14 Aug 2017 19:23:34
This is the way I see the Sigurdson situation. Koeman sees him as a major part of his putting together a top 6 side. Is Sigurdson worth 50 mill? Put it this way, Man City wish to improve so they went after Walker, is he worth 50 mill, imo of course not, but in order to improve and get the man they wanted, they shelled out. If Everton are serious and wish to back Koeman in his judgement, well you can see where I am going with this.
14 Aug 2017 20:20:44
Can't argue with that reasoning Bill.
14 Aug 2017 21:30:20
50 million has nothing to do with Everton. We are so disrespectful sometimes. 50 million is the minimum Swansea will accept for a player who they think can keep them in the league which is worth in revenue closer to 150 million.
I don't even get why Koeman wants him. In a limited squad size in midfield we have Schniederlin, Gueye, Besic, McCarthy, Barry, Davies, Klassen, Rooney and as it stands Barkley. That's ridiculous for 3 positions max in the first XI.
I'd rather put that money and whatever was left for a striker in to buying the highest end no9 we can, even if that costs 70-80 mill. We can this season cover all other areas with youth and squad players. We don't have a 9. Give Arsenal 30 mill for Giroud and give the geezer the rest of the Sig money in wages.
14 Aug 2017 22:11:19
You could take Besic and McCarthy out of that team as they have hardly played any football for the past two years. It sounds like Barry will go this week and Barkley too. So after that Sig seems like a must.
We still need a striker, CB and winger after that but Sig is the one we are looking to unlock defenses and galvanise the forward area. Just like Swansea he could mean £150mil to us in the CL in his time at the club.
14 Aug 2017 23:23:14
Svenny. A striker worth that money won’t come to us. We’re not even in Europa proper yet. Sigurdsson is top quality, he has proven this over the years, and he wants in. If he joins and scores 10, along with Rooney 10 and 10 from Sandro we have already bettered Lukakus contribution. Might not happen I know, but not out of the question either. All that for a transfer outlay less than what we sold Lukaku for.
15 Aug 2017 07:47:23
I agree Toffee Ace. 10 each from them 3 will be the same as Lukaku and Barkley scored last season and with a tidy profit.