We've got a tiny bit of interest so far in Bol, so he can still easily be yours! We obviously know that there are still a couple of better sprinters in Free Agency - but don't be fooled, with his 30 years Cees is still pretty young and most of the 79 FAs won't be better value!

But now, onto the next riders - and we'll start with what might be the highlight of this year's availabilities:













That's it for day one. Enough to digest, to think about - and hopefully to go for! We're waiting for your offers, our PM box here or on Discord is wide open!

But beware: Tomorrow and on Sunday, we'll sadly have some limited availability, so don't be surprised if it takes us some time to respond... We hope to be 100% back for the start of the deals window on Sunday, though![/i]

So far, our riders haven't received a ton of interest. Inquiries about Marchewka, Rekita and Chavanne, but nothing concrete for them.

Most interest has been noted for Cees Bol, who is valued around 600k currently. Still plenty of time to get your offer for one of the more versatile sprinters in, though!

To our surprise, neither Stüssi nor Errazkin got any serious interest so far, so they could both still be yours - great value for sure!

We continue to not have any notable interest in most of our riders. Which we kind of expected at the current point - once the big guns are gone, we'll try to more actively sell our riders, as we believe that in particular Stüssi still has great value on a mostly dried out climbers market!

The news of the day however is that Cees Bol will definitely leave the team! The currently highest offer stands at 660k plain cash, so if you still want this really versatile sprinter who does well in PCT and would be awesome in CT, pick up your phone and call us before the deal window opens!

We'll consider deals valued at 700k or higher; once the deal is posted, it will take 750k+.


By the way, we're still looking for good climbers - they don't necessarily have to be great TTers - and strong cobblers, so if you have anything along these lines available - and a potential deal doesn't include Groves or Schmid - hit us up!

After being away for most of the weekend, we try to catch up a little bit.

As announced earlier, a deal for Cees Bol was concluded. It has now been published; our Dutch sprinter will leave for 660k as it stands now. Overbids will be accepted starting from 750k.


Other than that, no serious interest in our riders, and in particular no offers. As we've been away for the weekend, there's not much of a strategy currently, but given that we missed out on the big deals window (and more importantly, its preparation), we'll likely go down to PCT anyway, so we'll hold onto our strategy of rejuvenating the roster.

Which means that all of Colin Stüssi, the TT duo Krzysztof Marchewka and Szymon Rekita, plus Gabriel Chavanne are still on the market. We'll consider cash or swap deals, but we're not yet ready to lower our expectations by too much. Xuban Errazkin is still available as well, but he got the least amount of interest so far.


As we've been asked about them pretty frequently, we can also consider letting go of some more TTers - not all of them, though, unless we get some crazy offers. For the time being, we consider offers for Alexys Brunel at 600k. Stefan Küng might be available later in transfers, depending on other potential signings; for now it'd take a big offer for us to let go of him.

Gergely Szarka, despite having 3 dots on the list, is off the table with Bol gone, as he'll be our #2 sprinter for the season as it stands!

As you may have read, the team is taking a new approach now that almost every deal and FA have fallen through. For the time being, the rule is: Everyone aged 30 or more is available, no matter whether we have a potential replacement or not. Which in turn means that both Errazkin and Brunel are off the market for the time being - unless you come up with an offer being valued 1M or more, in which case they will still be available.

Just to recall which riders we're talking about:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Colin Stüssi	71	79	73	75	77	73	78	55	63	66	65	69	69	32

A handy stage racer, with 3 successive GT Top 10s. More than 600 points in PT last year, only € 180,000 wage. A real bargain!
Asking price: 800k

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Stefan Kung	73	70	73	77	74	72	73	72	63	71	73	78	78	32

One of the most versatile TTers out there. Can climb, can do some cobbles. More than 300 points in PT in 2024, down to a very affordable € 100,000 wage. Another bargain!
Asking price: 500k

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

A very handy domestique, who can climb and even TT a little. A great man if the road goes downhill. He could very well stay, but if someone is fond of him, well, his age makes him available.
Asking price: 400k

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Krzysztof Marchewka	65	64	60	77	73	75	74	50	52	64	62	65	77	32

A TTer. A pretty solid one in CT, even has some stage podiums and a win. Still very useful, in particular for managers with the intention of building up a solid TTT core.
Asking price: 200k

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81	33

A legend. Winner of several CT prologues, and some great stage podiums even in PT. His best days are sadly over, but he wouldn't mind getting another shot at success in the lower divisions!
Asking price: 400k


If you're missing Szymon Rekita in this list, you're totally right. The reason is that he already has a 650k offer and will be sold - outbids are obviously accepted. 50k in the first 12 hours, 100k increases afterwards.

