22 Jul 2026 17:46:13
Cardiff city have had a bear 8 million bid from Cardiff rejected
22 Jul 2026 18:33:35
Surely, we won't be going above 8m even if he is a really good midfielder. We must be prioritising using good money on a cb and rw first.
22 Jul 2026 18:34:48
So what do they value him at now? Over 10m?
22 Jul 2026 18:36:42
Cardiff rejected Cardiff's bid?
22 Jul 2026 18:43:10
They've said 8.5 from the start, have they not?
We spent that on Chermiti, so don't see why we wouldn't on someone who has proven himself even more and has the same potential.
22 Jul 2026 18:44:54
Sure, I read earlier it's 6.2mil outright with a further 1.6m+ in bonuses and add-ons. Sounds like the bid's been rejected because Dahl doesn't want to go to Cardiff. He's said he'd rather wait it out and see what other options he has in the next week or so. I feel he's hoping we come back in with a bid they'll accept. 🤷
22 Jul 2026 18:45:37
I don't think it takes a genius to realise what he meant.
22 Jul 2026 19:01:57
Dahl turned down Besiktas because he didn't fancy the Turkish league. Do we think he would want to go to the English Championship? What I will say is, if we really want him, we need to speculate to accumulate because we are risking missing out on him.
22 Jul 2026 19:04:07
I'm looking forward to seeing plan b. I'm not sure who else we'll go for now. Perhaps Leto Dio instead?
22 Jul 2026 19:08:26
I'm going to speculate here and say we won't get him and we should move on and look elsewhere.
22 Jul 2026 19:12:07
I was being sarcastic to John like he was to me earlier in a post!
Anyway, if what he says is true, it raises even more questions.
If Tromso have rejected a bid from Cardiff, that means we haven't bid enough for him either, and we wouldn't have held conversations with Dahl and his management to agree terms.
It's looking more and more likely that those who've said the Raskin deal isn't tied to this are wrong.
To me, when Raskin goes, we've then got the money to get this deal and others over the line.
Or why else are we stalling on this lad.
It makes zero sense that he's apparently coming in yet clubs are still bidding for him.
This, "he's agreed terms, a private jet, AC backroom team went and met etc etc" is looking like nonsense!
Seems to be another so-called shoe-in that was never a shoe-in ever!
If we really wanted him and Raskin wasn't tied to this, the lad would be here, but he's not!
22 Jul 2026 19:30:52
Seen that also RWN. 👍👍
22 Jul 2026 19:32:03
Yer maws maw. The reports were that we put a bid in of 5.3 million a few weeks ago and it was knocked back. There's never been anything saying that we've offered more or met their fee. Personal terms can be agreed before a bid is accepted, so imo that's the only thing that's holding this deal up, as Dahl has said he prefers us and is willing to wait.
The wait could be dependent on us shifting players, is my guess.
22 Jul 2026 19:33:25
Move on. Too expensive. Find better value.
22 Jul 2026 19:43:48
Blue89, how can personal terms be agreed if you haven't met a club's valuation? Surely they only give permission once that's met?
22 Jul 2026 21:12:17
Said a few times over the past couple weeks as I keep hearing 8.5m.
We will know what it takes to get them to negotiate up to us to offer the correct asking price.
22 Jul 2026 21:17:02
Think qe will be ruled out unless Raskin goes. Might be deal structure that gets us.
22 Jul 2026 21:27:17
I hope Dahl isn't watching this pish tonight or he will be off to Cardiff.
22 Jul 2026 21:50:00
Yer Maw's Maw,
If Dahl was approached without permission, then it would be tapping up. However, Dahl's club will be giving other teams to talk with the player - this is very common.
You might wonder why this is common. Imagine bidding for a player for a month, back and forth, until one is accepted. Then when you sit down to discuss personal terms the player tells you he has no intention of joining your club. Massive waste of time, right? So, permission is given to clubs, and if personal terms are agreed, then the only thing left is to agree on a transfer fee.
22 Jul 2026 21:59:01
YMM, I totally agree with your comments. In today's market, Dahl seems good value, apparently wants to play for us, personal terms agreed, but still we wait. 🤔 The only sensible conclusion is that we don't have the money at the moment.
22 Jul 2026 22:12:13
Tav 123. Do what I do, ignore.
22 Jul 2026 22:13:58
But, if it is only us and Cardiff who are interested and willing to buy, then Tromso will eventually have that decision to make where they either sell or have an unhappy player.
If they and he are turning down Cardiff, then fine, as it makes that decision closer. He also seems to say he wants to come to us, so are we better not waiting and seeing what happens, rather than panicking and jumping in and paying too much straight away?
Let the club deal with it, as he hasn't signed for anyone yet. If he doesn't sign for us, then fine, we move on and look at other targets we will have identified, and I imagine be progressing just in case.
But, at this point, no need to panic, and the longer it goes on, and no-one meets Tromso's fee, the better it gets for us, particularly if HD does truly want to come to us.
22 Jul 2026 22:17:05
Lanzarote, we have the money. Concern is we still have, say, Raskin salary
and, say, Diomande or Miovski.
It will breach UEFA cap on operating costs.
22 Jul 2026 19:56:25
It's pretty easy the selling club has allowed us to speak to agent before price has been agreed happens all the time.