Luke Freeman rumours

[1973 ranger]

Patrick Bamford's annual signing on fee just gone through another million trousered. He has gone for upto 10 million and is a worse player than last season and we are looking at selling a player who was up there for assists for a third of Bamfords fee. We are either ready to go bust or someone needs to be brought in just to deal with transfers.

[Undecided]

uh-oh... (if this is true - i don't think it is personally....)

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...-a3900521.html

...."the club's owners must also find £21.97m to convert outstanding loans to shareholders into equity"..

What a dumb thing to report. Clearly shows they don't understand the situation.

[stanistheman]

£3m for arguably our best player is a FCKING JOKE

Even James McClean who has been sh*t for years went for £5m....

If it is true then its an absolute insult to the fans. As you point out McLean cost £5m and Waghorn £8m.

QPR will struggle to replace Smithies and Freeman this season on top of Onuoha Robinson and Perch.

Neither Lumley or Ingram are good enough to replace Smithies in goal imo and we need defensive replacements that wont be cheap so the more they get for selling players the better.

Good luck to the club if they feel this is the way forward.

yes indeed the DoF.is learning the trade and by the looks of things may still have some way to go.

[West Acton]

Unless £5/6mil I would say your wasting our time. Sideways move so can’t imagine he will be that upset if he stayed

[Fozzieboy]

Sadly I was told at the beginning of the transfer window that every player was up for sale. I don’t understand this strategy. Surely we can’t believe we will avoid relegation by buying cheap and selling the best players.

[Shepherds Mush]

£3m for arguably our best player is a FCKING JOKE

Even James McClean who has been sh*t for years went for £5m....

[Hitman34]

Correction bid not accepted yet, but 3.5mil offer has been made according to bod

[Fordy]

3 million lol what a joke. Losing 2 of our best players for a combined 6 million in today’s market is pathetic.

[Hitman34]

For what it's worth, some bod on facebook claims we have agreed a fee of 3.5mil with Sheffield utd.

15% sell on fee goes to Bristol City.

Pinch of salt at the moment though so wait and see

[Hitman34]

3mil is another two years of the fine being paid off.

He really should be sold for nearer 6mil though.

The dof is still learning on the job by the looks of things

[stanistheman]

Fair enough, you've found one example but Barcelona didn't need to offer more did they? And if the player had decided that he'd rather go to Roma (not likely in this case), then the higher bid wouldn't have mattered anyway.

My point is that once the club has received an offer that they deem acceptable and they accept it, there is absolutely reason (that I can see) for a bidding war. I'm probably missing something though. As usual.

But if they know that other clubs are interested why not up the price? There are no rules in place to stop that. As long as it isn't a release clause then up the price if the club is intent on being a selling club. That's what a good business would do for a short term gain.

[stanistheman]

uh-oh... (if this is true - i don't think it is personally....)

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...-a3900521.html

Agree about the tradition, but we are taking about selling one player a season and for what was then a big fee.
£3m is peanuts and is what Washington cost.

Ferdinand or whoever is valuing the players needs to open their eyes and see what other clubs are asking for their star players. Here are just some examples,Reid £10m, Maddison £20m Waghorn £8m.

[Buffalo]

Really?
Bordeaux accepted a bid from Roma for Malcom and then Barcelona topped that to sign him instead and Roma refused to go into a bidding war.

Fair enough, you've found one example but Barcelona didn't need to offer more did they? And if the player had decided that he'd rather go to Roma (not likely in this case), then the higher bid wouldn't have mattered anyway.

My point is that once the club has received an offer that they deem acceptable and they accept it, there is absolutely reason (that I can see) for a bidding war. I'm probably missing something though. As usual.

[stanistheman]

Would be happy to let him go for the right price. He’s not an out and out number 10 nor a natural wide player. Having him in the midfield stops us playing with two wingers - which stops the supply Smith thrives off.

If him going means a decent striker coming in, then happy days.

Plus not been a fan since he said he wished he’d stayed at Bristol - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.g...d-14214407.amp

All that really says to me is that he was happy to stay there had they offered him a.deal rather than leave. It doesn't mean he is not happy now at QPR.

[klonk]

uh-oh... (if this is true - i don't think it is personally....)

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/foo...-a3900521.html