Fulham drop their bid to £8 million for Everton striker
by stresster on August 4th, 2008
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This is not great news for Toffees fans, who were hoping their club would land something in the region of £12 million for a striker who has become surplus to requirements at Goodison Park. However, just as the deal was set to go through, a medical at Craven Cottage has unearthed something which has caused the player’s price to be slashed.
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The Daily Mail report that Andy Johnson will only be playing for Fulham next season if Everton agree to lower their price to around the £8 million mark.
But signs of an old knee injury surfaced when Johnson took a stringent medical and Fulham withdrew the original offer. They are unwilling to pay any more than £8m now, with Everton under pressure to accept the new terms or risk the transfer collapsing.
This was clearly cash that Everton were banking on, and they’re now only getting two-thirds of it. It’s inconceivable that they will pull out of the Johnson sale, especially as Fulham have every right to insist on a lower price for someone with a higher risk of injury than normal. With only two weeks until the start of the Premier League season, David Moyes has some work on his hands if he’s going to improve his current squad.
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Tagged Under: andy johnson, David Moyes, Everton FC, Fulham FC
Bluesbrother - August 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
1) Its an injury everyone knew about. Everton picked it up on their medical when they bought him but still got insurance and payed the price for a proven premiership striker.
2) Everton would pull out as moyes wasnt too keen on selling him anyway and we’ve put a 48hr notice on him saying fulham should put up or shut up. No chance that ull get 1/3 sliced off his value.
MATTY -EVERTON FAN - August 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
ANYTHING FOR A BIT OF DISCOUNT,AJ WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN YOU STAYING IN THE PREMIERSHIP OR GETTING RELEGATED SO YOU SHOULD STOP PISSING AROUND AND PAY THE MONEY.IF WE WERE ONLY TO GET 8M FOR HIM I WOULD RATHER HAVE HIM BACK
football fan - August 4th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
to be honest i thought fulham were being ripped off paying £13m, but for £8m i would rather keep him myself due to the fact u wont get anyone of same quality in prem for same price.
ok not the best striker in the prem but can change a game with pace!!!
Matt - Fulham Fan - August 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
The last time i checked we are perfectly entitled to say we are only willing to pay a lower price. By offering the lower price we certainly are putting up. If Everton don’t want to accept our new bid then fair enough, we will look for someone else that hasn’t got a glass knee. So we wont stop pissing around and pay the money as we have every right to offer whatever we want for a player, the same as everton have every right to reject the offer.
I wouldnt be surprised if both clubs negotiated and met somewhere in the middle. The deal s beneficial to all parties involved.
By the way we dont need AJ to stay up, we have significantly improved our team this summer unlike about 15/20 premier league teams (including everton) and we will have a whole season of Bullard rather than just 4 months. Id say we will improve and finish about 14th even without AJ.
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
GLASS KNEE? What the hell are you going on about? Aj is better than any striker that you have ever had or will get at Fulham! Come on Fulham haha your lucky he’d even want to go there just to end up in the championship. Atleast if you sign aj you may stay up.
10.5 Million and he’s yours other wise hodgeson DO ONE and stop playing the fool.
MATTY -EVERTON FAN - August 4th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
14th ??? thats really good Matt, listen mate it is really only Lee Carsley that we are gonna miss,AJ was in and out of the side and hopefully now James Vaughan is fully fit who in my opinion is 10 times the player, with a fully fit Cahill and Arteta aswell as the two young lads Rodwell and Baxster we won’t be far away from the top four again
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Great comment Matty, its getting a bit worrying now though isnt it? We need that sporting lis player bit time no worrys about aj leaving with as you say Vaughan ready to play again but the midfield is pretty poor.
Matt - Fulham Fan - August 4th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I say glass knee because that is the problem that he had at palace, last season with you and that has shown up in his medical with us. Glass knee means it is easily injured.
Some of you are talking down about fulham? Seems strange since we have beaten you at the cottage 7 years on the trot. Though you always win at your place too. Everton are better than fulham right now i am not disputing that. Though there isnt a vast gap in class between 5th and the bottom half. Otherwise we could never beat you 7 years in a row.
I was here to comment about andy johnson. I never claimed he was better or worse than any of our current crop of players just that we could get someone of similar abilities but a lower chance of getting injured at 12 million.
I also never said you would miss AJ, you probably wont to be honest, thats why we know we can afford to offer you guys 8 million instead of 12. It makes me laugh that you say AJ isnt good enough for you yet is worth 10.5 million.
PS. better than any striker we have had or will have???: Louis Saha, Johnny Haynes, George Best, Gordon Davies, I dont think so. Though AJ is better than our current options.
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Yeah but were did saha go? United.. The point is tho we never put aj up for sale you came in for him! plus west ham would just take him from us after tomorrow when u get told to get lost by kenwright.
he isnt gonna go for 8 mill thats not gonna happen.
MATTY -EVERTON FAN - August 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I agree, there is no way he will be allowed to go for 8m, Saha has got to be one of the worst injury prone players in the history of the premier league, don’t you fancy taking Anichebe of us aswell as he is a proper lump of shit, you could have him for 5m,there is a striker at Wolves who ive been told have been sniffing round in the last couple of weeks,i have total faith in Davey Moyes but we need to get at least 2 or 3 in before the start,have you also heard the Reyes (former Arsenal)on loan rumour ?
Matt - Fulham Fan - August 4th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
So what saha went to united, you said that AJ was better than any striker we have had at Fulham and we had Saha at Fulham. I think you need to reason out your arguments a little better.
Yes we did come in for AJ and he wasnt up for sale but im saying that it is still our right to lower our bid if we want to. If you reject it then fine everyone can move on. Unfortunately for you AJ wants to come to us, you need the money (for moutinho) an we have other options. Football is a business and right now Fulham hold all the cards in this deal.
UPDATE: SSN are reporting that Fulhams offer is now 10.5 Million, half up front and half based on appearances, sounds fair to me.
If bluZZZZZZ or matty wants to actually start a reasoned debate then that would be great. So far you 2 seem to be living up to my past experiences of everton fans. Namely being in the away end at goodison with a “disabled” everton fan in the row at the front of the away fans. Unprovoked he swore at the Fulham fans all game long and jumped out of his wheelchair when everton scored. Pretty clever for someone without the use of their legs!
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
No havnt heard that rumour, think im gonna have to cry soon lol. i realy do feel sorry for davey moyes though. take it you dont like anichebe? i think he’s a good solid player.
Where did u hear the reyes rumour?
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Theres nothing on ssn about the aj saga?
Matt - Fulham Fan - August 4th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
They had a reporter on there about 1 and a half hours ago talking about it. Getting his info from the everton end i think.
bluZZZZZ - August 4th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Its a mad 1 i have to say. Still nothing on any news now articles though. wish they would hurry and sort it from both sides.