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Post by Dan on Jan 18, 2024 10:39:57 GMT 1
Adam Leventhal - the Watford reporter for the Athletic confirms we are in advanced talks for Healey. £2 million!
Story:
Huddersfield Town are in advanced talks with Watford over the signing of striker Rhys Healey.
The 29-year-old is close to completing a permanent transfer for a fee in the region of £2 million.
The Englishman joined Watford as a free agent from Toulouse six months ago, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third.
Healey has scored two goals and provided one assist in 13 games this season.
Watford will look to sign a replacement striker this month.
Watford take on Bristol City at Vicarage Road on Saturday while Huddersfield take on Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on the same day.
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Post by runner76 on Jan 18, 2024 10:53:00 GMT 1
Definitely a credible source…..be nice to see him and Balker in before the weekend….!!!
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Post by Mastercracker on Jan 18, 2024 10:55:21 GMT 1
Sounds a lot for a 29 year old who's mainly played in the lower leagues.
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Post by richhtfc on Jan 18, 2024 11:00:24 GMT 1
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Post by Gag_N_Bone_Man (Destabiliser) on Jan 18, 2024 11:00:40 GMT 1
Sounds a lot for a 29 year old who's mainly played in the lower leagues. it's 2024. |
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Post by stinkypete on Jan 18, 2024 11:04:40 GMT 1
Sounds a lot for a 29 year old who's mainly played in the lower leagues. it's 2024. Exactly, moan moan moan! What folk expect us to be paying for a striker I’ll never know! Moan if we payed £250k moan if we spend £2milion. We’re desperate and people know this so gonna pay over the odds! |
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Post by harris on Jan 18, 2024 11:12:30 GMT 1
Quite excited by this one. Watford fans saying he’d be very good in a 2 and been under utilised there.
Kev is certainly putting his money where his mouth is and I don’t think anyone can accuse him of being all talk. This is going to be the third £1m plus signing (with Balker) under his tenure in 6 months or so.
The question is, can Darren Moore get the best out of these new signings or is it just going to be the exact same…
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Post by terriers2000 on Jan 18, 2024 11:13:35 GMT 1
£2 million😬 2 goals in 11 games hmm, weren’t we linked with him in the summer?
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Post by Mastercracker on Jan 18, 2024 11:23:49 GMT 1
Yeah thats right I was moaning. Jesus fucking wept.
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Post by dezzly on Jan 18, 2024 11:28:23 GMT 1
Quite excited by this one. Watford fans saying he’d be very good in a 2 and been under utilised there. Kev is certainly putting his money where his mouth is and I don’t think anyone can accuse him of being all talk. This is going to be the third £1m plus signing (with Balker) under his tenure in 6 months or so. The question is, can Darren Moore get the best out of these new signings or is it just going to be the exact same… Think this is it isn’t it.Seems like a player who suits playing in a two as his goals to minute ratio is pretty high. Ask him to play a solo central striking role linking play he will probably look nowhere near 2 mills worth…create chances for him and ask him to put them away he probably will. Seems ideal partner for Radulovic to be honest,you would just prefer to have someone else to be able to rest him though as already picked up a strain and might need dropping to bench at right time.another link up man such as Radulovic as an option would be nice,but admittedly I’m asking a lot there in one January window.ward can do that job but doesn’t seem like he fancies it anytime soon. |
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Post by boooothy on Jan 18, 2024 11:45:40 GMT 1
Decent business from Watford. Those figures can’t be correct.
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jan 18, 2024 11:47:26 GMT 1
£2 million😬 2 goals in 11 games hmm, weren’t we linked with him in the summer? Or to be abit more accurate, two goals in 196 minutes of Championship football this season. |
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Post by araucaria on Jan 18, 2024 11:49:31 GMT 1
£2 million😬 2 goals in 11 games hmm, weren’t we linked with him in the summer? The scouting report above says those 11 games amounted to 205 minutes actual playing time, so it’s almost a goal a game. 58 goals in 116 games at the many different levels he’s played at. |
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Post by araucaria on Jan 18, 2024 11:50:43 GMT 1
£2 million😬 2 goals in 11 games hmm, weren’t we linked with him in the summer? Or to be abit more accurate, two goals in 196 minutes of Championship football this season. What’s 9 minutes between fellow Town fans? |
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Post by terriersyndrome on Jan 18, 2024 11:50:58 GMT 1
Sounds a lot for a 29 year old who's mainly played in the lower leagues. it's 2024. And the January window where you're generally paying a premium for players. |
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Post by dezzly on Jan 18, 2024 11:51:11 GMT 1
£2 million😬 2 goals in 11 games hmm, weren’t we linked with him in the summer? The scouting report above says those 11 games amounted to 205 minutes actual playing time, so it’s almost a goal a game. 58 goals in 116 games at the many different levels he’s played at. Basically if we get him chances he’ll score.if we don’t he will probably be none existent! |
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Post by tepidterrier on Jan 18, 2024 11:54:42 GMT 1
If it were me I'd be going for a loan here, unless Burgzorg is out for longer than expected? Bojan is in the long term plan, Healey at 2m would have to be as well to justify the investment.
