James Maddison
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Col_M
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Wick3d
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Oof, that is some bad planning by the club leadership. They should never have found themselves in this position
KeithStone
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Yeah, they’re in a tough spot. Maddison is almost the only asset they have and can potentially leverage this window.
CanadaSpurs
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I always get caught out when I see how old Vardy is, but didn’t realize Schmeichel was even older. Yikes.
robertgoulet
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That is a dangerous place to be. Honestly best course of business for them is to flog off Maddison, Tielemans and Soyuncu NOW. Get in 100M and reload with some young guys.
Rogmeister
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Use that money to buy wink, ndombele and lo celso and still have loads left
arunspurs
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Worse thing is, they are not just 10 players out of contract by 2023...another 7 is also out of contract by 2024, which includes Maddison as well.
Lets see - we all can hope they will sell Maddison - in the end we have to be also willing to part 60m+ on him.
Tucker
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If they aren’t very careful they’ll get sucked back down into the championship. They’re going to need significant investment just to stay mid table.
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I may be wrong here but if they dropped (that's an IF) I thought they had a FFP penalty headed their way? They only got around it because the EFL found them in breach but it's not enforceable whilst they're in the EPL.
I could have it twisted though so don't take my word as gospel, I thought Wolves were another one with similar hanging over them.
Tucker
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I think you might be right. I seem to recall something like that.
KeithStone
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According to the Athletic, in 2019-2021 their wages were 93% of turnover. Which is almost impressive given the state of their squad.
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You have to imagine some of those will sign a new contract but it may well be they need to cut their wage bill.
What a state to get in, I wonder just how much trouble they are in, it could be flirting with relegation or a time in the championship might be preferable to the worst case scenario.
You have to think £50 million coming in and his wages off the books must look attractive.
What a state to get in, I wonder just how much trouble they are in, it could be flirting with relegation or a time in the championship might be preferable to the worst case scenario.
You have to think £50 million coming in and his wages off the books must look attractive.
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If Grealish is 100m then Maddison is definately worth 60m
Ron Burgundy
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Shouldn’t we be? Talented player
Pebble Dash
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Depends if he’s returned to the same standards he set prior to having a horror leg break
PaulThurston
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To be fair, Grealish was really only ever 100m to City.
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