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Now it's Spursonal

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Oh wow, if we’ve managed to convince the player but don’t manage to get the club don’t manage to get this over the line then I’d be gutted.

Words like ‘elite’, ‘generational’ and ‘world-class’ get thrown around by people a lot these days, myself included, but trust me it’s not hyperbole when I say Doue has it in him to be one of the best in the world.

Would take him over Nico Williams every single time.
 

sidford

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Not surprised tbh, he is incredibly highly rated, they sold Doku for €65 mil last summer and within the club they view Désiré as a bigger talent.
At 40-50m could we realistically expect him and Neto who would cost even more? Thats a huge outlay
 

Ghost Hardware

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At 40-50m could we realistically expect him and Neto who would cost even more? Thats a huge outlay
Yes I think we certainly could. Trix said a week or so go that we could have up to £200 mil to spend on 4 or 5 players. That would be Désiré, Neto, Gray a RB (maybe Guéla) and a LB/LCB. It would be in budget, strength the team and add quality.
 

sidford

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Yes I think we certainly could. Trix said a week or so go that we could have up to £200 mil to spend on 4 or 5 players. That would be Doué, Neto, Gray a RB (maybe Guéla) and a LB/LCB. It would be in budget, strength the team and add quality.
I hope you're right mate. With Gray at £35-40m (depending which publication you read) and those two at c£95-100m (give or take) thats a lot of money.
Here's hoping it's on as that would be serious sign of intent
 

BENNO

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Yes I think we certainly could. Trix said a week or so go that we could have up to £200 mil to spend on 4 or 5 players. That would be Désiré, Neto, Gray a RB (maybe Guéla) and a LB/LCB. It would be in budget, strength the team and add quality.
I assumed that £200m figure included income from sales - think i heard somewhere that we'd have something between £120m - £160m before sales, so the £200m does make sense (got a feeling the 120-160 was quoted by someone who'd gone through our accounts at length to come up with a rough figure we might have to spend this season).

Fingers crossed
 

Now it's Spursonal

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I hope you're right mate. With Gray at £35-40m (depending which publication you read) and those two at c£95-100m (give or take) thats a lot of money.
Here's hoping it's on as that would be serious sign of intent
Even valuing all our players we want to sell at their absolute lowest though and we’d still be looking at bringing in over £100m
 

Basil Brush

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I assumed that £200m figure included income from sales - think i heard somewhere that we'd have something between £120m - £160m before sales, so the £200m does make sense (got a feeling the 120-160 was quoted by someone who'd gone through our accounts at length to come up with a rough figure we might have to spend this season).

Fingers crossed
Said it another thread but we should get decent fees for PEH, Emerson Royal and GLC as well. I would guess conservatively 60m for the three of them. Rodon also gone for 10m
 
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