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Micah Mbick - 20/1/2026 The Athletic reporting Brighton have had 2 bids for him rejected (p12)

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 15,268
    edited January 21
    JamesSeed said:
    Swisdom said:
    Like Dan Kanu, Micah is having a great season and has clearly caught the eye.

    He's a big strong boy, fast, a good finisher and he's English.  Historically we would chew Brighton's arm off ay an offer like this but now we don't need to.  If Micah finishes the season as one of the top scorers in L2 despite being only 19 he will, without doubt, be on many premier league club radars.  He will also be in the £10m bracket.

    Goalscorers are hard to find, English ones even more so.  He scores all sorts of goals too but his link-up play also makes a mockery of his age sometimes.  He really does have something special about him and that's why his value will be high.

    We wouldn't be able to invest the £3.5m in this window so it makes perfect sense to keep hold of him, see how this season pans out and see what summer brings.  His value is only going to go one way and it's not down!
    Then why haven't we recalled him in our time of need? Serious question. It sounds like he would be an unpgrade on Kelman.
    Wrong type of player to compare him to, if we were recalling someone to replace Kelman it would be Kanu. Mbick is more of the "big" striker than the little one nipping out
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,535
    fenaddick said:
    Cawley new piece where NJ says Mbick isn't for sale
    Which in reality is nonsense because every player at a club like ours is for sale if the offer is good enough.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 97,671
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    fenaddick said:
    Cawley new piece where NJ says Mbick isn't for sale
    Which in reality is nonsense because every player at a club like ours is for sale if the offer is good enough.
    "Mbick isn't for sale, because Brighton haven't matched our valuation"
  • aso914
    aso914 Posts: 332
    Looks like they’re ready to put in a third offer for 5 million would you take that with a sell on clause?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 15,268
    aso914 said:
    Looks like they’re ready to put in a third offer for 5 million would you take that with a sell on clause?
    https://www.sportsboom.co.uk/football/transfer-news/exclusive-brighton-have-opened-up-a-5million-to-try-and-sign-charltons-micah-mbick
  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,473
    Bring him back and see what he can do in the Championship….if he does well price tag goes up dramatically 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,981
    ct_addick said:
    Bring him back and see what he can do in the Championship….if he does well price tag goes up dramatically 
    And if he doesn't do well?
  • ElliotCAFC
    ElliotCAFC Posts: 2,603
    fenaddick said:
    aso914 said:
    Looks like they’re ready to put in a third offer for 5 million would you take that with a sell on clause?
    https://www.sportsboom.co.uk/football/transfer-news/exclusive-brighton-have-opened-up-a-5million-to-try-and-sign-charltons-micah-mbick
    This publication also said that Huddersfield are preparing a £10m+ bid for Scott Twine at Bristol City, so I'd say they publish any old nonsense. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 34,962
    I'd take £5m plus add-ons now & use the money to buy a LWB / LB.  The now is more important than the future. The now is real money that could save us from relegation......which will cost far more in the long run if we go down thus season.

    And who is to say Mbick will be anything special in the future. Brighton can take that punt....we cant. 2 years ago everyone was talking about Leaburn in this situation. How much he was worth & should we turn down a bid from Chelsea. No idea if they did make a bid but I do know that 2 years down the line Leaburn is not the world class striker people were hoping he would be. 

    As the song says.......take the money & run. 
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,180
    Agyemang at Derby being linked with Palace and Leeds.

    25 years old, 7 goals in his first championship season. 

    Being quoted £20m+


    Mbick is 6 years younger and you’ve got to add England Tax. 

    Now I’m not comparing the two as players directly.
    I’m just highlighting the potential numbers if Micah comes in and has a good season next year. 

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  • ct_addick
    ct_addick Posts: 4,473
    Agyemang Is a handful…not surprised….i have followed his career as he is from East Hartford CT near where I used to live in Connecticut….currently on the USA team
  • letthegoodtimesroll
    letthegoodtimesroll Posts: 11,007
    golfaddick said:
    I'd take £5m plus add-ons now & use the money to buy a LWB / LB.  The now is more important than the future. The now is real money that could save us from relegation......which will cost far more in the long run if we go down thus season.

    And who is to say Mbick will be anything special in the future. Brighton can take that punt....we cant. 2 years ago everyone was talking about Leaburn in this situation. How much he was worth & should we turn down a bid from Chelsea. No idea if they did make a bid but I do know that 2 years down the line Leaburn is not the world class striker people were hoping he would be. 

    As the song says.......take the money & run. 
      Between injuries and game plans that have often impeded attacking play it would have been surprising if he was a prolific goalscorer or even a striker that had somebody up there with him to provide an assist to 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,112
    Scoham said:
    stackitsteve said:
    Agyemang at Derby being linked with Palace and Leeds.

