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Igor Vetokele - May 2025 has retired (p21)

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,622
    Free beer tomorrow
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,841
    So, not too much pressure on the boy then...
  • barstool
    barstool Posts: 1,351
    Gimme 5 years, finally a decent proven striker
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    great news.....he's also on twitter for those who use it @igorvetokele
  • Addicted
    Addicted Posts: 2,804
    Surely we cant be spending 1.6m on him? Seems a lot considering the necessary revamp of the whole squad that is needed, unless we have a number of frees lined up for CB, wingers, GK etc?
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    barstool said:

    Gimme 5 years, finally a decent proven striker

    That's a bit harsh on Abbot, Mooney, Church, Sordell...................yeah, I make you right
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851

    Vetokele, who joined Copenhagen in 2012, spoke to the Lions' official website

    When I read that first line I got a bit worried :-)

  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,813
    Addicted said:

    Surely we cant be spending 1.6m on him? Seems a lot considering the necessary revamp of the whole squad that is needed, unless we have a number of frees lined up for CB, wingers, GK etc?

    Maybe Roly will spend what is required, he's not actually said what our transfer budget is....keeping his cards close to his chest, I'm sure we'll have freebies etc lined up as I'm pretty sure there's lots of decent ones knocking about
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,001
    Addicted said:

    Surely we cant be spending 1.6m on him? Seems a lot considering the necessary revamp of the whole squad that is needed, unless we have a number of frees lined up for CB, wingers, GK etc?


    That, or contrary to rumour, RD is not in fact stripping the club down but does in fact intend to spend money for its benefit. Admittedly this is a long shot...
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319

    Addicted said:

    Surely we cant be spending 1.6m on him? Seems a lot considering the necessary revamp of the whole squad that is needed, unless we have a number of frees lined up for CB, wingers, GK etc?

    Maybe Roly will spend what is required, he's not actually said what our transfer budget is....keeping his cards close to his chest, I'm sure we'll have freebies etc lined up as I'm pretty sure there's lots of decent ones knocking about
    Is sensible of him... If he comes out saying he's got a transfer budget of say £10m (exagerated I know) prices will instantly be inflated by clubs he wants to buy players from
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Richard Cawley ‏@RichCawleySLP 42m
    #cafc very confident of completing Igor Vetokele on a long-term deal. Not sure finer details done yet but should be okay.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,055
    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 3,782
    TelMc32 said:

    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)

    That and yoni buyens baby! Would be brilliant to hear
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,055
    sammy391 said:

    TelMc32 said:

    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)

    That and yoni buyens baby! Would be brilliant to hear
    Liking it Sammy!! :)
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Simonsen said:

    buckshee said:

    Why worry about contract length? Won't stop him going back to Liege when he starts scorinr or going elsewhere for loads of dough if he becomes fantastic will it?

    IF he scores loads of goals, he might not go back to Standard (they can't get in the Premier League and that's where the REAL money is) and if he goes for loads of dough, it might just be because he's on a long contract and can't walk away for free.

    My thoughts too, Simmo.


    If he scores plenty of goals for Charlton, he becomes hot property.
    And the longer the contract, the more it'll cost the buying club.

    The Prem clubs won't even blink at the fee - they get £100m for getting relegated.

  • Greenie Junior
    Greenie Junior Posts: 3,881
    TelMc32 said:

    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)

    For some reason I keep singing his name to the tune of dude looks like a lady
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,654

    TelMc32 said:

    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)

    For some reason I keep singing his name to the tune of dude looks like a lady
    It works.

    Whhooaa whhoooaaa Igor vetekele, Whhooaaa whhooaaa, Igor Vetekele
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,312
    TelMc32 said:

    Apologies if someone has already posted this, but I take it we can rip off the Yaya Toure song for Igor at Brentford...

    Veto...Vetokele...Vetokele...Veto...Veto...Kele :-)

    Haha this and Yoni buyens would be good
  • c4fcdenmark
    c4fcdenmark Posts: 2,041
    Interestingly, according to ekstrabladet - Danish tabloid, a number of Belgian clubs were after him, including Standard Liege!

    http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_koebenhavn/article2287810.ece

    And in the survey at the bottom of the article, Vetokele was voted the best (or least weak) attacker, Cornelius, briefly of Cardiff, pooling over half the votes as the weakest limk in attack.

    Rurik Gislason and Bolanos, all previously linked with Charlton, also fared well in the survey in midfield.

    I have googled like mad, and no sign of a fee disclosed anywhere, or even a runmour of one.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,225
    Retweeted by Richard Cawley
    Sven Claes ‏@svenclaes 46s
    Deal is done. Igor Vetokele passed his medicals at Charlton Athletic. Striker signed a 5-year contract. Fee 3M euros. #CAFC

    This fee seems to get bigger with every tweet
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  • Kermy
    Kermy Posts: 251
    That's £2.4 million
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    That's almost as much as we paid for Francis Jeffers!!!
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,312
    edited June 2014
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  • paulie8290
    paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
    Kermy said:

    That's £2.4 million

    Proves RD is willing to put his hand in his pocket
  • Macronate
    Macronate Posts: 12,892
    £1m on the pitch, gawd knows what on the Academy and now £2.4m on ONE player.

    RD out.
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,522
    Blimey - he has a lot of expectation on his shoulders with that fee and contract length.
    Welcome and good luck, Igor.
  • c4fcdenmark
    c4fcdenmark Posts: 2,041

    That's almost as much as we paid for Francis Jeffers!!!

    All he needs to do is bag a brace on his debut. Let's hope he works out better though.

  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,376
    Clearly RD is running us into the ground by signing expensive players on long term contracts.
  • I hate this asset stripping Owner done nothing but destroy the soul of cafc