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Micah Mbick - 20/1/2026 The Athletic reporting Brighton have had 2 bids for him rejected (p12)
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Just on a procedural point, we could book the £2.5m as soon as the contract is signed, even if we don't receive it. This gives us the cap room for whatever the Championship financial controls are called to spend the £2.5m if we wish and amortise any fee we actually spend over the contract length. If we desperately needed the actual cash straight away there are lenders who lend specifically to clubs for this reasonGarrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship3 -
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
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We’re talking league 2 though so his value won’t really rise anymore this season. It may by a few hundred thousand. But he’s proved he’s a bit above that level already. Continuing to do so won’t make much odds to a premier league team buying potential.stoneroses19 said:
Of course his value can increase before the summer. At the moment he's on 5 or 6 goals for season, if he gets that up to 15+ then that's more for us to push a higher fee, or other clubs may notice him too.RC_CAFC said:shine166 said:Keep him until the summerI can’t quite see the point of that one. His value can’t go up more this season because he’s already proved he can cut it in league two.I either think you sell him now for the maximum we can get or we keep hold of him to play him next year.0 -
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship1 -
I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .8
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Bizarre. You say that as if he’s shit, but the team with possibly the best recruitment in the country want to sign him…Bedsaddick said:I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .18 -
We must be seriously considering it?.
Sounds like a very fair price3 -
Surely if we sell, we would have a sell-on clause too?0
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Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship
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It’s pennies for Brighton. Squeeze them for more, cash in, improve the squad.
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RC_CAFC said:
True, but we have to think about the here and now as well. £5million now will be worth more to us to keep us in this league than £10million in the summer in league one because we’ve taken too long to negotiate and can’t spend the money in January.ForeverAddickted said:
Now / In the future... Doesnt really matter... If they think that he can play Premier League Football at some stage, then they can pay double that amount... Let’s be honest, they can afford it, and if it works out they'll get more than double their money back.RC_CAFC said:
In the future.ForeverAddickted said:
Yet Brighton think he can play a Premier League game...raytreacy said:
10million get real. He hasn’t even played a Championship gameMendonca In Asdas said:I'd hold out for 10 million, the kids going to be mustard!
more money in a sell on clause. Remember Caicedo sold for £115 million. 5 mill plus a 20% sell on would be very good business I’d suggest.
Get the money, hijack Celtic Rak-Sakyi bid 🤪
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Given that it's a transfer to a PL club and the fee isn't going to be high (in PL terms), we should absolutely insist that any deal means them paying the entire fee up front.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship
3-4m spread over a 5 year deal is absolutely pointless to us.3 -
Name onese9addick said:
Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship0 -
se9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship
Any decent Brighton LWBs we can get on loan (as apart of the deal)?0 -
We'll get them here, the moment we've completed the Robbie Keane loan deal from InterJustFloydRoad said:se9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship
Any decent Brighton LWBs we can get on loan (as apart of the deal)?6 -
Nuno Mendes would fit in well on our left, sell Mbick and let’s sign him. We need to be ambitious.Garrymanilow said:
Name onese9addick said:
Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship2 -
Injury issues, only played about 40 league games across the past three seasons. Remember, if they can't come in and immediately play 50 consecutive games then they're basically deadse9addick said:
Nuno Mendes would fit in well on our left, sell Mbick and let’s sign him. We need to be ambitious.Garrymanilow said:
Name onese9addick said:
Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship1 -
Buy the whole Luton promotion squad. Get the band back together.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship6 -
Where did i say he was shit ? He’s just not worth three or four million from what i’ve seen of him . Four million for Brighton is nothing . it could make all the difference to us .arny23394 said:
Bizarre. You say that as if he’s shit, but the team with possibly the best recruitment in the country want to sign him…Bedsaddick said:I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .3 -
Bedsaddick said:
Where did i say he was shit ? He’s just not worth three or four million from what i’ve seen of him . Four million for Brighton is nothing . it could make all the difference to us .arny23394 said:
Bizarre. You say that as if he’s shit, but the team with possibly the best recruitment in the country want to sign him…Bedsaddick said:I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .
Whilst I can imagine some previous owners getting very excited about the sum, particularly when we were in L1, somehow I doubt the current ones are feeling the same joy at the prospect of cashing in at that price on a promising young player that has regularly been getting noticed for his goals this season, got an England call up and has clearly got one PL club interested. The only difference to us that I can see it making if the bid was accepted is it sets us back in the considerable progress the club has made since these owners took over.5 -
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I wasn't expecting him to be anywhere near starting this season. A lot of last years promotion side are struggling in the Champ. Yet Brighton are offering 3m plus and we are turning them down. Sounds like we may have a real prospect on our hands. No need to sell him to the first buyer that comes along unless there's a silly offer inbound.Bedsaddick said:
Where did i say he was shit ? He’s just not worth three or four million from what i’ve seen of him . Four million for Brighton is nothing . it could make all the difference to us .arny23394 said:
Bizarre. You say that as if he’s shit, but the team with possibly the best recruitment in the country want to sign him…Bedsaddick said:I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .3 -
I don’t want him to go.
They snaffled Sarmiento and Beadle.
However my starting point for negotiations would be £25 million up front, 50% sell on fee and a year loan back while Brighton pay his wages.11 -
jose said:I don’t want him to go.
They snaffled Sarmiento and Beadle.
However my starting point for negotiations would be £25 million up front, 50% sell on fee and a year loan back while Brighton pay his wages.To be fair Sarmiento ended up with Brighton after he spent time with Benfica, who snapped him from us.Mbick might as well just be sold to Birmingham though, and cut out the middle man1 -
I’m inclined to agree with you - what could Brighton know, they’ve only made about a trillion quid in transfer profit over the last few years.Bedsaddick said:
Where did i say he was shit ? He’s just not worth three or four million from what i’ve seen of him . Four million for Brighton is nothing . it could make all the difference to us .arny23394 said:
Bizarre. You say that as if he’s shit, but the team with possibly the best recruitment in the country want to sign him…Bedsaddick said:I’d drive him there myself if they are going to pay 3.5 mil for him .2 -
Have to remember that there is a premium for strikers compared to other positions. 5M + a good sell on is the minimum we should consider and I'd personally be looking for 7M in the current market.0
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Got to be worth £100m surely0
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It’s not that simple though, is it .se9addick said:
Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship0 -
Should have bought them in the summer, instead we wasted money on Tanto, bought others that you wonder why we bought them when they don't seem to fit into what Jones wants & often just dumps them out of the squad altogether. Just seems bizarre recruitment to me.se9addick said:
Players that will keep us up. It’s really very simple.Garrymanilow said:
Who do we spend it on?se9addick said:
Let’s get some facts first. Then sell him for whatever we can get and spend the money on staying up.Garrymanilow said:
Can we get worthwhile players for the cash though? The fixed fee is reported as £2.5m and that's unlikely to be paid in one go because transfer fees rarely are. If we get £1m now (and teams know we have) then can we bring in two quality players for £500k each or can we only bring in one or two overpriced backups who wouldn't get a sniff ahead of Edwards and Bell if they could walk? Maybe we do get the £2.5m straight away and it tips what we've been quoted for someone good into acceptable territory but if we're being quoted £1m for a L1 LWB that we wouldn't otherwise pay anything like that for then it makes things more complicated. Bringing in a good LWB is so important but if we're getting quoted daft money for someone who would be this season's equivalent of Matt Penney then that's not going to contribute a huge amount to us staying upse9addick said:- cash in
- buy a LCB & LWB
- stay in the Championship0
