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Odsonne Édouard - AKA the Remy ITK thread; Fishal. 4 Year Deal.
Topic Started: 30 Aug 2017, 10:35 PM (392,821 Views)
Jimbo Jones
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he's definitely improving as he gets used to the game here - at 20 years old he is only going to get better. We should sign him.
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Yes I am serious, like really serious

It was a wonderful goal yesterday

but he has never played a game for PSG

played 16 games on loan at Toulouse last season - not sure how many he actually started.

I think he has started around 6 - 8 games for us mainly due to Moussa and Leigh being injured at various stages of the season and the rest have been coming off the bench.






if only we had a precedent for signing a very promising youngster from a very cash rich club on 2 consecutive loan deals.


He's never played a game for PSG, because he was 17/18 years old last time he was there (the 2015/16 season) and their strikers that year were named Ibrahimovic and Cavani. The following season we went to Toulouse, still only 18/19 years old, made 16 appearances but in terms of minutes played that only worked out at as around 7.5 full games.

He was basically a youth player. Still is in fact, having only turned 20 in January. He's shown more than enough since joining to warrant signing him on a permanent basis in my opinion.

Yes it's expensive by our standards, but these are the prices that we need to pay sometimes in order to attempt to keep up with our European opponents. We can't afford too many quality players who are already well-established, that's why we have to take the occasional punt on guys like Benyu (remember him?) and that's why we have to sign the genuine quality ones like Edouard when we have a chance.

Also, I hate the whole thing of slavering over what players are worth, but if the reported agreed fee of £7m is correct, then I think he's shown enough to suggest that we'd make a decent return on that fee as and when we sell him.

EDIT - re your point of agreeing a new loan deal, yes we could do that but what if PSG up the agreed signing fee at the end of the new loan to an amount that's beyond our reach?
Yeah, I tend to agree with this. We don't even know what the buy-out is but, if it is £7/8m, that's kinda what it's going to take to buy a decent striker at European level and surely we have to be thinking at that level at some stage.

If he continues to develop, we'd make it back further down the line. If not, chances are we won't make much of a loss (if at all) given current crazy fees.

We seem to have the money. Whether we actually do spend it.....hmm. But we should.
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I am swayed now. Everything is there. The last few games he has came on the game has changed. Stunning stunning goal you big sexy Frenchman you :wub:

I don't think it's wrong to say that until the last month or so he has shown only flashes. Other times he looks poor but there's a top class player in there and under BR he can blossom into the new Moussa. Not in any doubt about that now.
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12 Mar 2018, 03:56 PM
I am swayed now. Everything is there. The last few games he has came on the game has changed. Stunning stunning goal you big sexy Frenchman you :wub:

I don't think it's wrong to say that until the last month or so he has shown only flashes. Other times he looks poor but there's a top class player in there and under BR he can blossom into the new Moussa. Not in any doubt about that now.
He's only been given limited time to make an impact and he's managing to do that.

Difficult to regularly make that sort of impact as a sub.

The boy is class
Edited by Kingslim, 12 Mar 2018, 04:02 PM.
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Kingslim
12 Mar 2018, 04:02 PM
ronny_is_not_da_man
12 Mar 2018, 03:56 PM
I am swayed now. Everything is there. The last few games he has came on the game has changed. Stunning stunning goal you big sexy Frenchman you :wub:

I don't think it's wrong to say that until the last month or so he has shown only flashes. Other times he looks poor but there's a top class player in there and under BR he can blossom into the new Moussa. Not in any doubt about that now.
He's only been given limited time to make an impact and he's managing to do that.

Difficult to regularly make that sort of impact as a sub.

The boy is class
True and maybe he is now just settling into the club. There has been a definite improvement in the last month at least.

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Coming into yesterday, I was of the opinion that we should try and keep him but only if we could negotiate a lower fee.

After yesterday, and considering his form and impact over the last month, I would prefer to pay the large fee. We know we have a player with tonnes of potential. I'd rather pay a record fee than take a chance on a lower priced striker.

Once he adds a little more composure to his play, the bhoy is gonna be the real deal.
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he is developing at quite a pace. His initial rawness is being replaced with trickery and craft , and he can certainly finish. As i've said before , 7m is very cheap for him in todays market , get him on a 4 year deal pronto.
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He posted my Black Panther photoshop on his instagram story and tagged big Moussa :lol:

A hero.
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sign him up
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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ronny_is_not_da_man
12 Mar 2018, 03:56 PM
I am swayed now. Everything is there. The last few games he has came on the game has changed. Stunning stunning goal you big sexy Frenchman you :wub:

I don't think it's wrong to say that until the last month or so he has shown only flashes. Other times he looks poor but there's a top class player in there and under BR he can blossom into the new Moussa. Not in any doubt about that now.
I'm with you. I would have signed him but not at the price quoted. I would now.
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12 Mar 2018, 05:14 PM
sign him up
Yup.
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The lad has been getting better and better and now seems confident when on the ball
Could be a bargain in today's market
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beautiful goal yesterday.
he's came on in both "big" games in the league where we've had a man sent off an played a pivotal role in both match winning goals.

a player with real promise. hopefully we can sign him permanently.
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Big outlay for us but 8 million is feck all when considering his potential.
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He’s better alongside Dembele.
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Whatever we end up paying for him he’ll be worth double that in a few years time.
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12 Mar 2018, 04:15 PM
Coming into yesterday, I was of the opinion that we should try and keep him but only if we could negotiate a lower fee.

After yesterday, and considering his form and impact over the last month, I would prefer to pay the large fee. We know we have a player with tonnes of potential. I'd rather pay a record fee than take a chance on a lower priced striker.

Once he adds a little more composure to his play, the bhoy is gonna be the real deal.
Who says we haven't already?
PSG probably wanted £10m & we negotiated it to the £7/8m.

The time for negotiating has likely past, if we don't sign him - I think we'll regret it.
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Not sure why anyone needed convincing about Odsonne, it was blatantly obvious he has all the attributes to be a top class player.

One of the his biggest strengths is his attitude and workrate. There has been many a gifted player in the past who never reached their potential because they lacked the right commitment and atiitude, not oor Odsonne.
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12 Mar 2018, 09:23 PM
He’s better alongside Dembele.
The two seem to have a telepathic understanding of each other’s play. I’d play them both in every game possible.
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12 Mar 2018, 11:01 PM
CELTBHOY1988
12 Mar 2018, 09:23 PM
He’s better alongside Dembele.
The two seem to have a telepathic understanding of each other’s play. I’d play them both in every game possible.
Think Olivier makes them tick so we need to make it a threesome
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