Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread

[jwarry]

Dutch U21 winger, plays for Lille.

No, me neither until two mins ago.

Never heard of him but an Ajax youth product bought by Lille last year for €8m can’t be bad can he? Already played for Dutch national team and was the first player to score in the Nou Camp in the Champs League for a few years.  YouTube clips don’t reveal much other than that he is two footed and has an eye for a goal. Worth a punt

[VILLA MOLE]

Bolasie would be a great addition on paper but him and Kodjia in the same team would be very selfish imo. We may see a lot of attacks fizzle out.

Would need 3 balls !!

[The Edge]

Our team needs pace and the ability to beat a man. Too pedestrian at times esp when teams dig in like at the weekend.

Honestly I would luv it (if we beat them) i would luv it.

[PaulWinch again]

I’d like us to sign Bolasie, we desperately need some pace.

[The Edge]

Stoke City are sniffing around Ryan Woods apparently. Loan to buy. Get in there Bruce.

As much as I like Woods, I have an inkling that he'd end-up looking like a very average player not playing under Smith.  He's strength is in how simple he keeps things (and the tempo and direction he does so) when playing for Brentford.  You just know that if Brentford get £6.5m, they'll pluck some other half-decent footballer from League 2 and turn him into exactly the same player as woods is now!

They've signed Josh Dasilva from Arsenal. "Josh is a player who fits Brentford really well" That's what you can do when you have a plan and a style of play.

[Ads]

Apparently we're confident of signing both Targett and Bolasie.

My worry about the latter is that he's barely played with a long term injury having maybe done for him.

[PaulWinch again]

Apparently we're confident of signing both Targett and Bolasie.

My worry about the latter is that he's barely played with a long term injury having maybe done for him.

I think both might be very good. Who claims we’re confident?

[sirlordbaltimore]

If we can only get one make it Targett please

[PaulWinch again]

Targett would solve the square pegs in round holes issue.

[paul_e]

Not seen much of El Ghazi so I have no idea how good a signing he'd be but if it's one or the other I'd prefer him to Bolasie because Bolasie is the player that most people on here think Traore is.

[jwarry]

El Ghazi, Bolasie, Targett and Abraham would transform our team and I would start to get very hopeful 🤞 would it be too much to ask for another Centre Half?!?

[JUAN PABLO]

be great to get Targett when Fulham couldnt get him


fuck u Fulham


well lets hope

[Percy McCarthy]

Not seen much of El Ghazi so I have no idea how good a signing he'd be but if it's one or the other I'd prefer him to Bolasie because Bolasie is the player that most people on here think Traore is.

We’ve seen Bolasie look like a brilliant player, the question is will we ever see that again? And for whom (obvs)?

[paul_e]

Not seen much of El Ghazi so I have no idea how good a signing he'd be but if it's one or the other I'd prefer him to Bolasie because Bolasie is the player that most people on here think Traore is.

We’ve seen Bolasie look like a brilliant player, the question is will we ever see that again? And for whom (obvs)?

We've seen it for about 4 months in total where he actually had some end product, either side of that spell for Palace he's been a quick guy with a few tricks who'll give the ball back to you if you stand off and force him to make a decision. He's like the freestyler dickheads you get on youtube who think nutmegging someone is a triumph but don't worry about what happens to the ball afterwards.

[oldtimernow]

Targett would solve the square pegs in round holes issue.

of course, Hutton at LB and Target at RB