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All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... 12:04 - Jun 25 with 1546 views

tractorboy1978

Or a remotely appealing one anyway, surely:

1. His agent would have leaked it to the press
2. He wouldn't have been bothering to entertain a move to Trabzonspor

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:09 - Jun 25 with 1481 views

_clive_baker_

He's out of contract on Monday, surely this gets resolved 1 way or another pretty soon?

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:11 - Jun 25 with 1465 views

SomethingBlue

Always difficult to trust anything that comes out of Turkey, it's hard to know from any of the reporting just how close a move there was for him, but once you've gone there you're pretty much shot at elite level so perhaps his options are dwindling.

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All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:22 - Jun 25 with 1356 views

_clive_baker_

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:11 - Jun 25 by SomethingBlue
Always difficult to trust anything that comes out of Turkey, it's hard to know from any of the reporting just how close a move there was for him, but once you've gone there you're pretty much shot at elite level so perhaps his options are dwindling.

Lets be honest there's generally only 1 thing that takes players to Turkey. He would literally be earning an average local annual salary daily (rather than fortnightly here, which is obviously SO tough to live off).

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:03 - Jun 25 with 1115 views

CrockerITFC

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:09 - Jun 25 by _clive_baker_
He's out of contract on Monday, surely this gets resolved 1 way or another pretty soon?

Not quite, unless we release him (which we haven't as he's on the retained list) he'll move to a rolling contract

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:11 - Jun 25 with 1062 views

tractorboy1978

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 12:11 - Jun 25 by SomethingBlue
Always difficult to trust anything that comes out of Turkey, it's hard to know from any of the reporting just how close a move there was for him, but once you've gone there you're pretty much shot at elite level so perhaps his options are dwindling.

I've thought for a while that we are his best route back to being a PL regular. I just don't see that another club at that level is going to offer him any more than a shortish term deal as a squad option at best. As far as I know, he hasn't even been linked anywhere else other than Trabzonspor yet?

Also, the role he has established himself in here is perhaps somewhat unique. Do many others play with a hybrid RB/RCB?

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:33 - Jun 25 with 988 views

burnbudgiesburn

You would think he won't move to a top 17 club because he won't be a starter. Which leaves the only better option than us the three promoted sides who might like to pick him up on a free.

But they may baulk at length of contract given his fitness issues whereas because we work closely with him we are prepared to offer more?

I'm still hopeful he may re-sign but hope this gets resolved fast either way.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:43 - Jun 25 with 920 views

The_Flashing_Smile

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:33 - Jun 25 by burnbudgiesburn

Have we actually offered him a new contract?

Trust the process. Trust Phil.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:55 - Jun 25 with 852 views

gsoly

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:43 - Jun 25 by The_Flashing_Smile
Have we actually offered him a new contract?

Yes - club confirmed when they announced the retained list.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:00 - Jun 25 with 828 views

Nutkins_Return

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:03 - Jun 25 by CrockerITFC
Not quite, unless we release him (which we haven't as he's on the retained list) he'll move to a rolling contract

Rolling contract? Never heard of that in football (when a contract expires) and am happy to be proved wrong but don't think that would happen. Why would anyone pay a footballer on a rolling basis out of season when he is keeping his options open for other clubs.

He will either sign a new deal or not. There won't be a rolling contract involved I'm sure.

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All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:23 - Jun 25 with 769 views

_clive_baker_

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:03 - Jun 25 by CrockerITFC
Not quite, unless we release him (which we haven't as he's on the retained list) he'll move to a rolling contract

That's highly unlikely. He'll be a free agent from 1st July and out of contract.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:53 - Jun 25 with 643 views

The_Flashing_Smile

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 13:55 - Jun 25 by gsoly
Yes - club confirmed when they announced the retained list.

So he's basically keeping his options open for a bit before deciding whether to sign it or not.

Trust the process. Trust Phil.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:58 - Jun 25 with 616 views

_clive_baker_

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:53 - Jun 25 by The_Flashing_Smile
So he's basically keeping his options open for a bit before deciding whether to sign it or not.

Yeah, he's been sat on our offer for weeks. Guess his agent has been working hard to see if he can get something better elsewhere.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:03 - Jun 25 with 581 views

The_Flashing_Smile

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 14:58 - Jun 25 by _clive_baker_
Yeah, he's been sat on our offer for weeks. Guess his agent has been working hard to see if he can get something better elsewhere.

Hmm, in that case I wonder if we might withdraw the offer because he's not committed to us? If it been weeks, that's not good. We need to know where we stand and if we need to buy someone else. I can understand him wanting to explore his options but there has to be a time limit. Weeks spent looking around for a better offer suggest he isn't keen on ours or the fight to return to the Prem.

Trust the process. Trust Phil.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:10 - Jun 25 with 529 views

J2BLUE

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:03 - Jun 25 by The_Flashing_Smile
Hmm, in that case I wonder if we might withdraw the offer because he's not committed to us? If it been weeks, that's not good. We need to know where we stand and if we need to buy someone else. I can understand him wanting to explore his options but there has to be a time limit. Weeks spent looking around for a better offer suggest he isn't keen on ours or the fight to return to the Prem.

We would be mad to do that. He's a quality player, it's still relatively and we have plenty of cover at RB for a few games if we need to go out and sign a new one.

Can see this getting resolved quickly once players are back for pre season.

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All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:14 - Jun 25 with 503 views

_clive_baker_

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:03 - Jun 25 by The_Flashing_Smile
Hmm, in that case I wonder if we might withdraw the offer because he's not committed to us? If it been weeks, that's not good. We need to know where we stand and if we need to buy someone else. I can understand him wanting to explore his options but there has to be a time limit. Weeks spent looking around for a better offer suggest he isn't keen on ours or the fight to return to the Prem.

Pretty standard practice for an out of contract player really. I would've thought we would want a decision 1 way or another pretty sharpish though as we'll need to start looking at alternatives as you say.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:16 - Jun 25 with 483 views

mellowblue

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:03 - Jun 25 by The_Flashing_Smile
Hmm, in that case I wonder if we might withdraw the offer because he's not committed to us? If it been weeks, that's not good. We need to know where we stand and if we need to buy someone else. I can understand him wanting to explore his options but there has to be a time limit. Weeks spent looking around for a better offer suggest he isn't keen on ours or the fight to return to the Prem.

Don't blame him for shopping himself around. It is a short career and his contract offer is likely a lot less than what we signed him on. Certainly if you you believe the wage he is on according to online sites like capology

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:22 - Jun 25 with 440 views

The_Flashing_Smile

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 15:10 - Jun 25 by J2BLUE
We would be mad to do that. He's a quality player, it's still relatively and we have plenty of cover at RB for a few games if we need to go out and sign a new one. Can see this getting resolved quickly once players are back for pre season.

Yeah I was just playing devil's avocado, I want him to sign too. But I can see why Ashton might be getting twitchy. It's not ideal to have this dragging on, so I hope you're right.

Trust the process. Trust Phil.

All speculation, but if Axel actually had a PL move on the table... on 22:33 - Jun 25 with 61 views

tetchris

Ok unless he tries to cut another thumb off then he should play more games this season

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