Summer 2015 - Transfer Rumours, Speculation & Suggestions

[ChicagoLion]

Might Benteke to Liverpool  be more realistic if Klopp gets the gig? If I were the owners I wouldn't trust Rodgers with a dime at the moment; his transfer business last summer was mainly appalling.

This has happened before and recently  Spuds with the Bale cash and 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' with Suarez.
So the idea that we sell Benteke and improve is a bit of a stretch.

[ozzjim]

Rickie Lambert is a really good player, but will go to either one of the promoted sides or somewhere like Newcastle where he will do really well. I can't see Sherwood being interested.

What is interesting is us going in for 2 midfielders straight away. Both 22, both highly rated. We need more legs to be able to rotate so happy if they come off. Interesting if and full backs arrive or a Bid for the Burnley keeper goes in.

[richard moore]

I stand corrected thanks. But basically I still wouldn't want that pseudo intellectual managing my club. Which fortunately, he isn't.

Is Pat Nevin moving into management then?

[cdbearsfan]

Oi, no slagging off ex-Clyde players... with the dishonourable exception of Steve Evans.

[danno]

So the idea that we sell Benteke and improve is a bit of a stretch.

Ten years ago Everton sold their best player (Rooney) and improved the team overall with the proceeds.

Southampton sold three of their best players last year, and spent the money wisely.

It can be done.

[cdbearsfan]

Of course it can be done. We won the European Cup within a few years of selling off a player for a British record transfer fee.

I'd still rather not risk it though. For every Withe replacing Gray type success there are countless replacing Suarez with Balotelli style downgrades.

[tomd2103]

Rickie Lambert is a really good player, but will go to either one of the promoted sides or somewhere like Newcastle where he will do really well. I can't see Sherwood being interested.

What is interesting is us going in for 2 midfielders straight away. Both 22, both highly rated. We need more legs to be able to rotate so happy if they come off. Interesting if and full backs arrive or a Bid for the Burnley keeper goes in.

It's pure speculation at this stage, but signing those two will be OK if we sign Cleverley as well.  We've all already seen what happens when you fill a Premier League team with young players from the lower divisions and I don't want to see that again.  We need better players than we currently have in a number of positions.

[silhillvilla]

I hope the Adebayour rumours go away.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

By all accounts Gladwin was always Sherwood's top target not Luongo. He looks versatile and can even play left back!

I'd be very surprised if that was true. From what I've read, Gladwin is still very green and has lots to learn where as Luongo is absolutely ready to make a step up. It would appear out bid is £3m for Luongo and £500k for Gladwin. We may as well give up though as West Brasil are interested too.

[Dante Lavelli]

Might Benteke to Liverpool  be more realistic if Klopp gets the gig? If I were the owners I wouldn't trust Rodgers with a dime at the moment; his transfer business last summer was mainly appalling.

He didn't buy the players this fabled "transfer committee" did and the same thing happens @ Man City and Spurs

He was part of that committee though, and I thought I read that his vote was worth more, so cannot be excluded himself from criticism.  ...Our new scout was also part of the committee so we cannot be too smug.

[Dante Lavelli]

Might Benteke to Liverpool  be more realistic if Klopp gets the gig? If I were the owners I wouldn't trust Rodgers with a dime at the moment; his transfer business last summer was mainly appalling.

This has happened before and recently  Spuds with the Bale cash and 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' with Suarez.
So the idea that we sell Benteke and improve is a bit of a stretch.

My choice would be to keep him, however I think we can improve if we do have to sell.  There is more room for improvement in our squad compared to spurs and Liverpool.  Southampton are a better comparable in my opinion as they, like us, need to sell players to make significant moves in the transfer market.  Spurs and, less so, liverpool can afford to spend 40m without too much worry.  We cannot.

[mr underhill]

ideally, we would  keep  Benteke and further signal our intent with a 40m transfer budget, with or without a new owner.

[dave shelley]

Did anyone else like me, get the impression that Tom Cleveley's applause to the crowd when substituted yesterday had the air of bye bye about it?

[Karlos96]

Did anyone else like me, get the impression that Tom Cleveley's applause to the crowd when substituted yesterday had the air of bye bye about it?

I thought exactly the same.

[ciggiesnbeer]

Did anyone else like me, get the impression that Tom Cleveley's applause to the crowd when substituted yesterday had the air of bye bye about it?

I thought exactly the same.

I would be disappointed. He has just started to click with us. Still if he wants to take the step down to Everton because he likes Martinez then fair enough.