Dominic Calvert-Lewin

[Trowel]

[Trowel]

(I think this has been lifted from the iPaper report - see the Rebuild thread)

[777Kidnappings]

Think renewing DCL would be a massive mistake. He's never fit and the only reason he's open to it is because he'll have no options at anything like what we offered him because he's never fit

[Shogun]

DCL: The i Paper understands that the forward’s representatives have been in contact with Moyes recently and are seeking fresh talks over his future, raising the possibility of a new deal that many thought had been written off.

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I.e. doesn't have a better offer anywhere else.

[TheRam]

Lol at Dom. Has ended up leaving his agent hasn’t he?

Funny thing is he’d probably be a back up if we’re going after Delap.

[AjaxAndy]

DCL new contract on reduced terms, sign a first choice striker so Dom is backup / rotation, sell Beto for £12m-£15m.

I'd absolutely be in to that in a big way.

One of DCL or Beto needs to leave this summer and only one would bring in a fee... That's also the one who's utterly shit so it's a win win

[Goaljira]

Not sure on the prospect of having a backup striker who can't be relied on to be fit when needed, who also clearly only wants to stay because of a lack of interest, and who doesn't score goals.

[Fynci]

It'd be bad for both parties. He needs to go, and we need to move on.

[Shogun]

Time to go and let him return to Sheffield United

[Gash]

I'd let him go, injury prone and also prone to long streaks without a goal or an assist. Wasn't there also stories a couple of years back after his long injury lay offs that he would never be fully right again?

We owe him nothing, he probably doesn't owe us anything, it feels a bit lazy to renew him just because he hasn't found the move he seemed to think he'd get and we need a striker. I'd also start worrying about how much money and ambition the new owners have when Richarlison on loan and a new contract for DCL seem to be the kind of thinking.

[brap2]

Can delap hold the ball up?

Only seen him play front to back basketball.

I'd like dom to go, CBA with the fans attitude towards him, CBA with a striker who breaks down as much as he does. His story here has come to an end.

[Toddacelli]

DCL new contract on reduced terms, sign a first choice striker so Dom is backup / rotation, sell Beto for £12m-£15m.

I'd absolutely be in to that in a big way.

One of DCL or Beto needs to leave this summer and only one would bring in a fee... That's also the one who's utterly shit so it's a win win

I think it’s right for everyone if he goes. But a striker is likely to cost actual dough, so what Andy specs out here isn’t a bad option if we spend on midfield and backup players. It’s just that not getting a new striker in feels like it would be a huge miss for recruitment.

In fact, this could actually be a dangerous option if the recruitment team think it’s a good idea.

[AjaxAndy]

I think it’s right for everyone if he goes. But a striker is likely to cost actual dough, so what Andy specs out here isn’t a bad option if we spend on midfield and backup players. It’s just that not getting a new striker in feels like it would be a huge miss for recruitment.

In fact, this could actually be a dangerous option if the recruitment team think it’s a good idea.

Yeah I wouldn't want to rely on him as the first choice option, but I reckon there's a fair few teams would look at him as a backup / 20 mins off the bench type of player who are better teams than us. I actually think that suits his physical issues too, less game time but probably more impact as he'd be up against tired legs.

[777Kidnappings]

Yeah I wouldn't want to rely on him as the first choice option, but I reckon there's a fair few teams would look at him as a backup / 20 mins off the bench type of player who are better teams than us. I actually think that suits his physical issues too, less game time but probably more impact as he'd be up against tired legs.

I think the fact that hes come back to the table suggests the teams that want him as a back up want to pay him backup wages while we apparently offered him a payrise

He's not going to want to accept shit wages here. He wants what we offered him months ago

[Shogun]

Good job we have all the leverage then