The initial fee wasn't £25M though. so it appears we are disagreeing over around £2MI still don't agree. We got £25m for Vik at 24 out of the Championship with greater potential and he went to Arsenal after 2 years in the top Portugese league scoring 100 goals.
Wright would be 28 next summer. Still only played Champ level and a different kind of player. As I said, I think we'd get £15m if he gets 25 goals, possibly up to 18ish, but doubt anyone is spending £25m for likely no return.
Whilst I wasn't in that camp, tbf I thought he was better on the left until this season and that he was only playing CF as Ellis was a waste of a shirt and we had Ephron's quality on the left.The worst opinions on here were people adamant he couldnt play centre forward
Summer of change next year, either we are loaded and indeed shopping at Harrods or we are selling 3 key players in Wright, MVE and Rudoni. If it is the latter, then is it unreasonable to think we could get high £30's (millions) for them? Rudoni should be circa £20million, Wright I would suggest £12-16 million (at least) and maybe £8-10 million for MVE. We would miss all 3 hugely of course but in this league even 75% - 80% of that amount reinvested into the team is a huge budget for this league. Lets hope is the former though!I still don't agree. We got £25m for Vik at 24 out of the Championship with greater potential and he went to Arsenal after 2 years in the top Portugese league scoring 100 goals.
Wright would be 28 next summer. Still only played Champ level and a different kind of player. As I said, I think we'd get £15m if he gets 25 goals, possibly up to 18ish, but doubt anyone is spending £25m for likely no return.
At least. If he has a good world cup off the back of a 20+ goal season we might be talking double that quite easily.Wright I would suggest £12-16 million (at least)
Yes, I was fairly sure we had an exceptional player at this level when I saw him do that. Any issues or problems that may or may not have been present since then have not altered my view on his quality at all.Terrific turn of pace over 6 yards for the first goal. I wish he had that much space to play off the last defender every week in the Championship!
I've been a Wright fan since he hit the bar against Leicester in his first game, Desert Orchid in a field of blackpoll donkeys as we used to say! I don't imagine that his agent would be advising him to sign a new contract this side of promotion and the WC though, unless King really breaks the bank. Hopefully he can strike some kind of deal.
My brother, just by chance, met an Antalyaspor on holiday around that time, they loved him over there. Nothing like a hat trick in your first game!Yes, I was fairly sure we had an exceptional player at this level when I saw him do that. Any issues or problems that may or may not have been present since then have not altered my view on his quality at all.
You missed some great posts from this poster.
I wonder if any of the above has changed his mind about him?
In fairness, the above comments were made in the aftermath of his poor showing in the playoffs.
He was injured, that's pretty well established now. He arrived at the US camp afterwards carrying that!I stand by what I said. He was a disgrace in those two legs.
If he played even remotely close to his recent form, we'd be playing Chelsea or Arsenal this weekend, not Blackburn.
Frustration at his end of season performances intensified by the playoffs where he was miles away from what people expected. Fitness issues now explain thoseHopefully fans don't forget this now if he has a run of games without scoring.
Seriously the talk about getting rid of him towards end of last season. Crazy
He was injured, that's pretty well established now. He arrived at the US camp afterwards carrying that!
I wonder if his miraculous return to form has anything to do with the world cup next summer and the USA having competition for strikers
Let's not all get it twisted. Haji Has tested everyone during his time here. Yes he's blossoming now long may it continue. His talent has never been in question. He's now matching it it with work rate.You missed some great posts from this poster.
Imagine if we had sold him for £1M and he was now playing like this for another team, perhaps a competitor in this league.
Seriously though, people can get frustrated when your star signing isn't playing well, but that often happens.
If he has a good world cup we could probably get somewhere near what we got for Vik if we decided to sell.
he was clearly injured at the end of the seasonI stand by what I said. He was a disgrace in those two legs.
If he played even remotely close to his recent form, we'd be playing Chelsea or Arsenal this weekend, not Blackburn.
The worst opinions on here were people adamant he couldnt play centre forward
Good thing that Frank was correct in his assessment that he was best played down the middle.I remember someone asking how we could fit both EMC and Haji in the team.
My reply was that we should play EMC on the left and Haji through the middle.
Boy did I get some stick for that from those who thought he could only play on the left!
he was clearly injured at the end of the season
Agree with this.Not only that but since then he's clearly done a lot of work on improving his upper body strength and we as a team have done a lot of work on creating better chances for him. We were a little predictable against Sunderland whereas now we are creating chances from more than just good crosses.
he was clearly injured at the end of the season
I was more talking without add ons which was £20 million-ish. I don't think it really matters, although i would say Wolfsburg had a similar bid accepted for Sargent which fell through as the player refused to go.I still don't agree. We got £25m for Vik at 24 out of the Championship with greater potential and he went to Arsenal after 2 years in the top Portugese league scoring 100 goals.
Wright would be 28 next summer. Still only played Champ level and a different kind of player. As I said, I think we'd get £15m if he gets 25 goals, possibly up to 18ish, but doubt anyone is spending £25m for likely no return.
second was a great finishJust watched highlights. Bos may as well have walked his goal in, comical defending by USA. And Matt Ryan is having a laugh for Wright’s second.
England stick 10 past both.
He’s a much better all round player than vikthink he’s got more about his all round game than Vik did personally.
I thought keeper could have tried harder but I’m not sure it’s savedsecond was a great finish
yet you called him a "soft twat"Yeah, hence why he was awful in those two games
yeah, he's been muscling CBs all over the place.Not only that but since then he's clearly done a lot of work on improving his upper body strength and we as a team have done a lot of work on creating better chances for him. We were a little predictable against Sunderland whereas now we are creating chances from more than just good crosses.
Don't think he was expecting the outside of the right finish.I thought keeper could have tried harder but I’m not sure it’s saved
It’s hit a little better than I think keeper is expecting
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