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stupot07 said:
Not true though is it? He could get injured, he could run down his contract, he could lose form, that could have been his peak season.
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I’m a bit hesitant over signing Rushworth for £15-20m. Unless he goes on to become one of the top 10 in the world then you probably don’t turn a meaningful profit. And it’s a lot of cash to sink into a goalkeeper.
 
SBAndy said:
I’m a bit hesitant over signing Rushworth for £15-20m. Unless he goes on to become one of the top 10 in the world then you probably don’t turn a meaningful profit. And it’s a lot of cash to sink into a goalkeeper.
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Don't know if Lille are much of a comparison,but AC Milan forked out 16M on Maignan when they bought him from there
 
The top 5 English goal keeper fees

1) Trafford (22) - £31m - 38 PL apps
2) Pickford (23) - £30m - 31 PL apps
3) Ramsdale (23) - £30m - 75 PL apps
4) Henderson (25) - £20m - 36 PL apps
5) Ramsdale (19) - £18m - 37 PL apps

All had PL experience.

Then drops down to £12m - Forster -

Given he will be 25 in the summer there is no precedent that he will increase his value if we paid £20m as peak values seem to be largely u23.
 
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SBAndy said:
I’m a bit hesitant over signing Rushworth for £15-20m. Unless he goes on to become one of the top 10 in the world then you probably don’t turn a meaningful profit. And it’s a lot of cash to sink into a goalkeeper.
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For me signing Rushworth isn’t about turning a meaningful profit, it’s about keeping us in the prem and having a reliable number 1 keeper.

Is 15-20 million a lot? Of course but if we have any chance of staying in the league those are the figures we’re looking at.
 
SleepyGinger said:
So could any player? Should we just not sign any players?
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No, just pointing out it's not 0 chance we don't make our money back. Historic record Fees for English keepers suggests that we probably wouldn't make a profit on £20m, which would be the joint 4th highest ever fee paid for an English keeper, and one that hasn't made a single PL appearance.
 
stupot07 said:
No, just pointing out it's not 0 chance we don't make our money back. Historic record Fees for English keepers suggests that we probably wouldn't make a profit on £20m.
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How?

Theres cases there of them going for £30m
 
stupot07 said:
The top 5 English goal keeper fees

1) Trafford (22) - £31m - 38 PL apps
2) Pickford (23) - £30m - 31 PL apps
3) Ramsdale (23) - £30m - 75 PL apps
4) Henderson (25) - £20m - 36 PL apps
5) Ramsdale (19) - £18m - 37 PL apps

All had PL experience.

Then drops down to £12 - Forster -

Given he will be 25 in the summer there is no precedent that he will increase his value if we paid £20m as peak values seem to be largely u23.
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£17,999,988.00 is one hell of a drop off
 
Ccfcisparks said:
How?

Theres cases there of them going for £30m
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Not really many do. I did a post on this in November. Around half, if not more, of starting GKs in the PL cost less than £20m.

We all want to sign Rushworth, but £20m is a huge fee for a GK that's never even played in the PL.
 
Ccfcisparks said:
How?

Theres cases there of them going for £30m
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Because of age. Trafford 22, Ramsdale 19 & 23, Pickford 23, Henderson 25.

Ramsdale and Henderson saw their fees reduce, Trafford and Pickford havent moved.
 
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Not really many do. I did a post on this in November. Around half, if not more, of starting GKs in the PL cost less than £20m.

We all want to sign Rushworth, but £20m is a huge fee for a GK that's never even played in the PL.
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How many starting ENGLISH keepers do?
 
Ccfcisparks said:
How many starting ENGLISH keepers do?
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There's only 4 English keepers that have cosy £20m+

Trafford
Pickford
Ramsdale - subsequently moved to Southampton at a loss (£24-30m to £15-20m)
Henderson - subsequently moved to Palace at a loss (£20m to £15m)

stupot07 said:
The top 5 English goal keeper fees

1) Trafford (22) - £31m - 38 PL apps
2) Pickford (23) - £30m - 31 PL apps
3) Ramsdale (23) - £30m - 75 PL apps
4) Henderson (25) - £20m - 36 PL apps
5) Ramsdale (19) - £18m - 37 PL apps

All had PL experience.

