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If we were in for Nick Powell, you’d assume that isn’t the only CM we’re in the market for.

If we’re chasing a game, sure… Our success is built on playing 3 CBs and I can’t see that changing any time soon. We don’t have any wingers to play the 4-2-2-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1 and so on.

Wow, looks like we’re actually going to spend a significant % of the Gyokeres money… … I’m shocked in a good way!

Sporting Lisbon can’t afford Gyokeres, I am shocked. A 35% sell-on value did see I don’t know why people are panicking, there’s genuine interest in our player and someone will make a better offer than Sporting. Is the charity bet still on? Asking for a friend…

Your wording isn’t as unambiguous as you think. Simply put, you’re wagering in the ‘up front’ amount being below £20m. If reports of a deal with Sporting being ‘close’ you aren’t making a big bold claim. From @Earlsdon_Skyblue1’s POV, it’s a stupid bet to take on for a £5a let alone £250. From...

Agreed. At 24, you’d think Gyokeres has still got development to do and in the Portuguese league, a good opportunity to use it as a stepping stone. Going to the Prem is the ceiling for him in a sense because the next step is either a top-end Prem/European team. As much as I like Gyokeres, I...

Imagine a scenario Sporting sell up for £30-40m and we got an extra £10-14 million… does it not count? Of course it does. 35% sell-on fee would be a seriously good deal given the circumstances. It’s a manipulation of terms that I don’t like. Suppose Sporting packaged the £18m over 2 years...

I weighed in on the point that the transfer package could total more than £20 million down the line. ‘Sold for more than £20m by end of the current transfer window’ - that’s not so unambiguous as to what that actually means. Again, the sell-on clause was negotiated before the end of the window...

Evidently not, we’ve just got some money from Maddison some 7 years. With the add-ons and sell-on fees, it’s likely we’ve doubled the initial fee we got for him in the first place. It’s also very rare for clubs to deal upfront in cash nowadays. Incentives, sell-on clauses and what not are the...

Well, if I paid £250 to charity if lost a bet then the terms of my wager were met, I’d be annoyed. Therefore, if we really want to be finicky, the pay out shouldn’t occur until Lisbon either sold or released Gyokeres. Either way, it’s unlikely we’ll know the true value we’d have got for him.

So what would happen if Sporting sold Gyokeres in the next few seasons and we got a £3-6m (or more) windfall for him? That would take us over the £20m in a transfer fee for Gyokeres. Sell-ons are clearly part of a player’s valuation, albeit it’s a ‘bet’ on a players value increasing. It’s...

£18 and a ‘significant’ sell-on fee is a respectable deal to be honest. It worked out very well with the Maddison and Wilson deals where we got above £5-6m (or thereabouts) for them in the end.

Does he? I just can’t see a scenario where he’d refuse to go to a Prem team if push came to shove. He isn’t a free agent yet. As things stand, Sporting cannot meet our demands, it’s early in the window and one of the Prem teams will step up their interest. I highly doubt we’d be playing hard...

About 2.5 weeks of Hamer’s new wages… Worth it!

Or, more the more likely scenario is that we’re not interested in this player…

I doubt Gyokeres would turn down a move to the Prem to play in Portugal. More money and a better standard of football on offer.

I may try and get a home ticket if unavailable in the away end! My measly 930 points won’t be enough!

I got Jags v Falcons and Ravens v Titans! I’m hoping to get Chiefs v Dolphins in Frankfurt for my Brother’s birthday - he’s a Chiefs fan!

Correct. Likewise, we’re not in a position where we need to sell to the first buyer. Sporting Lisbon are making noise early to disrupt us into making an early sale before a Prem team comes and bullies them. If there’s a lot of interest, we can gauge what clubs are willing to pay for Gyokeres...

Players come and go, if the deals for Hamer and Gyokeres work for the club, the show must go on. I trust the management to rebuild the team - we’ve had 2-3 such rebuilds since MR took over. New players will sign and new terrace heroes will emerge. If we can be in a position where our team is...