Saint-Maximin set to leave - Saudi bound?

[Over The Line]

Doesn't look like Maxi will be here much longer.

Shame but at least now I trust everyone at the club to make decisions in what they believe to be the clubs best interests.

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Doesn't look like Maxi will be here much longer.

Shame but at least now I trust everyone at the club to make decisions in what they believe to be the clubs best interests.

It's a shame but maybe suits all involved. He just can't stay fit

[lassassinblanc]

Doesn't look like Maxi will be here much longer.

Shame but at least now I trust everyone at the club to make decisions in what they believe to be the clubs best interests.

It's a shame but maybe suits all involved. He just can't stay fit

Napoli interested is what I'm hearing...potentially part of a deal for Khava?

[Over The Line]

Doesn't look like Maxi will be here much longer.

Shame but at least now I trust everyone at the club to make decisions in what they believe to be the clubs best interests.

It's a shame but maybe suits all involved. He just can't stay fit

Feels strange saying this considering the season before this he played more minutes than anyone else. 2800ish to Joelinton in second place with 2500ish.

However he did struggle the season just gone.

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

It's a shame but maybe suits all involved. He just can't stay fit

Feels strange saying this considering the season before this he played more minutes than anyone else. 2800ish to Joelinton in second place with 2500ish.

However he did struggle the season just gone.

I feel its linked to the higher intensity. Under Bruce he could pick and choose when to apply himself and save his muscles. But doesn't work in a pressing system.

[Remember Colo]

It's a shame but maybe suits all involved. He just can't stay fit

Feels strange saying this considering the season before this he played more minutes than anyone else. 2800ish to Joelinton in second place with 2500ish.

However he did struggle the season just gone.

Tend to agree - I feel an inability to stay fit is overblown for him. He'd even have had a lot more minutes this past season if they didn't decide to rely on him more as a sub for the second half once back to health. Now if they thought he couldn't play more than that without reaggravating his injury - that's another story.

[lassassinblanc]

[beatski]

booooooooooooooooooooo

[lassassinblanc]

booooooooooooooooooooo

Urns

[Tsi]

booooooooooooooooooooo

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[Don Sholeone]

Looks like he's gone, shame really, unplayable on his day.

[Tsi]

gutted
Hoping it isn't another prem team

[bodacious benny]

To move forward we have to raise funds. I like ASM and he was one of the few bright sparks under the old regime, but times change and plans change.

Do I trust Howe? Absolutely.

[lassassinblanc]

Just goes to show how serious we're taking the financial rules.

I look at other clubs spending near 100-200m a year and my only thought is they are digging themselves a hole.

Also calling it now there's going to be complaints for others that we sold a player to Saudi Arabia

[Colly]

But as we've seen with Everton and Chelsea no one cares about FFP. I still think it's just an excuse for us to stop fees for incoming players getting ridiculous.

[Over The Line]

The rumoured fee is around £25m. Feels cheap considering the fees that are flying around for other players.

[Cal]

It'll be a shame to see him go, but he's probably a great signing for the Saudi league (whichever side it is, Athletic says Al-Ahli, Downie says Al-Hilal) - he'll be able to thrive as an exciting big fish again.

https://theathletic.com/4701296/2023/07 ... -transfer/

[Colly]

Genuine shame, but I don't think he fits as a starter in our side and I've always felt he's not a great impact sub. Would have been very handy given the number of games we've got next season though so fingers crossed that squad place is filled by a Barnes rather than a Ritchie...

I'd prefer him to go to a decent league and try to prove himself though, make himself a star rather than the HBA cult type he is now.

[Tsi]

The rumoured fee is around £25m. Feels cheap considering the fees that are flying around for other players.

Would be surprised if he went for so little when Neves went for 47m who was in the final year of his contract, not comparing the two as players but we should be getting close to that.

[lassassinblanc]

Yeah the fee surprised me, I do see that the is already moaning from other club supporters that Saudi club is buying our players