1 in front of both fees. That's not unreasonable, is it? Martinez went for 20m, sameish age, after half a season. Leno's a proven German intl.
And how did we have a deal for the wops to buy LT for 15m and then they just say no?
I get the squad's being rebuilt, and this is looking like a 2nd decent summer window in a row for the first time in ages.
But I think these dastardly foreigners are taking the mick. Do they not have Cheese & Onion Discos over there?
That's the point.
But even ignoring inflation, if we could have bought a Leno for £8m when we were cursed with Almunia, I'd have bitten your hand off. Ditto LT for 6m when we were looking for a Coq upgrade.
Would be nice to get most of the clear out done. I still want another MF - that's where we're weak, and have been ever since we decided to ditch Gwedndo, Ozzy and LT and only buy Partey.
Leno deal…
£3m up front
£1m for number of PL appearances
£2m if the stay up
£2m if the stay up a 2nd time
So at this stage it’s only £3m for a top class premier league proven goalkeeper.
Lol
Every Big Six club bar possibly Man City is struggling to trim the fat of their squads. Possibility that Chelsea - often cited as being good at selling players - will have the following players out on loan this year:
Kepa (bought for 72 million)
Lukaka (98 million)
Werner (48 million)
218 million!
Definitely not a sellers' market for the big clubs