We're well aware that we should have taken this approach at the start of transfers, as now we'll have to see what we can do with the money we might get. But we're also still very much open to swap deals, as long as the rider(s) we get are younger than 30 years.

Boy, that went quick! The previous list is now reduced to just two riders without an open deal - and for one of them, we even seed to have one, but it finally fell through.

Still fully available are:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81	33

Wage: € 55,000
Asking price: € 400,000

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

Wage: € 60,000
Asking price: € 400,000


Still open to strike any kind of deal for both, don't hesitate to reach out!


There are currently 4 riders involved in deals - here are the details:

Szymon Rekita is being sold in a straight cash deal, currently for just 650k! A real bargain for a 79 TTer who still has two years at his prime left!
Expected overbid: +50k in the first 12 hours, +100k after that

Stefan Küng and Krzysztof Marchewka are both tied up in a multi-rider deal. Given that we're on the receiving end of the cash, we still have the right to accept a deal we value higher.
Currently, we value the package at 700k. If you want to go for both Küng and Marchewka, we'll need a deal valued at 900k, so either a better rider or more cash in return.
If you want to go for Küng only, it's a deal valued at 700k or more that we request.

And last but not least, Colin Stüssi is being sold for just 750k in a cash-only deal. Once again, that's a real bargain - Domen Novak is being sold for 1.7m, and Stüssi, who only scored 46 points less last season, seems to be worth almost a million less?!? We're talking about pure quality here, so if you need a subtop stage racer for PT or PCT, or a rider who can bring you a good bit closer to promotion in CT, don't miss out on your chance!
Expected overbid: +50k until the target 800k are reached, 100k after that.

That's it for the moment, let's see how things move on...

Not much has happened overnight, but we still got some signs that certain ongoing deals might get an overbid. We'll see.

We're still waiting for offers for the following two riders:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81	33
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

Chavanne is a legend, and despite his decline still one of the best prologue specialists out there. In particular if you're not in PT, obviously. We don't mind keeping him, but if he can fight for wins instead of lower Top 5s, that would surely be more interesting for him.
Lorenzo is an allround domestique, a late bloomer. We don't mind keeping him around either, but according to our strategy he is still transfer listed.

Expected deal value for either of them is around 400k.


And here are the riders who are currently locked up in a deal:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Colin Stüssi	71	79	73	75	77	73	78	55	63	66	65	69	69	32
	Szymon Rekita	72	58	63	79	70	73	73	62	69	70	63	73	78	31
	Stefan Kung	73	70	73	77	74	72	73	72	63	71	73	78	78	32
	Krzysztof Marchewka	65	64	60	77	73	75	74	50	52	64	62	65	77	32

Stüssi is a 600+ points scorer in PT and a multiple-times Top 10 GT finisher. He's currently leaving for 750k, a realy bargain, also compared to Galta who goes for 100k more. Straight cash, overbids currently accepted at 800k, starting from noon BST it will take 100k increments (so min. 850k).
Link: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71586

Rekita is also in a straight cash deal, for 650k. Seeing that Lammertink is leaving for 950k, being just a tad stronger and even older (remember, Rekita has two more prime years), we think that Szymon should be worth more! If you're a CT team with promotion ambitions, get many points for just 80k wage here! Overbids now at 100k increments.
Link: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71571

The situation of Küng and Marchewka is a bit more complicated, as they're in a multi-rider deal currently valued at 700k. But if you propose a deal for both that we value around 900k, or a deal for Küng alone at 700k, you can still get in the business.
No need to present Küng, he's just awesome, and it's hard to find as versatile a rider as him! Marchewka is a solid TTT core member and definitely has his worth for TT-focused teams.
Link: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71580


That's it for the moment, no further sales are intended. However, we might be in need of another 1->3 loan, but there's still quite some time until this might happen.

Not much happened today - until a couple of hours ago, when we suddenly got a total raise of 250k for Colin Stüssi. Stüssi's deal is now at 1M, which is getting pretty close to our initial expectations. If you want to get one of the rare stage racers with decent TT currently on the market, better reach out soon!

