Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[RussellC]

One thing that’s been really pleasing about the window so far is that it seems to be the first one in a long while where the relevant people have realised the need for balance within the squad. We’ve bought youth (and potential) in the likes of Gollini and Tshibola, experience with Elphick, McCormack and (hopefully) Jedinak and obviously done our due diligence on deals like Chester where he’s turned down a Premier League Club to join us. It certainly seems a lot more considered than any other season in recent memory, and that includes the MON years when Guzan was the only player that it looked like the Scouts had actually had to do any work aside from watching MOTD to find.

[paul_e]

Whilst a good signing, £4m for a 32 year-old seems a bit steep!

Do you think so? £100m guaranteed TV money in the Premier League from now on with the new deal.

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league

Which is why we're spending £4m on a 32 year old leader in midfield to help us get back there.  If he contributes to us getting promoted then he's worth every penny, that's the only way to look at these signings right now, their value is all about us getting back up, if it happens then we've go the spending right and all the extra money will come back from th enew TV deal.

[chrisw1]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

[Toronto Villa]

Whilst a good signing, £4m for a 32 year-old seems a bit steep!

More leadership at a football club that has been completely devoid of it is absolutely priceless. And the goal and rewards far exceeds what we will pay for the likes of him and Elphick or even McCormack.

[Richard E]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

If it gives Palace enough of a "war chest" (sigh) that they see off any attempt by the Baggies to gazump them on Benteke then just this once I'll forgive them.

[cdward]

I think with the way we are spending money, promotion has to happen this year.  Im worried that if we don't make it, we will get a whammy of high wages, tiny parachute payments left and competing against next years drop downs with the far bigger parachutes really worries me.

Don't worry, be happy.

[VILLA MOLE]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

Ginola was 33 and we spent 3.5 million on him when there was far less money around

[RussellC]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

Ginola was 33 and we spent 3.5 million on him when there was far less money around

And that turned-out to be a colossal waste of cash!

[VILLA MOLE]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

Ginola was 33 and we spent 3.5 million on him when there was far less money around

And that turned-out to be a colossal waste of cash!

not for the ladies , sexist I know

[mallo]

Might be an old link but Cheikh Ndoye mentioned again - he's a unit all right - plus Captain of his club.

[Villafirst]

Whilst a good signing, £4m for a 32 year-old seems a bit steep!

Do you think so? £100m guaranteed TV money in the Premier League from now on with the new deal.

Newsflash, we aren't in the premier league

Which is why we're spending £4m on a 32 year old leader in midfield to help us get back there.  If he contributes to us getting promoted then he's worth every penny, that's the only way to look at these signings right now, their value is all about us getting back up, if it happens then we've go the spending right and all the extra money will come back from th enew TV deal.
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Agree - I'm glad someone realised what I was getting at!

[Steve67]

Might be an old link but Cheikh Ndoye mentioned again - he's a unit all right - plus Captain of his club.

Plays for SCO Angers? Isn't that the same side Jonathan Kodjia of Bristol City played for?

[oswald funkletrumpet]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

Ginola was 33 and we spent 3.5 million on him when there was far less money around

And that turned-out to be a colossal waste of cash!

was it true that because his arse was so big they had to have his shorts made especially?

[SoccerHQ]

I think he will be very good for us, but £4 million for a 32 year old they are effectively pushing out the door and has been a great long term servant to them is a bit rich.

Didn't we sign Habib Beye for a similar amount at a similar age a few years back.

O.k not a great example but obviously transfer fees have rocketed since MONconomics and it filters down...I don't think he's any more overpriced than McCormack was.

He's exactly what our midfield needs imo so at 4m I reckon he'll be good value. Better value than Tonev, Sanchez and all the other jokers we've signed for 3-4m in last 5 years.


Ginola was 33 and we spent 3.5 million on him when there was far less money around

[OCD]

Could Ndoye be an alternative in the event that Diawarra doesn't happen?