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

[Toronto Villa]

Percy reporting we are bidding £16m for Josh King

https://twitter.com/jpercytelegraph/status/1303076105398738956?s=21

[brontebilly]

I did confirm our Martinez interest a few weeks ago. Key to this is Raya

Is this Martinez guy any good? He's 28 and has played the grand total of 70 league games in his career to date. Did his very best to keep us in the league in that Arsenal game with his efforts for that Davis chance. Based on his career to date the reported price seems ridiculous, only saving grace is that Arsenal keepers tend to do well elsewhere like Fabianski and Szcezny

The fact we are linked with a string of goalkeepers suggest all is very much not well with Heaton and unfortunately little faith in Steer, Nyland or Kalinic. Steer didn't put a foot wrong that I recall in the championship for us so not sure I understand the logic there.

[Ads]

£16m bid for Norwegian (no I had no idea till the other day) Josh King.

[Steve67]

It is a bit strange that the owners haven't seemingly been pushing for a signing to signal intent.

I wonder if they haven't bothered with the marquee signing, to boost season ticket sales, as we aren't allowed in the stadium!  A couple of nice signings would be a huge boost though.

[aj2k77]

If we have another season long struggle then next Summer it's going to be a massive fight to keep hold of Mcginn, Mings and Grealish too. They'll be gone then the chance of being upwardly mobile becomes slimmer and riskier and we're back to the cycle of losing our better players and circling the plug hole.

We simply can't fuck this window up.

[SoccerHQ]

I did confirm our Martinez interest a few weeks ago. Key to this is Raya

Is this Martinez guy any good? He's 28 and has played the grand total of 70 league games in his career to date. Did his very best to keep us in the league in that Arsenal game with his efforts for that Davis chance. Based on his career to date the reported price seems ridiculous, only saving grace is that Arsenal keepers tend to do well elsewhere like Fabianski and Szcezny

The fact we are linked with a string of goalkeepers suggest all is very much not well with Heaton and unfortunately little faith in Steer, Nyland or Kalinic. Steer didn't put a foot wrong that I recall in the championship for us so not sure I understand the logic there.

Was excellent for them in the FA cup and community shield the other week. Not just makes good saves but has a real presence in six yard box and claims plenty of crosses.

Guess the key is does he start the Fulham game for them on Saturday. If he dosen't he'll push to  leave.

[SoccerHQ]

Percy reporting we are bidding £16m for Josh King

https://twitter.com/jpercytelegraph/status/1303076105398738956?s=21

6 goals last season (3 of them pens), 28, injured from December to February. The exact same arguments people made against Wilson you could make here aswell.

I assume if we did sign him he'd play out wide rather than centrally.

[Rory]

It is a bit strange that the owners haven't seemingly been pushing for a signing to signal intent.

I don't mind the idea of owners who are grown-ups who view us as an investment, and are happy to see us develop (relatively) organically rather than a vanity project on steroids. I'd rather not be able to detect an owner's imprint on any signings, they should be entirely the choice of the manager. But that, of course, relies on there actually being signings.

[Lastfootstamper]

It is a bit strange that the owners haven't seemingly been pushing for a signing to signal intent.

We don't know that they're not as frustrated as the rest of us that their billions count for seemingly nowt when trying to change the way we're seen by a world in which we've been garbage for a decade.

[Toronto Villa]

Percy reporting we are bidding £16m for Josh King

https://twitter.com/jpercytelegraph/status/1303076105398738956?s=21

6 goals last season (3 of them pens), 28, injured from December to February. The exact same arguments people made against Wilson you could make here aswell.

I assume if we did sign him he'd play out wide rather than centrally.

Yes I would think so. I don’t know what to make of this. He’s a good player but 28, it’s a bit unimaginative.

[PeterWithe]

I think they are doing a sound job for the medium to long term with the investment in the Youth system, I just think its a bit strange they haven't in two years encouraged a 'bums on seats' signing, an anchor signing for other players. I'd guess few managers would pass up the chance to buy and manage a player of the calibre I'm thinking about. Just one.

[aj2k77]

Pin the tail on the donkey bids if this one is true.

[SoccerHQ]

Kings's scoring record in the league is actually better than what I thought. 16 in 16/17, 8 in 17/18 and 12 in 18/19. He was Bournemouth's penalty taker though and they got a decent amount for a bottom half team while we don't tend to get any these days.

[andyh]

Bloody hell.
Our search for a striker seems pretty fucking narrow.

[PeterWithe]

Hmm, wait and see about this one, its not the kind of signing I'd have expected from the new recruitment fella. I dont remember him being any better than what we have.