16-08-2017, 21:43
(This post was last modified: 16-08-2017, 21:53 by Slick_Footwork.)
If Man City have a genuine interest and it's not just a smokescreen to get a lower price on Van Dijk, I expect he will go.
As much as it'd be great to get loyalty from a player, City are a team with genuine title credentials and he would probably play there. So I'd be shocked if he didn't want to go.
However, given the lateness of the bid and the fact we are already short of a centre half with Evans, they're going to have to come up with a lot more than £18m as they'd be leaving us in the shyte. £25m and Mangala on loan for the season, with City covering his wages, at the very least.
I think it's partly about potential, but mainly about marketing.
Mangala was young when City signed him, this added a lot to his price.
Stone was young and English. For some reason, this is the dream formula and doubles the price at least. The fact he makes loads of mistakes is even better, because for some reason, that means he plays 'total football'.
Evans on the other hand is the wrong side of 28, Northern Irish (which for some reason is much less marketable than English), doesn't do anything ridiculous off the pitch, behaves normally and is balding. This is a player who gets priced on ability alone.
If he grew a David Luiz type hairstyle, we'd be talking about £60m...
As much as it'd be great to get loyalty from a player, City are a team with genuine title credentials and he would probably play there. So I'd be shocked if he didn't want to go.
However, given the lateness of the bid and the fact we are already short of a centre half with Evans, they're going to have to come up with a lot more than £18m as they'd be leaving us in the shyte. £25m and Mangala on loan for the season, with City covering his wages, at the very least.
(16-08-2017, 20:23)Alouion Wrote: Can anyone out there understand the transfer values of players any more? Apparently Van Dyck is £60m, Deeney £32m, Walker is £50m yet Johnny Evans attracts bids of £10m from Leicester and now £18m from City.
This for a player who defended so well for us last year and helped get us to 8th for most of the season. This for a player who is our club captain and has played 198 times for Manchester United. This for a player who will almost certainly become their fist choice at City because Kompany is injury-prone, £40m Mangala is accident prone, and £50m Stone can't defend for toffee. If they offered a straight swap for Stones we would be conned and they paid £50m for him.
Are they taking us for mugs?
I would love to think that Evans would be able to see that Pulis and Albion have been good for him and his career and he is a better player than when he left United and stay. However with him living in the area and the prospect of Champions League it is bound to influence his decision.
Personally I don't want him to leave at all but if, as I suspect, he is to leave, can we dispense with the comedy bids and start the negotiations at £50m?
I think it's partly about potential, but mainly about marketing.
Mangala was young when City signed him, this added a lot to his price.
Stone was young and English. For some reason, this is the dream formula and doubles the price at least. The fact he makes loads of mistakes is even better, because for some reason, that means he plays 'total football'.
Evans on the other hand is the wrong side of 28, Northern Irish (which for some reason is much less marketable than English), doesn't do anything ridiculous off the pitch, behaves normally and is balding. This is a player who gets priced on ability alone.
If he grew a David Luiz type hairstyle, we'd be talking about £60m...