We obviously consider cash options - but we also got a swap proposition that we're still evaluating. So both might be possible - just reach out to see if we can find an agreement!

Colin's details:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Colin Stüssi	71	79	73	75	77	73	78	55	63	66	65	69	69	32

Here's the deal thread: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71586
Required overbid value: 1.1M


We're also making a last call for Szymon Rekita, who is currently leaving for the bargain fee of 650k, looking at other ongoing deals! He might be the last 79TTer on the market this year, and you have less than an hour left to still secure him!

Szymon's skillset:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Szymon Rekita	72	58	63	79	70	73	73	62	69	70	63	73	78	31

Deal thread: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71571
Required overbid value: 750k


We got no signs of interest for Stefan Küng and Krzysztof Marchewka, so we suppose that this deal will be done and dusted pretty soon. If you still want to get involved, better hurry up!

Details of the pair:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Stefan Kung	73	70	73	77	74	72	73	72	63	71	73	78	78	32
	Krzysztof Marchewka	65	64	60	77	73	75	74	50	52	64	62	65	77	32

Deal thread: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71580
Required overbid value: 900k for both or 700k for Küng

Rekita, Marchewka and Küng are now all gone - sadly - but the latter apparently didn't appreciate the flight to Lithuania and is now on his way to France... whatever.

A lot happened around Colin Stüssi today, to our own surprise. From a rather disappointing 750k fee, his deal is currently up to 1.1M + a rider, which we value at 1.4M in total. You may wonder why that is - well, maybe because he's still one of the best stage racers currently available on the transfer market:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Colin Stüssi	71	79	73	75	77	73	78	55	63	66	65	69	69	32

For a wage of just 180k, this man scored 600+ points in PT last year, and is affordable even for CT teams! If you still want to get him, make us an offer valued at least 1.5M and you're in the game. Can be cash or cash + swap - although we expect at least as much cash (1.1M) as we get now, or a very good rider!


On the other hand, we're surprised to still see no interest in Gabriel Chavanne:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81	33

Gabby may well have declined, but in particular in CT he can still guarantee you a lot of points - just look at Schomber, who scored more than 150 points last year and finished in the division's Top 40!
Given that we were able to make good money with Colin, we can also consider interesting swap deals for Chavanne; however, we would like the deal to be valued at 400k at least.


And then, we have Lorenzo Delco left:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

Let's make it short - he's among the youngest 30+ riders, so we don't *really* need to sell him, but if you're interested in this versatile rider, he can be yours for a deal worth 400k as well.


It was a long and interesting day for us, where we made less money than expected with Küng and Rekita, but the drama around Stüssi - who really deserves this moment of attention - makes up for that!

All of Rekita, Küng and Marchewka are now definitely gone.

Still pending is the deal for Colin Stüssi. After the recent transfer pause, the deal is set to expire tomorrow at 23:54, so you've still got some time. As a reminder, these are Colin's skills:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Colin Stüssi	71	79	73	75	77	73	78	55	63	66	65	69	69	32

He might be the best stage racer for just 180k wage to be available right now - which is why he won't come cheap: The currently leading offer is valued at 1.4m (1.1m cash plus a decent rider), so you'd need to throw in a cash valued at 1.5m at least (min. 1.1m cash thereof).
It's unlikely that anyone will still jump in, but here's the link:
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71620


There still is not much interest around Gabriel Chavanne, which we don't quite understand, given his skills:

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	60	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81		33

With that nice 81 PRL stat, he would currently be tied for #1 in both PCT and CT, so if you want to have a shot at winning prologues, this is your chance!
There aren't any committed offers yet, so come and get him for just 400k!

Or, if you prefer an alternative deal - we have one to offer: If you still need to fill your roster, then you can get 3 riders from us and pay only 55k of wages! You can get two 1->3 loanees from us (Nils Aebersold and Roman Holzer) where you don't need to pay any wages, so you would get 300k in total - and then you buy Gabby from us for 700k! If you want to use up your loan cap, fill your roster AND get a potential prologue winner, this could be your way to go!


We don't actively advertise Lorenzo Delco anymore, as he got even less interest than Gabby - but if you should be interested at some point, just reach out!


