Bruno Fernandes

[spursfast]

Makes perfect sense to me. We've been told we'd go for LoCelso regardless of what Eriksen does and Fernandez looks like preparing for life after CE. Expensive but necessary. We bagged a heap of cash last season and the vast majority of transfers are paid for over a few years. Add that to our record profits and we might just have the required funds.

don't mean we gonna spend

 

[spids]

You quoted what I posted, how else am I meant to question your point?

I simply observed that anyone having their first bid accepted has overpaid. That is my opinion, not just for football transfers but for any purchase one ever makes where there is not a fixed price. I wasn’t implying anything about you whatsoever. Only you will know why you wrote what you did, surprised you need me to validate it for you TBH.
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[wiggo24]

I reckon that we get GLC, and if Eriksen doesn’t go by our deadline, meaning we can’t get Bruno, we keep him and he sees out his deal. I don’t see a situation where on 01 September we are left short.

I really don't see Levy allowing this to happen. He either signs a new contract or we'll actively look to get rid.

Weirdest thing about this whole saga is that nobody really seems to want him - it would almost be easier if Real had just decided to bite the bullet and we were rid of him already.

 

[Japhet]

don't mean we gonna spend

Quite right, but it's pretty clear that Poch expects to be backed or we stand to lose the best manager we've had in decades. Levy might just have to bite the bullet.

 

[WiganSpur]

I reckon that we get GLC, and if Eriksen doesn’t go by our deadline, meaning we can’t get Bruno, we keep him and he sees out his deal. I don’t see a situation where on 01 September we are left short.

I find it hard to believe Levy wouldn't be tempted to get even £40-50m tbh. So in that case we'd have to pray nobody comes in for the sake of next season anyway.

 

[Deleted member 27995]

I simply observed that anyone having their first bid accepted has overpaid. That is my opinion, not just for football transfers but for any purchase one ever makes where there is not a fixed price. I wasn’t implying anything about you whatsoever. Only you will know why you wrote what you did, surprised you need me to validate it for you TBH.

I clearly didn't understand the highlighted piece, hence why I questioned why you quoted me.

When someone quotes you with an opinion without understanding the basis it's going to be lost on a message board in words alone.

Thanks for clearing it all up.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

I really don't see Levy allowing this to happen. He either signs a new contract or we'll actively look to get rid.

Weirdest thing about this whole saga is that nobody really seems to want him - it would almost be easier if Real had just decided to bite the bullet and we were rid of him already.

I would suggest that for CE to leave in the non PL window the offer would have to be ridiculous for a player with a year left. Given that we have roughly £4m salary left to pay him, about 40% of what he’d be on if he signed with us/ what we’d have to pay his replacement, I think the club would need to be offered full whack to even consider selling him with no ability to replace. Conversely, I don’t see any club offering more than £40/£50m for him when a year later he’s free, and I just think we’ll value the extra year of his service (in a situation where we’ve signed no replacement) far higher than what clubs will be willing to pay.

If I were his agent I’d be working overtime to get someone to pay c.£60/65m in the next week, earlier the better, or risk missing out on my big fat commission for at least another year.

 

[spids]

I clearly didn't understand the highlighted piece, hence why I questioned why you quoted me.

When someone quotes you with an opinion without understanding the basis it's going to be lost on a message board in words alone.

Thanks for clearing it all up.

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[TheChosenOne]

The pics look like a 'before and after' plastic surgery advert.

I shat meself and thought we were signing a Celtic player

 

[spids]

Fair enough. Thanks for clarifying.

Bromance hugs all round ?

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

I reckon that we get GLC, and if Eriksen doesn’t go by our deadline, meaning we can’t get Bruno, we keep him and he sees out his deal. I don’t see a situation where on 01 September we are left short.

You’d like to think but I’m not so sure. While the noises are positive about obtaining a replacement beyond GLC, I’d struggle to see Levy keeping a disinterested, albeit quality player, for a season then not get a penny for him 12 months later. Either Eriksen signs a new contract or he’s sold before the European window. It’s beyond my comprehension that Levy would allow 50-60 million quid to walk out the door

 

[BringBack_leGin]

You’d like to think but I’m not so sure. While the noises are positive about obtaining a replacement beyond GLC, I’d struggle to see Levy keeping a disinterested, albeit quality player, for a season then not get a penny for him 12 months later. Either Eriksen signs a new contract or he’s sold before the European window. It’s beyond my comprehension that Levy would allow 50-60 million quid to walk out the door

I agree with that final sentence completely, but I don’t see us getting offers of that magnitude, I genuinely think clubs after the PL deadline will try and chance it with £30/40m offers and at that point I think Levy would not gamble with our top 4 chances (or managers happiness) to that extent.

