Even less then what?
38m for raul?? woof
The thing is this 30m or whatever it is - that's just the release clause isn't it? Surely once the loan ends we can just negotiate a more sensible fee for him? Don't think Benfica are going to play him.
Contributed less to Wolves than Afobe has to Stoke with his 1 goal.
Scored 5 if you count the perfectly good goal ruled out against Spurs.Contributing to goals.
He has scored four, has five assists (six if you count his saved header at Cardiff being knocked in on the rebound) and has won a penalty too (which should count as an assist).
Hardly a fair comparison considering Donk has played 10 minutes and a couple of cup games. I know who my money is on when it comes to which of the two will be better value in the long run.
Mariah Afobe is a waste of space these days, we absolutely merked Stoke there.
[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]Bit harsh on Johnny that.
Was said earlier but I don't think Fosun care much about the exact numbers involved.In the current market its a fair price.
Was said earlier but I don't think Fosun care much about the exact numbers involved.
OR we could trust our scouts.
You can't go out and sign 'proven' Premier League players every time. Not in our position.
Anyway, this is another Timbo v A Bola fight to the death. Spiers is adamant there's nothing in it and A Bola think it's done and dusted.
They will do, we may have a lot of money but everyone works to some form of budget and 30m is a good chunk out of it.
We can make a loss of £39m per season over three seasons in the top flight. With all the TV money coming in, plus you can guarantee Fosun will be finding ways of growing our commercial income substantially. Unless we were throwing £80-£90m each at players, I am pretty sure that we can keep within that guideline. Plus, don't forget it really only applies if you make Europe as it is a UEFA issue.
Our bigger concern is wage bill limits. We can go up to around £81m this year, and can raise it by £7m next year, even if commercial income doesn't grow. That's an extra player on £70k a week each season.
Now we are in the top flight I don't believe FFP is even an issue for us. Not at this stage. We can't go out an sign Hazard, Mbappe, Neymar and Bale. But we can compete very well in the transfer and wages market to aim at just below the big boys.