Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread

[Kimaster1976]

Hourihane is a more than able deputy for all 3 if he was to maintain his late season form, so barring bad injuries Lansbury/Bjarnason should not be needed.

I dont think we can afford to buy 2 quality centre midfielders with the amount we have spent already and going to spend elsewhere. We are going to be smashing through the 100m barrier very shortly as it is.

[jwarry]

Dyche saying he knows nothing about any Heaton rumours and he’s out in Portugal training with his squad, so doubt it’s a medical for him

[stuart r]

Which shite we linked with today?

Daniel Sturridge
Source: A bloke at my work who is mainly into horse racing and cricket and supports Bristol Rovers. He overheard it in a coffee shop in Lichfield this morning.

[Drummond]

4 weeks to go tomorrow.

Squad depth...

GK - Steer, Kalinic, Nyland - (Heaton) - One must be on the way out
RB - Guilbert, Elmo, Bree
LB - Targett, Taylor,
CB - Mings, Chester, Hause - (at least 1 short)
DM - Hourihane - (desperate for 2 players that can play here IMO)
CM - Grealish, McGinn, Lansbury, Bjarnason, Tshibola (poor after the first 2 really)
Wing - El Ghazi, Green, Jota (Need another quality option)
Striker - Wesley, Kodjia, Hogan (Need another)

I still think we are 2 midfielders (one specific holding, one that can play both roles), a centre half, a keeper, a striker and a winger from having a squad I would be confident in. I think 4-5 or 5 of the above will leave too. Even if we only signed 1 midfielder, we are still 4-5 short. Going to be an interesting month, last thing we want to go is end up with a couple of bad injuries and rely on players that could not get in our team in the championship.

Don't forget O'Hare, Ramsey, RHM, Davis and Hogan.

And bloody hell, you'd think our new players would all be in the squad list on the OS wouldn't you?

[frank black]

Dyche saying he knows nothing about any Heaton rumours and he’s out in Portugal training with his squad, so doubt it’s a medical for him

Yep, seems it’s a typical Evening Mail click bait rumour. I reckon we’ll sign Butland

[maidstonevillain]

Which shite we linked with today?

Daniel Sturridge
Source: A bloke at my work who is mainly into horse racing and cricket and supports Bristol Rovers. He overheard it in a coffee shop in Lichfield this morning.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48920558

".....linked with a move to newly promoted Aston Villa....."

[UK Redsox]

Maybe it's the dog that's booked in for a medical ?

[cdbearsfan]

Please God no to anyone on the list below:

Sturridge
Borini
Austin

[stuart r]

Its a new transfer strategy. Dognapping. Saves us money.

DS - Sign here and I'll give you your dog back

[AsTallAsLions]

Please God no to anyone on the list below:

Sturridge
Borini
Austin

+ Welbeck

[sirlordbaltimore]

Having spent 22m on Big Wes, you can safely say we aren't going to go big on another striker seeing as we only play one up top.

For that reason, and only that reason I could see the link to Sturridge or Austin as 'possible'

[Des Little]

The fact that Maupay still hasn't gone to Blades indicates (to me at least) that there still may be mileage in him coming here

[dave shelley]

A midfield three of Grealish, McGinn and Phillips would give us youth, bite and no little skill, a hard combination even the best would have difficulty dealing with.  Please let it be so.

[kippaxvilla2]

Please God no to anyone on the list below:

Sturridge
Borini
Austin

+ Welbeck

+Benni McCarthy

[kippaxvilla2]

Matt Law
✔
@Matt_Law_DT
 Keep reading Villa are this summer's Fulham. Apart from spending money, aren't they the complete opposite? Eg, ensuring core of promotion squad is kept together and signing young and hungry players. No guarantee it will work but strategy doesn't look anything like Fulham's to me.

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