Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[RussellC]

I would say that this squad still needs a left-back, centre-back, winger and striker to be anywhere near to challenging for Promotions. How many loan-slots have we got left?

[cheadlevilla]

I’d take Luke Bolton from Man City on loan.  He’s a right sided winger but has been tried as a wing back. He’s got a good delivery although I’m not quite sure who he’d be delivering too ??

[Richie]

I think we've only got Axel and the young Portugese keeper on loan haven't we ? We must be able to bring at least another 3 loans in I'd of thought, considering how many we had last season.

[PaulWinch again]

Think we need a left back and a striker, minimum.

[Clark W Griswold]

Those 4 positions are ones I too think we should be looking at still, but it really depends on the formation. If we play 4-4-2 we absolutely must get a centre back, a winger is very important, a striker would be very useful and we don't need a left back.
If we play 3-5-2, a striker is very important, a left back would be very useful, a centre back isn't important but wouldn't be overkill and we wouldn't need a winger.

[pauliewalnuts]

Think we need a left back and a striker, minimum.

Yup, an awful lot of work to do this afternoon.

[Ger Regan]

Can't see anything else happening at this stage, there would have been names mentioned by now.

[sirlordbaltimore]

I am FAR from Hutton's biggest fan but it's not like he's totally shit at left back. Granted he adds zero in terms of attacking but there's usually at least six players ahead of him on the pitch to do that

I'd much rather we don't get a LB if it's only done through panic and not someone we've actually studied and targeted before today

[PaulWinch again]

Does necessarily have to be today I suppose, due to loans, but the sooner the better.

[Villafirst]

We can still do loans up until 31st August. So not crucial that all deals are done today.

[Damo70]

The last 35 minutes they have shown the reporter at Palace getting splashed...breaking news.

Benteke has tweeted that the Palace players were having a competition for who could drive through the puddles and splash him the most.

Oldham have terminated the contract of Anthony 'cousin of Steven' Gerrard for social media posts that brought the club into disrepute.

[Clark W Griswold]

I am FAR from Hutton's biggest fan but it's not like he's totally shit at left back. Granted he adds zero in terms of attacking but there's usually at least six players ahead of him on the pitch to do that

I'd much rather we don't get a LB if it's only done through panic and not someone we've actually studied and targeted before today

4-4-2 Hutton plays left back, no question. 3-5-2 Hutton plays left centre back and either Taylor or De Laet play left back which is why a new one would be better.

4-4-2 id play Grealish off a striker (Kodjia ideally), but I'd play Grealish a bit deeper in 3-5-2 so a striker is more important to sign in that case. We really need to get Snodgrass back if we're playing 4-4-2.

[Drummond]

Aston Villa assessing a deal for Dijon striker Julio Tavares
The Daily Mail are claiming that Championship side Aston Villa are considering a deadline day move for Dijon striker Julio Tavares.

The outlet claims that a deal could be done for £2.5m, but Get French Football News understands that Dijon would be looking for considerably more than that in order to sell the Cape Verde international.

*****

If we do sign him, perhaps Heaven won't be missing an Angel after all.

[PaulWinch again]

I would think that time might be an issue there, unless he's already here.

[AsTallAsLions]

I don't understand the sense of playing 3 CBs unless we sign another one of quality, and someone who can play a kind of Sweeper role at that.

Hutton is not a centre-half and shouldn't be playing there in any formation IMO.