Transfer rumours !

Nixon: Bristol City. Huge bid for Zach Clough at Bolton. Fee accepted. Pay a few bills. Player can speak. May need persuading.

They offered £9mill for DwightGayle IIRC. Let's hope we get something similar

Wonder how much sell-on fee we'll get from Liverpool when they fuck Bogdan off because after yet another mistake like that, he's toast. 

Wont be long if they lose

Offer of £3m from Bristol City for Zach Clough accepted by #bwfc but lad is by no means certain to go. Real quandary for club and player.

Probably not the big step up he envisaged taking if he were to ever leave us. Was probably expecting a prem team coming in for him.  I know he's not really established himself yet but surely he's better than Bristol city.

Definitely better than them, but they're the only team daft enough to offer that amount

They should take it. for a player with more potential than experience, its a good call.

However, we need him.

gloswhite wrote:They should take it. for a player with more potential than experience, its a good call.

However, we need him.

They will take it but the player holds all the cards and it's not the career move that he'll be after.

Heard, but don't have source, that he's turned down any move.

£3million will certainly pay a few bills...

BoltonTillIDie wrote:£3million will certainly pay a few bills...

But at what long term cost? I know, we don't have any choice as things stand. God this is depressing.

I'm actually quite surprised he seems reluctant to leave, I don't know if it's loyalty or he thinks he's worth a shot at the Premier League but if the rumour he's turned down any move pans out then I'd have to say I'm touched because in our current circumstances it would be very easy and even understandable for him to go to a club where he at least knows he'll get his wages on time and they'll probably be more than he's supposed to get here. 

Personally I hope we can find some way to keep him and a few others. I know it's unlikely but if we could cut the bills or raise funds in other ways players like Clough could be the nucleus of a new squad that we all know we need. I really do rate him and think we could certainly achieve more on the field with him than without. Of course I'm clutching at ever weakening straws but if he really does turn down a move flat out then I won't be unhappy with the lad. It's not his fault the finances are such a mess and if he really wants to stay, especially now then I think the onus is on Trevor to find a way to make that happen.

He's not asked for a move its more BWFC need to sell him.  He's still only young so I doubt he wants to live in Bristol and be away from his family.  It's also just sideway step, I'd expect him to go to a lower prem side or a champ side pushing for promotion.

BoltonTillIDie wrote:He's not asked for a move its more BWFC need to sell him.  He's still only young so I doubt he wants to live in Bristol and be away from his family.  It's also just sideway step, I'd expect him to go to a lower prem side or a champ side pushing for promotion.

Think Trevor will push him to go

Other clubs may be interested, they now know the amount that will be accepted. Just maybe another similar offer from a club more appealing will materialise. We all want him to stay,but under these conditions we really have no choice.

Wolves hijacking Bristol City with a £3.5 mill bid for ZC

That'd be good!

I doubt Zach will entertain Wolves any more than he would Bristol if I'm honest. I think the lad's biding his time to see if someone higher up who can boost his career will come in for him. Whatever happens it's all up to him now, the club can only accept bids and wait to say if he'll agree to a move. If he doesn't then that's all she wrote no matter how much we need the cash.

Everton will come in for him for 4 mill. Which is good for us if we can get a sell on clause so when he signs for united for 40 mill we will be quids in

Loving the optimism.