[Albion] Carlos Baleba SINGS a 5-year deal

[Springal]

If just a smokescreen, I’d have thought we’d have picked someone a bit better than Lokonga to claim interest in

Agreed. Odd choice. And if you are Lokonga or his agent what are you thinking / saying ?

 

[BBassic]

Sounds like the issue is the fee with Lille rather than with the player, right?

 

[Oh_aye]

Sounds like the issue is the fee with Lille rather than with the player, right?

I suspect they want to draw in other offers and drive the price up. We want it down quick before Chelsea or Liverpool get involved

 

[Mancgull]

Sounds like the issue is the fee with Lille rather than with the player, right?

Yes, I think so. The player has agreed terms, allegedly.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I suspect they want to draw in other offers and drive the price up. We want it down quick before Chelsea or Liverpool get involved

Chelsea can get involved if they want as per usual a season or two later and pay six times what we paid for him, I am up for that.

 

[dwayne]

Bugger, was convinced this was done yesterday. Forest to steam in with a bigger bid now ?

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Assume this is a Caicedo tax being applied by Lille.

 

[The Fits]

It's inevitable right?
"You've just sold a player for £115 million pounds. You think our player is his replacement...££££"
Unfortunately we've made a big mistake here. The Caicedo signing needed to be made before he left. Unlike us this one.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Lille trying to have us for the Caicedo money.

 

[Simster]

It's inevitable right?
"You've just sold a player for £115 million pounds. You think our player is his replacement...££££"
Unfortunately we've made a big mistake here. The Caicedo signing needed to be made before he left. Unlike us this one.

Lille trying to have us for the Caicedo money.

I don't disagree.

However I suspect Uncle Tony will have an idea of what he'd be worth to us, and therefore will have a maximum price in mind. I also suspect there will be 2 or 3 candidates on the list. This fella at Lille will be just one of them, and if Lille ask for too much we will just walk away instead of getting involved in an auction that forces us to overpay.

 

[East Staffs Gull]

It's inevitable right?
"You've just sold a player for £115 million pounds. You think our player is his replacement...££££"
Unfortunately we've made a big mistake here. The Caicedo signing needed to be made before he left. Unlike us this one.

That would have rather weakened our hand in relation to negotiations with Chelsea!

 

[Mackenzie]

Walk away time.

Unlucky lad.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Hold the nerve. It will happen

 

[dazzer6666]

It's inevitable right?
"You've just sold a player for £115 million pounds. You think our player is his replacement...££££"
Unfortunately we've made a big mistake here. The Caicedo signing needed to be made before he left. Unlike us this one.

Big call that unless you’ve been party to all the discussions

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Hold the nerve. It will happen

Think that was also said about 6 times on the Kudus thread

 

[Marshy]

pretty confident we will still get this done for some reason

 

[schmunk]

Hold the nerve. It will happen

I'm looking forward to his intricate one-twos with Kanchelskis...

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Fully understand those who say we should have tied this up first, before selling Moises,but that would have significantly weekened our position with Chelsea.

We will have 2/3 targets - if we don't get this one done there will be another lined up - however Lille are just tring to push the price up.

Playing poker with Bloom - we know who wins - if we walk away they could be left with an unhappy player...

 

[dwayne]

So we've gone from kudus to Baleba to lonkaga. And maybe others we don't even know about. Hope this is not true.

 

[Munchkin]

Personal terms agreed with the player. Lille trying to secure a few more quid out of the deal.

Brighton throw in the red herring about another potential target.

All part of the transfer merry go round! Deal will be tied up in the coming days.