13 Jan 2014 01:37:13
Apparently the Batshuayi transfer has hit a stumbling block as we want to pay them £7m in instalments, but they are insisting we can only have him if we trigger the release fee, which will require the £7m to be payed in one go. We'll just have to wait and see If Bobby rates him high enough to spend all the Jelavic money in one go, rather than pursue multiple targets with it.

1.) 13 Jan 2014
Apparently someone has been persuaded to stay @ everton?

2.) 13 Jan 2014
13 Jan 2014 01:44:55
we may aswell just give them it, he looks very talented and looks more mobile and agile on his feet than lukaku, this happened with mccarthy at first, 4m up front with the rest paid over 4 years its just stupid, just friggin give them it

Mike-Ox Long

3.) 13 Jan 2014
Does not sound right to me - we're selling jelavic and we had 27m for fellaini in the summer - plus martinez says we no longer in dire straights

4.) 13 Jan 2014
Not really, Mike. Doing it in installments may mean we can do a second deal with the money available where as all up front may just take everything we have. Makes better business sense to break the deal down and structure it giving us more scope for bringing others in

5.) 13 Jan 2014
Agree, Paddock. Instalments are very helpful and allows you to bring in more than one player in one go, whereas if you pay in one go then you can't afford anyone else. And Latchford, a lot of the fellaini money went to McCarthy and Kone and to pay the loan fee's for Deulofeu and Barry, and even if there is something less, in addition to the Jelavic money, Bobby might still not want to spend that much in one go on him.

6.) 13 Jan 2014
I don't think there is any money left from the Felliani deal AB and you've got it spot on. People need to realise that when we're bringing Delefau and Lukaku in there is fees involved plus the players wages etc. the books have to be balanced in order for the club to be able to go ahead with it. I do think we have SOME money and some being the operative word but saying 13 mil from Felli deal, 2 mil (or whatever it was) off anichebe jela etc etc makes 20 million to buy a new plyer. If only it was that simple :/

7.) 13 Jan 2014
Quite simple this one, sell jelly for the quoted £6.5 million, then request a single up front payment, stick the £500k balance on top and sign the new kid.

8.) 13 Jan 2014
I agree paddock and AB but to let a definite target fall through for the sake of instalments (as interest rates are basically nil anyway) - would seem to be an unlikely stumbling block on its own - if Robbie really wanted him I doubt this factor would have been enough to wreck it

9.) 13 Jan 2014
You're right Latcho, but if we don't have it all up front then we simply can't do it. Bit like buying a new car. , you see the one you want and try and get finance for it if you can't buying it upfront is the only option and if you haven't got it you can't have the car.

10.) 13 Jan 2014
7-8 mil for him is nothin he young powerful good eye for goal b a great addition to our team we have the money so just pay it and I think we will.Great season so far and going to get better.

11.) 13 Jan 2014
According to Sky Podcast we are definitely in for him as of today. Coincidence that it is just after Jelavic says he is happy to join Hull? Maybe we needed that money to do the deal in full?

12.) 13 Jan 2014
Liverpool Echo saying we are not interested in him

13.) 14 Jan 2014
14 Jan 2014 01:08:26
i recently attednded an evening at goodison park which had a q and a with gareth barry then later on with both sharpy and bob elstone.
Elstone guaranteed we had the felli money to spend in january and that the mccarthy deal was not financed by the felli deal.

But hey ho we all know he's a liar so we will just have to wait and see

14.) 14 Jan 2014
Apparently another issue is we are seeking assurances about a knee problem the player has had