Beastmix Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 £50m is far too much for JWP. I'm sure you could get better for less nearer deadline day. I wouldn't even mind us taking a punt in Ndombele, since he's out of favour at Spurs. Fits the bill for what we need (strong DM with a decent shot) and Smith would sort out his apparent 'attitude issues', no doubt. To be fair, I'd have attitude issues too if I had to deal with Mourinho (and the rest of the boring Spurs players) for however long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Rolta said: Exactly what everyone said about Watkins. Not really. A proven top quality PL striker in his prime will be worth more than the 30m we paid for Watkins. Will JWP be worth in excess of 50m in 2 years time? Not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 1 minute ago, Made In Aston said: Not really. A proven top quality PL striker in his prime will be worth more than the 30m we paid for Watkins. Will JWP be worth in excess of 50m in 2 years time? Not so sure. Danny Ings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chindie Posted August 18, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 If we spend £50m on Ward-Prowse, we've lost our minds. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Ben White was £50m. I see this as a similar level of a signing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Ben White was £50m. I see this as a similar level of a signing. Ben white is more handsome, have you not seen that jaw line? JWP looks like a nice boy, not someone who’s going to steel our wives away. £50m is far too much for a plain James Edited August 18, 2021 by CarryOnVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tonyh29 Posted August 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 A piffling £50m ? Pay the fellow, Christian , and damn his impudence. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 43 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: We did. Grealish is never a 100m pound player but as we got that fee we might now have pay over the odds to sign someone like JWP. Yes that's my point, it's just the way it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Ben White was £50m. I see this as a similar level of a signing. So do I, but everyone was also surprised at 50 mil for Ben White. The market is what it is. Good English players are a premium. Clubs have to decide whether it is worth it or not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 What if we don't even want this player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, Beastmix said: £50m is far too much for JWP. I'm sure you could get better for less nearer deadline day. I wouldn't even mind us taking a punt in Ndombele, since he's out of favour at Spurs. Fits the bill for what we need (strong DM with a decent shot) and Smith would sort out his apparent 'attitude issues', no doubt. To be fair, I'd have attitude issues too if I had to deal with Mourinho (and the rest of the boring Spurs players) for however long. They paid £60m+ for him. Levy would want at least that for him. Hopefully Rob Mackenzie finds us a strong DM. It would be great if we didn’t have to pay shit loads for players after other clubs had identified and signed them. Otherwise there’s no real point having a scouting team. Ward-Prowse is a little different as he was a youth player for Southampton, but it would be so good if we found our own Ndidi or Bissouma instead of buying them off of another PL club for shit loads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) just for context, arsenal are paying £30m for martin odegaard. if we spend £50m on james ward-prowse, I don't even know what to say. Edited August 18, 2021 by abdomlahor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said: So do I, but everyone was also surprised at 50 mil for Ben White. The market is what it is. Good English players are a premium. Clubs have to decide whether it is worth it or not. Exactly the bit highlighted in bold. White, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Chilwell, Sancho, Grealish etc, have all been sold for obscene amounts. Rice and Phillips talked about as £60-70 million players. Don’t even get me started on Kane and his £150m value. I can see why Southampton think he’s worth £50m. He’s their captain and an England capped player. Unfortunately, compared to someone from abroad, the value looks poor but it’s around the going rate for an England international player. Personally, I reckon this move will happen before the window shuts and will be around £40m, with perhaps some add ons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 7 minutes ago, abdomlahor said: just for context, arsenal are paying £30m for martin odegaard. if we spend £50m on james ward-prowse, I don't even know what to say. For context you’re missing out other factors Wages Existing contracts Madrid want rid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 18 minutes ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: Yes that's my point, it's just the way it is. Things will never be the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, abdomlahor said: just for context, arsenal are paying £30m for martin odegaard. if we spend £50m on james ward-prowse, I don't even know what to say. Someone like Odegaard wouldn't even think about us... We have to know our standing in the scheme of things, we are currently trying to punch above our weight and get out of midtable obscurity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Also, I think the fact that there is no cultural shock and he is already an astablished PL midfielder is worth an extra 5-10m. No first season syndrome, not missing France/Italy/Nigeria etc, no language barrier, he already knows many of the guys, he is a captain, Southampton don't want to sell. He is probably a £35m player. But the smaller factors all add up to the quoted price tag. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vive_La_Villa Posted August 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2021 I think JWP is better than Odegaard. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 They don't want to sell him adds £20m or so to the price. Honestly think we should respect that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 Just now, Vive_La_Villa said: I think JWP is better than Odegaard. I would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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