cambridgeshire canary 7,799 Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57916930 Sure, he may not have lived up to his hype and hes no longer as young as he once was but that's a hell of a good signing given how much English players go for nowdays, fair play to Everton. Question is would you have been happy to see him here had we signed him for the same price? Rather surprised we were not linked with him given he was playing in Germany and all.. Or maybe we were and I missed it which wouldn't surprise me to be fair 😉 Edited July 22, 2021 by cambridgeshire canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 5,885 Posted July 22, 2021 Guess wages might have been a stumbling block. At that price, an absolute no-brainer; clearly a very talented player and a step up from Onel and Pepe. With the English player premium too, every chance of good sell-on value if he was successful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 7,377 Posted July 22, 2021 Wonder if it's worth looking for English players abroad? Doubt there are too many, but also you'd think they might not get as much of the Brexit / homegrown player premium from other Premiership sides. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 8,758 Posted July 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: Wonder if it's worth looking for English players abroad? Doubt there are too many, but also you'd think they might not get as much of the Brexit / homegrown player premium from other Premiership sides. Lookman is the one that fits that bill who I'd be a fan of going after. Thought he looked lively for Fulham last season. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 7,377 Posted July 22, 2021 Just now, king canary said: Lookman is the one that fits that bill who I'd be a fan of going after. Thought he looked lively for Fulham last season. Totally agree, then I think we kind of got someone in a similar vein in Rashica. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Feedthewolf 5,885 Posted July 22, 2021 1 minute ago, king canary said: Lookman is the one that fits that bill who I'd be a fan of going after. Thought he looked lively for Fulham last season. That's a good shout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 8,758 Posted July 22, 2021 Hes currently being linked with Palace though so probably won't end up here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krul Mistress 36 Posted July 22, 2021 24 minutes ago, king canary said: Lookman is the one that fits that bill who I'd be a fan of going after. Thought he looked lively for Fulham last season. Good penalty taker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,799 Posted July 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Krul Mistress said: Good penalty taker. Man, you saying he needed to look.. Ok, I tried Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 7,377 Posted July 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said: Man, you saying he needed to look.. Ok, I tried You're a Saka for punishment, pal! 😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,328 Posted July 22, 2021 Your thread title is wrong. He has never played for Bayern. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,328 Posted July 22, 2021 39 minutes ago, Feedthewolf said: Guess wages might have been a stumbling block. At that price, an absolute no-brainer; clearly a very talented player and a step up from Onel and Pepe. With the English player premium too, every chance of good sell-on value if he was successful. Why did Leicester sell him for £2m in the first place though, why are Leverkusen selling him at a loss just 6 months later, and why did he only get an 18 month deal? All feels a bit odd, did he go off the boil at some point? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cambridgeshire canary 7,799 Posted July 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Your thread title is wrong. He has never played for Bayern. Yup, I meant Bayer. Easy to get it wrong, been corrected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 5,013 Posted July 22, 2021 Would have fitted the project beautifully, virtually a free signing. Look, where in the Premier League and will have to pay the appropriate wage if we are to get anyone remotely of EPL standard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 8,758 Posted July 22, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Why did Leicester sell him for £2m in the first place though, why are Leverkusen selling him at a loss just 6 months later, and why did he only get an 18 month deal? All feels a bit odd, did he go off the boil at some point? Yeah it does seem odd- I know he hasn't kicked on as hoped but he's only 25 so it feels odd clubs are willing to get rid for such small amounts. EDIT- so having looked it seems like Leicester sold in January as his contract was done in 6 months and the fee Everton paid was a release clause in his contract. Edited July 22, 2021 by king canary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indy_Bones 444 Posted July 22, 2021 Struggled to even get in the Leverkeusen team and was unimpressive when he did play. If this was say a German player we weren't familiar with and got told we'd paid around 2mil for a guy who scored 1 in 10 from the wing, we'd hardly be raving about what a great deal it was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 4,682 Posted July 22, 2021 4 hours ago, TeemuVanBasten said: Why did Leicester sell him for £2m in the first place though, why are Leverkusen selling him at a loss just 6 months later, and why did he only get an 18 month deal? All feels a bit odd, did he go off the boil at some point? He never kicked on after early flashes of promise. At one point Leicester wanted around £15m for him then just cut their losses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ward 3 484 Posted July 22, 2021 Hell of a steal at 1.7m even if he is on hefty wages that outweighs low fee. Wouldve been buzzing if he rocked up here Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
