19 Jun 2026 08:45:45
Harry Wilson and Julian Brandt close to signing.
WACCOE ITK source 1.
1.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 09:44:07
Yep, Wilson announced next 48 hours.
Maybe the fella who shouted me down with four paragraphs when I said he was announced this week will think next time.
2.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 10:36:22
TLI, he probably won't!
3.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 10:37:36
We are in for Brandt, but plenty of other interest at the moment. By no means a done deal just yet, but we can hope!
4.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 11:06:22
And any idea..
What is the weekly salary Leeds United have supposedly offered Harry Wilson, ITKers?
100k plus a week?
5.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 12:12:53
Roma seem to think Brandt is going to them, we shall see.
6.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 12:36:49
Brandt has agreed terms with Leeds, just if anyone can match them, but he'd be our top earner.
And, yeah, Wilson is on just over £100k p/w.
Using no transfer fees to pay bigger wages.
7.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 13:08:37
You either pay higher wages, give a significant signing on fee, or both, if they're free transfers. Josh Brownhill was, allegedly, looking for a small increase in wages, but a £15m signing on fee a year ago. In the end, he went to Saudi, and probably got what he wanted.
Hopefully, Wilson does come, and Brandt could be the answer to the No 10 spot. He'd agreed last summer that this would be his last season. He has played on a regular basis over his career, with few injuries, and last season had a goal every four games - he played about 40.
8.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 16:18:31
Bet 365 has suspended betting on Wilson to Leeds, as activity increased this morning and odds moved to 3/1 on.
9.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 18:06:25
Said from the beginning, I believed there was only a slim chance Leeds United would sign Wilson. I'd still be a tad surprised if he does opt for Leeds. I guess the alleged £100k-plus-a-week talks.
10.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 19:26:27
£5m a year over four years is probably what his transfer value is, but we don't have to pay wages, say £50k per week, on top. It saves us £10m on the deal. I'd take that.
11.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 20:21:32
Personally, I can't see us signing both, but who knows?
We could do with decreasing the squad age, not increasing it. However, in saying that, I'd be more than happy for both to sign.
12.) 19 Jun 2026
19 Jun 2026 20:32:09
DCL is on £5M pa, so a marquee signing would likely demand nothing less, but with no transfer fee on top that's not too bad. Brandt is valued at £15M and Wilson at £25M, so if we had to pay those amounts too, the costs would more than double.
13.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 07:27:15
We reportedly have first refusal on Brandt; it would be two great signings!
14.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 07:28:56
Baz, it's reported that Wilson is on £90k a week at Fulham.
Brandt is on around 140 weekly at Dortmund, with bonuses included.
{Ed001's Note - you know Brandt was Klopp's first choice the year Liverpool signed Salah. It was only after he turned down the move that the stats guys persuaded Klopp to look at Salah.}
15.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 09:07:25
I think you might be right about Brandt's salary, which is one of the reasons that Dortmund have not made a contract offer. The new regime want a leaner wage structure.
Re Wilson, the general consensus is that he's on around £50k per week, and Villa have indicated they'll be prepared to double it.
16.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 10:02:55
Reading that post, Dunelm, re Wilson's current salary. Almost shed a tear. It must be so hard being on 50k£ a week. What with fuel prices and cost of living going up. Maybe we should start a go fund site for our players.
17.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 10:59:22
Too right Aus. When I retired 17 years ago, I'd never been on over £50K per year, never mind per week. I like Erling Haarland, but £45.5M per year for him is obscene. A salary cap is long overdue, say £100M per 1st team squad per year, which would still work out at £4M each on average.
It would also put a stop to the big clubs luring players with a promise to double or treble their salaries. Not going to hold my breath tho.
18.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 12:29:52
Agree with you both, Aus and JR, that it is obscene. Not like the 50's and 60's, when they retired and opened a newsagents or a fish and chip shop. It won't change, particularly in England, because the TV rights are so lucrative and the PL teams are filling the stadiums at sometimes extortionate prices.
Some of the European leagues, like the French, are finding it more difficult as the TV money is dropping, but the world wants to watch the PL. It would be great for some sense of realism regarding salaries, but it ain't going to happen here unless the TV money dries up.
19.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 12:53:31
Dave, I thought I'd read Wilson was on 50-60K per week at Fulham.
20.) 20 Jun 2026
20 Jun 2026 13:01:41
Yes, CW, he is on about £50k per week. Not one of the highest earners. Leno is on more than double that to put it into context.