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[PeterWithe]

And even the '£30m next summer' looks to be a little rocky, you delay a few months, make noises about being undecided and then Jan rolls round and you can sign for a European club for nothing in the summer with a very juicy bonus.

[Drummond]

I'd rather we kept him and let him go on a Bosman than sell him for anything less than huge money in the summer.

Next summer I'd be the same I think, whether the January window changed that, according to form is another thing. He's brilliant and almost the first name on the teamsheet.

[PeterWithe]

He's brilliant and almost the first name on the teamsheet.

Agreed but we all know how important the financials are, he's far better than Caicedo (sp?) at £110m, I don't think we are letting him walk away for nothing when even a good run in the CL seems to 'only' net you £38m (Celtic?)

[Villan82]

It's almost as if having a 50,000 seater stadium in the next year or so would have been handy at this stage of the club's development.

[Dave]

So next summer (26) is the cruch time.

Or as PeterWithe suggests, maybe if he's not signing again we decide that £60m is worth taking this summer rather than £30m the summer after or nothing the summer after.

£60 million still doesn't get anyone to the table this summer - a similar fee to what we got for Diaby or Duran is not enough for someone who would be one of the most sought after midfielders in Europe, and who isn't even 26 years old yet.

Perhaps - but we would probably have said similar about Douglas Luiz this time last year.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah. I have a feeling that anyone leaving before July is over will be going for a price far lower than we might hope or expect, again.

[Pat Mustard]

We're surely not in the same position this year though?  We brought in close to £100 million in sales in the January window alone, and revenue this year is massively increased.  If we are still in the position of having to have a firesale of our best players this year the whole system is screwed.

That's not to say we won't sell anyone, particlularly Kamara if he hasn't extended his deal.  I just don't think anyone can have us over a barrel this time on valuations, so the price for him has to start at £80 million+.

[eye digress]

Swapsies?

Or for Ramsey (see Dave’s post a few pages back)?

[Percy McCarthy]

Swapsies?

Or for Ramsey (see Dave’s post a few pages back)?

Not for me thanks.

I think you posted the same story twice. Was there a different one that you meant to post?

[eye digress]

I think you posted the same story twice. Was there a different one that you meant to post?

Kind of you, but no - just struggled with the url syntax on my mobile.

[Dante Lavelli]

Swapsies?

Or for Ramsey (see Dave’s post a few pages back)?

Mainoo choosing to leave Man U.  That’s quite big news, if true, as no player in the last 30 years has chosen to leave Man U.

[Sexual Ealing]

C. Ronaldo, Tevez, Schmeichel from the top of my head.

[KevinGage]

Shouldn't be talking about a Rolls Royce like Kamara going for anything like £50 million.

Particularly in a world where a plodder like Solanke goes to a mid table outfit for £60 million.

But that is always the danger when you sell your best outfield player for €20 million plus a few tracksuits and a bag of spuds last summer. Clubs will come in and think they can take the piss.

[KevinGage]

Unless he's acting up keep for another year at least.

[Dante Lavelli]

C. Ronaldo, Tevez, Schmeichel from the top of my head.

Fair point, “not many” then. Either way it feels that it could be a shift in their power.