Donyell Malen

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah seems a brilliant deal.

[paul_e]

"Premier League Tax" might be playing a part but it's also the difference between Malen having 18months left on his contract compared to 4 1/2 years for Philogene.

[VILLA MOLE]

judging by Utube  ( I KNOW) looks like he plays across the front a lot more than Bailey and looks a lot stronger

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

[Olneythelonely]

I’m just glad we had this thread set up nice and early.

[cdbearsfan]

Me too.

[Beard82]

I’m just glad we had this thread set up nice and early.

Hehe

[Brend'Watkins]

Percy (not me) reckons £18m + add ons. That seems less than €25m, though I haven’t checked exchange rates.

Need to get business done quickly I reckon, as I’m predicting a run on the pound soon.

EDIT: just seen the €23m posts above. That’s obviously closer to Percy’s view.

It is, £21 Million at today's rate €1.19/£.  If we got it done early Jan we'd have saved nearly a million!

So the run (on the pound) has started already?

Not really. It's been €1.19/£ for the last 4 months or so.  Back end of December it rose as high as €1.21 for a week or so.  Now it's back at €1.19.

[rooboy316]

If he’s more capable of playing across the front 3, is he more similar in style to Diaby? How do those two compare in terms of quality?

[Brend'Watkins]

I’m just glad we had this thread set up nice and early.

Yeah, sometimes we should baulk at speculation, tempt fate and run with your gut feeling.  Bravo to the author.

[Beard82]

Percy (not me) reckons £18m + add ons. That seems less than €25m, though I haven’t checked exchange rates.

Need to get business done quickly I reckon, as I’m predicting a run on the pound soon.

EDIT: just seen the €23m posts above. That’s obviously closer to Percy’s view.

It is, £21 Million at today's rate €1.19/£.  If we got it done early Jan we'd have saved nearly a million!

So the run (on the pound) has started already?

Not really. It's been €1.19/£ for the last 4 months or so.  Back end of December it rose as high as €1.21 for a week or so.  Now it's back at €1.19.

I would imagine the club have ways of manging currency changes

[PeterWithesShin]

We pay our transfer fees with gold doubloons to avoid exchange rate fluctuation.

[DrGonzo]

Excellent.  Too soon for his own thread?

[eamonn]

judging by Utube  ( I KNOW) looks like he plays across the front a lot more than Bailey and looks a lot stronger

I think Bailey went down four times on Friday night in the first half...he tests the patience.

[Drummond]

Percy (not me) reckons £18m + add ons. That seems less than €25m, though I haven’t checked exchange rates.

Need to get business done quickly I reckon, as I’m predicting a run on the pound soon.

EDIT: just seen the €23m posts above. That’s obviously closer to Percy’s view.

It is, £21 Million at today's rate €1.19/£.  If we got it done early Jan we'd have saved nearly a million!

So the pun (on the pound) has started already?

Sterling work but I've FTFY.