Cristian Romero

[ricky2tricky4city]

I think we are moving with what and how the market is moving. There are some very real things happening in Europe with finances which have been spoken about on here for a couple of day, Stones going for a free two days after I said clubs are patching up their sides with frees showing that. There has to be some realism on what money is out there on the continent compared to the PL.

Given how clubs now look at their finances, getting our money back on a player who has been with us for the number of years he has and removing the wages is absolutely fine

There's been little money in European leagues for years beyond Real, PSG.
They rely on the finances of PL teams to trickle their way.

How many foreign teams (Inc BIG ones) have had financial turmoil...proof of the struggle.

So if we want Cuti to go abroad...it's literally 3 or 4 teams. Lowering the price is the only way to get more buyers in the room.

From a player ability/stature/length of contract pov ...he easily feels like a £60m player.

But like any auction (which technically is the process any player known to be for sale is under) ...the buyers in the room will dictate the hammer price.

 

[Bedfordspurs]

There's been little money in European leagues for years beyond Real, PSG.
They rely on the finances of PL teams to trickle their way.

How many foreign teams (Inc BIG ones) have had financial turmoil...proof of the struggle.

So if we want Cuti to go abroad...it's literally 3 or 4 teams. Lowering the price is the only way to get more buyers in the room.

From a player ability/stature/length of contract pov ...he easily feels like a £60m player.

But like any auction (which technically is the process any player known to be for sale is under) ...the buyers in the room will dictate the hammer price.

From an Availability perspective you need to take the £60m and multiply it by the amount of games he is available for, if your a buying club
So about 2/3rds

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

There's been little money in European leagues for years beyond Real, PSG.
They rely on the finances of PL teams to trickle their way.

How many foreign teams (Inc BIG ones) have had financial turmoil...proof of the struggle.

So if we want Cuti to go abroad...it's literally 3 or 4 teams. Lowering the price is the only way to get more buyers in the room.

From a player ability/stature/length of contract pov ...he easily feels like a £60m player.

But like any auction (which technically is the process any player known to be for sale is under) ...the buyers in the room will dictate the hammer price.

As I said the other day, the top 20 transfers this summer money wise, 15 now are PL and 5 abroad (including Saudi), none abroad have been defenders. Thats telling on all levels

 

[Bullet]

I don't think age is a problem. He's 28. Same as his partner in the World Cup Final Lisandro Martinez. And then Otamendi came on for Martinez, and he is 38, in a WC Final!

I wonder if we totally ruled out a move to the Prem for a higher fee than we can get from abroad, as it feels like various teams (LIV) could do with him. Or maybe they know the refs dislike him.

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

I wonder if we totally ruled out a move to the Prem for a higher fee than we can get from abroad, as it feels like various teams (LIV) could do with him. Or maybe they know the refs dislike him.

I suspect with one major move in him at peak he wants abroad. Likely on 2 clubs in the PL who can afford him who we would sell to, its a narrowing market for him

 

[billyiddo]

€40 is not most on here would have hoped for but I suppose the club needs to balance the books. I am quite sure it will become another stalemate if Levy is still in charge and we will end up getting nothing or very little when he leaves, which is an improvement. I think we may also need to cut our loss with Vicario.

It was clear to me that would be the likely price - all that talk of 60-70m was deluded