MGW- How much?

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Knowing our luck we'd splash 35m on him, make him our biggest earner, then he'll do his acl and be out for 2 years.
 
BigBed said:
Theres defo a chance of another loan, as wolves have atleast 3/4 players ahead of him in their current squad/team.
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I think he's out of contract in mid 2023 so wolves will want to act on that this summer, before they loan out again
 
blade67 said:
I think he's out of contract in mid 2023 so wolves will want to act on that this summer, before they loan out again
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He signed a new contract up to end of 2024 before he was allowed to come out on loan to us originally.
 
blade67 said:
I think he's out of contract in mid 2023 so wolves will want to act on that this summer, before they loan out again
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If he continues the way he is, then we would be stupid not to try and keep him here, whether we can realistically afford him or not.
 
Eze went for £16m, Bowen went for £18m, Benrahma went for £25m.
Recently Nott'm Forest allegedly turned down £20m for Brennan Johnson.

To be honest, I'd put Gibbs-White right at the upper end of that group in terms of his value.
A very special, young, English talent with enormous potential.
 
He seems to genuinely enjoy playing for the club and I can imagine that IF we go up and Wolves don't see him as the future, that he would like to return if we could agree on a deal. Even if all of this hypothetically went in our favour though, the wages are surely going to be the end point here. As much as he seems to enjoy being here, I can't see him agreeing to 30-40k (?) a week with a relegation clause in a club that are likely to be in a relegation battle when he could go to a more established side for 60-70k+ (?). Unfortunately, but rightly so, in a career when every contract could be your final one emotions will be put to a side and he will do what's best financially for his future.
 
Midland Blade said:
He seems to genuinely enjoy playing for the club and I can imagine that IF we go up and Wolves don't see him as the future, that he would like to return if we could agree on a deal. Even if all of this hypothetically went in our favour though, the wages are surely going to be the end point here. As much as he seems to enjoy being here, I can't see him agreeing to 30-40k (?) a week with a relegation clause in a club that are likely to be in a relegation battle when he could go to a more established side for 60-70k+ (?). Unfortunately, but rightly so, in a career when every contract could be your final one emotions will be put to a side and he will do what's best financially for his future.
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Hopefully we've learnt our lesson on signing multiple players on an even wage scale and next time we target fewer but higher quality prem ready players on slightly higher wages than those who got us promoted
 
I think we are looking closer to 10-12mill. Hes a good player but fortunately for us he is not that important for wolves, he won’t get a sniff at wolves as their quality is a level above. I do think Eze is/was a much better player when he went for 16. He was unreal in the champ and is still bossing it in the prem. Gibbs is very good but hes had games where hes been sloppy/wasteful with the ball, hes in good form at the moment though. I dont think it will be in the 20-30 mill region though.
 
We’ve got to remember Morgan will have say where he wants to play not all ALL about wages.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Eze went for £16m, Bowen went for £18m, Benrahma went for £25m.
Recently Nott'm Forest allegedly turned down £20m for Brennan Johnson.

To be honest, I'd put Gibbs-White right at the upper end of that group in terms of his value.
A very special, young, English talent with enormous potential.
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It's not a like for like comparison though.

The selling clubs (QPR, Hull, Brentford) were all Championship clubs, so by definition are under pressure to sell their best players when offered 15 to 20 million. Also those payers will have been on £10K-£15 a week max at their club.

Regards MGW, I reckon he'll already be on 25K a week. So he'll want more a to come here with special clauses.
The clauses will be linked to relegation. He'll want his wage protecting and also possibly a sell at a cheap rate clause like we did with Jags and McDonald. Our fans will complain saying it's madness we agreed this deal, however if MGW insists are relegation clauses then what do we do?

Also Wolves have zero pressure to sell, even £20 million for a club like Wolves is hardly tempting.

The bottom line with MGW is what he wants as a player.
I reckon he's very happy at Wolves, a progressive club who are now established in the PL with a realistic chance of Europa Cup challenge.
However MGW is desperate for regular football. So it depends how the Wolves manager see's his future at their club.
If he's just promised to be a squad player, mainly on the bench I reckon he'll accept that for half a season, to see how much game time he's given.

So even if we're promoted I still believe our chances of signing him are very slim, a loan is more likely.
However if we just go for it, offer above his value, which would be a big financial risk.
let's says £30 million and £50K a week (with relegation protection clauses), then I think they'll sell and he'll come.

If we fail to gain promotion then there's zero chance we'll have MGW next season.
 
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I will supplement any offer the Blades make with my prize conker, a bag of gobstoppers and any loose change from down the side of my sofa.

Psst, I don't have a sofa. 🤫
 



McBurnie will come good again I'm convinced of that. Might not be here mind you.

Interestingly enough was reading Wolves' fans thoughts on MGW beyond this summer.
Quite mixed, some suggest he deserves a chance in the squad, many don't mind seeing him move on too and the figures that most of their fans value him at is more like £10-15m. Thing is he's showed promise for them but otherwise has been on loan in the Champ, and most aren't going to be following his progress too closely.
This is his best ever season so far, probably because he's getting a run of games and is able to play to his strengths.

