40m = £88m

Ins:
Striker - David Villa, - £20m
Winger - David Silva, - £20m
Winger - Ricardo Quaresma, - £18
Striker- Sergio Agüero, - £10m
Left Back - Gareth Bale, - £8m


Total = £76m - £12m left over which will be
                      given to spend on players by
                      are club scouts.

Team:
                       Renia

     Finnan - Carragher - Agger - Bale

Quarsema - Gerrard - Mascherano - Silva

                   Torres - Villa

Bench: Itandje, Skrtel, Arbeloa, Lucas,
           Alonso, Babel, Agüero.

Aureilo, Pennant, can be rotated with Lucas and Arbeloa
from different games depending on their performance, from
coming of the bench.

Your in total dreamland mate. I have a lot of points and facts to prove you wrong but I'd be here all day...

Your in total dreamland mate. I have a lot of points and facts to prove you wrong but I'd be here all day...

As do i my friend.

You are all wanting to dump Kuyt?
He is fits in so well with Torres.
He teed up two of Torres goals the other night.
I think that his game is changing, too a more providing roll than a striker.
If he ever was a striker?
He's got one of the best work rates in the team, and his temperament is to be comended!
I say:- sell him at our peril.

You are all wanting to dump Kuyt?
He is fits in so well with Torres.
He teed up two of Torres goals the other night.
I think that his game is changing, too a more providing roll than a striker.
If he ever was a striker?
He's got one of the best work rates in the team, and his temperament is to be comended!
I say:- sell him at our peril.

Precicsely!!! How quick some forget, also werent people calling for Crouch to play more? Pretty hard to play more when is being shipped off.

£40 million.  I could buy a serious group of hecklers to follow Tom Hicks round 24/7 with that kind of money.

Great call
Great investment!

You are all wanting to dump Kuyt?
He is fits in so well with Torres.
He teed up two of Torres goals the other night.
I think that his game is changing, too a more providing roll than a striker.
If he ever was a striker?
He's got one of the best work rates in the team, and his temperament is to be comended!
I say:- sell him at our peril.

I agree ,it would be stupidity to get rid of Kuyt.I cannot see RAFA doing it anyway as I think he rates him.

I dont think that we shoukd get rid of either Crouch or Kuyt. Also i havent seen Sami Hypia mentioned in any of the teams even as a sub.  So whats going to happen to him