http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/08/29/birmingham-city-transfer-update-scott-dann-set-to-depart-as-hughton-sets-sights-on-coventry-star-97319-29321143/
Seems QPR are prepared to pay £8M cash for Dann, thats a bit small but hopefully we can add a sell on clause we would be very silly not to, Wolves made as nice packet out of one they had on Lescot.
The Birmingham Mail says we could get Ben Turner as replacement, Dann is going to be a big miss but Turner is more than good enough for this season.
So this may mean Dann out but with our club i would not bank on Turner comming to Blues untill its a done deal.
Fulham look to lead the chase for Jerome by offering £3M cash and defender Chris Baird.
If both deals go through and we get Turner and Baird that means we have numbers for defence sorted just need 2 more midfield players and a pair of Strikers and things could look better.
Although it does look like Zigic could be staying unless he is loaned as it seems interested clubs will only offer him about 50% of what he earns now, which some claim is 3M Euros a season meaning Zigic earns £55K a week wow! We cant take that hit.
The KiD
Update on Dann and Jerome
posted on 30/8/11
How can they even consider 5mill for Dann??? i'd want at least 9 with a sell on clause - so much for Pannu being a 'tough' negotiator. So long as we hold onto ridge.jerome and carr we should be ok.
posted on 30/8/11
Thats just what some Blackburn fans have commented, others saying fee is about £9M mark.
Who knows if its a fee of £5M with addons, as we ahd agreed £6M+ addons with Stoke that was a £10M deal, maybe we dropped asking price by £1M
I would sell Dann for cheap as chips like £5-6M if we have a massive 33% sell on clause and a £2M addon if Dann Agrees new deal with club.
So say buying club sign him for 4 years and they extend his contract or offer him improved one it would trigger another payment.
As i do think who ever gets Dann if they are not a Top 6 club i do think in 2-3 seasons Dann will go on and be sold for £15M+
What we have to remember is Coventry have a 15% sell on fee and then i am sure they would not sell Turner for less than £2M
The KiD
posted on 30/8/11
9m would be fine. £9m plus add ons and I'd actually be happy. Dann was signed pre-Yeung so who knows if we've even paid the full price for him yet.
posted on 30/8/11
I think we only paid about £5-6M for Dann and Johnson in £9M deals.
I think Dann was £2.5M + £1M worth of installments and £500K addons.
With relegation we may thus only have to owe £1.25M on him to Coventry (if not already paid) plus a sell on fee so if we got £9M Coventry would get £1.35M sell on fee and £1-1.25M owed on original deal.
Would be good for us if its £9M cash but no real benefit if its lower fee with addons for example £5M as it would mean we only take £3M on him. Maybe more because i am not sure how % sell on fee works with deals that are lower fee + addons.
We will have to wait and see but it does look like the bigger guns inc Villa do not seem interested in Dann.
So its QPR and Blackburn and i would expect Bolton or Stoke to be interested if they lose Cahill/Shawcross
The KiD
posted on 30/8/11
With regards to Jerome it does seem that Fulham are the club in for him, Stoke seem to be looking elsewhere and Bolton not firmly bidding like Fulham have.
We need defedners and so £3M + Baird could be something we could do with.
As for replacement well Ranger could now be sold to Blackpool for £500K as Newcastle have had enough of him.
Will we hijack any bid..... not unless we sell Dann and Jerome as i think we are SKINT
Only way we would replace Dann would be if Turner would cost less than £2M provided Dann makes £8M+
I just dont think we have money to spend and most money made will yet again go
Thus we could have to look at loans or even Kuqi on a free
The KiD
posted on 30/8/11
Update.....
Just checked and Stoke could be in for Jerome still in a £3.75M deal as they will not be getting Crouch. But they are also looking at a few more Strikers so i guess Jerome is one of Pulis's irons in the fire.
The KiD
posted on 30/8/11
Nile ranger has rejected the move to Blackpool but says he still wants first team football I.E he still wants to leave. Hopefully the Hughton tie to Newcastle will be the deciding factor as I think Jerome will be going.
There's only two days of squeaky brum time regarding outgoings!
Feel sick!
posted on 30/8/11
I dont really want Ranger just to make up the numbers. Maybe he could work in our system but I doubt it.
If we had to sell Dann then I'd like us to get Turner in and have some money left over for another CM signing.
If Jerome goes to Fulham what about a swap deal with AJ? He's being linked with a move this window and I'd love to see him back. Unlikely but its an idea.
posted on 30/8/11
Very much doubt AJ would even consider us at the moment.
Lower division, lower wages, just isn't going to happen. Shame though!
We will miss CJ if he goes because i am sure in the right team he would mix it up a bit and get results.
Stoke is probably best option for him.
posted on 30/8/11
We haven't spent any money so far this summer, why is it now going to change when the man in charge of player transfer (Petter Pannu) is not even in the country and is not back until after the window closes?
Ben Turner will cost money, so that won't happen.
Nile Ranger will cost money, so that won't happen.
Lets stop loking at players coming in and just hope that we hold on to the players we have, as no money will be going out, that's for sure.