Good afternoon Green Shield Stamp savers.
Are you’re books near full? No matter, whatever you’ve got, send ’em all in – in ones and twos in necessary – to Daniel Levy t/a Enfield Fiascos (UK) Ltd.
The Daily Mail amongst many say that we’ve shat the bed on the Wyijamjildum deal.
‘Manager Mauricio Pochettino considers Newcastle’s £25million valuation too high for the 25-year-old and believes there is better value elsewhere in the market.’ says The Mail’s Simon Jones.
‘Liverpool remain favourites to sign Wijnaldum’ adds Mr Jones.
De Telegraf say that Liverpool have been quoted €25million.
So what’s Wijnaldum actually worth?
Well, the right sided midfielder – who has a Feyenoord and PSV pedigree – joined the Toon for £14.5m in the summer of 2015.
So it looks as if Mike Ashely is trying to ‘do a Levy’ and pop £10million on the player on the basis of not very much.
Or is he?
Wijnaldum scored 11 times for Newcastle in the Premier League, and he is well regarded amongst the long suffering barcode boys.
Spurs under Poch appear to be working an unworkable system, whereby they begrudge paying the going rate for talent unproven in the Premier League, and won’t even entertain paying the going rate for proven talent.
Nobody wants a return to Redschnapp’s moody pensioner specials, nor is letting Levy loose with significant sums of money a good plan.
There is an obvious middle ground and yet we appear incapable of operating in it.
Wijnaldum is probably overpriced at €25million, but if what Mr Jones is correct in his assertion that Poch believes ‘there is better value elsewhere’, then Poch needs to crack on and sign that talent up.
What we do know, it that amongst all the flimflam and blind faith cobblers, is that Poch’s ‘very happy with the squad’ line won’t cut it next season.
