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Post by Everton News. on Jul 24, 2017 20:51:15 GMT
 Swansea reject second Everton bid worth £45m for Gylfi Sigurdsson• Swansea stand firm in £50m valuation for Iceland international • Everton’s initial £40m bid rejected but negotiations remain open Swansea City remain resolute in their £50m valuation of Gylfi Sigurdsson having rejected a second bid worth up to £45m from Everton for the Iceland international. Everton had a £40m offer for the 27-year-old rejected a fortnight ago, when Sigurdsson stunned Swansea officials and team-mates by pulling out of the club’s pre-season tour of the United States, and an improved deal met a similar fate on Monday. That bid is understood to have been £40m plus £5m in add-ons. Talks between the clubs, however, are expected to continue with Ronald Koeman keen to add the midfielder to his expensive recruitment drive this week. Everton play their first competitive game of the season, a Europa League third qualifying round first leg against MFK Ruzomberok of Slovenia, on Thursday. The Swansea owners, Steve Kaplan and Jason Levien, issued a strongly worded statement warning Sigurdsson’s suitors that they would not be bullied into selling the club’s player of the year following Everton’s initial offer. They also questioned whether the former Tottenham Hotspur player had been tapped up with Sigurdsson believed to be keen on a switch to Goodison Park. Their position has not changed despite Sigurdsson insisting he was not in the right frame of mind to go on the US tour. Swansea believe their valuation of a consistently creative talent to be fair in a transfer market where Manchester City paid £50m for the right-back Kyle Walker. With negotiations ongoing, however, the likelihood of a deal remains. Everton have spent around £100m this summer on Jordan Pickford, Michael Keane, Davy Klaassen, Wayne Rooney and Sandro Ramirez but Koeman wants to add Sigurdsson plus another forward to the squad before the Premier League season begins. Guardian |
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pete45
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Post by pete45 on Jul 24, 2017 21:25:59 GMT
paul joyce from the times refuted claims that a £40 million bid was rejected , he claims that only bid was £32 million & he seems to be most reliable reporter when it comes to everton transfers. so i doubt this info is true either , personally i would prefer somebody younger & cheaper with good potential as koeman is obviously building for the future , must be better options available & steve walsh tends to find great young talent at very cheap cost.
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Post by Avinalaff on Jul 24, 2017 22:44:35 GMT
paul joyce from the times refuted claims that a £40 million bid was rejected , he claims that only bid was £32 million & he seems to be most reliable reporter when it comes to everton transfers. so i doubt this info is true either , personally i would prefer somebody younger & cheaper with good potential as koeman is obviously building for the future , must be better options available & steve walsh tends to find great young talent at very cheap cost. Everton won't pay £50m. He doesn't bring enough to the table. I'd rather we put a bid in for a Fabregas type player. |
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Post by dorf on Jul 25, 2017 12:41:44 GMT
paul joyce from the times refuted claims that a £40 million bid was rejected , he claims that only bid was £32 million & he seems to be most reliable reporter when it comes to everton transfers. so i doubt this info is true either , personally i would prefer somebody younger & cheaper with good potential as koeman is obviously building for the future , must be better options available & steve walsh tends to find great young talent at very cheap cost. Who do you have in mind instead of Siggy? I quite like that Ziyech from Ajax although he'd be a gamble I rather pay the 20-30M Ajax would probably ask for than 50M on Sig. |
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Post by fitzyefc on Jul 27, 2017 12:40:53 GMT
paul joyce from the times refuted claims that a £40 million bid was rejected , he claims that only bid was £32 million & he seems to be most reliable reporter when it comes to everton transfers. so i doubt this info is true either , personally i would prefer somebody younger & cheaper with good potential as koeman is obviously building for the future , must be better options available & steve walsh tends to find great young talent at very cheap cost. £32 million seems more likely. He's a good player but I don't think we can be held to ransom. Do you think we have to sell Barkley to raise the money? |
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