 

[Japhet]

You’d like to think but I’m not so sure. While the noises are positive about obtaining a replacement beyond GLC, I’d struggle to see Levy keeping a disinterested, albeit quality player, for a season then not get a penny for him 12 months later. Either Eriksen signs a new contract or he’s sold before the European window. It’s beyond my comprehension that Levy would allow 50-60 million quid to walk out the door

Trouble is Eriksen doesn't have to go anywhere if he doesn't want to, and if his 'dream club' don't come in for him he can sit tight for 12 months. IMO,our interest in Fernandez is a message to Eriksen that he's on the bench if he doesn't sign a new deal which won't do his prospects much good in the long run.

 

[philll]

You’d like to think but I’m not so sure. While the noises are positive about obtaining a replacement beyond GLC, I’d struggle to see Levy keeping a disinterested, albeit quality player, for a season then not get a penny for him 12 months later. Either Eriksen signs a new contract or he’s sold before the European window. It’s beyond my comprehension that Levy would allow 50-60 million quid to walk out the door

He won't. If a team from the continent comes in with a respectable offer for him after our window shuts, he'll take it. I just cannot see him throwing that kind of money away, whether we have a replacement in place or not.

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

I agree with that final sentence completely, but I don’t see us getting offers of that magnitude, I genuinely think clubs after the PL deadline will try and chance it with £30/40m offers and at that point I think Levy would gamble with our top 4 chances (or managers happiness) to that extent.

Agree- that’s what it’ll come down to

 

[DCSPUR]

He won't. If a team from the continent comes in with a respectable offer for him after our window shuts, he'll take it. I just cannot see him throwing that kind of money away, whether we have a replacement in place or not.

the only thing is a 40 mill sale for CE isn't worth it when you consider the value we could get this season. If he stays and can make the difference between 4 and 5th position or 1st and 2nd for that matter....or CL final and semi final, it is worth losing the 40

 

[Paddy88]

Hoping we add 2 to the squad knowing that Eriksen will be off, either this window, or the next. Even if he does go on a free we will then have his replacement in and integrated with the squad and coaches.

Surely Levy is sat there knowing there will likely be more value in this window, than next summer. The markets are spiralling out of control.

 

[BringBack_leGin]

He won't. If a team from the continent comes in with a respectable offer for him after our window shuts, he'll take it. I just cannot see him throwing that kind of money away, whether we have a replacement in place or not.

There’s always the other aspect of who will realistically be able to afford it after a summer of spending money on players, who is also a big enough pull to draw Eriksen away from us.

I think Eriksen either leaves in the next week or not until next summer. His price will go up, not down, a week from now.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

the only thing is a 40 mill sale for CE isn't worth it when you consider the value we could get this season. If he stays and can make the difference between 4 and 5th position or 1st and 2nd for that matter....or CL final and semi final, it is worth losing the 40

But that's anything but certain isn't it? Maybe we sell for 40, buy a replacement for 60 (net loss of 20) and we are just as good - possibly even better.

 

[OpenHeartZoo]

You’d like to think but I’m not so sure. While the noises are positive about obtaining a replacement beyond GLC, I’d struggle to see Levy keeping a disinterested, albeit quality player, for a season then not get a penny for him 12 months later. Either Eriksen signs a new contract or he’s sold before the European window. It’s beyond my comprehension that Levy would allow 50-60 million quid to walk out the door

The problem is this isn't in Levy's hands in any way shape or form. To get the 60-70m we want, we needed there to be interest from multiple big clubs this summer, not just Madrid. And there isn't. I have no doubt in my mind that we want him gone and the money in to reinvest, but that bidding war hasn't happened. In 6 months time he can sign a pre-contract with Madrid, through which him and his agent will get a huge great big fat signing on fee. And Madrid get a great, if slightly unfashionable player, who will help them tick whilst saving cash for the next Galactico. If he wants that dream move, then he isn't going to sign.

The damage is done. He's leaving for free next summer or for a tiny percentage of what he's worth in the next week. Unless Madrid and Barca literally call him up and tell him they're not interested, even on a free... but they will be, because he's a really good player. Sucks, but we need to get used to it.