MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 According to someone on Twitter, he is joining Man City from our academy for 1.2 million, I wasn't aware he was highly rated, if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Would be a shame if he did go, but it's something that happens to clubs of our size and smaller at the best of times, and with the success of our academy this year I've fully expected the big Premier League clubs to try and come poaching. If it happens, then to me it just underlines how much we need to get players in and around our first-team squad. It's not as tempting to move to a big club with no guarantee of success if a clear path to breaking through here is an option. Just hope we get some good contracts with sell-on fees and the like if we do end up with players going elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, JfR said: Would be a shame if he did go, but it's something that happens to clubs of our size and smaller at the best of times, and with the success of our academy this year I've fully expected the big Premier League clubs to try and come poaching. If it happens, then to me it just underlines how much we need to get players in and around our first-team squad. It's not as tempting to move to a big club with no guarantee of success if a clear path to breaking through here is an option. Just hope we get some good contracts with sell-on fees and the like if we do end up with players going elsewhere. I had vaguely heard of Liam Delap but as i say, I wasn't aware he was highly rated. Given that he is 16 I wouldn't have expected him to have been around the first team yet and with it being Man City coming in for him you cant blame the lad for going. 1.2 million for a lad who hasn't kicked a ball for the first team can't be sniffed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Just now, MackworthRamIsGod said: I had vaguely heard of Liam Delap but as i say, I wasn't aware he was highly rated. Given that he is 16 I wouldn't have expected him to have been around the first team yet and with it being Man City coming in for him you cant blame the lad for going. 1.2 million for a lad who hasn't kicked a ball for the first team can't be sniffed at. Doesn't he score goals for fun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Seen a figure quoted elsewhere of £1.2m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Looks to be leaving our academy for Man City's - wonder what type of fee would be involved at that level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB_DCFC Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Rob Dorsett's saying it, also. It's a shame we're selling some of our best youth prospects, but it clearly shows that Mel's investment is starting to pay dividends. Man city is too much of a pull for anyone, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DcFc Dyycheee Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Someone on twitter said about Delap to Man City before Rob's tweet. Says it's £1.2m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 FFS. And Delap is no longer a coach at DCFC, FYI Dorsett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Would be damn good compensation for him in all fairness, but given the success of our youth teams frankly I’d be disappointed to lose anyone we don’t want to to anyone. Particulary given bogles shown the pathway in, surely youngsters would want to stay here and get that chance rather than rot in the reserves/ constant loans at a big club. Mind it’s a Twitter rumour so I’m far from convinced.. EDIT: Actually scrap that, Dorsett wouldn’t report on something like this if it wasn’t happening. Disappointed but what can we do. Decent money at least. Mind he doesn’t know everything as Rory left last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Dont think we are in a position to turn down 1.2m for an u16s player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 This is brilliant news - just shows that the academy is doing what it's supposed to. What an asset it will be. What's Rory doing these days? Didn't he bugger off with Gary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Actually scrap that, Dorsett wouldn’t report on something like this if it wasn’t happening Dorsett doesn't even know that Rory Delap left us for Stoke a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, LB_DCFC said: Rob Dorsett's saying it, also. It's a shame we're selling some of our best youth prospects, but it clearly shows that Mel's investment is starting to pay dividends. Man city is too much of a pull for anyone, unfortunately. I thought Rory had effed off to Stoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 4 minutes ago, MackworthRamIsGod said: I had vaguely heard of Liam Delap but as i say, I wasn't aware he was highly rated. Given that he is 16 I wouldn't have expected him to have been around the first team yet and with it being Man City coming in for him you cant blame the lad for going. 1.2 million for a lad who hasn't kicked a ball for the first team can't be sniffed at. Yeah, I didn't necessarily mean Delap needed to be around the first team, he's too young for that to realistically have been the case, but I think with some of the older boys, the ones that more frequently were in the U18 squad last year for example, it's vital that we keep them in the first team picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Carnero said: Dorsett doesn't even know that Rory Delap left us for Stoke a year ago. Beat you to it on the edit once I’d read it properly? I’d be surprised to see sky reporting on a 16 year old if they were making it up still tho regardless. Hardly likely bring in clicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 He’s on a youth contract still I would suspect isn’t he? Would think that the value for a transfer would be independently valued at tribunal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Beat you to it on the edit once I’d read it properly? I’d be surprised to see sky reporting on a 16 year old if they were making it up still tho regardless. Hardly likely bring in clicks Could just be a rumour aimed at the legion of long throw connoisseurs out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC1388 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 If the fee is true in this case and in the case of Thomas... 2.4m for 2 players not near our first team is a lot of money. We have a big rebuild job this summer. That money could fund 3 or 4 players who will be in the first team this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackworthRamIsGod Posted June 8, 2019 Author Share Posted June 8, 2019 If we got 2.2 million for Luke Thomas and Delap that isn't bad business, providing their is a decent sell on clause. I do not want to be losing Sibley though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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