01 May 2024 13:54:29
It is no secret to any of us that we have to sell our assets this summer, most likely, Onana and Jared. But we also have a Mr Jordan Pickford on the books.
Through all his own doing, he has built a reputation over the years for being a bit of a loose cannon with his decision making and having a howler in him. However, I think these are characteristics of his past and in the last 2-3 seasons now, I can't think of many mistakes that he has made. His level of consistency has gone up and so has his maturity. He has almost single-handily kept this club in the PL more than once.
The lad is sitting 2 clean sheets off the golden glove and is comfortably England's no.1, where he has barely put a foot wrong in the major tournaments. He has just shy of 300 PL appearances to his name and 60 for his country.
Taking the above into account and the fact we paid £25 million for him back in 2017, I think it takes the absolute proverbial that he is priced constantly at around 30m.
Arsenal paid £24 million for Ramsdale, after back to back relegations a few years back. Onana cost United over £40 million. Granted the lad played in a Champions League final but Pickford has played in just as big a game in the Euro's/ World Cup and has clearly out-performed him in the league this season.
If we are 'forced' to let Jordan go this summer, we should be asking for top dollar and nothing less. It is time we start acting in the same way that other clubs do when teams start coming for their players.
02 May 2024 16:08:02
I agree that he is worth more than what has been quoted but the transfer market is a different animal since both us and Forest were docked points. In January, no team wanted to spend for fear of reprisals if they sailed too close to the ffp wind. I think clubs will be watching what they spend over the next few windows which could even see transfer fees dropping considerably.
We are also ripe for the vultures to swoop in, all knowing we need the cash quickly. It's a mess but, on the bright side, it's only upwards from here.