OutByEaster? Posted August 11 Moderator Share Posted August 11 Tick tock Señor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigen Posted August 12 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 12 I don't understand... You want to sell Duran, West Ham sent a big offer (£30 million + their top academy player), but Monchi refused. Why? So now you still have Duran and lost Joao Felix.. Nonsense. Just as is nonsense the sale for cheap price of Douglas Luiz. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastmix Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 5 minutes ago, jigen said: I don't understand... You want to sell Duran, West Ham sent a big offer (£30 million + their top academy player), but Monchi refused. Why? So now you still have Duran and lost Joao Felix.. Nonsense. Just as is nonsense the sale for cheap price of Douglas Luiz. It's all down to timing. Luiz left because we were against the clock to appease PSR, so they got him for a good price (and we got some promising young-ish players to help with squad depth). Business is business. Duran would have been an easy and lucrative flip on what we paid for him, but the even more lucrative Diaby deal came, and was processed, first and made it so we were no longer in a position where selling Duran was necessary or as appealing. We haven't 'lost' Felix because we never had him and, frankly, I'm not convinced he fancies it. Nonetheless, Monchi and co are navigating this window, from a financial perspective, fantastically well. We've never been in such great hands. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa4europe Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 12/08/2024 at 11:02, jigen said: I don't understand... You want to sell Duran, West Ham sent a big offer (£30 million + their top academy player), but Monchi refused. Why? So now you still have Duran and lost Joao Felix.. Nonsense. Just as is nonsense the sale for cheap price of Douglas Luiz. did he though? or, he's willing to sell him should the value be met giving him the budget to spend on his replacement, if we dont meet that value we cant buy the replacement regardless we like felix but we value him at a number lower than atletico and are unwilling to be bent over by them we had to sell someone to meet PSR and didnt want to sell one of our better players to another PL so took less from abroad we've been here before with Suso and Lange, no one knows what's going on but will happily jump to a negative conclusion and eventually hound them out of the club - we havent done a thing for 2 weeks now, he must be doing **** all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 9 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Bad financial management of the past finally caught up with us Monchi and Heck with Unai had a tough job after the mess they took over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 I think we already know that we have owners who are willing to invest large sums to achieve progress. Undoubtedly they currently trust Unai and Monchi to help us progress. I think Unai and Monchi will have seen Luiz as an established first teamer who would perform well, even at the level we have now reached and they'd see Diaby as a player that could possibly develop to be a top player we need, perhaps reviewing after one more season. So in short, no, we probably wouldn't have sold both players without the restrictions imposed by PSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 01/08/2024 at 09:25, OutByEaster? said: He's found and signed some very good young players at reasonable prices, he's found some very inventive ways to work within the PSR boundaries, but the challenge now is whether he can find the right players to complete our squad - to move from opportunity to neccessity - a big month ahead for him. And an ability to shift those we no longer want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Bald fraud. Bring back Steve Stride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: Bad financial management of the past finally caught up with us Monchi and Heck with Unai had a tough job after the mess they took over Without PSR, I believe the investment potential of NSWE would see the occasional transfer/contract 'mistake' as a mere blot on the club's coffee book. Of course, they'll be pleased to see less mistakes being made by their current heads of staff - Unai, Monchi and Vidagany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 any1 got a link to his interview? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thabucks Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Back to Monchi he inherited the base of an operation laid down by Lange and has built on it. He’s had to when and deal and be creative - how long before some call for his head of things don’t start well this season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 2 minutes ago, MaVilla said: any1 got a link to his interview? Will be uploaded on their app and probably on YouTube later, too soon atm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeyp102 Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Going back to Monchi, he knows what he’s got to do and has shown he can be ruthless to get the best for the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jas10 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 5 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Enjoyed and pretty much agreed with every word on that… maybe most of all Quote “No it’s not finished, we need to make another step. The most difficult thing is not to arrive, but to stay, to remain in the Champions League. Great to, again, see how highly valued and precious JJ is 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Fascinating interview. The Monchi/Unai partnership is wonderful. We are so lucky. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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