Very poor business if true.
We should be looking for circa 35 or 30 plus a hell of a lot of add ons along with a sell on clause.
I agree I think Rutter will play wide this season and maybe we do look at getting Sara in as our 10.

Norwich want 20m+ for Sara, it won't happen

what they want and what they get are probably miles apart

Summerville contributed a lot and he will be missed but hes replaceable.

I'd be happy with Rutter out wide, more room for him to run at defenders and less pressure to score goals, however he does need to add some more this season.

25m upfront fee
5m in add ons
4m when he plays for.holland so 34m.
about right

It's pretty much in line with what other championship players like Watkins and Benrahma.

Less 15% we pay his previous club so a little under 22 million to re invest.
I see we have offered a couple of million for Ryan Kent.

Forgot to add we get a further 5 million if he can eat 2 tubs of jellied eels without throwing up.

Thought Sommerville was a £40m player not a £25m player - what happened?

Evening chaps up in Northumberland with dodgy signal. It was bound to happen wasn’t it. At least it’s not at the end of the window. Summerville will be very difficult to replace imo but replace well they need to. His goals were huge for us last season, that’s not easy to replace at this level. But I’m confident they’ll get something sorted. Gnonto has to be kept at all costs now. He’s the natural fit on the left. Be interesting to see what we do now, we can throw good money about for the right player.,the sale of Gray sorted the PSR issues so this is big bonus cash. Farke will want a swift replacement

Yep especially as we have been told all the money we got for Gray will be invested in bringing in quality players not to mention the money we now have from Red Bull and Summerville.

looking forward to tomorrow. 38000 for a friendly.managed a pompey ticket too

What time is kick off?

3.00

about 40 tickets left

He's signed for the Turkish club for around 25m

Well that's that one option gone and a ridiculous amount to pay.
Pity they didn`t want Summerville.

Yeah the sales have to stop now. The red bull money was meant to help retain our best players.

That was a very impressive performance against a top side.
Joseph and Rutter excellent along with Rodon, Ampadu and Gruev.
Hope Bogle`s injury isn`t a bad one as he looks good at RB.
Meslier worries me as does Struijk other than that a polished performance.

wober was miles better than strjuik. different league.
I prefer gruev to amedeu

Wober will be a big asset in this division. Thought Aaronson looked sharp when he came on, he could be a dark horse to go well. Joseph looks razor sharp and Rutter unplayable, he could be class on the right too. Interesting to see if we go for a 10 or a winger.. or both.

Farkes comments on only having a tight budget is a concern though unless that’s mind games

yes it suprised me. rutter is sublime but so wasteful at times

Rodon/Wober combination is a better fit but doubt Farke would drop Struijk.
If it`s true we have a tight budget then something is seriously wrong with the sales we have made plus the RB cash.
I hope it is mind games so we are not having to pay over the odds.
If we don`t spend in the region of 30/40 million this year then I would be concerned.

Every football club has limited resources. Especially, if you're outside of the PL. If you're in the market for anything that involves some form of negotiation, you don't go and tell everyone exactly what you want to buy, or how much you have to spend.
It's also worth pointing out that the RB sponsorship and the Grey money have likely been applied in last year's accounts, not this year's.

The lack transparency is annoying, but if the owners don't think releasing certain information is going to help business, they won't release it.

And that`s my hope JB that we are playing our cards close to our chest and at the same time bringing in the right players at the right figure.
In the Championship just like the PL you can`t get away with a very good set of starting players.
You need half a dozen other quality players as back up such as Rothwell, Wober who I think should be in the starting eleven. 3 more decent signings with what we currently have should be enough for top 3.

Yeah we need 3 more. Graham Smyth saying he expects Leeds to go for another midfielder a right/left back and either a winger or a 10 or maybe both to replace Summerville. Needs doing quickly as a couple of injuries and we will look thin and can’t afford a slow start again