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13 Jun 2016 16:34:30
I do find it incredible when people talk of us 'nickel and diming over a couple of million euros' on our transfer bid for a particular player. These are probably the same people who choose their pub on the basis of a pint costing 5p less the the nice pub down the road. A couple of million euros is probably not far off our gross matchday income after matchday costs (but before we've actually paid any of the players) . Which sounds like a chunk worth negotiating about to me. Any idiot can pay too much for anything - don't the club employ people to try and get the best deals, rather than slimly paying the (inflated) price the selling club would ideally want?
1.) 13 Jun 2016 16:46:30
Have to agree here. Isn't that how all clubs apart from Real Madrid and Barcelona handle transfers? Negotiate for a fee that they feel is reasonable? Maybe the eds can shed some light?
2.) 13 Jun 2016 17:54:01
Each situation is different and in the case of ziellini klopp took it upon himself to tap up the player. We either stump up the valuation or quiet frankly stop wasting their f@#king time.
Our reputation is bad enough as it is without compounding the situation and messing them around just because we know he would prefer to play for us.
3.) 13 Jun 2016 18:28:26
I completely agree, it's absolutely correct we should try get players at the best possible fee but here's also a difference between negotiating and disrespecting other clubs in the way we go about things. Sounds like we don't always get that right.
4.) 13 Jun 2016 19:16:56
Agree with john b there, zeilinski was tapped up so we have lost the chance to negotiate.
5.) 13 Jun 2016 19:22:08
When we act like an arse though (and in this case tap up a player) then we really should be being smarter. Pay the fee they want or walk away - speaking to their representatives, getting permission and then haggling is what we should have done from the off. Instead we tapped up a player, he was wearing our kit and pissed off Udinese in the process. Ed002 has mentioned numerous times our perception in world football and how our reputation is poor with a number of clubs - stuff like this does not improve it and offering a sum we know to be lower than what Udinese have set is just stupidity. I agree with the sentiments of your post but in this case we've acted inappropriately and paying extra to smooth the situation is, in my view, smart, from both a PR perspective and business perspective.
6.) 13 Jun 2016 22:29:24
Completely agree. It will come to the point where we won't be able to get the players we want, not because we won't pay the money, not because the player doesn't want to play for us, not because we don't have CL but because nobody will want to have dealings with the club and will refuse to open negotiations. Our reputation is worth more than money.
03 Aug 2013 11:50:30
Definition of karma - we flog the ungrateful little tyke to the goners for £50m, and they then lose their qualifiying match for the CL! What joy that would be. Apart from him coming back and scoring a hattrickagainst us obviously .
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