Folarin Balogun

[IM21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688667804814254080

 

[.h.]

I'd rather pay the extra 5m and not lose 20% on a future sale.

5m is nothing now compared to 20% resale when/if we need it.

I understand from your posts after this one what you mean though.

but tbh - we dont know what that resell might be. It could be another JM golden handshake. There's a significant spectrum of possibilities out there. For 20% for 5m, that's a 25mil price to 'break-even', and also inflation is significant atm over the next few years. What are the chances, in your view, he's worth 25mil in 3 years time? He'll either be worth like 10, or 60 IMHO

 

[Sawyer]

but tbh - we dont know what that resell might be. It could be another JM golden handshake. There's a significant spectrum of possibilities out there. For 20% for 5m, that's a 25mil price to 'break-even', and also inflation is significant atm over the next few years. What are the chances, in your view, he's worth 25mil in 3 years time? He'll either be worth like 10, or 60 IMHO

I don't think in this climate especially in years to come we will struggle to offload him for 25 at all.

 

[Dave54]

but tbh - we dont know what that resell might be. It could be another JM golden handshake. There's a significant spectrum of possibilities out there. For 20% for 5m, that's a 25mil price to 'break-even', and also inflation is significant atm over the next few years. What are the chances, in your view, he's worth 25mil in 3 years time? He'll either be worth like 10, or 60 IMHO

50-60, imo.

 

[Adriano@10]

I don't think in this climate especially in years to come we will struggle to offload him for 25 at all.

Remember gabigol?

 

[ADRossi]

Remember gabigol?

We didn't really fail to offload him.

 

[dee_jay]

Have youbever watched Shark Thanks? Well Arsenall are the sharks and we are rhe ones that have a idea for the business atm and looking for the investors. As much ugly as may sound, that’s the reality. So i think in our position 20% is a fair offer.
I’m too drunk to elaborate right now, as why is that good deal for us… maybe tomorrow

 

[ChillBro]

This guy is becoming the player version of 'flip or flop'. It is so transparent that a faction at inter HQ want him because they think they can buy him for below market value and flip him in a year. They are willing to take the risk on him not because of any tactical acumen or complementary skill set or exciting potential - it seems its all about flipping for a profit. That seems to be why Inzaghi is hesitant anyway.

I'm not down on the guy but we need to call it what it is: a MASSIVE risk for a club that has 0 money, at a position of massive need and with a manager who wants experienced players.

 

[qb4ever_2k]

It is so transparent that a faction at inter HQ want him because they think they can buy him for below market value and flip him in a year.

1. They don't think they can buy him below market value, he's overpriced at 35m.
2. Flip him in a year is entirely your speculation.

We simply see Balogun as a player who fits us and can get even better in the future.

 

[Johnny Ludlow]

I have to say I don’t agree at all with this now prevalent idea that we are buying him to turn profit later. Balogun is of course young and thus potentially has solid resale potential. But even his young age is fully priced in, so that’s not an argument.

Conditions are actually the very opposite than that kind of deal requires. Let’s see.

1. Deal like this can happen when a player comes from a horrible season, and is thus priced artificially low. Balogun had a dream season.

2. Selling club is piss poor and desperate to sell. No, here the buyer is the desperate one and the seller is a rich club from the richest league ever where prices are bloated.

3. Player is out of contract now or soon, this is not the case.

4. No other “big” clubs are in the market for player of this position. Obviously not the case.

5. Player has had injuries and club is betting for the player to get back on top mentally and physically. Not the case.

 

[bubba zanetti]

I'll be happy if he ends up being like Tammy Abraham. We could sell him for 30,40+ mill.

 

[IM21]

Cant wait who wins this one

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688814047272071168

 

[Gal]

This guy is becoming the player version of 'flip or flop'. It is so transparent that a faction at inter HQ want him because they think they can buy him for below market value and flip him in a year. They are willing to take the risk on him not because of any tactical acumen or complementary skill set or exciting potential - it seems its all about flipping for a profit. That seems to be why Inzaghi is hesitant anyway.

I'm not down on the guy but we need to call it what it is: a MASSIVE risk for a club that has 0 money, at a position of massive need and with a manager who wants experienced players.

Inzaghi is gone next summer anyway, no way he survives another lacklustre season in serie a, he already costed one Scudetto.

His constant indirectly complains and reservations about him also needing to be a development coach for young players, just isn’t going to work in the long run, as that’s is a necessary requirement from the coach with our current financial situation.

His main strength is setting teams up for cups, should really be a national team coach because that’s where his skills are at… Should really take over the national team really.

Balogun Is a typical Ausilio target for better or worse, I simply don’t see it as something being grown in neither Marottas or Zhanga backyard.

 

[sdvroot]

Cant wait who wins this one

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688814047272071168

Obviously Monaco )

 

[.h.]

tbh, I dont think anyone is buying BAlogun for a 1 year flip - if he's worth more in a year's time, then short of being like 80-100mil, he's going to keep developing and we should keep him for longer. If we are flipping him in a year, then its likely either that he's turned into a shit player and we want to get rid (but, realistically, that means lazaro/gabigol loans), or, he's fucking smashed a season like Hakimi. I dont think either of those will happen.

 

[magnesium]

Monaco doing good at developing player, Balogun Will sold for 80m in two years to EPL clubs of course.

 

[CafeCordoba]

We didn't really fail to offload him.

This was because we loaned him to Brazil eventually where he flourished.

Maybe the same could happen with Balogun, of course.

 

[.h.]

We didn't really fail to offload him.

we did, to be fair. We loaned him out for like 3? seasons to reduce his overall book cost to what a club would be willing to pay for him, and then sold him out at a flat cost. Gabigol was by any measure an unmitigated disaster for Inter.

 

[Adriano@10]

We didn't really fail to offload him.

If keeping him on our books for 3.5 season is not a failure to offload him then i dont know what is... yes we eventually sold him but it took waaay to long

Edit: also the argument was that we would not struggle to sell...

 

[varmin]

tbh, I dont think anyone is buying BAlogun for a 1 year flip - if he's worth more in a year's time, then short of being like 80-100mil, he's going to keep developing and we should keep him for longer. If we are flipping him in a year, then its likely either that he's turned into a shit player and we want to get rid (but, realistically, that means lazaro/gabigol loans), or, he's fucking smashed a season like Hakimi. I dont think either of those will happen.

Actually it depends on the offer. Roma received like 50-60mln bid after first Tammy's season there, where he had decent stats. The same could happen with Balogun as well. If he has a good or very good season at Inter, I won't be surprised if some EPL team splash over 50mln on him. With 20% for Arsenal, we'll get only 40mln, but that will be enough to get some small profit and to reinvest in some other target, if there's a such available.