Jonah Kusi-Asare signs ✍🏼

[KJS]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

Irrelevant Marco has gone

[Sting of the North]

It seemed to take ages before he was even picked for the U21s

Wasn't that because he was with the first team squad?

No, when he joined he wasnt gettiing any game time. There was a clamour to at least play him in teh U21s

I know he wasn't getting game time, but I am fairly certain he was part of the first team squad.

[KJS]

If Bayern have added a buy back clause it tells me that they believe in this youngster

[JimmyConway]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

Irrelevant Marco has gone

Beg to differ. Considering his amount of appearances and then banished to the reserves under Silva the question remains. Personally don't think you can turn a blind eye after watching the TK interviews where recruitment is concerned. Perhaps the new manager was adamant we had to sign Asare or he wasn't going to come??

[sunburywhite]

If Bayern have added a buy back clause it tells me that they believe in this youngster

How does a buy back clause work?

[demeant0r]

If Bayern have added a buy back clause it tells me that they believe in this youngster

How does a buy back clause work?

Pretty sure it means we've agreed a set fee that Bayern will pay us if they, at any point, want to buy him back

[LC]

If Bayern have added a buy back clause it tells me that they believe in this youngster

How does a buy back clause work?

Pretty sure it means we've agreed a set fee that Bayern will pay us if they, at any point, want to buy him back

Massively against these types of deals. If he scores 10 PL goals within the next 2 seasons his value jumps to around £40m, so it really depends how much their buy back clause is. Doesn't seem worth buying and developing young players if buy back clauses exist. The fee would have to be structured in some kind of tier model to protect us.

[Arthur]

It seemed to take ages before he was even picked for the U21s

Wasn't that because he was with the first team squad?

No, when he joined he wasnt gettiing any game time. There was a clamour to at least play him in teh U21s

JKA may not have been getting much time on the pitch but he was consistently on the substitutes' bench throughout the months Muniz was injured. When Muniz returned, Kusi-Asare featured less frequently among our substitutes and began playing for our U21s instead. I think it can be inferred that, had Muniz stayed fit, JKA would have appeared for our U21s both sooner and more often.

[Dodgin]

Isn't buy back clause depended the player agreeing. he seems to have turned down other Premier league offer's. Certainly gives the impression that he enjoys the club and wanted the move.

[Arthur]

Pretty sure it means we've agreed a set fee that Bayern will pay us if they, at any point, want to buy him back

It could mean any of several things. Most likely, in my opinion, is that Bayern get first refusal on JKA if we are selling him. If we have agreed a maximum fee Bayern have to pay, I'm sure it will be a high figure. After all, if, at some point in the future, Kusi-Asare is good enough to make Bayern's starting XI, he will have done something pretty spectacular for us.

[Deeping_white]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

[demeant0r]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

Unless you're Alex Ferguson or Arsene Wenger.

[sarnian]

If Bayern have added a buy back clause it tells me that they believe in this youngster

How does a buy back clause work?

Pretty sure it means we've agreed a set fee that Bayern will pay us if they, at any point, want to buy him back

A buy back clause usually means that Bayern would have first option if he is sold in future. How can you set a figure today for someone who could be worth £5m or £100m in two years time.

[JimmyConway]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

The manager is the focal point of a football club! He sets the tone of how the teams play throughout the club and that should include youth team players where recruitment is concerned. In theory a few of them will be the next cabs on the rank when you consider players making debuts at 16 nowadays. I am talking around the 15 years of age upwards.

[alfie]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

The manager is the focal point of a football club! He sets the tone of how the teams play throughout the club and that should include youth team players where recruitment is concerned. In theory a few of them will be the next cabs on the rank when you consider players making debuts at 16 nowadays. I am talking around the 15 years of age upwards.

Be careful H5 is back and he won't be happy if they take his spot on the cab rank.

[demeant0r]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

The manager is the focal point of a football club! He sets the tone of how the teams play throughout the club and that should include youth team players where recruitment is concerned. In theory a few of them will be the next cabs on the rank when you consider players making debuts at 16 nowadays. I am talking around the 15 years of age upwards.

Be careful H5 is back and he won't be happy if they take his spot on the cab rank.

Did H4 get a promotion?

[alfie]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

The manager is the focal point of a football club! He sets the tone of how the teams play throughout the club and that should include youth team players where recruitment is concerned. In theory a few of them will be the next cabs on the rank when you consider players making debuts at 16 nowadays. I am talking around the 15 years of age upwards.

Be careful H5 is back and he won't be happy if they take his spot on the cab rank.

Did H4 get a promotion?

Whoops demoted now.

[Deeping_white]

Do you think we sign him if Marco Silva was still here? I like him and think there is potential but have a slightly cynical thought that TK is making himself busy again?

With the greatest respect to Silva and our incoming manager, no manager should have that much say in who we sign as youth prospects because a managers role is always short/medium term and the club should always be looking for players they think will prosper long term to either bolster the first team or go straight into the U21's and/or out on loan

The manager is the focal point of a football club! He sets the tone of how the teams play throughout the club and that should include youth team players where recruitment is concerned. In theory a few of them will be the next cabs on the rank when you consider players making debuts at 16 nowadays. I am talking around the 15 years of age upwards.

That's not the job of a manager, what you've described is the role of a DoF. A manager having full control of recruitment means you're putting your eggs in one basket, and when the manager inevitably leaves you're stuck with players for their system rather than the clubs long term objectives

[Twig]

It seemed to take ages before he was even picked for the U21s

Wasn't that because he was with the first team squad?

No, when he joined he wasnt gettiing any game time. There was a clamour to at least play him in teh U21s

JKA may not have been getting much time on the pitch but he was consistently on the substitutes' bench throughout the months Muniz was injured. When Muniz returned, Kusi-Asare featured less frequently among our substitutes and began playing for our U21s instead. I think it can be inferred that, had Muniz stayed fit, JKA would have appeared for our U21s both sooner and more often.

Exactly this.

[FFC007]

Well that's our last signing until deadline day!