28 Jul 2015 04:29:42
1)Stones leaving 50%, depends on game time
2) virgil van dijk will be stones replacement of left
3) Man U want lukaku but feel he is over priced
4) man city feel stones would be a great investment into a young English player
28 Jul 2015 10:51:13
No one wil leave this summer. Its the papers trying to sell off our best players like they do every window. Have faith in rm. Iv got a feeling we will do well this year. Just need a couple of quality signings wich I think we will get.
28 Jul 2015 12:20:08
First off if Stones goes or not, we need a quality centre half, whether that's Van Dijk or someone else, we'll find out in due course. But, if he does go then we need two centre halves.
Can I remind everyone that when we sold Rooney it was because he asked to go. With the money we bought players who took us on a European journey. Who's to say we couldn't do the same again if Stones asks to leave, because if he asks,we must let him go as we have with others, but we must ensure that we get the highest price possible to reinvest in replacements or stopgaps while our own young players come through. When that happens we may be in a situation to keep them, if not, then the wolves will start circling again!
28 Jul 2015 13:57:34
Dissagree sorry Mike. Stones has 4 years left on his contract so if he asks we are well within our rights to say no. Why sell him when he says? He'll be worth a lot more even in a years time.
What you're suggesting is exactly what we had to do with Rooney at a time when we were in a bit of financial trouble. It's not like that now.
We keep stone come what may. We hold the cards. Time to show poker face
28 Jul 2015 16:37:00
You may disagree Ace, but the fact is, we don't hold on to players who ask to leave. It's no use keeping an unhappy player, you will never get the best out of him.
I agree that with Stones on a long contract we do hold the upper hand, but only as far as the fee is concerned. As I've said we must make sure that any fee is record breaking.
I know I sound like a doom and gloom merchant, but that's because I think he'll go, I just hope it's not to Chelski.
29 Jul 2015 12:09:51
Overpriced so is every player that gets sold apart from the odd bargain west brom just paid 8m for Chester I'm not saying he is rubbish but common, I would not sell Lukaku for under £40m weather he is worth that is a different matter
Stones maybe not worth 35m but would not sell for anything less you have to take everything into consideration do you think if we sold stones for £30m do you honestly think Celtic will sell us there star defender for 10m not a chance, Sterling went for £50m on the back of one good season and that was because he was playing with Suarez
30 Jul 2015 17:23:52
Liverpool sold Suarez and Sterling because they wanted to go but, they made sure they went on Liverpools terms. If by any chance Stones wants to go then we've got to play hard ball and make sure we get top money for him. Chelski got £50m for David Luiz so let's start there.
{Ed025's Note - sounds a good starting point to me mike..