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Jhon Lucumi - Transfer Rumour


As fans, we can't help but get attached to players. In a well ran club anyone is replaceable as long as the value for that player is met.

We didn't know who Mayenda was a few years ago when Ross Stewart was banging them in.
This. I keep banging this drum but Brighton (and to a lesser extent the Red Bull clubs) are the model to emulate. Enjoy the players while they're here, but they're here for a good time not a long time, and always have their replacements in mind while progressing the club along the way.
 
So now our first team squad looks a little like

Roefs/Patterson

Hume/Mukiele

Reinildo/Cirkin/Masuaku

Ballard/Alderete/Lucumi/ O Nien?

Xhaka/Sadiki/Diarra/Le Fee/Rigg/Neil

Adingra/Talbi/Roberts/ Mundle

Mayenda/Guiu/Isidor


24 man squad there. Allowed 25, and honestly looking at it I can't see which position we'd go for. I'm all for putting faith in the front 3, why wouldn't you when two of them have just scored in the opening day, if a striker is to be replaced though it'd be Isidor. 4 strikers in a squad for one position just wouldn't work.
  • Under-21 Players: Players under 21 years old (born on or after January 1, 2004, for the 2025/26 season) are not included in the 25-man squad and can play for the club in addition to the 25 players.
 
Saw Bologna are in for Johnny Rowe from Marseille. They’re spending g our money already I reckon.

I said before (and was called Xenephobic by someone on here, but I really believe it :lol:) the Italian teams are the toughest negotiators in my experience. Which for the avoidance of doubt, I don’t mind! I think it’s a good thing for them.

So I’m sure they’ll get a good deal for him and it might take some time to get over the line. But I’m confident we’ll get this sorted. We’re in a stronger position now we’ve brought another CB in anyway.
 
So now our first team squad looks a little like

Roefs/Patterson

Hume/Mukiele

Reinildo/Cirkin/Masuaku

Ballard/Alderete/Lucumi/ O Nien?

Xhaka/Sadiki/Diarra/Le Fee/Rigg/Neil

Adingra/Talbi/Roberts/ Mundle

Mayenda/Guiu/Isidor


24 man squad there. Allowed 25, and honestly looking at it I can't see which position we'd go for. I'm all for putting faith in the front 3, why wouldn't you when two of them have just scored in the opening day, if a striker is to be replaced though it'd be Isidor. 4 strikers in a squad for one position just wouldn't work.

Rigg, Sadiki, I think Mayenda dont count for the 25
 
Wages aren't even bad if that figure is accurate and 6 year contract potentially the club definitely sees him as one of the key pieces
 
Confused with this so the release clause expired as we wanted to negotiate a better deal once it expired. Now we're offereng the original release clause but they can now refuse. if so its a missed opporunity.
 
Wages aren't even bad if that figure is accurate and 6 year contract potentially the club definitely sees him as one of the key pieces
I thought those wages are loads more than we could afford tbh
Granted , I think xhaka is probably on that , but 3000000 net is going to be more than £100k a week (I think!)
I would think most of our players are on nowhere near that. Bar xhaka would be suprised if anyone is over 50kpw
 
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I agree we’ve handled departures well so far but we’ve not had a situation where a player we really want to keep is forcing his way out.If the roles were reversed and Mayenda was agitating to go after scoring 20 goals this season, I doubt we’d take it with equanimity. I know that’s football etc and it’s funny to see them in disarray but we wouldn’t like it.
FTM it's them it's happening to and not us at the moment, so if you don't mind i'll keep on chortling away for as long as possible , especially after the last 8 years. It's all been brought on themselves with their gloating how their owners were going to buy them the lot. They've bought them one and CL twice but the self entitlement has gone through the roof. Tossers.
 
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