January transfer window rumours.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:33 pm

I'd assume Ekdal will be in the stands watching tonight's game.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:39 pm

So Foster hasn’t signed and Agent is talking crap

‘

I understand #BurnleyFC saw his last 7.5M€ offer refused by #Westerlo for Lyle #Foster. Belgian club (who’s waiting for a big sale…) wants 10M€, a price the Clarets won’t accept. Talks ongoing as #Kompany wants him.
#Foster already accept personal terms.’

Lancasterclaret · Post by **Lancasterclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:40 pm

https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/stat ... 0800409602

No way we are going to pay 10 million for him I'd have thought

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:43 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:40 pm
https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/stat ... 0800409602

No way we are going to pay 10 million for him I'd have thought

Agree, 7.5m seems more than reasonable

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:45 pm

Nope, €10 million demand won’t be met IMO …… move on swiftly and target elsewhere me thinks!?

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:47 pm

Ampth7 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:45 pm
Nope, €10 million demand won’t be met IMO …… move on swiftly and target elsewhere me thinks!?

Back for Obafemi ?

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:49 pm

Swear they YouTuber was trying to claim on twitter it was a done deal hahaha

Matt_Whalley · Post by **Matt_Whalley** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:49 pm

HistoricalClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:22 pm
fella they announce them any and every day cos it literally doesnt matter

Absolutely does matter. Burying news is a rookie mistake. Club is becoming increasingly media savvy.

ervi34 · Post by **ervi34** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:50 pm

123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:49 pm
Swear they YouTuber was trying to claim on twitter it was a done deal hahaha

Did the same for Obafemi a week ago.

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:51 pm

7.5mil rejected for Forster and 3mil rejected for obafemi, might as well offer the 15mil to Coventry for Gyokeres

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:00 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:40 pm
https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/stat ... 0800409602

No way we are going to pay 10 million for him I'd have thought

I'd honestly be happy if we walked away at that price.
I've not been able to get excited about this transfer despite it being our marquee signing.
He looks very raw and has only improved this season.
Caveat, my opinion is only based on YouTube clips and stats. I've never watched him live.

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:01 pm

The whole ITK culture I’m transfer windows is mad, lads doing college courses at Burnley college reckon they are journos

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:33 pm
I'd assume Ekdal will be in the stands watching tonight's game.

Maybe even being introduced to the crowd at HT ?

Conroy92 · Post by **Conroy92** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm

Id be very surprised if Foster didn't sign. For Kompany and Bellamy to go out there I'd suggest we were close to agreeing a fee and perhaps had permission to discuss personal terms to convince him to sign. It's possible the club are being greedy and upping the price knowing how keen we are on him now.

KRBFC · Post by **KRBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm

123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:01 pm
The whole ITK culture I’m transfer windows is mad, lads doing college courses at Burnley college reckon they are journos

Make themselves look like idiots every transfer window, zero credibility. I remember some fella telling us all we will spend £50m+ in the PL January window (and that was before Wood was sold). Proper horse shite guff, that poster hasn't been seen since after his long ITK act was exposed.

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:47 pm
Back for Obafemi ?

You would think so wouldn’t you. Unless VK is adamant about Foster, but I can’t see us going any higher than what we have ‘supposedly’ offered.

Ampth7 · Post by **Ampth7** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:07 pm

Conroy92 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm
Id be very surprised if Foster didn't sign. For Kompany and Bellamy to go out there I'd suggest we were close to agreeing a fee and perhaps had permission to discuss personal terms to convince him to sign. It's possible the club are being greedy and upping the price knowing how keen we are on him now.

Either way, he ain’t signing today……

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:10 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm
Make themselves look like idiots every transfer window, zero credibility. I remember some fella telling us all we will spend £50m+ in the PL January window (and that was before Wood was sold). Proper horse shite guff, that poster hasn't been seen since after his long ITK act was exposed.

