http://www.express.co.uk/sport/footb...-Transfer-News
Ok, so I have a question. Scottish football regularly gets panned and is very much the 'poor neighbour' to the (over-inflated) EPL, so how can they assume that a player up here is worth that amount? Surely the fact he plays for the team with the best financial resources in the league means he will be surrounded by above-average players, certainly above the standard of his opposition? How can he be worth that and why aren't Scottish players ever associated with fees of this size?
I've not seen him play but I'm genuinely puzzled as to the finances mentioned for an SPL player.
Thoughts please!
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Thread: 40m price tag on Dembele??
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30-10-2016 04:32 PM #1
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40m price tag on Dembele??
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30-10-2016 04:52 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
As for Dembele, I haven't seen him play but I suspect he'll probably need 2 great seasons with Celtic before he goes for anything near half his current "asking price".
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30-10-2016 05:16 PM #3
So according to the article Man Utd , Man City , Chelsea and Real Madrid are all interested in him and the asking price is 40 million? Think we can safely say this is out of the Daily Record guidebook to journalism.
He is a decent player and will probably leave Celtic at the end of the season for a sizeable fee but it won't be more than 15 million let alone anything near 40 million.
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30-10-2016 05:19 PM #4
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30-10-2016 05:20 PM #5
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Aye he's a decent player, but if James Madison was playing for Celtic, what value would they be putting on him. Aye I know it's hypothetical but that laddie really does have it all.
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30-10-2016 05:22 PM #6
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Crazy cash out there for top strikers, Zidane, Real Madrid apparently very interested in the lad. still young, got a great physique, pacey and knows where the goals are. I'm just surprised they got him for £500k. Must be worth 40 Mill if he's keeping the mighty Griff out !
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30-10-2016 05:36 PM #7
Considering the money BR spent on pish in the past it's probably his valuation :-)
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30-10-2016 05:37 PM #8
Got to feel sorry for Fulham, they give him the opportunity, develop him and them get buttons for him
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30-10-2016 05:41 PM #9
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£40 million is crazy, even by football standards!
Like a couple of folk have said already, he'll go at the end of the season for around £15 mil; maybe a couple of million more if they're lucky.
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30-10-2016 05:44 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMon the Hibs.
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30-10-2016 06:36 PM #11
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Lovren and Lallana now regulars, as are Can and Firmino, all performing well. Sturridge and Coutinho have been absolute bargains.
Ballotelli was a stupid gamble but a relatively small fee anyway and although Benteke was gash, they recouped the fee.
Rodgers record is probably as good as most at top levels, many more hits than misses.
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30-10-2016 06:55 PM #13This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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30-10-2016 06:57 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The original point made is that Fulham were close to selling Dembele to Spurs in January. It fell through and they lost out on a fee. If he stayed in England in the summer Fulham would be entitled to nearer his actual value. As he moved cross border Celtic paid next to nothing for him. Hence some people would sympathise with Fulham
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30-10-2016 07:04 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Moreno
Markovic
Illori
Sakho
Borini
Lambert
Aspas
Assaidi
Luis Alberto
Just some of his misses.
I certainly recognise he signed some good ones too hence the smiley face.
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30-10-2016 07:08 PM #16This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Moreno is a tough one to forgive though. Although Klopp hasn't managed to sign a decent left back yet either
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30-10-2016 07:19 PM #18This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteMon the Hibs.
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30-10-2016 07:32 PM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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30-10-2016 07:35 PM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Anyway, back to Celtic. They come out with this drivel every time they have they have someone they can sell.
Hooper's name appeared in the paper linked with Spurs. He ended up at Norwich for about half the money quoted in the papers. Wanyama linked with Arsenal and Man Utd for more than he was sold for....he ends up at Southampton. Same with Forster (Barcelona and Atletico Madrid) and Van Dijk (Arsenal and Man Utd).
Full of pish.
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30-10-2016 08:20 PM #21
He's had some class performances in the Champion's League too. Honestly, after seeing half the pish that goes for 30m+ it wouldn't surprise me if they got silly money.
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30-10-2016 08:26 PM #22
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What have Bristol Rovers got to do with this? They've been very astute of late.
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30-10-2016 09:36 PM #24
I've not read the article, but are we talking about the Celtic player or the Spurs player, both with the same name?
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The dreaded 'transfer committee' handled all those issues. Overall they have signed more duds than successes.
Liverpool are going in the right direction now but this is in spite of the transfer committee rather than because if it. All down to Jurgen Klopp in my view.
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30-10-2016 11:26 PM #26
If he's worth £40m then his namesake at Tottenham must be worth £80m because he's twice as good.
Shooting fish in a barrel at Celtic doesn't make you worth that kind of money.
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31-10-2016 12:30 PM #28
Apparently Celtic were talking to him for 9 months before he signed. If that's true then 2 things stand out. Firstly they must have been tapping him up and secondly, he can't be a Brendan Rodgers signing cause he wasn't there. Hugh Keevins came up with the 9 months so no idea how true it is.
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31-10-2016 02:19 PM #29
I thought we were talking about that 13 year old lad for a moment.
Is Dembele like the Smith of West Africa?
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