I don’t think so.
I always rated Ashley Barnes.
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[Albion] Andi Zeqiri (Now Signed)
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I always rated Ashley Barnes.
Ollie Watkins left Exeter for Villa for £6m if memory serves. If there was a 20 year old league two striker who’d banged in 30 goals they’d go for £2m wouldn’t they ? I follow oxford a bit and they’ve sold a load of defenders for about that much (league one , I give you ).
£2m for zequiri would be a good signing for someone . He was quite good
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
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Watkins left Exeter for Brentford for about £1.8 million (the fee is probably more now because of his sale to Villa and any add-ons Exeter had but at the time it was reported at about £1.8m). His move from Brentford to Villa was £28million with add ons that could take it to £33 million. His best league 2 season was 13 goals, which is what led Brentford to making a move.
£2 for Zeqiri seems like a bargain but a lot of leagues aren't flush with cash for transfers now so could represent the top end of what we could get for a player like him.
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GT49er
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With three seasons at Brentford in the Championship in between! But yes, fair enough, Brentford did pay something like that for him - but that's one player, 6 years ago, and outside the PL and a few big European clubs there's a lot less money around in the lower and smaller leagues since Covid.
As well as Gyokeres, we've sold three other decent players to Championship teams, and one to the SPL - and I don't thnk we got more than a million for any of them.
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Just scored.
herecomesaregular
We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
I liked him at the time but we do seem to have gone up a level now. Good luck to the lad.
maltaseagull
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So did I but he did get some stick.
The sell on % is the critical part. I believe the Gyökeres sell on is substantial to say the least. That's the only way we get some of these deals done. Gyökeres was pretty underwhelming un until last season when he signed permanently, scoring about 1 in 5-6 games. Zeqiri is even more underwhelming despite improving this season, so a low-ish fee plus a sizeable sell on is the most likely way to get a deal done that suits all parties.
Getting a big fee up front for a player that's unproven at a seriously consistent level would have been a significant risk for the buyer, but whack on a 40% sell on fee and suddenly the transfer becomes significantly better for us if he ends up even half decent.
Badger Boy
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- Jan 28, 2016
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Like Khadra, I think Zeqiri has something because he's involved in the games he plays in. Jahanbakhsh had a habit of being totally anonymous and impossible to get on the ball, and I'm someone who liked him! Zeqiri and Khadra both were immediately and constantly involved in the games they played for the few minutes each.
Very rarely. 25% is seen as a very high sell-on. Don't think Gyökeres have a massive one - if I remember it right he had one year left on his contract. Difficult to ask them for 40% of his next transfer then.
theboybilly
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Wasn't it the 2-1 win at Southampton? I actually thought he slotted in well in that game considering that's not his chosen position.