Transfer Speculation / Gossip

[SoccerHQ]

If we do sign Ki, would that be the first transfer that Lambert has directly signed from a Premier League club?

Jed Steer?

[ozzjim]

Simon Dawkins.....

[KevinGage]

Ki would be our best signing of the summer so far.

Ran the show, when he played at Villa Park last season for Slumberland.  Admittedly not hard to do that against our lot. 

Isn't he also a bit of a deadball specialist, dating back to his time at Celtic?  Or am I thinking of a different player? 

Bacuna, Richardson and Ki:  Will be weird to actually have options from a set piece, for a change.

[ozzjim]

Would be nice to have a player who can see a pass too. Strachan was massively complimentary about him when he covered their world cup game earlier in the tournement. Still doubt it will happen though!

Would be interesting if we still sign a more physical player like Adeyimi or whatever his name is from Blues that was mentioned the other day. Then we might actually have options in the midfield too, rather than the 3 picking themselves every week.

[Dave Cooper please]

I just remembered cattermole played quite a lot last year. So Ki must be capable of playing wider / more advanced, or as a pair.

know others don't like him bit I could see ki and Westwood working well together and getting a hold on games

Hopefully we'll see some more passing this season

Should have gone for Ki's World Cup team mate Ho to pair up with Westwood!

Just need to sign Giles Coke and Billy Kee and we have an instant terrace chant.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Ki would be an exciting signing. I wanted him when he was at Celtic. Trying not to get my hopes up.

[Summers]

Really hope this Ki talk is legit. Great signing.

[Matt C]

Sylla out, Ki in? That'll do nicely.

[brian green]

The dream terrace chant would be a midfield of Ki, Ho and Silva.

[Dave]

Simon Dawkins.....

He was only on loan wasn't he?

I guess Steer counts though.

[Matt Collins]

Kendrick now reporting it. He's normally a little slow on the uptake but doesn't report things spuriously. Reckons £1.5m which would be bargainous

Perplexed why Sunderland not in for him, but I guess they have cattermole and Bridcutt, plus need players in several positions too

Wondering if he's seen as a replacement or complement to Westwood (or shock horror Delph - please no). I could see ki and Delph either side of Westwood in a three. He could sit with Delph or Westwood in a two. He could replace Westwood in a three

He might also play the more advanced of a three, though all the noise is about him coming as a holding midfielder. Can't see Delph playing as an attacking midfielder but perhaps I'm not being imaginative enough. He's got dribbling skills and a shot. Just not so much of a creative eye

[Phil from the upper holte]

According to the telegraph he would be a holding midfielder

[Clampy]

Don't know a great deal about him but it sounds a popular move.

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Would we be playing Ki and Westwood as to deep lying ball playing midfielders? Ki is supposed to be quite athletic isn't he? More than capable of pressing, but I think the fact he is a footballer first is what we need, which should compliment Westwood. Our inability to retain possession at times is very worrying.

If the above is the case, then it would be nice to see Delph with that little bit more licence to make forward runs and start receiving the ball that little bit higher up the pitch, rather than dropping in amongst our back four to collect and have forty yards to go before we hit the box.

[Monty]

Ki's a deep-lying midfielder but not necessarily a holding one, if that makes. He's a really tidy player. I just hope he doesn't fall victim to the Bertrand effect.