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Post by Waterloo Terrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:01:13 GMT 1
The price reflects the fact we are absolutely desperate and everyone can see it. At least we aren’t leaving it to the final day and ballsing it up like we did with Adebayo.
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Post by VLP Fan Club on Jan 18, 2024 12:01:55 GMT 1
If it were me I'd be going for a loan here, unless Burgzorg is out for longer than expected? Bojan is in the long term plan, Healey at 2m would have to be as well to justify the investment. Burgzorg is out for a few months yet he’s not even back on the grass. |
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:06:08 GMT 1
£2m sounds steep but it I reckon it will include instalments for promotion, goals etc
I would look at the maths this way
Say he costs £1.5m (disregarding the instalments like promotion) and we pay him £0.5m a year in wages for 3 years. The total outlay is £3m
If this lad bags 15 goals a season for the next three years. Is 15 goals a season at this level worth £1m a year? Probably
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Post by nicovaesen on Jan 18, 2024 12:09:34 GMT 1
Or my take is yes we are desperate but Mr Nagle is not stupid so doubtful that he would spend for no reason and maybe these prices are a drop in the ocean for him. We aren’t talking 15-20 million. If it’s 2 million to sign a player permanently that isn’t unknown compare that to £1 million for ESR for effectively 3-4 months service. Not saying it was wasted just that like previously posted it’s 2024 and these sums are nothing.
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Post by kennyk2 on Jan 18, 2024 12:10:01 GMT 1
The price reflects the fact we are absolutely desperate and everyone can see it. At least we aren’t leaving it to the final day and ballsing it up like we did with Adebayo. Had a little chuckle. 1. "SPEND SOME BLOODY MONEY NAGLE". 2. "[The prices] we're paying shows that we are absolutely desperate." |
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Post by Tinpot on Jan 18, 2024 12:15:15 GMT 1
Sounds a lot for a 29 year old who's mainly played in the lower leagues. it's 2024. It's also the January window. Unless there's someone whose contract runs out this summer & wants to leave, you're not getting any bargains at this time of year. We're not in a strong negotiating position. We kind of have to take what we can get AND pay over the odds for it, or go without. |
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Post by fredcarno1 on Jan 18, 2024 12:16:16 GMT 1
Indication of how desperate we are paying this kind of money for a 29 year old with no real record at this level.
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Post by gledholt terrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:19:13 GMT 1
Why do people care how much of Kev Nagle’s money is being spent?
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Post by Yuta be a terrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:21:08 GMT 1
Indication of how desperate we are paying this kind of money for a 29 year old with no real record at this level. We only think like that because we rarely spend anything over 1m. Other clubs wouldn't bat an eyelid at it but we've been on the bread line for so long. |
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Post by Waterloo Terrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:23:49 GMT 1
The price reflects the fact we are absolutely desperate and everyone can see it. At least we aren’t leaving it to the final day and ballsing it up like we did with Adebayo. Had a little chuckle. 1. "SPEND SOME BLOODY MONEY NAGLE". 2. "[The prices] we're paying shows that we are absolutely desperate." Fair. He must be a bit cheesed off he’s having to chuck all this money at January. But at least he’s doing it. |
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Post by ageingterrier on Jan 18, 2024 12:25:15 GMT 1
It’s quite simple really. When he joined Watford in the summer he was out of contract at his previous club. Though that means Watford don’t pay a fee to his former club, Healey’s agent will negotiate the amount that would have been paid to the former club to be paid to Healey. The reported £2m that Town will be paying will be to reimburse Watford for the lump sum they paid to Healey.
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Post by rockwall on Jan 18, 2024 12:26:51 GMT 1
2m for someone with a 1 in 8 record at this level.
Would we pay half of that for Danny Ward who has 1 in 6?
We would all say absolutely not.
In my opinion, this will be a Waste of money.
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Post by rockwall on Jan 18, 2024 12:28:10 GMT 1
Why do people care how much of Kev Nagle’s money is being spent? Could be used elsewhere? |
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