Exactly, even the likes of lancs live and Burnley express don’t really know anything,

That YouTuber guy Liam will delete his tweets about obafemi and foster now or try and claim all he meant was he had agreed personal terms

RicardoMontalban · Post by **RicardoMontalban** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:10 pm

If, as has been suggested, personal terms have been agreed and the player wants to come, then I reckon it’s still more than likely this happens. Maybe a last minute spot of posturing and trying to wring a few more euros out of us, which is of course entirely within their rights.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:12 pm

123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:10 pm
Exactly, even the likes of lancs live and Burnley express don’t really know anything,

That YouTuber guy Liam will delete his tweets about obafemi and foster now or try and claim all he meant was he had agreed personal terms

right on cue

'When posting I was told that Foster was set to fly to England tonight after agreeing personal terms, looks like Westerlo have wanted more money since then'

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:15 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:12 pm
right on cue

'When posting I was told that Foster was set to fly to England tonight after agreeing personal terms, looks like Westerlo have wanted more money since then'

There is it, in other words had no idea whatsoever like the rest of us

PremierLeagueClass · Post by **PremierLeagueClass** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:15 pm

I’d be inclined to say walk away. It’s a hell of a lot of money for what appears on the face of it, a big gamble.

That’s said, we have clearly honed in on this guy and the recruitment under Kompany has been excellent so far.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 pm

.................ALL IS DROSS!................

RicardoMontalban · Post by **RicardoMontalban** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:25 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 pm
.................ALL IS DROSS!................

Now it feels like a transfer window.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:26 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:12 pm
right on cue

'When posting I was told that Foster was set to fly to England tonight after agreeing personal terms, looks like Westerlo have wanted more money since then'

Personal terms were agreed, he was due to come and sign today but his club got greedy at the last minute, even Burnley Football Club can't help that.

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:29 pm

AGENT_CLARET wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:26 pm
Personal terms were agreed, he was due to come and sign today but his club got greedy at the last minute, even Burnley Football Club can't help that.

Thanks for the ITK info

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:30 pm

It seemed a large fee already for such a raw, unproven player (compared to our other Belgian league buys). Ten million is an extreme ask, I don’t blame us for backing out at that fee.

I’d rather get Obafemi in as a stop gap and sign Gyokeres in the summer.

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:30 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 pm
.................ALL IS DROSS!................

who does he play for ?

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:31 pm

Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 4:40 pm
https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/stat ... 0800409602

No way we are going to pay 10 million for him I'd have thought

10 million euros, so about 8.6 sterling. It isn't a massive gap, so hopefully we can meet in the middle.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:40 pm

Taffy on the wing wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:24 pm
.................ALL IS DROSS!................

Thanks for your input

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:44 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:30 pm
who does he play for ?

Ask those "in the know" on here..........they're the DROSS.

Taffy on the wing · Post by **Taffy on the wing** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:45 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:40 pm
Thanks for your input

Would you rather i pretend to know who's signing & when?

Just having a laugh.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:51 pm

jedi_master wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:30 pm
I’d rather get Obafemi in as a stop gap and sign Gyokeres in the summer.

A stop gap? He’s on close to £1m a year at Swansea if you believe the recent reports. He’d be an expensive ‘stop gap’.

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:54 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:51 pm
A stop gap? He’s on close to £1m a year at Swansea if you believe the recent reports. He’d be an expensive ‘stop gap’.

That is true. I just mean that he seems to be the second choice and perhaps is seen as more of a player to get us over the line in this league, potentially not seen as a starter in the Premier League should we get there. Who knows though, I know VK references any player coming in is signed with the intention of being able to step up.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:56 pm

jedi_master wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:30 pm
It seemed a large fee already for such a raw, unproven player (compared to our other Belgian league buys). Ten million is an extreme ask, I don’t blame us for backing out at that fee.

I’d rather get Obafemi in as a stop gap and sign Gyokeres in the summer.

I’d like us to get whoever Kompany prefers if we can afford it.

