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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? 09:42 - Jul 11 with 1213 views

I thought the point of the double deal was for Hull to manipulate the fee for Philogene, but if Everton and Villa have had bids / matching rights accepted at £18m or so, surely there is no longer room for manipulation?

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 09:56 - Jul 11 with 1126 views

Ryorry

I wonder if MA will ever try to do double deals again after this!


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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 09:58 - Jul 11 with 1110 views

ITFCBlues

Sign Greaves for 4 or 5m above his actual market value and leave ourselves exposed if we miss out on Philogene? Sounds like utter madness to me.

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:01 - Jul 11 with 1059 views

itfctilidie

No, because if we are saying "its $XX Million for the pair and you can manipulate the figures how ever you please" then it doesnt really work if the double deal collapses - This all looks to me like Phillogene himself is keen on the move back to Villa which has scuppered things a bit - Otherwise it wouldnt be an issue.

Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:30 - Jul 11 with 942 views

Trequartista

Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 09:58 - Jul 11 by ITFCBlues
Sign Greaves for 4 or 5m above his actual market value and leave ourselves exposed if we miss out on Philogene? Sounds like utter madness to me.

How would we be signing him above his actual value?

Let's say the double deal is £36m and the bids from Everton and Villa for Philogene are £18m. If we now just pay £18m for Greaves, how is that above his actual value? If he's only worth £13m then we're still paying £5m too much with the £36m double deal.

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:46 - Jul 11 with 854 views

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:30 - Jul 11 by Trequartista
How would we be signing him above his actual value? Let's say the double deal is £36m and the bids from Everton and Villa for Philogene are £18m. If we now just pay £18m for Greaves, how is that above his actual value? If he's only worth £13m then we're still paying £5m too much with the £36m double deal.

Because Philogene is undervalued at 18m

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:49 - Jul 11 with 817 views

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Can't we just sign Greaves first now? on 10:46 - Jul 11 by Cheltenham_Blue
Because Philogene is undervalued at 18m

I've just gone back through all the stories and the mistake I made is that I thought Everton and/or Palace had bids accepted at £18m and Villa had matched that.

So I now understand why we shouldn't buy Greaves first.

[Post edited 11 Jul 2024 10:49]

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