Then drops down to £12m - Forster -

Given he will be 25 in the summer there is no precedent that he will increase his value if we paid £20m as peak values seem to be largely u23.
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stupot07 said:
There's only 4 English keepers that have cosy £20m+

Trafford
Pickford
Ramsdale - subsequently moved to Southampton at a loss (£24-30m to £15-20m)
Henderson - subsequently moved to Palace at a loss (£20m to £15m)
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Got you, so its likely we would turn a profit on him. Thank you!
 
Carl isn’t stupid. He’s guaranteed no 1 here will get a full season and if we’re relegated he’s put himself in the window for another PL move easy. He’s only got 1 year at Brighton and if he wants us the move will happen to us as they will cash in rather than let him go on a free. They will get £30m probably for their current Bart and £15m tops from us.
 
Manchester_sky_blue said:
Have a word with yourself. Burnley spent over £111 million. Admittedly they didn't spend it wisely which is why they are now screwed but there's no chance we only spend less than half that.
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Only 12 clubs had a net spend of over £50m last summer. Wages need to be paid on top, previous losses covered £20m in the last financial year, probably the same this season, ground updates etc etc. I just can't see it being a lot more. I think we all want financial security for the club in the future...
 
Cov98 said:
For me signing Rushworth isn’t about turning a meaningful profit, it’s about keeping us in the prem and having a reliable number 1 keeper.

Is 15-20 million a lot? Of course but if we have any chance of staying in the league those are the figures we’re looking at.
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Of course ‘meaningful profit’ isn’t the key factor, but my wider point is you can probably get a keeper who’s just as good for 50% of the fee we’re talking about.
 
Speedie's Head said:
Only 12 clubs had a net spend of over £50m last summer. Wages need to be paid on top, previous losses covered £20m in the last financial year, probably the same this season, ground updates etc etc. I just can't see it being a lot more...
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You do know thats because a lot of them already had Prem ready teams?
 
Speedie's Head said:
Only 12 clubs had a net spend of over £50m last summer. Wages need to be paid on top, previous losses covered £20m in the last financial year, probably the same this season, ground updates etc etc. I just can't see it being a lot more. I think we all want financial security for the club in the future...
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3 of them were the promoted teams., who between them had an average net spend of £90m.
 
Ccfcisparks said:
Got you, so its likely we would turn a profit on him. Thank you!
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No, that's not what I'm saying at all. No fee above £20m has been paid on anyone over 25. Given Rushworth is 25 in July, his value isn't going to go up if we spend £20m on him.

In fact Aaron Ramsdale, 26 and Henderson 26, at the time of their last transfers both saw a loss on that transfer.

Ramsdale £30m at 23 to £15-20m at 26 years
Henderson £20m at 25 (rumoured agreed fee with forest) to £15m at 26 years
 
stupot07 said:
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. No fee above £20m has been paid on anyone over 25. Given Rushworth is 25 in July, his value isn't going to go up if we spend £20m on him.

In fact Aaron Ramsdale, 26 and Henderson 26, at the time of their last transfers both saw a loss on that transfer.
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I bet you it would! Theres loads of examples of keepers going for over £20m when they are above 25. Petrovic moved to Bournemouth for £25m!
 
stupot07 said:
No, that's not what I'm saying at all. No fee above £20m has been paid on anyone over 25. Given Rushworth is 25 in July, his value isn't going to go up if we spend £20m on him.

In fact Aaron Ramsdale, 26 and Henderson 26, at the time of their last transfers both saw a loss on that transfer.

Ramsdale £30m at 23 to £15-20m at 26 years
Henderson £20m at 25 (agreed fee with forest) to £15m at 26 years
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Can’t say his value isn’t going to go up; it’s unlikely to.

Top 5 PL keeper fees are:
- Kepa £71.6m
- Alisson £65m
- Onana £47.2m
- Ederson £34.7m
- Trafford £31m

Unless he’s going to be playing Champions League football within 2 years it’s very difficult to see a profit made.
 
Ccfcisparks said:
English ones have more value!
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They obviously dont. And you're not going to get profits unless they are playing champions league. His value may go up, but it's not guaranteed and £20m is excessively high for a keeper with no PL experience, going to to a newly promoted team.
 
stupot07 said:
They obviously dont. And you're not going to get profits unless they are playing champions league. His value may go up, but it's not guaranteed and £20m is excessively high for a keeper with no PL experience, going to to a newly promoted team.
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Lets not bother then!
 
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