Which players are Adullah planning to sell in the summer?

[Balham]

Losing five isn't difficult when five of the Premier League squad are out of contract in the summer and unlikely to stay (Rodwell, Jagielka, Moore, Bryan & Lundstram). Theoretically, the close management of the wagebill and significant first year parachute payments (£55m+) means that we won't be required to sell anyone beyond that but there will be a couple where the deal makes sense for all parties. I can see two or three going if our valuations are met: Egan (£15m+), Berge (£25m+) and Baldock (£10m). There are a few who have reached the end of the line with us or who aren't anywhere near the required quality (Stevens, Lowe, Burke, Osborn) but finding new clubs for them will be difficult. Recruitment should be focussed on midfield and then replacing any genuine first teamers who leave.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I wonder which players Chris would’ve wanted to go?

 

[SilkyBlade]

Losing five isn't difficult when five of the Premier League squad are out of contract in the summer and unlikely to stay (Rodwell, Jagielka, Moore, Bryan & Lundstram). Theoretically, the close management of the wagebill and significant first year parachute payments (£55m+) means that we won't be required to sell anyone beyond that but there will be a couple where the deal makes sense for all parties. I can see two or three going if our valuations are met: Egan (£15m+), Berge (£25m+) and Baldock (£10m). There are a few who have reached the end of the line with us or who aren't anywhere near the required quality (Stevens, Lowe, Burke, Osborn) but finding new clubs for them will be difficult. Recruitment should be focussed on midfield and then replacing any genuine first teamers who leave.

Won’t Baldock be in last year of contract so won’t get anywhere near that for him. Other players going in to last year next season

Bash
Robinson
Sharp
McGoldrick
Osborn

 

[Balham]

Won’t Baldock be in last year of contract so won’t get anywhere near that for him. Other players going in to last year next season

Bash
Robinson
Sharp
McGoldrick
Osborn

Baldock is contracted to 2024... https://www.skysports.com/football/...nited-full-back-signs-new-contract-until-2024

The others you're right - I should have added Robinson to the list of players we should be looking to move on.

Goalkeepers:
Ramsdale 2024
Foderingham 2023 (why, Chris, WHY?)
Moore 2021 (will be released)
Eastwood 2021 (will be released)
U23 Amissah 2023?
U23 Dewhurst 2021? (will be offered a new deal)


Defenders
Baldock 2024
Bogle 2024
Egan 2024
Lowe 2024
Norrington-Davies 2024
O'Connell 2023
Stevens 2023
Basham 2022
Robinson 2022
Bryan 2021 (will be offered a new deal but will reject it)
Jagielka 2021 (will probably retire)
U23 Lopata 2023
U23 Graham 2022
U23 Gordon 2021 (will be offered a new deal)


Midfielders
Berge 2024
Fleck 2024
Norwood 2023
Osborn 2022
Lundstram 2021 (will leave. Thankfully.)
Rodwell 2021 (will be released)
Slater 2021?
U23 Ndaiye 2022
U23 Brunt 2021 (will be offered a new deal)
U23 Maguire ?

Forwards
Brewster 2025
McBurnie 2023
Burke 2023
McGoldrick 2022
Mousset 2022
Sharp 2022
U23 Smith 2021?
U23 Hackford ?
U23 Jebbison ?

 

[Vikkster]

Jesus Swanny did you have to post the ‘worst case scenario’? You lifted the gloom and then thwacked me with the doom!

 

[Bobby b]

How the hell can anybody say which players are going to be retained and which will be sold at this point with 10 games to go, it depends on who the next manager wants which players attracts bids, one thing is for sure theres a lot of dead wood that could be trimmed without any of us on here raising an eyebrow at. And I would absolutely guarantee that the prince, given the week that the club's just had, will have given this a moment's thought

 

[Blade58]

Amidst all the doom and gloom of our current situation, lets not lose sight of the fact that the Championship is not that great in terms of quality.

Even if we lose a few players we should still be able to put out a team that's more than capable of competing towards the top end of the division.

There's a lot of teams in that league who will be feeling the financial hit of Covid, whereas the Prem money will have insulated some it's impact on us.

IF we make a halfway decent managerial appointment, I see no reason for us to drop through the divisions and think we could still have a decent season.

Perversely some of the criticisms thrown at the conservative approach by the Prince to recruitment and wage structure should work to our advantage, as although we've paid high fees for some of our signings, none are on the same kind of money that have crippled teams like Sunderland, Wigan, Hull etc when they were relegated.
Also, the injuries and poor performances should put off a lot of potential suitors for some of our better players.

Best case scenario:

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Worst case scenario:

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Right Centre Midfield needs sorting though (and has done all season!)

Berge is a certainty to leave
Liverpool apparently now sniffing as well

I don’t see Egan here either. He can hold his own in the PL

The new coach is going to have his hands full trying to make the squad competitive and challenging for a minimum play off spot

it’s all about the manager for me. You can have the best squad in the league, but you have a shit manager and you win nowt

You can also have an average squad but have a quality manager and you’ll be up there and that’s exactly what CW did

 

[Mercedes]

Just heard a discussion about Wilder leaving on 5 live. They believe that Wilder's position was made untenable because Abdullah wants to sell 5 players in the summer.