I don't think it changes much from our point of view, no chance of signing him still without promotion and even then I think it's quite slim.
 
CaptainMorgans said:
I know it's not the point you're making, but McBurnie is barely worth £5m.
Who on earth would pay more than that for him? Unless FallowfieldBlade gets a decent managers role somewhere...
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I agree, I’d be surprised if we got £5m for him at the moment unfortunately.

Any way quickly back to the value of MGW before it becomes another McBurnie debate 😂
 
It’s the wages. If it’s true McBambie is on £30,000/ week (£1.5m/yr) he’s gonna want more than that, a lot more
 
Millhousesblade1889 said:
I agree, I’d be surprised if we got £5m for him at the moment unfortunately.

Any way quickly back to the value of MGW before it becomes another McBurnie debate 😂
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£27.5m with add-ons and a 15% sell on fee.
£50k a week wages.

Unaffordable to us even if promoted as I think others will be circling.

That's if Wolves want to sell & I think they'd be unwise to. A Prem loan until January would be a better decision.
 
Midland Blade said:
He seems to genuinely enjoy playing for the club and I can imagine that IF we go up and Wolves don't see him as the future, that he would like to return if we could agree on a deal. Even if all of this hypothetically went in our favour though, the wages are surely going to be the end point here. As much as he seems to enjoy being here, I can't see him agreeing to 30-40k (?) a week with a relegation clause in a club that are likely to be in a relegation battle when he could go to a more established side for 60-70k+ (?). Unfortunately, but rightly so, in a career when every contract could be your final one emotions will be put to a side and he will do what's best financially for his future.
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If we are not going to compete on wages there's no point going up
 
JJBlade said:
It's not the fee that is the problem

If we get promoted we have to compete with wages

Even if the squad is smaller but higher quality on better wages

The biggest clubs won't be interested but Fulham, Brentford, Bournemouth, Palace are the type of clubs that would be.

If we are not going to compete with them, we might as well not bother going up
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The main thing I think we can take away from the Wilder years is that the PL doesn’t fit with factory rules re: pay. Quality costs so cough up and stay up or else. It’s a quaint idea to think everyone should fit into a narrow wage band but the reality is that PL performers cost a bomb and are paid accordingly. Just a non evidence based thought but just maybe we went shopping based on wages not purchase price to satisfy the zealotry of Wilder and his union rates. £20m for McB? Well, as long as he’s willing to take £20k per week we’re in. AN Other, proven prem striker for £5m but he wants £50k? - piss off!
 
CaptainMorgans said:
Eze went for £16m, Bowen went for £18m, Benrahma went for £25m.
Recently Nott'm Forest allegedly turned down £20m for Brennan Johnson.

To be honest, I'd put Gibbs-White right at the upper end of that group in terms of his value.
A very special, young, English talent with enormous potential.
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What? So worth as much as McBurnie? surely not!
 
CaptainMorgans said:
I know it's not the point you're making, but McBurnie is barely worth £5m.
Who on earth would pay more than that for him? Unless FallowfieldBlade gets a decent managers role somewhere...
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Fair point- the best chance we have of getting £5m back has to be by shipping him out on loan asap. His value drops every time he stumbles out on the pitch for us at the moment
 
Easy answer, 20 million at least, and the same for the rest of the new playing staff.
 
I think £15m is about right.

However we paid £23m for Rhian Brewster and MGW is far better than he is.

Whatever it is, I doubt we can afford him. Let's just enjoy watching him whilst we can - like Dean Henderson.
 
Won't get him even if we go up, need to get a defender, midfielder and striker for sensible money after offloading deadwood.
 
Some of this is silly, MGW is brilliant, but claiming he is a 40-50m player is ridiculous.
Ok, hes probably worth that to us at the moment, but hes being kept out of a wolves team, by players worth 15-30m.
If we could tempt him, and afford a realistic price, then our decision makers should be putting together a viable offer, or we atleast try for another season long loan, both of which will depend where we are come may.
 
JJBlade said:
It's not the fee that is the problem

If we get promoted we have to compete with wages

Even if the squad is smaller but higher quality on better wages

The biggest clubs won't be interested but Fulham, Brentford, Bournemouth, Palace are the type of clubs that would be.

If we are not going to compete with them, we might as well not bother going up
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I reckon a major factor when it comes to the likes of Fulham, Brentford, Bournemouth and Palace is....would he prefer to go there than stay at BDTDL.
 
just ted said:
Wages are the other massive issue of course for players of the quality of MGW, not just the transfer fee. We saw that last time. I do think our potential signings were limited by what the likes of villa were prepared to offer in wages, not just fees. Means we’re fishing in a different pond and hello McBurnie.
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Wasn't too long ago we were playing Villa off the park. Now I read the other day that they are paying Coutinho £480.000 per week !!!!!
 



GreasyChipBeattie said:
I reckon a major factor when it comes to the likes of Fulham, Brentford, Bournemouth and Palace is....would he prefer to go there than stay at BDTDL.
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Yes,
He already has some feeling for the club and the fans

Players may quote many reasons why they sign for certain clubs, nice city, by the beach, in the capital or numerous other reasons.

But there's only one really, and that's money
 
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