The NSNO Everton Forums

Doesn’t Elanga play rw? I think it’s to call our bluff.

Yup

777Kidnappings wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 11:26 am Shouldn't be overpaying for potential. We aren't in any desperate need for what he currently does and if Newcastle are after him and he wants to go there us offering silly money to Southampton won't change that

In fairness we had fans that thought Branthwaite was worth over £100m after playing about 10 games.

Gash wrote: In fairness we had fans that thought Branthwaite was worth over £100m after playing about 10 games.

Turns out they were correct tbf

What something’s worth and what somebody is willing to pay for it are two entirely different things.

A player to us might be indispensable and worth £100m, but to another team, that same player would just add to their strength in depth and be worth £40m.

It’s where those two valuations are close and when both sides willing to negotiate - that’s when deals happen.

It’s when it’s a ‘undisclosed fee’ thats when a deal happens.

Tidy Dribbling.

Be made up if get this lad.

From a Southampton fans forum this evening:

Trowel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:28 pm From a Southampton fans forum this evening:

Ultimately he wasn't going to say anything other than that.

He can then say he's done all he can to get the most out of the deal.

Sold!

Trowel wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 5:28 pm From a Southampton fans forum this evening:

Yeah we need to buy him: even overspend by a few million as it’s the catalyst for a shift upwards

Dchans wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:09 pm Yeah we need to buy him: even overspend by a few million as it’s the catalyst for a shift upwards

They apparently want 45m and 25% of future profits. For someone who's done absolutely nothing in football so far. Feels like that's way beyond overspend by a few million. It's the 25% for me. There's no add ons at 45 bloody million. You don't get the safety net and top money too

I’d pay it, I really would

This kid is spoken about in such glowing terms and will either smash it with us and take us to the next level or get picked up by the likes of Chelsea and city.

Dchans wrote: ↑Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:15 pm I’d pay it, I really would

This kid is spoken about in such glowing terms and will either smash it with us and take us to the next level or get picked up by the likes of Chelsea and city.

Or like so many other young players, fail to achieve the daft levels of expectation a multi million pound industry intent on hyping a player to achieve maximum profit will set.

I want him of course, but I agree that 45 million plus a 25% sell on fee is daft, it just is. He might produce the goods and turn a profit, but you might as well stick it on the favourite for the 3:40 at Cheltenham. You only.gamble what you can afford and this is welll out of our league at this time.