Transfer rumour thread 20/21

[Arabknight]

Is that still the case? It was reported we were only going to get a £200K development fee for Banks in the summer if he hadn't signed a pre-contract with Palace before then.

I always thought the development fee was around 450. Sure we got that for Allan, Freeman, banks.

[tHeArAb]

I always thought the development fee was around 450. Sure we got that for Allan, Freeman, banks.

Banks was a January signing, so no training development fee. Freeman was reported as only five figures. Think Allan was about the £400K.

Clubs are categorised depending on how much it costs each club in training fees. For example signing a kid from Celtic will cost you more than signing a kid from Hamilton as they will be spending more on the training & development of their players. That is then multiplied by the number of years training that has taken place. That's how a fee is decided.

[tHeArAb]

The Ogren grand plan is to sell players for millions not peanuts,if we take the loan we don't need the peanuts.

I'm not so sure. If the interest is real I think we'd accept. There's no guarantee the boy will want to sign another extension next summer, which leaves us having to decide if we think his value is going to go up significantly between now and either this summer or next January, which is when we'd be able to command any kind of fee? Given he is a bit part player only, I don't imagine we'll get much more than £300K in the summer and probably significantly less next January with him being out of contract a few months later.

[GUNBOAT]

I'm not so sure. If the interest is real I think we'd accept. There's no guarantee the boy will want to sign another extension next summer, which leaves us having to decide if we think his value is going to go up significantly between now and either this summer or next January, which is when we'd be able to command any kind of fee? Given he is a bit part player only, I don't imagine we'll get much more than £300K in the summer and probably significantly less next January with him being out of contract a few months later.

Sorry mate when is his contract up?.

[BudMill90]

Sorry mate when is his contract up?.

2022 mate

[BudMill90]

Neilson was interviewed multiple times throughout the last year where he mentioned "playing at the highest level" and "playing in the English Premiership" so it wouldn't surprise me if he is pushing for it. How many players that have left us for peanuts have gone on to forge great careers and demand large transfer fees though?

Ali Coote > Brentford - now playing in Ireland, got a little bit of money for him I think - good decision in hindsight.
Kieran Freeman > Southampton - now back at United.
Harry Souttar > Stoke - its taken a few years but now a mainstay in the Stoke team in the Championship. Maybe one that got away but we did make a little bit of money on him.
Scott Allan - might have got more had he signed that new contract, but has never lived up to the hype, simply a good Scottish Premiership player.
Scott Banks - still too early to tell, but we got a decent wedge for him so not sure where the line is? Take the 6 figure sum now or risk getting nothing. Its difficult.

So really, will Neilson be any different? If he goes, I'm sure we'll be sensible enough (right?) to stick a sell-on clause there so if he ends up moving from Leicester then we get a slice of any fee.

My own opinion is that if the interest is real and the offer is accepted then he is gone in a flash. I would have said £500k minimum for the kid, but I'm sure if it does happen then Scott Burns will give us the insight.

[tHeArAb]

Sorry mate when is his contract up?.

The end of next season mate. Summer 2022.

[wolvesarab]

I like Neilson, he's raw but he's got something about him. I think it all boils down to what he wants. If he wants to stay and develop at Tannadice then Ogren/Asghar would be renegading on their master plan if they let him go. It's been said before but these premiership clubs are so filthy rich with sky money that they can take a punt on promising talent from inferior leagues by merely raiding the petty cash tin.

[GUNBOAT]

I suppose if he is deemed not good enough to play in that defence then we might as well let him go with a lot of bells on the deal.I am probably going too far here but we should ask Leicester for a decent player who can cross a ball on loan till the end of the season FOC of course.
I hope you are reading the board today Tony.

[BudMill90]

I suppose if he is deemed not good enough to play in that defence then we might as well let him go with a lot of bells on the deal.I am probably going too far here but we should ask Leicester for a decent player who can cross a ball on loan till the end of the season FOC of course.
I hope you are reading the board today Tony.

Scott Burns advising that the interest is real but Neilson unlikely to leave this window.