Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Lastfootstamper]

How and when did we become odds-on fav to sign Harry Wilson?

edit: seems like it might be a loan to buy?

Interesting. He's a very good championship player and can play out wide in 4-3-3 or through the midde (Wales played him as a CF v Croatia although it didn't really work).

Don't think he's quite ready to be a week in week out prem starter but huge potential.

Would make sense to have this sort of player in the squad as we need depth and potential.  The only draw back might be that his parent club insert a clause that he has to play when fit. Hopefully, Villa can choose when and if they select, especially if it is a loan to buy.

His title might only be "Head Coach", but I really can't see Smith putting up with such.

[cdbearsfan]

Who would he replace? Does he do the Whelan role?

Adomah.

Ta. That's good, I like wingers. Wingers are ace.

[KRS]

How come Burnley are prepared to sell Heaton if he’s their best keeper? Is he out of contract or something happened behind the scenes?

Also, if we are in for Wilson then that would be a good signing. Very talented, highly rated and takes an excellent set piece. He would fit the young and hungry criteria for sure.

[Steve67]

How come Burnley are prepared to sell Heaton if he’s their best keeper? Is he out of contract or something happened behind the scenes?

Also, if we are in for Wilson then that would be a good signing. Very talented, highly rated and takes an excellent set piece. He would fit the young and hungry criteria for sure.

Let's hope they both come off.  A dependable keeper and a talented winger who will, hopefully, only get better and better.

[Sexual Ealing]

How come Burnley are prepared to sell Heaton if he’s their best keeper? Is he out of contract or something happened behind the scenes?

Also, if we are in for Wilson then that would be a good signing. Very talented, highly rated and takes an excellent set piece. He would fit the young and hungry criteria for sure.

He's (Heaton) refused to sign a new contract. The current one has a year to go.

[Steve67]

In that case, last year of the contract, £7mill seems a lot for a 33 year old.  Hope it's just media pricing and we are paying a lot less than that.

[cdbearsfan]

Paying £7 million for a 33 year old goalkeeper is the same as paying that fee for a 30 year old midfielder.

It's a bargain compared to the £3 million paid for the much older Friedel back when transfer fees were only massively unhinged as opposed to completely insane, and few would regret that acquisition.

I say get it done. Goalkeeper has been a problem position for too long, and this will fix it for at least three or four years.

Edit: sorry just noticed who I was replying to. I'm not picking on you, honest!

[KRS]

Seems a reasonable fee for Heston and would be much more confident with him in goal than either of Steer, Nyland or Kalinic. I don’t know how Heaton compares to Butland, but he seems like a safe pair of hands so get the job done, and use the money saved to strengthen other positions. Jed deserves his spot in the squad so one of Nyland or Kalinic will have to be moved on (don’t really care which one stays or goes as I think they are both dodgy as fuck).

[Dazvillain]

I quite fancy Dwight Gayle up front for us and running on flicks from big Wes or on great through balls into channels from jack and SJM.
He runs a lot and scores a lot. Work ethic reminds me of Dean Saunders .
Anyone ?

[cdbearsfan]

I dunno about Gayle. He has a decent scoring record but can't help feeling if he was that good he would easily be able to get into a team we should have ambitions to finish above next season.

[Lastfootstamper]

No to Gayle. I know what you mean, Daz, but if he was going to do it, he'd be doing it already.

If we'd stopped down, mind, I'd have bitten my sodding arm off for him.

[PeterWithesShin]

Gayle is very good in division 2, and average in the top flight mixed in with the occasional venture into looking good and more regular visits to looking crap.

Div 2: 59 goals in 100 games
Div 1: 21 goals in 99 games

[eamonn]

He always looks so sullen, does Dwight, unlike his namesake. I'd rather more smilers or just players half as gifted as his namesake.

Edit: I had posted his first name as Marcus originally. As in Marcus Gayle the Don. Stuck in the 90s clearly.

[PeterWithesShin]

He always looks so sullen, does Marcus. I'd rather more smilers.

[eamonn]

Er...well, Bacuna's, ahem, been a Premier League player a lot more recently than anyone in our squad.
That's the best I can do...