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Author Topic: Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread  (Read 865015 times)

Offline frank black

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #720 on: July 27, 2020, 09:07:16 AM »
David Brooks from Bmouth.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #721 on: July 27, 2020, 09:10:30 AM »
I too would only let Kalinic, Jota and Lansbury go from 1st tem squad.  Elmo I'd keep on as he seems a good egg and helps Trez be settled and I think we'll see improvement from him next year.

Striker is 1000% the main priority plus a top level winger/creator.  I also agree on Eze if Jack goes.

Danny Ings cheeky 50 mil bid?

Why not. He has been superb.

I wouldn’t be wanting to spend that kind of money on a player off the back of one injury free season in about the last ten. He'd be guaransoddingteed to miss half the season if we bought him.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #722 on: July 27, 2020, 09:19:39 AM »
I have been doing extensive scouting (two minutes on Wikipedia). What about this bloke? Plays in our favourite league, 18 goals from midfield, still only a babby?

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738
The boy looks good. Do you think his dad Craig will make him rewind from Bielsa and selecta us?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #723 on: July 27, 2020, 09:23:17 AM »
I have been doing extensive scouting (two minutes on Wikipedia). What about this bloke? Plays in our favourite league, 18 goals from midfield, still only a babby?

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/profil/spieler/533738
The boy looks good. Do you think his dad Craig will make him rewind from Bielsa and selecta us?

You've got 7 days to convince me he's the right choice.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #724 on: July 27, 2020, 10:23:36 AM »
Seen it mentioned that Van Aanholt at Palace has only one year left on his contract. Offers physicality and pace in a position where we've been too weak this season. One in ten goal average and chips in with plenty of assists as well.

If he was 26-27 you'd probably be looking at mental £30-40 million Premier League valuations. But at 29 and with his contract coming to an end you're not paying for potential.

Would still keep Targett, but would be interested in seeing what he could do higher up the pitch with less defensive responsibility. Good distribution, but not great positional sense or reading of the game. Which you need if you lack pace to the extent he does.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2020, 10:29:36 AM by KevinGage »

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #725 on: July 27, 2020, 10:45:02 AM »
Jan Vertonghen now a free agent after leaving Spurs. Too old?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #726 on: July 27, 2020, 10:51:07 AM »
Can we stop shopping in the Championship & Jupiler Leagues please? Thanks.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #727 on: July 27, 2020, 10:59:39 AM »
Jan Vertonghen now a free agent after leaving Spurs. Too old?

Inter and Roma are apparently both interested in him over here.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #728 on: July 27, 2020, 11:00:08 AM »
Does anyone know what the current FFP situation is? Both with us as a club, and within the league given the income falls most clubs have suffered?

I'm trying to gauge whether having very wealthy owners is going to give us some freedom in the transfer market this summer, or whether our spend last summer means we're a bit more limited on what we can spend regardless of the size of their wallets?

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #729 on: July 27, 2020, 11:12:03 AM »
I’d agree with letting go off Kalinic, Nyland, Bree, Lansbury, jota, possibly one of Davies or Samatta.

Trez and El Ghazi largely haven’t been good enough this season, but maybe as squad players with another year behind them, they may improve.
I would keep Hourihane, he can be hologram sometimes, hasn’t always got the legs, but I also think he’s been one of the key players in the run that has kept us up, he’s shown real leadership qualities. In a similar way I’d keep Elmo. 
Everything centres around Grealish though. Keep him, continue to build the team around him, he goes we need two or three in.
Smith seems to have solidified the defence in recent weeks, but another left back to challenge Targett and another CB to help out Konsa and Mings. Given how Smith likes to play another wide player, Benhrama hopefully.
And top quality striker, obviously!

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #730 on: July 27, 2020, 11:41:30 AM »
The absolute number one priority has got to be to get a striker in with Premier League experience who can get us 12-15 goals a season.

Callum Wilson, Chris Wood, someone of that level.

I still cannot believe that we stayed up when our defenders scored more league goals than our strikers (7 to 6).

Get a decent proven striker in and we will be able to breathe.....

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #731 on: July 27, 2020, 12:00:40 PM »
I’d be keen to go for Benrahma from Brentford and Brooks or Wilson from Bournemouth, and throw everything at Chelsea to try for Tammy.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #732 on: July 27, 2020, 12:01:26 PM »
I don't think I'd be looking at anyone from the championship this window, we need some real statement signings.

I put him on here a few times but I've watched a fair bit of German football since they restarted and Marcus Thuram would be top of my list by a long way.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #733 on: July 27, 2020, 12:01:29 PM »
I like Ollie Watkins as a player.

But hope he and Benrahama go up with Brentford and remain there for at least another season.

It's bollocks that clubs like that keep on losing their best players.

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Re: Summer transfer, gossip and speculation thread
« Reply #734 on: July 27, 2020, 12:13:11 PM »
Wesley is better than both Samatta and Davis. Why would we sell him first?

 


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