    25 years old, 7 goals in his first championship season. 

    Being quoted £20m+


    Mbick is 6 years younger and you’ve got to add England Tax. 

    Now I’m not comparing the two as players directly.
    I’m just highlighting the potential numbers if Micah comes in and has a good season next year. 
    Exactly. £10m+ now is fantasy, but taking £3.5m with the idea that it’ll buy us a couple of quality Championship players is equally nonsense.
    Especially when you look at how we have spent money so far this season. 
  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,909
    edited January 22
    letthegoodtimesroll said:
    golfaddick said:
    I'd take £5m plus add-ons now & use the money to buy a LWB / LB.  The now is more important than the future. The now is real money that could save us from relegation......which will cost far more in the long run if we go down thus season.

    And who is to say Mbick will be anything special in the future. Brighton can take that punt....we cant. 2 years ago everyone was talking about Leaburn in this situation. How much he was worth & should we turn down a bid from Chelsea. No idea if they did make a bid but I do know that 2 years down the line Leaburn is not the world class striker people were hoping he would be. 

    As the song says.......take the money & run. 
      Between injuries and game plans that have often impeded attacking play it would have been surprising if he was a prolific goalscorer or even a striker that had somebody up there with him to provide an assist to 
    Yeah, look at Makama. He only scored 7 goals in League One last season. Now he's at a better / more attacking side and he's already scored 10 in the Champ. 
  • Themightyath2
    Themightyath2 Posts: 950
    edited January 27
    Not in the Colchester squad tonight - is he off somewhere? Or just has an injury…?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 15,268
    Themightyath2 said:
    Not in the Colchester squad tonight - is he off somewhere? Or just had an injury…?
    Got injured at the weekend 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 15,268
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,431
    I keep hearing that the january window is a tough one. So shouldn't we be tough too? If they want him badly, double the price tag.  The club have knocked them back twice, so they seem to agree.
  • CharltonManor1966
    CharltonManor1966 Posts: 271
    crookester said:
    Have to remember that there is a premium for strikers compared to other positions. 5M + a good sell on is the minimum we should consider and I'd personally be looking for 7M in the current market.
    With Brighton's track record of buying low and selling high, I reckon the sell on percentage is the key figure here!

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,025
    I don’t understand why Brighton appear to be so desperate to sign him right now. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,410
    fenaddick said:
    Themightyath2 said:
    Not in the Colchester squad tonight - is he off somewhere? Or just had an injury…?
    Got injured at the weekend 
    Shoulda cashed in while we had the chance!
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 1,404
    The Red Robin said:
    I don’t understand why Brighton appear to be so desperate to sign him right now. 
    If we manage to stay up this season and he gets some minutes and goals in the championship next time, his value is only going one way 🚀
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,612
    Our owners stated goal is to become the 4th biggest team in London.  We won't do that by selling our best youth prospects for low single digit millions before they have played many games for us.
    If they are serious, we need to hold on to him for at least another 18 months.
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,448
    If a player wants to go, it’s difficult for the parent club to keep him - contracts don’t really work like we think they should. 
    Given BHAFC record of buying cheap and selling high, and with the history of Beadle and Sanamiento (?) going there for little or no fee, we should keep him if we can.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 97,671
    CaptainRobbo said:
    The Red Robin said:
    I don’t understand why Brighton appear to be so desperate to sign him right now. 
    If we manage to stay up this season and he gets some minutes and goals in the championship next time, his value is only going one way 🚀
    Not to mention he'll generate further interest.
  • charlton_hero
    charlton_hero Posts: 4,754
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Our owners stated goal is to become the 4th biggest team in London.  We won't do that by selling our best youth prospects for low single digit millions before they have played many games for us.
    If they are serious, we need to hold on to him for at least another 18 months.
    Is it?
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,025
    charlton_hero said:
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Our owners stated goal is to become the 4th biggest team in London.  We won't do that by selling our best youth prospects for low single digit millions before they have played many games for us.
    If they are serious, we need to hold on to him for at least another 18 months.
    Is it?
    According to Carter 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 1,404
    The Red Robin said:
    charlton_hero said:
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Our owners stated goal is to become the 4th biggest team in London.  We won't do that by selling our best youth prospects for low single digit millions before they have played many games for us.
    If they are serious, we need to hold on to him for at least another 18 months.
    Is it?
    According to Carter 
    Any timeframe given on that?
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,971
    CaptainRobbo said:
    The Red Robin said:
    charlton_hero said:
    Athletico Charlton said:
    Our owners stated goal is to become the 4th biggest team in London.  We won't do that by selling our best youth prospects for low single digit millions before they have played many games for us.
    If they are serious, we need to hold on to him for at least another 18 months.
    Is it?
    According to Carter 
    Any timeframe given on that?
    no and I think it was Carter's own personal ambition

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