Most likely another few days of his agent orchestrating the ‘bidding war’ in terms of his wages and incentives, I reckon.
There wasn’t a clause written into his contract, was more of a goodwill sort of thing that Liverpool said that if they got an offer over £40m they’d then enter talks with the bidding club.
Buy out clause has to be up front normally, so in theory you could get more if it was structured over months/years.
It’s the way football is going and player power is increasing even more. It does work both ways though for example Lundstram, Bassey, Aribo, Sakala, McGregor, Souttar etc joined us on free transfers.
He’s 16 mate. Probably spend the next season floating between our u18s and the B Team, a bit like Robbie Ure did this season. Must have something about him or you don’t get a handful of First Team games, even at that level, otherwise. Our poster @Millger is a Millwall/Rangers man and might have more info. I know he’s seen him play.
But they don’t have to pay any more than 10 million. Pay £10 million up front and they can sign him regardless of what we want.
You are wrong
And we have had 4 very good seasons in Europe including a final, are teams saying that doesn't mean anything ?
I doubt it's going to do his football career any good. Unless he earns a bigger move whilst there in Italy.
*Insert Athletic article*
He will have a good lifestyle but within a season he will be playing in serie B getting his leg hairs ripped out and scissored from behind in front of a few thousand people
That's my point, the recruitment department seriously needs looked at.
There would be ways around it and different ways to structure the deal. We won’t get an up front fee of more £10 million though unless someone arses up at the bank
Sounds like Benidorm
How can I be wrong there’s not even a deal yet.
Sounds like a geriatric porno.
You want Wilson to put a gun at someone’s head and force them to bid?
John W. Henry brazenly admitted a year later that he’d actually lied, Suarez did have a release clause and Liverpool just chose to ignore it.
This!
If there’s 5 teams in for him will they take the risk in waiting??
I get the fear but sadly covid played it’s part and realistically only their loyalty to the club can be of any bargaining tool for us to get them sign and then move on.
Signing for Santahampton.
Suppose it is dependant about how concrete the interest is and whether the other teams are happy to do what most clubs do and wait until the final few days too?
Yes. Or more so he’s told the club he isn’t renewing.
Phone again doing my nut in today.
He’s told us he isn’t renewing unfortunately. At least he’s not pissing about. Love him as a player but we need to get this done take the £10 and get things in motion.
All they’d need to do is bid £10m, then they can sign him.
Given our record breaking income over the last year added to the fact we badly need a right winger starting 11 player plus a replacement for Aribo if he goes, if he only gets £5m of the fee it is piss poor
Do you watch a lot of Italian football to be sure of that? By all accounts Salernitana are spending a lot of money to get players in. They could very much become like Atalanta in a few years if they keep bringing in good players
This does seem the most likely.
Do we know that for sure? Do we even know if he has been offered a new deal?
Quite liked the Bongonda rumour!
Pay slightly more over a longer period + incentives to make up the figure rather than £10m up front.
Rangers were using their media partners last week to basically say that he wasn’t signing a new deal.
I mean players can go for less, or more depending on how the deal is structured even with a min release clause.
I think most of us would.
The mentally challengeds can't punt players with 12 months left for 16m and we're struggling to get a bid of 10m for Aribo, I find that strange.You want Wilson to put a gun at someone’s head and force them to bid?
Other teams know he’s available and what he costs. We don’t need to put an advert in the small ads.
Think people mean of the three guys who are out of contract next season.
He may not but i don’t think anyone knows for sure in the public domain.
Yeah but I thought Wilson could force players to sign contracts?