Bonus
It might be that we'll still part ways with Xuban Errazkin after all. We do have a deal proposition valued around 850-900k (cash plus rider), which we tend to accept - also depending on whether Gabby finally gets some love. If you want to get a great Basque puncheur who can even TT a little, this is your chance:

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Xuban Errazkin	71	74	76	78	70	76	75	76	64	63	73	69	67	70		29

Hit us up if you have a proposition that we could value around 1M!

As expected, there are no news regarding Colin Stüssi. He's part of a deal we value at 1.4m, so you'd have to make a proposal including at least 1.1m of cash and valued 1.5m in total. You still have 3.5 hours to do that, but we cannot guarantee that we'll be available until the final minutes.
Deal: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71620


We now also have concluded a deal for Xuban Errazkin, our versatile Basque puncheur:

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Xuban Errazkin	71	74	76	78	70	76	75	76	64	63	73	69	67	70		29

For a wage of just 145k, Xuban is an excellent option in particular for PCT and CT teams still looking for a puncheur! Besides being fast on the hills and solid in the mountains, he can also TT a bit, and he's in a great physical condition!
Which is why he's currently part of a deal valued around 900k, so if you still want him, we'll need a deal for 1M - either a straight swap for another cool rider (preferrably a cobbler), or including at least 600k of cash.
Deal: https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71645


Last but not least, we still don't quite get why there's so little interest - close to none to be precise - in Gabriel Chavanne:

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	60	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81		33

In CT, there's currently one single rider who can match Gabby, so stage podiums in prologues seem to be almost certain if you get him! Even in PCT, he's still a sure Top 5 contender - and even tied for #1, so with some luck and great daily form, wins could also be on the table.
Given his potential of doing a great job in this kind of stages - even though there admittedly aren't too many of those - we still think that 400k would be a fair fee for him. If you don't think so, don't hesitate to hit us up with your proposition - preferrably cash, as it would enable us to do some fast-track development for our youngest talents. But we're open to any good deal.


You can obviously also inquire about all other riders, but it would take a lot for us to give up on them. The most likely to leave would be Alexys Brunel, 27-year old 78 TTer, but other things would need to fall into place for that. And he wouldn't be cheap, either, certainly not cheaper than Rekita (650k).

Going offline now, we consider the deal for Colin Stüssi to be sealed - you may still overbid, but there will not be a confirmation.

For Xuban Errazkin, there's a lot more time, but with limited availability tomorrow, the sooner you get your offer in, the higher your chances for confirmation are. The Basque puncheur can still be yours if your offer is valued at 1M at least.

Still no interest in Gabriel Chavanne. We don't need to sell him, he can as well score his points for us - but we're still surprised that nobody is interested in potentially winning some stages. He'll stay available until the end of transfers, and we still - for the time being at least - expect an offer of 400k.

No inquiries were made on any other riders, either; you can still do so if you wish, obviously. Our inboxes remain open until the end of transfers, as always!

No more deals are currently pending, so Errazking is gone as well.

We have however found a favorable loan agreement, allowing us to loan out another one of our Swiss talents. And to also find a home for number 3 - where we would prefer not to pay any wage - we have now decided to offer a 25% discount on Gabriel Chavanne! Instead of 400k, he's now available for a mere 300k, close to nothing for a rider who is granted to score you some good points if you simply send him to the right races!
And in case you forgot, here are his stats:

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	60	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81		33

In addition to his great prologue skills, you can also use him as a leadout in particular in CT with a weaker sprint field! So what are you waiting for - pick up your phone and submit your offer!


In case you prefer some more versatility, we also offer a 25% discount now for Lorenzo Delco:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

Get your versatile uphill domestique for just 300k now! We're also open to other offers, don't hesitate to reach out!


It's also still possible that we end up selling Alexys Brunel, so if you have any interest in taking the currently strongest French TT rider (admittedly, he shares this position with five other riders...), let us know what you'd be willing to invest!

We did finally get some interest in Gabriel Chavanne, but mostly loan deals or low cash deal. We aren't strongly against accepting the former, but given a deal we've managed to conclude this year, underselling isn't an option anymore - at least not right now...

So, you can still get this great prologue specialist, who in CT would also be a cool leadout rider, for 400k - and if you negotiate well, maybe there will still be some discount, which in principle is gone again...

