Exclusive: Blackburn Rovers pursuit of international midfielder faces collapse - Jaka Bijol

For what it is worth. I'm not aware of any bid for this player.

Think this might be agents+club trying to drive up the price and increase interest.

42 minutes ago, Tom said:

Did you really ‘reveal’ it Tombo or was it already coming out of twitter?

On 13/09/2020 at 18:14, RovingRover said:

Daniel Ayala might be back on.

Snag is he has been abroad so will need to quarantine.

Check the time and the date I posted the message and spend a little less time being obnoxious to strangers.

23 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Nixon reporting Ayala signing very much back on

As I revealed over 24 hours ago. Nice of the Sun man to catch up. ?

53 minutes ago, RoversClitheroe said:

Was on £2k at Dortmund according to FM20, and he only ever played one game for Dortmund first team. You'd hope wages wouldn't be an issue! 

Football Manager and Fifa are very good at getting player wages spot on in some cases. But in the cases of younger lesser known players they are horrendously off. Take that from someone who worked for EA 5ish years ago.

Oelschlägel is on closer to £10,000 a week than £2,000 a week. Similar wages to Jordan Archer. Slightly less than Rob Elliot would want.

The price structure Tony is trying to stick to for the second keeper is the £3,000-£5,000 a week bracket. Pears should meet that bracket. Oelschlägel would need to come down a bit.

Eric Oelschlägel is another name which has cropped up this morning in the goalkeeper hunt. A player who was flagged by the European scouts whilst playing for Borussia Dortmund II. His contract expired this summer. Wages would be an issue I fear. Pears is still preferred.

Mowbray is expecting to agree a fee with Boro to sign Pears. Should be around £300,000.

Warnock is trying to drum up the price though by encouraging more interested buyers.

1 minute ago, roversfan99 said:

Very true on their academy. They have the likes of Wing, Fry, Spence, Pears, Tavernier all regularly in the first team picture. 

We have Lenihan, Travis, Buckley, Costello and Nyambe.

19 minutes ago, Crimpshrine said:

I notice Ayala hasn't played since  1st Jan. Has he been injured ? 

Initially looked up Ruben Ayala who hasn't played since 1984!

He refused to sign a disclaimer without a new contract that would have left him screwed signing for a new club after his contract with Boro expired.

They basically wanted him to play with no protection should he be injured playing for them.

Get his agent on the phone and extend his contract by 3 years. We have a ridiculously good talent on our hands with this lad and the sooner his longterm future is tied down the better.

His contract expires in 2022. Let's make sure we don't have another Connor Mahoney.

27 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

Ayala? I don't believe a word of it I'm afraid. Someone creating the rumour because his move abroad hasn't been announced yet. Yet more people trying to claim they are ITK when they have no idea at all. 

Aren't you charming.

12 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Meanwhile.

14 minutes ago, islander200 said:

If any truth to these Garner rumours surely be looking to loan out Davenport or sell him .

Be a shame as he hasn't had much of an opportunity, he did well at Burton the matches I seen and has shown a bit of promise the few chances he has had here, but must be well out of the picture if he isn't being given a chance against Newcastle

With Mowbray's virtual 5 man midfield, I'm still of the belief we are 1 man short.

21 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Re: Ayala, hope it's a case of:

Agreed terms with Blackburn, great!

Oh, Saudi club are offering double? Might as well see what it's like.

Ugh, no thanks. Blackburn it is!

Shame for him is that making that choice he has incurred a 2 week long quarantine if he comes back to the UK.

In other news, Mowbray, who see's no hurry in the transfer market and following through with players has only had 17 players in training for the Newcastle United match.

Remember, most of these players are going to have to play the next Championship game as well.

18 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Not holding my breath on us signing Ayala. He was too expensive a week ago and the numbers posted on here in terms of wages seem to put us miles apart with what we were offering and what he wanted.

Personal terms were agreed.

Saudi club just offered more.

8 minutes ago, RevidgeBlue said:

He ain't going to come to us having already snubbed us once though, surely.

He snubbed us for a particular reason. That reason may have just changed.

53 minutes ago, JoeH said:

No way that happens with the statutory rape charge is there?!?

46 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

I can't see Mowbray signing a convicted rapist given he claimed he didn't sign someone because of how they dressed.

He's a paedophile. For goodness sakes let's say what it is.

Just now, Hoochie Bloochie Mama said:

Any news on the LB? You said it defo wasn't Cunningham IIRC

I don't think so no, it's not a name I have heard of as being active but you never know. Obviously he has a previous working relationship with Mowbray so that has the potential to move faster than other deals.

The Chilean LB worries me.

