Loanwatch 2023/24

[pablo_picasso]

"Purchase option players"?

[dcdavecollett]

It could help.

[Dave]

"Purchase option players"?

Here's probably fine. Or they do all have their own threads.

I'm just being a pernickety twat.

[AV84]

There's an Archer thread in general football, could probably change the title and lump them all in there.

[pablo_picasso]

"Purchase option players"?

Here's probably fine. Or they do all have their own threads.

I'm just being a pernickety twat.

I think we could cover all of them in the one thread...

[eamonn]

Looking at how bad t'Blades are, I wonder how much of the ball Archer is going to see this season.

[LeeB]

Looking at how bad t'Blades are, I wonder how much of the ball Archer is going to see this season.

Yeah, that was the worry with him going there.

[paul_e]

Even still it's good experience and will serve him better than sharing minutes with Duran.

The Burnley game showed how important it will be for AJ as well, the first Newcastle goal came because he took far too much time to deal with what was a fucking awful pass to him.

[OCD]

It sounded like if Sheffield United get relegated, we'll be able to bring Archer back for pretty much what they paid for him. At that point he should be a more rounded player having had a year of Premier League experience. We can then either integrate him or sell him again and renew the 3 year FFP cycle for the money.

[AV84]

Did we sell Philogene or loan him?

Anyway, him and Aaron Ramsey both in the England U21 squad announced this afternoon. 

[OCD]

Sold.

[dcdavecollett]

With a buy-back clause?

[Dante Lavelli]

With a buy-back clause?

Pretty sure there was yes but less widely reported compared to the other two.  Anyone know for sure?

[pablo_picasso]

Im sure there is.

Its a shame he left as he could have had a fair bit of game time with Ramsey missing.

He was probably the most natural replacement for Jacob Ramsey, other than Aaron Ramsey...

[OCD]

There definitely is because the Hull owner was talking about it. Something like £10m.