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Author Topic: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread  (Read 1026328 times)

Offline Axl Rose

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5250 on: August 05, 2019, 01:00:00 PM »
Belotti is very good on pro evolution. Do we need Phillips now? As for Benrahma, he'd be superb.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5251 on: August 05, 2019, 01:03:01 PM »
Watched Leeds yesterday and thought Phillips was superb. Having said that, we are well covered in the DM position now.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5252 on: August 05, 2019, 01:12:11 PM »
I think Smith wants 2 players per position though and we've only got 5 central midfielders that are definitely in Smith's plans so there's room for one more if we can get Phillips.

That said, he may be quite content to have Lansbury as the 6th midfielder and let BB go.

Offline Ger Regan

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5253 on: August 05, 2019, 01:14:11 PM »
Is belotti really likely? Unless I'm missing something the stories I see online are of West ham failing with something like a 55m bid and we're surely very unlikely to be paying that much.

Offline villa_cads

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5254 on: August 05, 2019, 01:30:55 PM »
Is belotti really likely? Unless I'm missing something the stories I see online are of West ham failing with something like a 55m bid and we're surely very unlikely to be paying that much.

Season long with option to buy? I recall that was the done thing amongst Europe's Elite not so long ago as an FFP workaround.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5255 on: August 05, 2019, 01:40:51 PM »
We're being really greedy this summer, I feel like a kid ready to puke up in the car having spent all day at a friend's birthday party gorging on sweets. Please make it stop.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5256 on: August 05, 2019, 02:03:15 PM »
We're being really greedy this summer, I feel like a kid ready to puke up in the car having spent all day at a friend's birthday party gorging on sweets. Please make it stop.

MORE CAKE.
« Last Edit: August 05, 2019, 02:05:27 PM by villadelph »

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5257 on: August 05, 2019, 02:05:01 PM »
Maguire    80m
Ake          75m       (quoted)
Tarkowski   40m.     (quoted)
Dunk         45m.      (quoted)

anyone still think we overpaid for Mings ?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5258 on: August 05, 2019, 02:26:09 PM »
Brentford are just after confirming the signing of a winger. Presumably that allows a deal for Benrahma to be completed.

Offline mr underhill

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5259 on: August 05, 2019, 02:32:29 PM »
Belotti seems very unlikely but the guy on VT who seems sure we have an interest, was the first to call that Smith was our new manager. Just saying, like.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5260 on: August 05, 2019, 02:39:37 PM »
Belotti doesn't fit with the low centre of gravity thing that was being mentioned. However I would welcome this signing. Let's hope its true.

What a summer it's been.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5261 on: August 05, 2019, 02:56:31 PM »
Maguire    80m
Ake          75m       (quoted)
Tarkowski   40m.     (quoted)
Dunk         45m.      (quoted)

anyone still think we overpaid for Mings ?

Wolves fans.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5262 on: August 05, 2019, 02:57:08 PM »
Belotti doesn't fit with the low centre of gravity thing that was being mentioned. However I would welcome this signing. Let's hope its true.

What a summer it's been.

He's not huge though - he's under 6ft

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5263 on: August 05, 2019, 03:02:52 PM »
So is the Belotti thing likely, do we think?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation thread
« Reply #5264 on: August 05, 2019, 03:28:19 PM »
Watched a few videos of Belotti now and he's a great finisher, that's undeniable, but I'm not sure how you play him with any of of other summer signings, he appears to be an old fashioned 9, and his wanky goal celebration puts me off.


For the first reason I suspect this one is unlikely for the latter I'm not as upset about that as I could've been.

 


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