17 million?!?

[Baggie_Nick]

I doubt the market is going to be anywhere near pre-Covid (and possibly Brexit) in terms of money clubs are prepared to spend next season.

Those players Duffers mentioned were bought for their potential, sadly Periera has been taken out of the box and Prem teams realise what his worth is at this level not his potential. I’d say £17-20m is pretty close to his value on this seasons form, regardless of what’s happening around him on the pitch.

The point I keep making is that his value to us is far greater than £17m. So why would we sell him for that? It makes no sense.

There’s a reason why Villa are holding out for £100m for Grealish. They are relegation fodder without him (their form since his injury backs this up) and that’s how much they stand to lose if they do go down. How much is Pereira worth to us in the context of a promotion challenge?

I have a feeling that if someone came in with an offer around 17m the club would take it. The owners aren't exactly in it for the long term are they?

But, as I've said, I'd rather have a Pereira than 17m for our club to spend.

There is the added factor of whether the player wants to go or not. 

Best for all parties is that he stays, gets us up and then we can think about upping the value.