Jram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Surely no chance we're getting 1 mill for a youth player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanoakaram4life Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 These fees will be used to pay off Butterfield and Blackman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigmaRam Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Yeah we will take de bruyne in a straight swap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liam-delap-Derby-england-u16-2463960.amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 27 minutes ago, Millenniumram said: Beat you to it on the edit once I’d read it properly Well... technically you didn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JfR Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, DCFC1388 said: 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 1/4 of the way to bringing Tomori back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenniumram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 8 minutes ago, Carnero said: Well... technically you didn't... Alright before I started typing before your quote went through, good enough?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuket Ram Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Gotta say, if MCFC want him - shouldn't we be keeping him? I'd rather sell some dross for a few hundred thousand each, than sell the best youth players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour 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 I just put 450 quid on Delap signing for City tomorrow with Skybet. Thanks for the heads up on the deal Sky. Easy money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Very surprised by this. From what I’ve seen, Man City youth’s are all very quick and agile. Delap isn’t slow but he certainly doesn’t match the ‘speedsters’ they typically go for. I wouldn’t expect him to have much more of a better chance of making it as a pro player from being there as here. If he lives over in Cheshire (a strong possibility), then it may make logistical sense to move to a club closer to home). His natural ability is clear to see from his record at junior level but has somewhat struggled when stepping up to the U18s, a bit like when Whittaker has played for the U23s. Not quite ready for that level at the time springs to mind. Whittaker will he stepping up to the U23s this coming season, so we could have seen Delap stepping in. But, we also have Stretton who scored 14 in 14 starts (18 U18 apps) who I back to have another storming season and perhaps even bettering Whittaker’s record. From what I’ve seen, Stretton has that natural goalscorers instinct whereas Delap has a better all-round game. It would be between these two to lead the line if both are here (unless we went with 2 up top of course). £1.2m plus add-ons will be a good deal now, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go for £10m+ before he turns 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Clough Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 21 minutes ago, Ramitupper said: Gotta say, if MCFC want him - shouldn't we be keeping him? I'd rather sell some dross for a few hundred thousand each, than sell the best youth players... Depends on a lot of things. Certain scenarios mean it’s down to Delap choosing if he wants to stay and if another club wants him. All we can do is show him there’s an obvious route to first team football if he stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee SCREAMER !! Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Parsnip said: 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? Paying for Blackmans next season long jolly to a Spanish second division team or maybe a masseuse to ease Anya and Butterfields aching glutes from all that sitting on benches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 It's so difficult to predict what the future holds for a lad that age. We have to adopt a better business model for the academy, so it makes money rather than sucking it up. Liam is indeed highly rated but you can't stand in a player's way if the treble-winners come in for him and offer a decent wedge. And it shows the other academy youngsters that if they do well for us there's not just a pathway into our first team but also to the league champions. It's great we have category A status or else our best players could be nabbed for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 As much as I would love to keep all of the promising youth players and see how they do... If Man City want to pay £1.2 million for one of our 16 year olds who hasn't featured much for us, snap their hands off! Sometimes we will have to make short term decisions for the benefit of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 It’s my recollection that players who were in the EFL academies were only entitled to compensation for each year of development. Having looked, for Category 1 it’s £40,000 per year, so I highly doubt we’re getting the cash quoted... (Rules 325 -328) https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/201819/efl-youth-development-charter-players-and-parents-guide-2018-19--e-book4.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamsFan10 Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 That’s not bad business, 1.2m for someone very few of us knew about. Into the tomori fund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodley Ram Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 And a hefty sell on fee I would have thought 20%+ I would hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 What’s he like at throw ins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagRam Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Morning everyone, I’m new to this forum but I am the one who broke the delap story for £1.2 million to city on Twitter. I’m told for delap himself as soon as he turns 18 he receives a payment of £200,000, not a bad 18th birthday! Rory is thought to be unhappy with Liam as he believes he is going for the money and not the best career choice, Rory wanted him at stoke. In other news wolves have been scouting Louie Sibley for around 1 and a half years and and are considering at £3.5 million bid- Derby are thought to be desperate to keep him, our youth successes are certainly bringing in some cash which is not a surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Just think, we could get a Barker-type player for that kind of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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