Matt
Stuart Pearce
Allegedly £30m from Southampton. They signed him from Racing for £12m last Jan.
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Carlos ‘Charly’ Alcaraz
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Quntib Hollox
Jack Armstrong
Southampton must have squillions in the bank if and when they go up. They seem to make killing after killing in the transfer market.
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
Goal keeper, winger or CF a priority.
Let's sign another midfielder for 20m+
Don't think so.
Let's sign another midfielder for 20m+
Don't think so.
Ashley
Steve Chettle
We aren't paying £30m for anyone this window.
eyupmeduck
Geoff Thomas
I like this guy a lot but you'd hope that we were buying a similair version direct from South America rather than getting him at an inflated value from Southampton.
Id also add in agreement @Ashley that you can't see it landing particularly well if we get battered for breaching ffp and simultaneously spend £30m buying a player from a club that could argue that we "cheated" out of a Premier league place (How they could spin it even though the actual reason was that they appointed Nathan Jones).
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Aside from the fact that we're obviously not able to pay that kind of fee at the moment.
Given that Southampton are currently 3rd, are probably favourites to finish 2nd, and have him under contract another 4 and a half years - why would they currently sell a player that could a. help them ensure promotion and b. if he's any good, increase his value a year+ from now by shining in the Premier League?
The only way this story makes any sense is if Southampton don't rate him long term and want to create interest and get a sale done while he's still got value.
Given that Southampton are currently 3rd, are probably favourites to finish 2nd, and have him under contract another 4 and a half years - why would they currently sell a player that could a. help them ensure promotion and b. if he's any good, increase his value a year+ from now by shining in the Premier League?
The only way this story makes any sense is if Southampton don't rate him long term and want to create interest and get a sale done while he's still got value.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
I think he'll go for less than 30. I hope it's to us as on first sight he looked a real player in the making.
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
It makes sense if the player doesn't really want to be at Southampton in the medium to long term, which is pretty much what he said on their relegation!
isaacs
Viv Anderson
Rum f***er this lad until Yatesy got to him in April. Definitely skilled in the art of the reducer. €30mil is way over the mark tho.
He signed a new contract in October..
Gyros Peter
Sauce salad?
After the window closed and noone signed him. He'll be keen on a top level move I'm sure - whether we can afford him is another question.
DanR
Steve Chettle
This guy is great on clay.
Listen 'ere young man
Jack Burkitt
A winner on grass too.
Statto
Free Kick Specialist
And good at the net, though not so at finding it
Est.1865
Screw The PL
Yep, just what we need more of, nasty side to his game.
Red Dog in a Forest
Viv Anderson
He won’t go for 30m…more likely 20m + bonuses.
27m for Mangala works out around 18m (profit) after Amortisation.
Alcaraz on a 5 year deal is 4m (+ wages covered by Mangala leaving).
27m for Mangala works out around 18m (profit) after Amortisation.
Alcaraz on a 5 year deal is 4m (+ wages covered by Mangala leaving).
TrentEndDr
2 Weeks Away
We'd lose him for 4 grand slams a year, we thought AFCON was bad
JohhnyM
Viv Anderson
Can he play in goal?
Monkman
Grenville Morris
Good, we don't need to be spending that sort of money.
Red Dog in a Forest
Viv Anderson
More bollocks from me then!
Ashley
Steve Chettle
We were probably never in for him anyway. Even if we sold Mangala we were never going to spend all of the money on one player.
More likely that an agent used our name to drum up interest; and it looks to have worked.
More likely that an agent used our name to drum up interest; and it looks to have worked.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
Bingo.
isaacs
Viv Anderson
Seen a couple of Italian journos saying that he was about to sign for us and 4 hours later Juve swooped. Could be agent driven but if it isnt and he has just moved for a loan w/buy clause of £40mil then we have the Mangala money burning a hole in the Big Mans pockets. And we want a replacement midfielder.