Gone Elsewhere Chuba Akpom

[Rifleman ITK]

How have we? no reputable sources have ruled us out

Just sky sports

 

[Slim Man]

How have we? no reputable sources have ruled us out

Yes they have, sky sports have

 

[moody1889]

Might be me being stupid but if he wants us and we want him, how would Boro force him to sign for Ajax?

Couldn’t he just run down his contract or something then sign for us?

Or is it Boro just selling to the highest bidder to get shut?

He can just play hard ball like Mbappe is with PSG

 

[moody1889]

Yes they have, sky sports have

Fair enough wasn't aware sky had reported it as well.

But still stands agreeing a fee and the player wanting to move are two entirely different things.

 

[finlaytheblade]

They've probably agreed around 12m and we're unwilling to go beyond 10m - that'd be my guess

But as said, if he's Hecky's top target we should be willing to spend 12m

Especially as worries about resale value are also overblown - if he keeps playing at last seasons level he's worth 10m+ in 2 years time as well

As it come from Hecki himself ! Akpom is his no one target ! I don't think so he never mentions names until the business is done.
He likes deflecting news away from his real targets.
Hamer is one of those.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

Ornstein tends to be on the money too.
Inclined to believe this one.

 

[LJBlade]

They have offered him a 5 year deal

You’re ITK about United and yet you know what other clubs are offering other players?

 

[moody1889]

Ornstein tends to be on the money too.
Inclined to believe this one.

But does Akpom want to move abroad?

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Not sure what London has to do with it

London city airport to Amsterdam is a hour or so. Could keep his family settled at home and still see them easier than living in Middlesbrough! Considering as it stands that's the only offers he has I know what I would do.

 

[Rifleman ITK]

You’re ITK about United and yet you know what other clubs are offering other players?

Not me, it’s been reported as a 5 year deal.

 

[Scarebus]

You’re ITK about United and yet you know what other clubs are offering other players?

That's in Ornsteins tweet.

 

[moody1889]

Lens have pulled out of the race for some reason anyone know why?

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Really tired of seeing shit like this.

It all comes down to what a player personally values. Great, with Ajax you probably win the Eredivisie and whatever the Dutch equivalent of an FA cup is, and you get to play for an iconic club. Depending on how much they value you as a player, they will probably offer higher wages too.

With us you are more likely to be THE guy, the main man. You also get to play in the Premier League, the most lucrative league in the world and be seen on the world stage week in week out, increasing your chances of being picked up by clubs much much bigger and better than Ajax.

It really isn't as simple a case of "Sheff Utd or Ajax?"

This is too premier league centric again - same as when Ndaiye was going to Marseille.

most lucrative league… maybe.

But Ajax have won a European cup in the last 1/2 decade and made a champions league semi final in the past few years. I’d hazard a guess given that’s basically the biggest stage in the world more people would tune in to that than us vs Luton (for example)

The premier league is a stage but it’s far from the only one.

 

[LJBlade]

Not me, it’s been reported as a 5 year deal.

So you’ve no idea. Glad we cleared that up.

 

[Frank the tank]

So you’ve no idea. Glad we cleared that up.

He never said he did

 

[Boxer Blade]

According to local rag Foot Mercato ,Lens have dramatically pulled out if the deal at the last minute

 

[LondonBlade89]

At this point, given it’s been reported by David Ornstein and others that he’s signing for Ajax, why does Lens pulling out of the race matter?

 

[LJBlade]

He never said he did

The way it was written made it seem like it was coming from himself.

 

[Mesut Özil's Lawnmower]

This is too premier league centric again - same as when Ndaiye was going to Marseille.

most lucrative league… maybe.

But Ajax have won a European cup in the last 1/2 decade and made a champions league semi final in the past few years. I’d hazard a guess given that’s basically the biggest stage in the world more people would tune in to that than us vs Luton (for example)

The premier league is a stage but it’s far from the only one.

Jesus where did I say it's the only one? It's almost as if lots of players are quoted as saying that playing in the Premier League is their dream. Much like Iliman stating that playing for Marseille was his dream.

If it was as simple as Club A vs Club B then we'd never beat anyone to a player's signature.

A bit of critical thinking wouldn't go amiss here.

 

[Frank the tank]

The way it was written made it seem like it was coming from himself.

It's pretty obvious if you've read the thread
Ormsteins article is quoted several times

 

[LJBlade]

It's pretty obvious if you've read the thread
Ormsteins article is quoted several times

It obviously wasn’t pretty obvious but thanks for your input

 

[Slim Man]

You’re ITK about United and yet you know what other clubs are offering other players?

It’s been reported in the athletic

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

Trust me when I say this, hecky is just happy to be in a big job and won’t upset the apple cart. He wanted Akpom but the rest are down to recruitment team

Source
/sawrs, sohrs/noun
Trust me bro.

 

[LJBlade]

It’s been reported in the athletic

I don’t regularly read the athletic Chabs so I’ve obviously missed it

 

[Bladey_blade]

Two different sources reporting 12m + 2 and one 15 million total, so near double the reported 8

 

[Bladeinleeds]

Jesus where did I say it's the only one? It's almost as if lots of players are quoted as saying that playing in the Premier League is their dream. Much like Iliman stating that playing for Marseille was his dream.

If it was as simple as Club A vs Club B then we'd never beat anyone to a player's signature.

A bit of critical thinking wouldn't go amiss here.

Probably not just you / or what you were suggesting

But I got pretty board of people suggesting the premier league is the only league that matters.

Think it’s too dismissive of other leagues / opportunities . Ones That draw massive crowds and the opportunity to ply at the highest level and experience regular European football and win trophies.

It’s reductive to suggest signing for Luton or us should automatically be everyone’s number one priority just because we’re in the PL this year

 

[Gin&Juice]

People pine for an ITK. But when they disagree with something they try and ridicule them. Every time.

 

[Brownieblade]

Sky sports transfer centre was still running that Hamer was having a medical with us the following day after we had revealed his signing and the midnight blades thing Friday night

Right now they are reporting a 10 million fee has been accepted from both lens and Ajax, that is the yellow banner headline on sky sports news right now

Personally I’m fine with missing out on Akpom but right now I wouldn’t put anything other than speculation that we are out

 

[Frank the tank]

It obviously wasn’t pretty obvious but thanks for your input

any time

 

[Mesut Özil's Lawnmower]

Probably not just you / or what you were suggesting

But I got pretty board of people suggesting the premier league is the only league that matters.

Think it’s too dismissive of other leagues / opportunities . Ones That draw massive crowds and the opportunity to ply at the highest level and experience regular European football and win trophies.

It’s reductive to suggest signing for Luton or us should automatically be everyone’s number one priority just because we’re in the PL this year

Never have I said that signing for a PL team should automatically be everyone's number one priority. If you actually bothered to read what I said then you'd notice that I said "Different players value different things", and it's quite evident that plenty of players DO put a lot of weight behind playing in the PL, that's not something that people have just made up.