The Official Silly Season Summer Transfer Thread 2018/19

[Fulham Tup North]

What was the point of him flying out there to come straight back😵

He is collecting his Air miles!!
He was still 300 short after he World Cup.
It was the least Newcastle could do for him.  Going away present!! ⚽👍😀

[Steven Ageroad]

What was the point of him flying out there to come straight back😵

That is where our money goes. Paying for two lots of plane tickets because nobody can make the right decision at the right time.

Probably paid for it with TK's Air Miles!

[aaronmcguigan]

What was the point of him flying out there to come straight back😵

He is collecting his Air miles!!
He was still 300 short after he World Cup.
It was the least Newcastle could do for him.  Going away present!! ⚽👍😀

Tell him to come to Duisburg. Steven Sess and Fabri are getting the rounds in all night

[GJB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qgET1Zhpb8 When the Mitro news dropped

[brightster]

What was the point of him flying out there to come straight back😵

It's all part of the game, NUFC won't budge on price, Mitro doesn't want to go anywhere else and they know that, then we put a cheeky bid in again and they say yes. simples

[FFC1987]

So, out of interest, if we sign Mitro for 20m, do those same people who said he wasn't/isn't worth that change their mind or just think we overpaid? Not being snarky, just interested as one even suggested 1-2m difference could be a huge deal with our transfer budget. As an add on.....Ings is valuated at 20m having barely played over last few seasons. The market is really inflated.....

[grandad]

Mitro well worth £20 mil by todays inflated fees. Gives notice of intent to other clubs that we are not here just to make up the numbers.

[colinwhite]

Think we have to just trust the club and the people running the show.They seem to be doing afantastic job!

[grandad]

Think we have to just trust the club and the people running the show.They seem to be doing afantastic job!

That will pi$$ of a few on here.

[bornafulhamfan]

Don't know if anyone agrees, but I would consider signing Howedes from Schalke. Apparenlty they want just 4.5 million for him, has a ton of German nt, Bundesliga and Champions league experience and he played in Juventus during last season. Only problem is he is 30 years old. And i forgot to say he is a cb, but can play rb and even lb if needed.

[Ordar]

MITROVIC FEE LATEST

Sky sources understand that the fee Newcastle have agreed with Fulham is £22m, in a deal which could rise to £27m with potential add-ons.

Thats quite a bit more than I was expecting

[FFCFOREVER]

Don't know if anyone agrees, but I would consider signing Howedes from Schalke. Apparenlty they want just 4.5 million for him, has a ton of German nt, Bundesliga and Champions league experience and he played in Juventus during last season. Only problem is he is 30 years old. And i forgot to say he is a cb, but can play rb and even lb if needed.

Is he a good ball playing defender ?.I have heard his name but not seen him play.If so then could be quite a bargain and a very useful addition.

[wheelerdeeler]

We might be "paying more" but in instalments to balance out FFP. Say 12 up front and then 5 and 5 over the next two summers for example. Either way, it's not my money. As long as it gets done.

[wheelerdeeler]

Don't know if anyone agrees, but I would consider signing Howedes from Schalke. Apparenlty they want just 4.5 million for him, has a ton of German nt, Bundesliga and Champions league experience and he played in Juventus during last season. Only problem is he is 30 years old. And i forgot to say he is a cb, but can play rb and even lb if needed.

Is he a good ball playing defender ?.I have heard his name but not seen him play.If so then could be quite a bargain and a very useful addition.

It's not necessarily his best attribute, but I wouldn't say no to him if he was on offer. He's played all over the defensive line for Germany as well. He was their starting LB when they won the World Cup.

[Ordar]

Oh I dont care about the transfer fees as long as it doesnt prohibit us from buying someone else (Mawson)

Fees since the Neymar deal have been ridiculous across the world

[rusty shackleford]

One thing i cant stand is fans laughing at other fans over transfers fees. Who cares?

[wheelerdeeler]

Think the fact it's taken this long to get done would suggest we wouldn't have just suddenly bent over and paid over the odds for him which would in turn affect our other business.

Personally think it's lower and will be around 20m anyway. Guy who's reporting it is presumably getting his info from Newcastle because he's a North East reporter and they'll be bigging up the number to him.

[Tabby]

MITROVIC FEE LATEST

Sky sources understand that the fee Newcastle have agreed with Fulham is £22m, in a deal which could rise to £27m with potential add-ons.

Thats quite a bit more than I was expecting

Maybe people will be more understanding as to why the club didn't just bid £20 million and get it sorted.

[Twig]

I care and I am not sure we should be paying 20m or north of that for Mitro. He was a hero
last season but is unproven in the prem.

[MJG]

I care and I am not sure we should be paying 20m or north of that for Mitro. He was a hero
last season but is unproven in the prem.

10 goals in 40 PL games in what really equates to 25 full games.
Maybe not proven over two or three years but if he gets ten plus goals for us then that's a good return.