Guess he means a poss free agent.

Agree, but there is not much else to talk about to be fair lol

Just looking at AA, Obafemi would know it would take just a single good season and he is suddenly wroth 15, 20, 25+ to a PL team. Who bets any deal will have another 40% sell on?

And Shearer was similar, 3.5 mil to 15 mil. Quite a lot of parallels between the two singings actually. Strikers, Geordies, and now the first three clubs played for, is the same. Only difference is AA aint a patch on big Al.

Would we invest the additional 3M? The money would disappaear, we have been told as much that there is not going to be any of this money reinvested. As for pulling our pants down, we still win that one as we got Shearer.

There's alot of what id rather spend the money on - but we're not really even spending it. Its not like we have 3-6 mil to go and buy however we like. Either Southampton refused to pay any more in cash and offered us this player to get closer to our valuation of AA or TM already identified Obafemi as a target and wanted him as part of the deal (although a separate deal). Its already been said that funds generated by this sale are unlikely to get reinvested, so at least we're getting someone who has the potential to be a decent replacement for our outgoing star man.

Yeah we might all be speculating for nothing lol. We would never know the fee anyway. Will just be undisclosed.

Fantastic little player Berkovic was. Part of our team the last time we got out of this division. Never really understand why we didn't take him permanently after that loan, but then we brought in Tugay instead who went on to become one of the best midfielders this club has ever had.

Just wonder about wages, what would this kid be on? And yeah, once they knew we allowed a 40% clause on AA, they are probably starting to rub their hands together.

If TM knows we're not able to reinvest any of this cash, getting an asset as part of the deal is something at least.

Yes, essentially. They value Obafemi at 6 million so if what Nixon says is true (haha), we're essentially getting him for nothing which brings the overall deal for AA to 21 million.

Think he will be playing in a front two at Southampton too, so that will be interesting to see. Always felt he would be more effective with a partner up top.

As a savvy businessman, Ashley would do exactly the same and probably has.

Ashley is owed 40% of any profit made on our selling of AA. We sell AA at 15 million, Ashely gets a very nice slice. We then buy another player from Southampton in a separate deal. No laws broken, no contracts reneged on. Nothing he can do. If he that worried about a couple of million, he might wanna ask himself why he wasted 40 million on Joelinton.

As I asked someone earlier, what exactly can Ashley do?

Do we have 6 mil to spend though? More likely the money comes in and disappears. FFP and all that. Perhaps this is one way of at least bringing in a replacement that otherwise we would not be able to do. it wont be 6 million either, probably half that as part of the agreement for AA.

Probably something in that.

What can they do? Clubs do stuff like this to get around sell-on clauses all the time. You don't think Ashley does stuff like this? Its not like they're losing out on all that much anyway. What's 40% of 3-5 million really worth to a PL club? If I was Ashely, i'd be patting myself on the back for having that 40% clause put in, in the first place. They are going to get a nice chunk of money.

Yeah, Id keep Ayala well away from the team tonight. Losing Kaminski would be huge so would like to see some of the Greek. Nyambe picks up niggles a lot, so would try Pike out. Torn on Pickering/Cirinio as see benefit to both getting game time. Midfield, we dont really have numbers there with JRC and Johnson out. I would definitely like to see Garrett given a start after his performances in friendlies. Put him in for Travis who also picks up niggles. Then we don't have much option but to play Rothwell and Buckley. Up front, give a start to Butterworth down the middle. I would keep BBD in to appease his new latino fans and to keep his momentum and confidence going. Dolan stays in for me as he is still a kid too

Our owners have visited once in the ten years of their reign, got hit by a snowball and have since never returned.

I would go The Greek Pike Lenihan Carter Cirinio Buckley Garrett Rothwell Dolan Butterworth BDD

Yeah didn't someone say if Obafemi refuses, the deal for AA goes up by 3 million? So isnt that more likely the fee we're paying/not paying for Obafemi?

Hope you bopped it - you could have just said it will recoverite you twat!

Seems you cold on this fella Joe, tell us what you think. We spunked 7 mil on BB, if he is in that territory, then sure, we need to back off.

if what Phil is saying is correct, it seems that if Obafemi doesn't come, that's 3 mill more from them, so would assume thats the valuation of the player. 18 mil - not what we all hoped, but its better than 15.