I'm guessing he wants to sell Egan, Fleck, Ramsdale, and possibly O'Connell even though he has been injured for almost a season. Who else will we get money for?

He can only sell a player if his contracts up or if he wants to leave, if his contract has more seasons to run he can just sit tight and pick up his wage.A contract works both ways.

 

[silver blade]

Lets hope McBurnie, Brewster and with a tear in my eye Berge.

Berge to Liverpool

 

[coolasanidiot]

Berge to Liverpool

Given we paid 23 million for Brewdog- using that as a yardstick - think we should hold out for 200 million..

 

[ormester]

He'll sell the lot to cover his risk on the stadium.

This is my worry

 

[Torrix1889]

Baldock is contracted to 2024... https://www.skysports.com/football/...nited-full-back-signs-new-contract-until-2024

The others you're right - I should have added Robinson to the list of players we should be looking to move on.

Goalkeepers:
Ramsdale 2024
Foderingham 2023 (why, Chris, WHY?)
Moore 2021 (will be released)
Eastwood 2021 (will be released)
U23 Amissah 2023?
U23 Dewhurst 2021? (will be offered a new deal)


Defenders
Baldock 2024
Bogle 2024
Egan 2024
Lowe 2024
Norrington-Davies 2024
O'Connell 2023
Stevens 2023
Basham 2022
Robinson 2022
Bryan 2021 (will be offered a new deal but will reject it)
Jagielka 2021 (will probably retire)
U23 Lopata 2023
U23 Graham 2022
U23 Gordon 2021 (will be offered a new deal)


Midfielders
Berge 2024
Fleck 2024
Norwood 2023
Osborn 2022
Lundstram 2021 (will leave. Thankfully.)
Rodwell 2021 (will be released)
Slater 2021?
U23 Ndaiye 2022
U23 Brunt 2021 (will be offered a new deal)
U23 Maguire ?

Forwards
Brewster 2025
McBurnie 2023
Burke 2023
McGoldrick 2022
Mousset 2022
Sharp 2022
U23 Smith 2021?
U23 Hackford ?
U23 Jebbison ?

With a handful of exceptions that is a shite squad.......

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

I'm sure one of his takeaway muckers will have some delivery work

He's got a new job on Top Gear as The Stig....


Demolition Derby Stig!

 

[Chingo]

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/spor...B3SVZBWLDCOYLhL54wOTTLW3HSmhY-c5SgVxAxGDQFXoQ

 

[Sheff de party]

So much desperation to sell Brewster, who’s a small, young lad trying to perform in the PL for a team where he barely gets the ball.

I have a feeling some will look very silly this time next year.

 

[Sean Thornton]

He can only sell a player if his contracts up or if he wants to leave, if his contract has more seasons to run he can just sit tight and pick up his wage.A contract works both ways.

A player walks away if his contracts up. There's nothing to sell.

 

[coolasanidiot]

So much desperation to sell Brewster, who’s a small, young lad trying to perform in the PL for a team where he barely gets the ball.

I have a feeling some will look very silly this time next year.

Yep we are all hoping for lots of egg on our faces. No ones really having a real go at him- but you cannot argue that this decision by Chris is definitely whats cost him his job in the end.

This 23 million was sold to The Prince has a game changer, The Prince like us swallowed it- to then change the narrative to - 'one for the future'- a. was definitely a change of tune and b. 100% what we didn't want at the time.

'eres to the egg please, and for what it's worth - I'd rather have Brewdog over McBurnie every day of the week..

 

[ancientblade]

Yep we are all hoping for lots of egg on our faces. No ones really having a real go at him- but you cannot argue that this decision by Chris is definitely whats cost him his job in the end.

This 23 million was sold to The Prince has a game changer, The Prince like us swallowed it- to then change the narrative to - 'one for the future'- a. was definitely a change of tune and b. 100% what we didn't want at the time.

'eres to the egg please, and for what it's worth - I'd rather have Brewdog over McBurnie every day of the week..

so would i fancy brewster to do well next season provided the new manager changes the system never rated mcburnie to be honest but if the new manager changes to a front 3 think it might be interesting to try him left side of the 3 with brewster up top dont think playing in a 2 suits either of them

 

[Sheff de party]

Yep we are all hoping for lots of egg on our faces. No ones really having a real go at him- but you cannot argue that this decision by Chris is definitely whats cost him his job in the end.

This 23 million was sold to The Prince has a game changer, The Prince like us swallowed it- to then change the narrative to - 'one for the future'- a. was definitely a change of tune and b. 100% what we didn't want at the time.

'eres to the egg please, and for what it's worth - I'd rather have Brewdog over McBurnie every day of the week..

Can definitely argue it was this decision. We bought Brewster because we were desperate and it’s fairly likely the Prince can see his talent.

I think Wilder’s downfall was his own stubbornness to change the system.

 

[BobblesBlade]

I’d fight to keep Berge and build round him.

