Marvanelli
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Maybe so.
But he's already playing in a better league than Akpom has done (barring a small handful of apps for Arsenal in his early days).
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But he's already playing in a better league than Akpom has done (barring a small handful of apps for Arsenal in his early days).
uncle_rico
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To be fair to Akpom, he played two games in the Champions League, but I get what you are saying.
GeorgeCostanza
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Akpom would be mad to encourage a move to them, their socials is filled with their own fans saying it’s a bad signing and he’s a one season wonder. At least at Boro he’s loved by the fans
£8m is a joke, even if he has 1 year left on his contract, £12m would be pretty fair
£8m is a joke, even if he has 1 year left on his contract, £12m would be pretty fair
The_Lizards_Jumpers
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Perhaps boropoliis isn't the one doing the valuations for the club anymore ?
uncle_rico
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No one else has come in for him and we are desperate for the cash.
Marvanelli
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Well I'd be confident Ndiaye plays more, in the CL, this season alone.
Wiseman_Vaughn
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If we are really going to push for promotion - keep him - we know what he can do. He's a ready made goalscorer and he's under contract for another year
GibbosEmpire
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Someone reported on here earlier we've had numerous bids from clubs and turned them down
ForssAwakens
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you can imagine the club accepting 8 million
I’d want double that
I’d want double that
18MFC76
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If his goals get us promotion this season then it's worth the gamble for me.
We are in a very weak bargaining position. It's like a poor man's Mbappe, relatively speaking. As his contract runs down his transfer value goes down and his potential signing bonus goes up. I'm inclined to brave it out until xmas but I'm not the person giving away a million quid a month.
People said they wanted the Brentford model . This is the Brentford model . If players had good seasons they were sold on for profit . It’s what they used to push their promotion push
12 million and I would be happy with the deal . He’s had one good season with us. There were people happy to see him go before last season . I’m not convinced he will have anywhere as good a season as he did last
This isn’t aimed at you , but I’m also not understanding the digs at someone picking Sheffield United over us. Similar sized clubs and one happens to be in the prem and the other isn’t . Sheff Utd are yo yoing between the leagues , which we aren’t . So even if they come back down, sheff United will more likely be promoted again with parachute payments . Gibson ****ed up our parachute payments when he decided to give an unproven manager in monk a massive budget . Luton will also be picked ahead of us too, because they’re in the prem. Doesn’t matter if they’re a smaller club, if they have a good season in the prem and the team still goes down , an established prem club will be happy to take a punt on them
Tavernier will not regret leaving us one bit . He did well in the prem last season and even if Bournemouth went down , someone else would have taken him
parmoboy
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It's a depressing reality check as to why we need to get out of this division.
When we're having a good season and looking as though we're in with a chance of promotion, we always get a section of our support saying they're not bothered about promotion.
We haven't been able to get any of the loan players back who were so vital for us last season and we may yet lose our top goalscorer for peanuts.
pierrequiroule
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Are we really? We may be a selling club, but a good businessman doesn't sell his assets at less than their real value, and despite his age Chuba is worth more than £8 million. His wage demands may have more of a bearing on whether he stays or not unless a much better bid comes in.
Jonny_Rondos_Disco_pants
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I think someone like West Ham or Everton may strike nearer the end of the window.
Emmersons_BrazillianDong
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He's had one good season in many years mate. No 'good' team will be taking a chance on him continuing on that form. This is his level.
BTW, I would rather we run down the contract than take £8m
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Wiseman_Vaughn
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I get you! Yes 12m is tempting and I was referring to the 8m quoted above. Selling him for that just isn't good business - Brentford model or not. Maybe we replace him with Stewart who may be equally profific - who knows.
FabioPorkpie
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I’d be totally disillusioned with the club if we sold him for anywhere near 8 million.
Can’t imagine Carrick would be pleased either.
Can’t imagine Carrick would be pleased either.