Transfer in's and out's rumours etc.

[Rev72]

Under 3 weeks till we go to Liverpool.

I would suggest we get a few of these transfers over the line next week and get them in the Bielsa mix.

[Billyni]

Dont worry, we have another one for the future comming

[ozleeds]

Dont worry, we have another one for the future comming

Not wrong Sam Greenwood from the arsenal.
Soon we would have splashed all our cash for the future but I" WONDERING what future that will be if we don't survive.
Our playstyle takes a lot out of the players and if we had a full proper season in the premier league who knows what might happen as we got lucky with a big rest near the finish this season.

[WTF11]

Seems that despite being promoted, and venturing into territory no-one at the club has ANY experience if (and yes, I include our DoF as he has never been at Leeds when we are in the PL), and the fact that our head coach has very specific and very demanding requirements if the 1st team squad, we're intent on "doing a Leeds", and another last minute.com exercise, when acclimatisation and preparedness for a new season is both absolutely ***** and at the same time absolutely impossible. Magic, NOT.

[WTF11]

That ward was v i t a l.

[WTF11]

Or "word" even!

[MrsORichSenior]

Seems that despite being promoted, and venturing into territory no-one at the club has ANY experience if (and yes, I include our DoF as he has never been at Leeds when we are in the PL), and the fact that our head coach has very specific and very demanding requirements if the 1st team squad, we're intent on "doing a Leeds", and another last minute.com exercise, when acclimatisation and preparedness for a new season is both absolutely ***** and at the same time absolutely impossible. Magic, NOT.

Transfers ain't easy today WTF11 & our kitty is not large.

Agents have a whole team behind 'em for starters fighting for our wad.
When clubs agree a fee the agent of the player will have been negotiating simultaneously with several other clubs and one of those clubs may now be trying to complete the transfer at a prior agreed fee with the club I'd expect.
Whether Leeds choose to buy or waits to negotiate a particular deal will inevitably have 'knock on' consequences for other transfers that are directly/indirectly linked. Agents will be aware of all these situations at multiple clubs throughout various leagues worldwide. It's like multiple games of chess at the same time - looking for the right transfer opportunity and strategically planning a number of moves ahead which I'm sure Leeds are now doing 24/7.

Many of these issues – transfer fee negotiations, agents commission, contract renegotiations, image rights deals, work permits,language translators and international transfer clearances are all being worked on in parallel.

For Leeds a £35m transfer actually equates to a club outlay of possibly £50m so Rads investors pockets will be required. It means that the club’s directors, technical team, scouts and manager need a 'very clear picture' of what the team’s PL budget will be this season.A player on £2.5m per season on 4 year contract plus bonus soon adds the noughts up.Pretty certain all Leeds deals will be in instalments too as per norm.So wel'll have to wait and see !

MOT

[ozleeds]

Transfers ain't easy today WTF11 & our kitty is not large.

Agents have a whole team behind 'em for starters fighting for our wad.
When clubs agree a fee the agent of the player will have been negotiating simultaneously with several other clubs and one of those clubs may now be trying to complete the transfer at a prior agreed fee with the club I'd expect.
Whether Leeds choose to buy or waits to negotiate a particular deal will inevitably have 'knock on' consequences for other transfers that are directly/indirectly linked. Agents will be aware of all these situations at multiple clubs throughout various leagues worldwide. It's like multiple games of chess at the same time - looking for the right transfer opportunity and strategically planning a number of moves ahead which I'm sure Leeds are now doing 24/7.

Many of these issues – transfer fee negotiations, agents commission, contract renegotiations, image rights deals, work permits,language translators and international transfer clearances are all being worked on in parallel.

For Leeds a £35m transfer actually equates to a club outlay of possibly £50m so Rads investors pockets will be required. It means that the club’s directors, technical team, scouts and manager need a 'very clear picture' of what the team’s PL budget will be this season.A player on £2.5m per season on 4 year contract plus bonus soon adds the noughts up.Pretty certain all Leeds deals will be in instalments too as per norm.So wel'll have to wait and see !

MOT

We know the kitty isn't much and have been told as such. But by splashing all the kitty on ****agers it doesn't leave much for proper signings.

[WTF11]

We know the kitty isn't much and have been told as such. But by splashing all the kitty on ****agers it doesn't leave much for proper signings.

Strange that you can't use the word t e e n in that sentence!

[WTF11]

Transfers ain't easy today WTF11 & our kitty is not large.

Agents have a whole team behind 'em for starters fighting for our wad.
When clubs agree a fee the agent of the player will have been negotiating simultaneously with several other clubs and one of those clubs may now be trying to complete the transfer at a prior agreed fee with the club I'd expect.
Whether Leeds choose to buy or waits to negotiate a particular deal will inevitably have 'knock on' consequences for other transfers that are directly/indirectly linked. Agents will be aware of all these situations at multiple clubs throughout various leagues worldwide. It's like multiple games of chess at the same time - looking for the right transfer opportunity and strategically planning a number of moves ahead which I'm sure Leeds are now doing 24/7.

Many of these issues – transfer fee negotiations, agents commission, contract renegotiations, image rights deals, work permits,language translators and international transfer clearances are all being worked on in parallel.

For Leeds a £35m transfer actually equates to a club outlay of possibly £50m so Rads investors pockets will be required. It means that the club’s directors, technical team, scouts and manager need a 'very clear picture' of what the team’s PL budget will be this season.A player on £2.5m per season on 4 year contract plus bonus soon adds the noughts up.Pretty certain all Leeds deals will be in instalments too as per norm.So wel'll have to wait and see !

MOT

Well aware of all you say, a chain of events has to be made (and stay stable) for long enough for the deal(s) to be done. No argument there.

The clubs kitty is a damned sight larger than it was when we were in the Championship, (and will increase as long as we survive in the PL), we have an extraordinarily short "close season", we are going to be playing in the PL for the first time in the clubs history, etc etc etc, there are multiple reasons why it would be prudent to acquire new players in certain key positions, and yet we see nothing but youngsters arriving to bolster an U23 outfit that didn't seem to need it last season!

We all know that Bielsa has a certain "way" and that players new to that way need time to acclimatise, (and/or prove they are worth having in the first place, JKA as an example). The transfer window may well be open until October, but if new players aren't brought in before then (and they gel and prove they have the abilities that made them attractive to the club), we will be playing the first 5 - 6 matches with the same squad that got us promotion, and another 5 - 6 games before that "gelling" has happened (if it happens) that's nearly a third of the season with either a Championship squad, or that plus players not yet accustomed to the style of play our coach insists upon.

And for those who say "well others haven't done any business yet either", errr.......do not care the tiniest rats ar5e what other clubs have or haven't done (and lets face it, our first game is against a club that has hardly had the greatest need to strengthen their squad, and our fourth against City, ditto).

We're two weekends away from seasons start.