I think we are selling (or considering) one of our academy lads because we want financial leeway on players we like in the market. Mainly a CF or CB.

For me he'll never be quite good enough, so if it's financial i'd much rather see him go if it squashes talk of Connor being sold.

 

12 minutes ago, evissy said:

I think we are selling (or considering) one of our academy lads because we want financial leeway on players we like in the market. Mainly a CF or CB.

Or Kyle walker-peters, though he does not fit in the 25 or younger bracket.

1 minute ago, chelseablueboy said:

For me he'll never be quite good enough, so if it's financial i'd much rather see him go if it squashes talk of Connor being sold.

 

Had great hopes but the ACL has impacted Beyoncéd doubt, he seems much too bulky and I suspect the step up  is too great 

If we sell Broja for 50m he will be a massive Cobham success story. That is one function of Cobham. Not everyone can be fitted to first tea for a number of reasons.

3 minutes ago, evissy said:

If we sell Broja for 50m he will be a massive Cobham success story. That is one function of Cobham. Not everyone can be fitted to first tea for a number of reasons.

Agreed on selling gtaduates for good fees is a primary goal of Cobham.

But If we sell Broja for £50m Scotland Yard will be launching a thorough investigation and the Met will be declaring a substance abuse epidemic.  There's only one club that would buy an injury hit young striker that can't hit a barn door for £50m and we can't buy him off ourselves.  Strasbourg maybe?

Edited January 17, 20242 yr by Whats_The_Mata?

2 minutes ago, Whats_The_Mata? said:

Agreed on selling gtaduates for good fees is a primary goal of Cobham.

But If we sell Broja for £50m Scotland Yard will be launching a thorough investigation and the Met will be declaring a substance abuse epidemic.  There's only one club that would buy an injury hit young striker that can't hit a barn door for £50m and we can't buy him off ourselves.  Strasbourg maybe?

Yep realistically anything north of £25 -£30 million would be it difficult to turn down.

He has 4 and a bit years left on his contract so if he goes will be looking at a deal circa that and any such as Palace that are possibly in for him will need to put him on a long term deal so that all fits.

One thing I will float, and it’s no more than me thinking out aloud Toney seems to be hinting he may well be off and possibly Brentford will be wanting to buy a replacement 

 

 

3 hours ago, evissy said:

If we sell Broja for 50m he will be a massive Cobham success story. That is one function of Cobham. Not everyone can be fitted to first tea for a number of reasons.

£50 million would be a miracle.

Can't see anyone paying that for him

1 hour ago, The Rising Sun said:

£50 million would be a miracle.

Can't see anyone paying that for him

I wonder, if he does get sold, if TimesUp regen will follow him like Tim did with Pulisic. 

Be amazed if any clubs put up 25M for him, unless they are Saudi clubs. I think we will see in the region of 20Ms, which is not a bad return as long as we use that money wisely ( after dividends paid to the investors).

Normally I’d agree with raising 30 mill or so for a striker that apart from his loan at Saints shown not much at all

but w Jacko away at AFCON and Nkuku looking like another sick note (writing was on wall but we all wanted him to be our savior striker) I can only get onboard this deal if a player replaces him. otherwise as off the pace as he seems he will come in handy at some point down the road as the injury crisis ain’t going away anytime soon  just like the mid table league position 

I think Broja carries a very good value. He is young, big frame, very quick and shown glimpses of what a top talent does. As we now know he is for sale Pochettino himself tried to sell him in his presser after he scored. He said he believes he is the top striking talent in Europe. Pochettino's words carry value as he is very well respected in terms of developing young talents. Harry Kane and Dele Alli are prime examples. Look at Alli now without Poch....

I think 50m is a good positioning of the value by the club. It depends who is interested. If MU or some team with a ton of money to use for a striker is desperate he could go for 50m or close. If he is sold to Fulham the price will be 20-30m. That is something we can get of him pretty easily. 

I feel it is too early to sell him now. But if we get some sort of green light from Osimhen in the summer, Broja is probably sold immediately if he doesn't become an important player for us rest of the season. If we sell Broja for 30m and buy Osimhen for 130m for a 5 year deal. It is -26m annually and first year paid by Brojas +30m. 

 

https://twitter.com/Matt_Law_DT/status/1747710483216376304?t=feCIzWElCJvWO8wOdaDWVg&s=19

5 hours ago, icecoolguy22 said:

Be amazed if any clubs put up 25M for him, unless they are Saudi clubs. I think we will see in the region of 20Ms, which is not a bad return as long as we use that money wisely ( after dividends paid to the investors).

Currently theres a dearth in strikers in the game, theres barely any around so any striker hitting the market will go for a premium.

Elite proven strikers who are seen viable at this moment are probably Toney, Osimhen and with a stretch Benzema. Others are in teams who actually need them and have a chance to keep hold of. Napoli, Brentford and probably Saudi clubs are sellers in this market.

https://twitter.com/siphillipssport/status/1747899492215427584?t=ABME8Tf-7_lQqsr4LiXWUQ&s=19

If Broja were to leave, would be a good idea to discuss a swap with brentfords Toney. Would suit all parties involved as Toney wants to leave and would probably choose us above any other team. I can also see Broja do well at Brentford. 

25 minutes ago, Gentian said:

If Broja were to leave, would be a good idea to discuss a swap with brentfords Toney. Would suit all parties involved as Toney wants to leave and would probably choose us above any other team. I can also see Broja do well at Brentford. 

Wouldn't touch Toney. Blocks a twat and has been at every club he's been at. The disrespect to Brentford and their fans with his most recent interview after they've stood by him through his current issues. 

11 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Wouldn't touch Toney. Blocks a twat and has been at every club he's been at. The disrespect to Brentford and their fans with his most recent interview after they've stood by him through his current issues. 

Ya. Having just said he wanted to repay the club for their loyalty. Unreliable only just begins to describe him. And, given his addiction issues, that's a problem.

6 hours ago, dkw said:

Currently theres a dearth in strikers in the game, theres barely any around so any striker hitting the market will go for a premium.

No there isn't.

There's a dearth of quality strikers in the game so the proven goals scorers go for a premium

There's no lack of Broja level strikers about, strikers that struggle to score are a dime a dozen.

Edited January 18, 20242 yr by Whats_The_Mata?

16 hours ago, dkw said:

Currently theres a dearth in strikers in the game, theres barely any around so any striker hitting the market will go for a premium.

Unfortunately every club in the EPL has a striker or two around the same capability of Broja at moment, unless he steps up soon I doubt anyone will pay big for him. Looking at those clubs linked with him, they aren't exactly rich clubs or those challenging the top 6 or 8. I don't think Wolves or Fulham will come up with 25-30M to buy him, even he's a starter ( big risk and they'd know it)

Chelsea want £50m for the kid, apparently. West Ham are linked, but surely not at that price?

3 hours ago, Gonoir Beniashile said:

Chelsea want £50m for the kid, apparently. West Ham are linked, but surely not at that price?

What would be the idea of "publically" selling Broja for 20m? We have to position ourselves the way it looks we value Broja highly and generate interest towards him in general. 

We will get a good fee of him dependent on the buyer and their general desperation.

4 minutes ago, evissy said:

What would be the idea of "publically" selling Broja for 20m? We have to position ourselves the way it looks we value Broja highly and generate interest towards him in general. 

 

Maybe but to be honest other clubs do have scouts so I don't think putting a high price tag on a player will hoodwink anyone into thinking they're better than they are. Maybe we should nickname Broja "Stella" - because he's reassuringly expensive?

With Broja I feel like a buy back or something needs to be inserted.