Summer 2016: Transfer rumours and suggestions

[OCD]

I read in one of the interviews that he showed he had £600m in a bank account earmarked for us. Probably doesn't need half of that to buy the club, run it and bring new players in. Could be to show that the club has finance available for the next few years, regardless of what happens elsewhere.

[cdbearsfan]

The Record reporting that we are in competition with Hull and Celtic for Steven Fletcher. Depending on what wages he'd be after, and his fitness, he'd be a good signing. Plus I always like to have a Scot or two in the team.

Can't see him at Celtic, he's the least Rogers player ever. Would be a failure like Benteke under him.

He mighty fancy Hull in the Premier League rather than us though.

[Steve67]

There's a few good freebies going. Fletcher is a big lump who might do a good job for us with the right service.

[LeeB]

I've always quite liked Fletcher, and he's got a bit more subtlety to his game than just being a lump.

[KevinGage]

See no real merit in an over the hill Fletcher. Didn't think he was particularly outstanding at his peak.

But Bournemouth went up two years ago with about 20 forwards they seemed to rotate.

It's a longer season, even before the cup games. So as a forward to come in and hopefully have an impact for a few games rather than one you'd rely on for a season, maybe.

[peter w]

I think it depends on the type of football Di Matteo wants to play and what he thinks he can do with what we've got. So far we've got Getsede, Gabby, Kozak, Ayew, as out and out forwards. I've definitely missed someone - but we can't sell all of them and buy 4 or 5 in so if say 2 or 3 of that 4 are going then we'll need the odd like for like replacement as well as supplementing what we have wither players that will compliment the team. If we keep Gestede - which seems likely - then maybe Fletcher is seen as someone of that ilk that gestede can learn from and do a job in the Championship.

[Ron Manager]

I've always quite liked Fletcher, and he's got a bit more subtlety to his game than just being a lump.

As ! have said before Fletcher played very well for Wolves. Very adept at holding the ball up.

[ChicagoLion]

Fletcher passed it and injury prone, no point.

[Concrete John]

I very much doubt there's anything in the Fletcher link.  And if there is, it probably means the story about having £500m in the bank is rubbish.

Fletcher is not the sort of signing to get you out of the Championship.

[SoccerHQ]

Fletcher was good few years back but not done anything at Sunderland lately and saw a few games he played for Marseille and he was pretty poor there.

IMO we already have our Fletcher upfront in Gestede like him or not.We need more dynamic and younger options upfront.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

Fletcher was good few years back but not done anything at Sunderland lately and saw a few games he played for Marseille and he was pretty poor there.

IMO we already have our Fletcher upfront in Gestede like him or not.We need more dynamic and younger options upfront.

this

a player with their best days behind them, looking for one last payday, ever get the feeling of deja vu?

[tomd2103]

Fletcher was good few years back but not done anything at Sunderland lately and saw a few games he played for Marseille and he was pretty poor there.

IMO we already have our Fletcher upfront in Gestede like him or not.We need more dynamic and younger options upfront.

Agree. We already have that type of striker in Gestede and Kozak.  What we need is a quick forward with good movement.

[cdbearsfan]

I'd forgotten about Kozak!

[Steve67]

Being linked to Hal Robson-Kanu in tomorrow's Mirror. Also Grealish has a future at Villa according to RDM. That one's in the Brim Mail, so, probably be gone by Wednesday!

[ciggiesnbeer]

I very much doubt there's anything in the Fletcher link.  And if there is, it probably means the story about having £500m in the bank is rubbish.

Fletcher is not the sort of signing to get you out of the Championship.

Agreed.

Well not get you out at the top end at least, maybe the bottom