£6m bid for Morelos rejected??

[tazzabear]

Bite your hand off for 6 mill for him. His head was turned and his performances towards the end of last season proved it

Maybe his head can be turned back?
Maybe the promise that a full term at the levels of his first half season will probably guarantee him his choice of move, would be enough to refocus him.

 

[Coopers left foot.]

When?

February.

 

[tazzabear]

No way are they paying that for him. I don't believe it for a second.

Maybe including signing on fee, agents fees and maybe only a years salary.

 

[donka]

Bite your hand off for 6 mill for him. His head was turned and his performances towards the end of last season proved it

All the more reason to keep him. If he gets through a season for us and focuses on his game then he will be worth a lot more.

 

[orjan_persson]

Ali Koc.

Fnarr.

 

[Barclay the Bear]

It's a lot of nonsense from a foreign team and foreign press

 

[Torque_87]

Find it a little hard to believe to be honest.

 

[WalterLoyal]

The last reported bid which we rejected was £9m plus add ons so yes I would expect us to reject a bid of £6m.

 

[the_glorious_12th]

They can keep Skrtel. Morelos is worth far too much to trade away.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

The last reported bid which we rejected was £9m plus add ons so yes I would expect us to reject a bid of £6m.

ID10 has already posted that there is NO new bid. I'm inclined to believe that. This is fantasy nonsense from some source in Turkey that's been repeated by The Sun.

 

[CaptainCourageous]

You'd expect Morelos to grow in confidence and improve under Gerrard, McAllister, Beale...

 

[WalterLoyal]

ID10 has already posted that there is NO new bid. I'm inclined to believe that. This is fantasy nonsense from some source in Turkey that's been repeated by The Sun.

That may be the case but my point still stands. Bearing in mind we knocked back a much higher bid earlier in the year i'd expect us to reject a bid of £6m.

 

[BSOI]

Holding out for more money ....?
Has anybody though that maybe the gaffer doesn't want to sell him and rates him? who knows

Stories coming out of Ibrox are thin on the ground for the phress at the moment, they are last to hear what we hear on FF

Fookin magic init

 

[Oduwa]

Without sounding too much like Davy Hutton......SOLD!

 

[GourockBlue50]

8 million is the minimum price we should be looking for.

 

[ca100]

When?

I wrote February but just checked and it was March.

 

[huistra23]

I’ll drive him to airport for £8m+

Surely you could do it cheaper

 

[Duranman]

I wrote February but just checked and it was March.

The extension was to stop him throwing a strop. Essentially more cash till end of season and we could get a healthy sum for him. His head still dropped though.

 

[Otto Bear]

I hope we don’t sell him. But if we get £8m, the manager thinks is best and we can use the funds to go sign two £4m strikers then I’d say yes. Jelavic was a £4m striker. Two players of that quality would be unreal but would require some shrewd scouting.

 

[standardbarger]

I get the holding out for maximum return but I also how it's tinged with realism: if he's going get him gone and a replacement brought in ahead of the first European game.

We cannot enter that arena again without a potent attacker.

you may be correct but if his head is all over the place because we won't sell him he is no good to us.

 

[Willger]

Morelos will be a massive player for us next season. If he's to be sold it should be for a Scottish record fee.

 

[Chinggis_could_I_khant]

He's a very good young player who would benefit from another season here. A few weeks rest followed by a full season of banging in the goal would have a number of English clubs taking a serious interest in him. However, if he really did spit the dummy because he missed out on moving to a Chinese club, I'd be very worried about his ambitions as a player. Could end up another Asamoah Gyan; making a fortune but wasting his talent in a nothing league.

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

I thought Dave King said he will be sold in the summer at a Function.

 

[TexMexBear]

Morelos will be a massive player for us next season. If he's to be sold it should be for a Scottish record fee.

Agree with this. I cannot understand any fan wanting him punted. With the right partner / service, he'll destroy this league ... sell him in a year or two if he wants to go to the epl for twice this amount..

 

[Maweepaljoe]

I thought Dave King said he will be sold in the summer at a Function.

What like in a raffle?

 

[TexMexBear]

I thought Dave King said he will be sold in the summer at a Function.

Like in an auction or raffle?
Wonder how to get tickets for that.....

 

[TexMexBear]

What like in a raffle?

Beat me to it

 

[Maweepaljoe]

Agree with this. I cannot understand any fan wanting him punted. With the right partner / service, he'll destroy this league ... sell him in a year or two if he wants to go to the epl for twice this amount..

Not looking for an argument mate but how will a partner/servce improve his finishing?

 

[STU]

Bite their hand off for that .

 

[JamesBaldwin]

I don't know if there's any truth in it, but didn't we refuse 8 million just a few months ago?

 

[MarkWayneHateley]

I thought Dave King said he will be sold in the summer at a Function.

What function is this where people bid for players ? Is it Sotheby’s ?

