Summer transfer, gossip, speculation and the usual butter ollocks thread

[passitsideways]

Seems to have been played as a centre-forward in almost all of his 27 league appearances last season, 4 goals, 7 assists. https://www.whoscored.com/Players/83459/MatchStatistics/Rodrigo-Moreno

Unless Bielsa turns him into something special I am totally underwhelmed by his stats and it's not as if age is on his side.

He's been a regular starter for Spain the past couple of years, they're not quite what they were but it's no accident that he's doing just that. Goalscoring isn't his forte, he's excellent technically, carries the ball and links up play very well, and can play across the front three. I'm not saying we should've been in for him at that sort of price, but I think it's very defensible for Leeds.

[aev]

We have bid for the Arsenal keeper supposedly.

[ASHTONVILLA]

I suppose £12m is not that much these days for a decent fullback. But surprised to see us going in for a right back as with Guilbert and Elmo we have decent options, whereas at left back both options are lacking (we either have no defensive capability or no attacking capability).

Whilst we should take the good players we can get, I really hope we do not end yet another window with a poor balance to the squad. Our forward line is abysmal, our wingers are poor and no combination of available players in midfield has any balance to it despite having good individual players we have no good combination there.

[eamonn]

Bidding for goalkeepers and right backs...the two areas I thought we were stacked for.

[Toronto Villa]

I imagine he will start as number 1 allowing Heaton time to recover properly. It means Nyland and Kalinic will be off I imagine. We need a good GK and Martinez is. And I don’t think just because we are signing a WB and GK that our key targets stop being just that. Transfers don’t always happen in the desired sequence. I still believe we will see 1 if not 2 forwards and a winger come in. And players will leave too.

[Villafirst]

Leeds just bought Rodriguez for £35m. Record transfer. A lot more than our record deal? They've spent big so far....

[dave shelley]

The last goalie we signed from Arsenal didn't turn out too bad did he?

[VinnieChase84]

Martinez rumours true

[PaulWinch again]

Interesting, cheers Vinnie.

[Clampy]

Leeds just bought Rodriguez for £35m. Record transfer. A lot more than our record deal? They've spent big so far....

What difference does record deals make?

[Clampy]

The last goalie we signed from Arsenal didn't turn out too bad did he?

Wasn't that Stuart Taylor?

[Percy McCarthy]

Martinez rumours true

Tried google with no luck. Martinez rumours?

[SheffieldVillain]

Seems to have been played as a centre-forward in almost all of his 27 league appearances last season, 4 goals, 7 assists. https://www.whoscored.com/Players/83459/MatchStatistics/Rodrigo-Moreno

Unless Bielsa turns him into something special I am totally underwhelmed by his stats and it's not as if age is on his side.

He's been a regular starter for Spain the past couple of years, they're not quite what they were but it's no accident that he's doing just that. Goalscoring isn't his forte, he's excellent technically, carries the ball and links up play very well, and can play across the front three. I'm not saying we should've been in for him at that sort of price, but I think it's very defensible for Leeds.

I'm very glad we weren't in for him if that's the case. We have enough forwards for whom goalscoring isn't their forte.

[PaulWinch again]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/arsenal-aston-villa-transfer-news-emi-martinez-goalkeeper-rumours-gossip-latest-a9695296.html%3famp

[Toronto Villa]

If we’d had just lashed out £27m on a player who doesn’t score a lot and will be 30 before the upcoming season ends there would have been a few question marks and heightened levels of concern.