✍️ OFFICIAL Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Out)

[Gunner D]

20 M is a joke.

Vinai and Edu doing terrible.

20mil for a top class prospect. They’re clowns.

 

[Furious]

He sees himself as a CM, that's what it all ultimately comes to.

Which is a shame because if he trusted his ability as much as he appears to do he would eventually have got a chance in CM for us. If he kept performing the way he finished the season that is.

 

[Garrincha]

Well played lumping the bad news into one tweet.

 

[MikelHadADream]

People seem to be unhappy with 20m, but I reckon its a fair fee. I really rate AMN and think he has the ability to be our first choice RB, but he's never had a consistent run of games, and there does still seem to be a question of mark regarding his best position. We are also in a covid hit market.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Niles won't be playing cm at wolves Moutinho Neves Dendnoker are well ahead. Maybe they'll use him there in some games

 

[A_G]

...just spent the Niles money too, lovely!

FFS I thought you were posting an old tweet from January or something.

 

[roz]

People seem to be unhappy with 20m, but I reckon its a fair fee. I really rate AMN and think he has the ability to be our first choice RB, but he's never had a consistent run of games, and there does still seem to be a question of mark regarding his best position. We are also in a covid hit market.

Its a bad fee when you compare other young home grown players.

 

[GunnerShy]

Naive to link it to Party directly. Wolves aren't likely to turn up with a suitcase of Xm upfront unless we negotiated a lower fee for those terms.

Party probably involves a capital raising to get the money. But this will be an important sale on regards to balancing our overall transfer spend this summer.

We are always going to have to sell players we don't want to lose/like.

That's why there's a potential market for AMN/Leno/Martinez because they're good footballers.

If Sokratis/Mustafi etc were any good, and had suitors we'd probably poem them and not want to sell them either!

 

[berric]

How’s Iwobi got on since departing?

It was a good deal for us, just like AMN. The latter might have a better career in the long run as well.

 

[Shalmaneser V]

Good move for all parties.

We should be getting more than 20M though ffs.

 

[Furious]

...just spent the Niles money too, lovely!

Tf is this? Thought it was sorted?

Even then, just keep it to yourselves ffs, don't traumatize us further.

 

[BobP]

 

[Shalmaneser V]

It was a good deal for us, just like AMN. The latter might have a better career in the long run as well.

Two very mediocre players who have found their level.

 

[truth_hurts]

We have another utility player - his name is Bukayo Saka and he is better.

Chambers, Holding, Torreria and Guendouzi should also command decent fees and hopefully put upwards of 8m. Towards transfer targets

 

[MikelHadADream]

Its a bad fee when you compare other young home grown players.

When you factor in COVID and that no one really knows his best position, its not awful imo.

 

[kraphtous]

Wrong.

Selling Maitland-Niles to EL rivals while giving Partey a 5 year deal.

Superb dealing from the club.

Not sure about that, even if we do end up signing Partey, we’re left with Bellerin / Cedric for RB. That’s shocking.

If we sign a RB though, that could be great business.

 

[MikelHadADream]

We have another utility player - his name is Bukayo Saka and he is better.

Chambers, Holding, Torreria and Guendouzi should also command decent fees and hopefully put upwards of 8m. Towards transfer targets

Doubt we'll even get 8m for that lot mate.

 

[Oxeki]

Why are people sad?

He's a good player. This is the kind of ruthlessness we have to show if we need to start competing again. Some years ago fans were complaining that we didn't move our fringe players on. Now we're moving them on, same people are still complaining. AMN is good player and capable of putting in good performances in a few games, but his consistency is questionable. I don't even think he'll be a starter for Wolves tbh. He has the physical profile our midfield lacks but I still think he's technically lacking. Clearly the coaching staff think so too.

 

[roz]

When you factor in COVID and that no one really knows his best position, its not awful imo.

I kind of agree, just annoying how many young English players go for stupid money when they’re barely championship players

 

[AbouCuéllar]

£20m is fine for Maitland-Niles in this climate. Hopefully there's some performance incentives put in there. People really overrate a few of our academy prospects (coming from someone whose obsessed with the academy). Glad to see us doing business that will allow us to do the business needed in this crucial window.