Quote from: joniboini on Today at 12:18:31 PM

Quote from: Google+ on Today at 11:59:31 AM

think Tottenham, Arsenal and even Chelsea will immediately back down hearing the asking price by Newcastle for a player who has scored 15 goals.

I'd be very surprised if Chelsea went for him at that price, considering how terrible their recent expensive signings were. Whether they can do some tricks to reduce the yearly payment getting another player as expensive as Enzo or Lavia is not a good thing for them when they can't even perform to an acceptable standard. Anyone in charge of these signings needs to be fired quickly unless they want to remain mid-table teams for the next 3-5 seasons. It is also bad for the market if every player is priced so ridiculously expensive like that, only the top 4 clubs or so will significantly strengthen their squads if that is the case imo.

Chelsea should have learned lessons that big players don't lead to quality football. However, this experience would not stop them from going for top players because the team still needs quality players to excel in several campaigns. With the flop of Christopher Nkunku, Alexander Isak might be a good replacement because he has become one of the most clinical strikers in the English premier league. The 24-year-old Swedish striker has scored 29 goals and given 4 in 60 games, but the price tag is still high.

Arsenal lost the opportunity to sign the young striker for £37m, maybe they don't want to miss this opportunity because the striker might improve and get more expensive in the future. Newcastle will be very willing to sell the Swedish international because it will help them to balance their books and could also secure some cheap quality players.