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:58 pm

Jakubs Tash wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:51 pm
A stop gap? He’s on close to £1m a year at Swansea if you believe the recent reports. He’d be an expensive ‘stop gap’.

Less money than what both lowton and Westwood were on

Big Vinny K · Post by **Big Vinny K** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:00 pm

123EasyasBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:58 pm
Less money than what both lowton and Westwood were on

Or as much as Zaroury and Benson are on combined !

jojomk1 · Post by **jojomk1** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:10 pm

If VK thinks the guy is worth the money, then he deserves the financial backing given what he has achieved so far

bpgburn · Post by **bpgburn** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:14 pm

KRBFC wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:05 pm
Make themselves look like idiots every transfer window, zero credibility. I remember some fella telling us all we will spend £50m+ in the PL January window (and that was before Wood was sold). Proper horse shite guff, that poster hasn't been seen since after his long ITK act was exposed.

Probably still posting ITK crap just under another guise, like Agent-Claret or Hystericalclaret? Jut don't get this need to be seen as ITK, something obviously missing in their lives.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:24 pm

Trust VK but can’t get excited about this guy from his current record. Certainly not a €10m player. I’d be happy to be proved wrong.

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nyclaret · Post by **nyclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:41 pm

I find it staggering that Westerlo are able to reject that kind of fee.

Dark Cloud · Post by **Dark Cloud** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:44 pm

We won't be held to ransom paying top dollar for anyone who hasn't (yet) proved he's worth it, so I've no problem with us saying 10 million euros is too much for Foster. Personally I'd rather like him here from what I've seen and read, but certainly not at "any cost".

claretandy · Post by **claretandy** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:55 pm

nyclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:41 pm
I find it staggering that Westerlo are able to reject that kind of fee.

Especially when there transfer record is 1.5m and he's only been there 6 months.

warksclaret · Post by **warksclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:59 pm

I cannot believe that VK and CB flew over to watch him if they were not aware of the "worst case scenario" on the price the club would want. I think and hope we will reach a compromise. I think since the end of the World Cup VK has realised we cannot rely on Jay (form and injury) and Ashley , despite an improvement in his play, but now very much showing his age. We will need a pukka front man/striker if we go up, and we all know how rare and expensive these guys are. This would get the South African player up to speed in preparation for the PL, so a case of buying for the future.

MancunianClaret · Post by **MancunianClaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:02 pm

£9M for this lad? That's three times as much as we might secure Obafemi for. I'm not sure he's three times the striker Obafemi is.

We've got four games in 2-ish weeks coming up soon. I think if Obafemi is poised for a move then it makes sense to buy at that price, it's a low risk option that bolsters us where it's most needed.

andyh · Post by **andyh** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:03 pm

Also he looks as one footed as you could ever be. He may be fast but he has less than 30 career goals. 10m Euros is an obscene amount for someone he has yet to do it in a top league.

LaLigaClaret · Post by **LaLigaClaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:21 pm

VK clearly would like to sign him as it has ben suggested he was the surprise number one target in this window. We obviously want to get him in at the lowest price possible but sometimes this is not always going to happen. So do we walk away or stretch our bid towards their valuation ? I think it likely we can still sign him but may have to offer a little more as a compromise between the alleged bid we made and the alleged value they have on him. Only VK knows what he thinks he is worth but given his choices and record to date I would say if VK is prepared to pay more then back him and get Foster in.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:26 pm

warksclaret wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:59 pm
I cannot believe that VK and CB flew over to watch him if they were not aware of the "worst case scenario" on the price the club would want.

VK has said they were looking at more than one player.

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:47 pm

A penny for Foster’s thoughts right now.

I suspect I can guess what they are. It may be kicking off behind the scenes. These are players on ordinary salaries whose financial future could depend on this move happening.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:53 pm

CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:47 pm
A penny for Foster’s thoughts right now.

I suspect I can guess what they are. It may be kicking off behind the scenes. These are players on ordinary salaries whose financial future could depend on this move happening.

Tbf he only just signed a 4 year deal in the summer after joining permanently