Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Lampard as said that Ethan Ampadu can go out on a season long loan. Are we still interested?

[mr underhill]

we should be - a very good player.

[AsTallAsLions]

We should offer Celtic £30m in a lump sum for Kieran Tierney. Arsenal have had their £25m instalment bid rejected, according to the BBC. This is the sort of signing that fits our current philosophy and I think we should go for it.

Then Icardi obviously.

If we hadn't signed Targett I'd have said absolutely. He's undoubtedly a talented player but we need attackers now, don't think even we are in a position to sign two left backs for a net spend of 40m+.

[cdbearsfan]

Any news re Trezeguet? Seems to have gone a bit quiet.

[andyh]

Any news re Trezeguet? Seems to have gone a bit quiet.

He is training with his club.
I wonder if he is one of those players Deano was referring to when he said that the club has no contact with some of the names mentioned in the press.

[cdbearsfan]

But... we are gonna get a winger yeah? 😥

[AsTallAsLions]

Any news re Trezeguet? Seems to have gone a bit quiet.

He is training with his club.
I wonder if he is one of those players Deano was referring to when he said that the club has no contact with some of the names mentioned in the press.

Well Smith and Suso were definitely away at AFCON watching someone in that Egypt game. If not Trezequet... hmmm.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe they were watching Elmo...

[Clark W Griswold]

Any news re Trezeguet? Seems to have gone a bit quiet.

He is training with his club.
I wonder if he is one of those players Deano was referring to when he said that the club has no contact with some of the names mentioned in the press.

Well Smith and Suso were definitely away at AFCON watching someone in that Egypt game. If not Trezequet... hmmm.

Were they definately at the Egypt game though, i wondered whether they'd gone to AFCON to watch Marvellous? Personally, i've been a fan ever since that fight against Sugar Ray in 1987.

[Diablo]

This Marvellous Nakamba rumour is picking up again. “Apparently” feels his club have disrespected him by moving the goalposts on a transfer to us. So now he’s refusing to train.

Sounds like an arsehole.

We don’t know that though. He could be or his club might be.

Read that the club have not fined him for not reporting in for training but have written to him to remind him of his responsibilities!? The club is reported to be confident to be able to conclude a deal quickly apparently (which does suggest/support that the player has been told he can go and that there is an issue with the fee). So maybe/maybe not an arsehole?

[mr underhill]

Bowen is the guy we ought to be targeting or Maupay, both can play wide or centrally.

[SaddVillan]

Ampadu linked again now and lampard says he’s stayed behind from tour to sort loan move. Do u think we have come from extremely light with back 5 or 6 to now being over run and looking too light with attack minded players . ? EspeCially given the fact we have another couple signing in next couple of days ?
Would like to get wingers , attacking mid cover for Jack and SJM and better competition for no9

Thought we'd said that we were no longer going to take loanees as we didn't see any value in improving other clubs' players

Could only see a benefit to us if the loan deal included an option to buy for a pre agreed price.

[JUAN PABLO]

Bowen is the guy we ought to be targeting or Maupay, both can play wide or centrally.

is the right answer

[frank black]

Bowen is the guy we ought to be targeting or Maupay, both can play wide or centrally.

is the right answer

Bowen is also worth paying big money for to. If he’s doesn’t become a very good premier league player I will be very surprised.

[Londonvilla]

Minnesota United kicks off against newly promoted Premier League side Aston Villa this Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. CT. Tune in to watch that game live, with a full broadcasts brought to you by MNUFC

https://www.mnufc.com/post/2019/07/16/live-stream-mnufc-vs-aston-villa-international-friendly

So we will be able to see:

If we are playing 3 at the back?

If we are playing a high press?

Defensive midfield player who dropped in a central defender position  (How Leeds play)

Defensive midfield player who dictates play

Jack as a number 10

Is Jota a wide player or an inside forward?

Is Lansbury finally able to prove himself because he is now fit?

Is Callum O'Hare ready to play with the big boys?

Which two players start at centre back?

Can Scott Hogan regain his scoring touch?

Can Keinan Davis find his scoring touch?

Is Wesley Moraes a player who will lead the line or a deep-lying forward?

Is Matt Targett really that slow?

and who do we still buy so that we can improve the team?

At this stageThere are more questions than answers