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AKA The Olympics?

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Prior to Vieras Arrival all the talk was of a 50/80 mill transfer kitty .we have virtually done 50, but if the figure was actually nearer 80, then a player like Armstrong, is not out of the question..
Having said that ,he does look a Southampton type, and now Ings has moved on they do have need . Not that we don’t, we do.

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This is an example of fans misreading how the game works. Armstrong is in the last year of his contract, so it's really neither here nor there that Southampton may offer more than us. Armstong is essentially now in control because his contract is expiring and he'll go where he wants to. It works like this (example):

Southampton bid £25m and Palace bid £20m. Blackburn, of course, say "go talk to Southampton. We prefer the £25m." Armstrong replies, "I want to go to Palace" but Blackburn insist he talks to Southampton. Armstong says to Southampton "of course if you sign me I'll play for you, but I'm not signing a new contract and I'll be leaving (for nothing as a free agent) at the end of the season". Southampton can't convince him to change his mind and conclude "no way we're paying £25m to essentially rent this guy for nine months, then lose him for nothing". Endgame; Blackburn accept £20m from Palace.

Armstrong, as I said, is in control. This is no longer, in the last year of a contract, about who will pay the biggest transfer fee. That's why clubs try to renew deals two years before a contract ends; so they don't lose bargaining power. It's now about where Armstrong wants to go because he holds all the cards. Once he's spoken his mind, it'll then be up to his preferred new club and Blackburn to reach a deal.

Whether he wants to go to Southampton I don't know but the fact they've made the largest bid is neither here no there.

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

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Who’s this then? Not the New Zealand lad?

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As I said in my last post, there is NO asking price, or at least not one decided by Blackburn because Armstrong holds all the cards. With his contract out at the end of the season, Blackburn has two choices, both stark. They can take the best offer they get regardless of the price that comes in at, or they can refuse to accept the best offer that comes in because it doesn't meet their valuation in which case they keep the player and lose him for nothing at the end of the season. They're almost certainly not going to do that so at the end of the day, the price will be decided by the market, not by Blackburn. They may well want whatever they want (the nominal "asking price" but they hold none of the cards so what they want is irrelevant.

If we want Armstrong, the most important thing in getting him here isn't price or what Blackburn want; it's that he wants to come to Palace. If he does, he's in position to say to Blackburn either cut a deal with Palace, or I'm off next summer for nothing. If that happens, within reason Blackburn will accept any realistic offer. Alan Nixon is wrong because we don't have to meet the asking price to sign the player.

Edited by sydtheeagle (05 Aug 2021 1.00pm)

Sydenham by birth. Selhurst by the Grace of God.

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