4-1-2-1-2

1 Ramsdale

2 Bogle
3 Baldock

4 Egan
5 O’Connell


6 Berge central mid play maker
7 Basham Anchor man
8 Freeman. Att mid
11 Besic type box to box

9 Brewster poacher
10 McBurnie forward.

12 Basham (mid c and def c cover)
13 Stevens
14 McGoldrick
15 Osborn
16 ?
17 ?
18 ?

we don’t need to make that much of a change just get rid of the old and fringe players.

 

[Jacobsenthecrab]

The Athletic is reporting that last years accounts which are due out shortly will show a £20m loss and this year there will likely be an even bigger loss due to Covid with income affected by around £30m.
It also says the new building at Shirecliffe is paused until after Covid but will be going ahead, and that the academy building was refurbished for the first team squad which Wilder was happy with.
Every relegated club sells players to the tune of £40m on average - why should we be any different especially taking into account the loss of income due to Covid?
I actually think not to sell players would be crazy, to think an underperforming squad will miraculously be brilliant next season without fresh faces is highly unlikely.
The thing that makes me question Wilders motives for leaving and the manner of it is that he always said he would never put the financial future of the club in jeopardy but many of the things it’s reported he wanted would seem to be doing just that.

For me sell Berge to the highest bidder and maybe one other decent player that we think we can get good money for and replace adequately, then clear out the deadwood on top.

If the new manager wants to play a different system and feels they need to move more on as a result then so be it.

 

[Sheff de party]

The Athletic is reporting that last years accounts which are due out shortly will show a £20m loss and this year there will likely be an even bigger loss due to Covid with income affected by around £30m.
It also says the new building at Shirecliffe is paused until after Covid but will be going ahead, and that the academy building was refurbished for the first team squad which Wilder was happy with.
Every relegated club sells players to the tune of £40m on average - why should we be any different especially taking into account the loss of income due to Covid?
I actually think not to sell players would be crazy, to think an underperforming squad will miraculously be brilliant next season without fresh faces is highly unlikely.
The thing that makes me question Wilders motives for leaving and the manner of it is that he always said he would never put the financial future of the club in jeopardy but many of the things it’s reported he wanted would seem to be doing just that.

For me sell Berge to the highest bidder and maybe one other decent player that we think we can get good money for and replace adequately, then clear out the deadwood on top.

If the new manager wants to play a different system and feels they need to move more on as a result then so be it.

Good post.

Berge is definitely going, we’re just starting the hardball “don’t want or need to sell” routine.

He has three years on his contract though so there’s absolutely no need to sell for less than £30m. We could raise the last £10m with Egan then.

 

[Jacobsenthecrab]

Cheers and I agree on the noises being part of the negotiation strategy, if all the clubs linked with Berge are interested we could get a good fee.

I had a chat with a mate today about Egan and JOC, I wouldn’t want to sell them ideally but if the new manager wants to play 4 at the back JOC and Bash would be a good pairing and Egan is probably our most sellable asset after Berge.

 

[robbiez666]

Cheers and I agree on the noises being part of the negotiation strategy, if all the clubs linked with Berge are interested we could get a good fee.

I had a chat with a mate today about Egan and JOC, I wouldn’t want to sell them ideally but if the new manager wants to play 4 at the back JOC and Bash would be a good pairing and Egan is probably our most sellable asset after Berge.

It's noticeable that when we go to 4 at the back it's always Bash who drops out.

 

[Jacobsenthecrab]

Yeah he is, Egan and JOC are the best 2 central defenders without a doubt but I would be happy that Bash would be more than good enough in the Championship and it also might help him prolong his career with us as there’s a limit age wise to how long he can keep bombing forward.

He’s also my favourite ever Blades player along with Brownie so I might be biased

 

[Mercedes]

Can definitely argue it was this decision. We bought Brewster because we were desperate and it’s fairly likely the Prince can see his talent.
I think Wilder’s downfall was his own stubbornness to change the system.

The Prince can see his talent does he know what shape the ball is why would the Prince know a player own a club become an expert on who can play and who carnt do me a favour

 

[Mercedes]

Just heard a discussion about Wilder leaving on 5 live. They believe that Wilder's position was made untenable because Abdullah wants to sell 5 players in the summer.

I'm guessing he wants to sell Egan, Fleck, Ramsdale, and possibly O'Connell even though he has been injured for almost a season. Who else will we get money for?

You can only sell players if there contracts are up otherwise your stuck with them picking up a wage every week even if you don't play him

 

[Pedro Verde]

You can only sell players if there contracts are up otherwise your stuck with them picking up a wage every week even if you don't play him

Do you actually believe thats what happens in most cases
If their contracts are up they move on as a free agent (eg Lundstram) so you dont sell them
There are numerous ways you can move players on that are under contract if they are not wanted

 

[blade.i.am]

Just hope we don’t get back into he cycle of best players go to Leeds

 

[AdamSufc1997]

The Prince can see his talent does he know what shape the ball is why would the Prince know a player own a club become an expert on who can play and who carnt do me a favour

He is a football fan believe it or not why you acting like he's completely clueless?