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	60	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81		33

Still no interest in Lorenzo Delco, which is kind of obvious given our demand of 400k as well - it might however be lowered to 200k or even lower if we really feel the need to get some additional cap space. But take a look at his skillset, he's definitely worth spending some money on:

	Name	FL	MO	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR	Age
	Lorenzo Delco	73	72	73	70	75	74	75	67	64	72	68	77	71	30

Alternatively, we could also be interested in swapping him for a younger 50k rider if an interesting option should come to the table - even paying some money for a talent would be possible by now...


Otherwise, we're testing the market for our two Indonesians, Teten Rohendi and Andreas Odie Purnama Setiawa, for the case we'd need to sell another rider. We'll definitely not sell both if we don't have to, and even getting one of them really depends on how things move on on our end.

Definitely off the table however - unless an insane offer comes in, as would be the case for pretty much every rider - is Alexys Brunel.

Nothing new, just your daily reminder that Gabby is still looking for a new home... We have a 100k offer on the table, but unless we have to, we will most likely not take it. So he can still be yours - 400k definitely pulls the trigger, but less cash and a rider in return might also work out. Just hit us up!

		FL	MO	MM	HI	TT	ST	RS	RC	CB	SP	AC	FG	DH	PR		Age
	Gabriel Chavanne	74	57	60	63	64	70	75	72	56	75	75	52	66	81		33

We're now taking Lorenzo Delco off the market - if you should be interested to take him, you know how to reach us.
We're also still open to the most crazy deals - it could basically involve any rider except for Mauro and Fabio - but we also need to see some added value in a potential deal! So yeah, even Kaden could leave for an insane offer, but we've made our plans with him in mind, so he won't easily leave.
But hey, transfers would be boring if we weren't try to cook something new every day, right?

Summary
Looking for swaps or loan-ins

Transfer season is slowly winding down, and so is general activity. Our main FA targets are signed, and we're currently fine in terms of both cap and cash.

However, we're not going to call it a wrap until the transfer window officially closes. We still have some room to play, both in terms of cash and cap, so if you've got some great ideas - in the optimal case, they include a decent cobbler ending up with us - we're always open to talk! As mentioned before, basically everyone except for Schmid and Christen could still leave the team if the deal feels right - don't hesitate to reach out!

Given that we still have some cap space left, we could also offer another spot for a loanee - we'd however not be unhappy with some additional cash.

Concerning Gabriel Chavanne, who we've been advertising throughout the window - he can still leave, but 350k will be the minimum fee for him so we could actually use the cash for something meaningful. Of course, he can also be part of a swap deal! Hit us up with your ideas...

Believe it or not - but we have indeed received an offer for Gabriel Chavanne that we were willing to accept! With 345k it's just 5k below the last stated minimum offer - but given our transfer history with the buying team we still decided to go for it.

Which means that Gabby will leave for the 2nd and almost certainly final time. If you still want to get him - remember, he'd be tied for strongest prologue rider both in PCT and CT - you have almost 24h.
The minimum overbid that would be accepted for now is 400k, which was our initial valuation - and once that is reached, we'll accept steps of 50k in the first 12 hours, after that we'd require 100k increments.

Here's the deal thread:
https://pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread...d_id=71730


We also have a swap deal ongoing that might be surprising for many, but we decided to go for it after a long thinking process.

We're still open to do the same for other riders, so if you have some ideas, hit us up! With Gabby leaving, we also have some free cap space again, so we could even buy an interesting rider, we could swap - or we could offer you a loan if you still need one! As previously mentioned, we don't consider our transfer window to be closed until it officially is by the MGUCI!
Remember that it is almost impossible this year for you to get Mauro Schmid, and still unlikely that we'll part ways with Kaden Groves - but let us know about your fancy and crazy ideas!

The deal for Gabby is still pending; by now, we'd need at least 450k to accept an overbid. Be fast if you want to get a top PCT and CT prologue rider!


We still have some wage cap and cash left, and we're mainly looking to use it on a cobbler, having a skill of 77+ on the terrain. We're open to straight buys or swaps; a loan would only work if we pay (most of) the wage.
However, beware that we're not desperate, so we won't blindly overpay just to get someone - if we can make a deal happen, awesome, otherwise some manager(s) might be annoyed by us hijacking pending deals or interesting FA targets. Not a menace by any means, but we obviously want to get the best value out of the remaining transfer period!

And if you really want to think big, don't hesitate - whereas we won't part ways with Schmid and Christen (unless an insane offer comes in), any other rider could be available if the deal feels right