20 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

There is a hierarchy of goalkeepers at pretty much every club. In an ideal world then yes you have a second choice keeper who is fantastic but this is a mid table Championship club who have let in 132 goals over the last 2 seasons and have not added any defenders to that defence. You need a defence that can defend otherwise you are not going to achieve much. A Camp or a Steele would provide solid experienced competition/back up for Kaminski and would be free transfers allowing us to use funds to buy starting 11 players for our defence.  

I didn't say fantastic. I just meant has potential to progress and force his way into the reckoning.

From the list posted earlier. Only Archer has this potential over Kasinski in my opinion. Pears is a bit of a wildcard but he definitely has the potential to force his way into Mowbray's thinking if Kasinski has a wobble.

Just now, Paul Mani said:

Info or opinion? Sounds good.

Info from a football agent (not his). He reckons he is back looking for a club in Europe. He's already settled with a home in England so...

Daniel Ayala might be back on.

Snag is he has been abroad so will need to quarantine.

1 minute ago, Ewood Ace said:

You are never going to get much if any of a resale value from a second choice keeper, take Leutwiler as an example a cheap back up signing but we still made a loss on him. I'd rather get a steady experienced back up option on a free and spend money on positions where we have no dominant starter i.e. Centre back, Left back.

That's the flaw.

You need a keeper to challenge. Not a keeper to just sit there and come on when called upon.

I went Kasinski to feel like the No.2 keeper is breathing down his neck so he is on his toes to keep form.

Middlesbrough reject Blackburn's first offer for Aynsley Pears

BLACKBURN ROVERS will return with an improved offer for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Aynsley Pears this week after their initial £200,000 bid was turned down.

4 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

It's a second choice keeper who cares about resale value and if he is going to sit on the bench most of the time then his value isn't exactly going to sky rocket. All I want from a reserve keeper is someone with some experience who can comfortably fill in and who can also give Kaminski some advice should he at any point struggle to adapt to the Championship. Leutiwler was ideal for the role in League 1 and I think someone like Camp or Steele would be ideal for the role this and probably next season, by which point hopefully one of the young keepers we already have on our books will hopefully be ready for the first team squad.

Two flaws with your thinking 

One- The owners are looking at resale value. Signings are investments and not stop-gaps

Two- Surely we want players who can challenge the dominant starters?

30 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

Not every player needs resale value, he wont develop much sat on the bench and any wage discussion is purely speculative.

Not really.

I know how much Rob Elliot (circa £15k a week) was on at the Toon and how much he would want to move on.

Pears on the otherhand has talent, will become a better keeper and challenge Kasinski and would be overall vastly cheaper (circa £3k-£4k a week) than Elliot a player I advocated a week or two ago. He would also give us an option got years to come whilst Elliot has a short expiration date in playing days.

18 minutes ago, Ewood Ace said:

A free transfer so that the money can be spent where it is needed most, on the defence. The likes of Luke Steele, Lee Camp, Jordan Archer all have plenty of Championship experience and are available on frees.

Luke Steele isn't as good as Pears.

Lee Camp isn't as good as Pears.

Jordan Archer is as good, but will be on at least 3 times the wages.

Free transfers aren't always as cheap as deals where fee's are paid.

As I said above. A deal for Rob Elliot or Jordan Archer would likely cost more than a deal for Pears over the course of 2 seasons when you factor in resale and potential development.

In a perfect world Jordan Archer would come in on reduced wages to challenge Kasinski. But I think he wouldn't come in unless assured 1st team football.

2 minutes ago, roversfan99 said:

No one has suggested that we have Fisher as number 2 goalkeeper. I think I am the only one to question the rumour, and my main doubt is whether we should spend a fee of our limited resources on a sub, rather than just picking up a freebie, maybe someone like Rob Elliott. I would be surprised if they sold him for the price you mentioned.

In terms of quality, I am sure he would be fine, although I am not sure that Boro fans are overly arsed that he might be going.

I also would be surprised to see him leave his hometown club where he is sub to come here again to be sub. I doubt we would be giving him a big wage and Kaminski will be here for a couple of years so where is the opportunity for him to play and justify moving? 

No resale value.

Vastly higher wages.

Would ultimately cost more than Pears over 2 seasons.

I don't even get the debate on here regards Aynsley Pears.

It's not debatable as to whether he is better than Fisher. He is. Miles ahead of him. He is better with his reflex saves, his handling is better and his diving especially at close range is better. £200,000-£300,000 isn't a lot of money for a talented 22 year old keeper who has experience at this level. What do people on here expect from a second keeper?

Do people want to go into the season knowing that if Kaminski gets injured we will have to play with Fisher as No.1 until January with Jordan Eastham as backup.

Disagree with a lot of what Mowbray has done this summer regards transfers. But this is not a  bad option.