 

[chosen few]

people saying his attitude stank , he played for a year without a break , could the lad not have been burned out , during which time he led the line on his own , a good rest and proper pre season and he will be fine , if we sell it should be for a fee of our choosing with a sell on clause .

 

[Fondablondes]

I like Morelos and hope we can hold onto him. He has some great attributes and must be a nightmare for opposition defenders. OK he missed a number of chances as young inexperienced strikers do, I give you one Alistair Murdoch McCoist.
He could certainly be a very big player for us over the next season or two, and gain a great move for him and a cracking profit for Rangers.
If it's true that he has an attitude problem and wants away, so be it, but on our terms and at our valuation. I'm not so sure that is the case though. I think he did suffer some burn out. I think, like other players, he lost faith in Murty. He did sign an extended contract which leads me to believe he's not spitting his dummy out, but rather he's leaving his options open.
All will become clear over the coming weeks, but Alfredo along with a couple of differing striker options would do for me.

 

[macallan]

Would keep him for another season I think Morelos would benefit from sg being the boss

 

[GummyBear]

Reports on foreign sports newspaper, that we have rejected a £6m bid from an unnamed Chinese team for Alfredo.

If true thoughts on this bears? Personally I get the feeling he is itching to move but i'd be looking to see if that offer could be increased to say £8m, then I think we would accept that bid.

Honestly after the sitters he's missed the club are out their mind to turn that away.

 

[GummyBear]

If Celtic are spending (supposedly) £9m on Eduoard, then we should be looking for the exact same or more for Morelos.

They're doing it deliberately as a "we've got money" stunt.
He's no where near worth that as I'm sure many of the logical fan-base will agree.

 

[Valley Bluenose]

If the fee for Eduoarde to the Dhims is £9m (no laughing at the back there!) then it sets a benchmark for Morelos. Alfredo had, I think, 14 in 35 league matches to Eduoarde’s 9 in 22, so little in it.

 

[mayfairblue]

If Celtic are spending (supposedly) £9m on Eduoard, then we should be looking for the exact same or more for Morelos.

Who do you think is the better player?

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Who do you think is the better player?

The goal scoring stats from last season - for league games only, to keep it ‘fair’ - suggests Morelos is as good in terms of goal scoring. I’d also argue that Morelos contributes more to the team. I don’t fear Eduoarde at all, despite his 3 goals against us, a proper defence will keep him in check - and if he’s playing it means one, or both, of Griffiths and Dembele aren’t.

Alfredo had, I think, 14 in 35 league matches to Eduoarde’s 9 in 22, so little in it.

 

[SouthernGer]

3 pager and lots of people getting uptight based on an unnamed foreign newspaper report.

Let’s wait for a more credible news report.

 

[SemperParatus]

Anyone who doesn’t rate Morelos should follow another sport.

 

[stillAlwaysblue]

We have a couple of months yet before we need to decide to sell or keep and during that p[eriod we can see how he does in a new team with a new manager. No need to rush things at present.

 

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[Gers11]

We supposedly knocked back much more in Jan no way are the club going to accept anything less.

Yes but his form and attitude changed dramatically since then, he didn't look interested and sulked and threw the toys out of the pram.
If we did receive £6 mill.for him, i would take it,as we could buy a couple good strikers with the money, ive nothing against the kid but if were waiting for a bigger bid coming in and thinking of taking it.Surely that tell's us that S.G.dosen't fancy him.Only a thought.?

 

[Gers11]

You'd expect Morelos to grow in confidence and improve under Gerrard, McAllister, Beale...

Yes if he changes his attitude towards other players and refs, the way he goes about sulking when things don't go his way on the park.S.G. won't put up with his nonsense, as it's not helping him or the team.It's time for the player to grow up and play the way he did when he first came into the team.If he really want's to play for us, he'll need to prove it to one and all.imo.

 

[WATP]

I'll burst your tyres. Keep him

Thankfully I’m on run flats

 

[PMB1872]

I feel 8 million and we deal, 6 is tempting but not tempting enough

Sounds about right to me Recoba.

 

[Drumchapel-Bear]

The goal scoring stats from last season - for league games only, to keep it ‘fair’ - suggests Morelos is as good in terms of goal scoring. I’d also argue that Morelos contributes more to the team. I don’t fear Eduoarde at all, despite his 3 goals against us, a proper defence will keep him in check - and if he’s playing it means one, or both, of Griffiths and Dembele aren’t.

Alfredo had, I think, 14 in 35 league matches to Eduoarde’s 9 in 22, so little in it.

Edouard had 3 chances against us and scored 3 goals

 

[Emperor Smith]

What function is this where people bid for players ? Is it Sotheby’s ?

Didn't we fight wars and invade countries to stop these kind of markets

 

[Valley Bluenose]

Edouard had 3 chances against us and scored 3 goals

Aye, and another three of his goals came in a single match against Motherwell. So what? Little point in narrowing it down to one, or two, games. The stats I quoted are for league matches over the season. There’s little to choose between them on a pro rata basis - but, for me, Morelos edges it in hard work.