Manuel Azaña
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I've had her, and to be honest, I'd rather have Marcus."rather have Gayle Platt"
Gayle would be a good signing if we could get him at the right price.
He's not available at 'the right' price, he's available at market value. Therefore we can't afford him.
Are you his agent?
If only.
Don't get me wrong, i've suggested his name previously and thought he'd be a decent signing. But Newcastle are now asking £20m for him. As of last week, that info is in the public domain, so the conversation ends in my humble opinion.
I don't believe that price. It's a well known fact the players we want cost £15m.
Only time will tell.
£20m has been widely quoted in the press, and it's about the going rate for a player with a scoring record like Gayle.
If you honestly think we're going to buy one £15m player let alone 'players', I fear that you'll be sadly disappointed.
Being a Blade for 40 years nothing really disappoints me anymore.
Wilder says the transfer record will be broken several times this summer, this could mean anything at this stage. I think we'll do some good business in the next few weeks that may surprise a few.
I wouldn't bring Gayle in as the main striker signing so therefore he's probably not viable.
I'd rather invest in younger attacking players in addition to someone like McBurnie.
Regarding Gayle's character though, this is interesting from Chris Brunt. It shows how fans can easily get the wrong impression about a player. It sounds like he'd be a great fit for us.
But in an end-of-season interview with Albion’s Former Players’ Association, he revealed that Gayle was the best loan signing during his spell at the club.
“Dwight came in and gave everyone a lift around the place,” said Brunt. “He’s a really good lad and a character as well.
“I have been at this football club a long time, and I’ll put it out there, he has been the best loan signing at the football club in my time, not just for goals and performances on the pitch, but also for the way he has conducted himself off of it.
“He got himself involved with everybody, everyone got on with him, he trained properly and he dragged the best out of a lot of people. In training he is so competitive.
“He is just one of those people who just wants to win.
"It doesn’t matter if it’s a daft game on the bus on an away trip, or whether it is a five a side in training, it’s just the way his personality was around the place. He is just different class!”
That’s convinced me. I want him. He’ll learn so much from Billy and be great for our squad. Would £8m be enough to get him? I’d pay that. Could be one of those where you can get him cheaper towards the end of the transfer window.
I think he's a top striker and if we could afford him I'd be delighted. One concern I have, and its not the usual one, is that he seems joyless, completely deadpan, even when he scores. It's a given that he has to fit in with a very tight squad, and that would worry me a bit, but then if Chris says it's OK with him, it's OK with me.
It is believed that Newcastle are chasing nearly £20m for the 29-year-old, who was frozen out under former boss Rafael Benitez.
Agreed he’s wankI really hope it's not Gayle. Pushing 30, not a massive improvement on what we already have and will cost a small fortune (even if it's only on loan).
Would much prefer McBurnie.
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