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

[cdbearsfan]

11pm, transfer window closes.

11.30pm, Arsenal sign someone.

Nice to see traditions being maintained.

[eamonn]

Arse shavings.

[OCD]

Attention turns to the Championship window.

[cdbearsfan]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

[tomd2103]

I make it we still have 26 players, excluding Ramsey and any other under-21s. That does include Heaton and Wesley and not sure if they will be back before we can change our registered players again in January.

Would expect someone like Lansbury to go out on loan or even have his contract terminated.

Read something on the Birmingham Mail site the other day saying Heaton should be back after this international window. 

[cdbearsfan]

If that's the case maybe we won't name Kalinic in our squad. Lansbury is still more likely to be needed than a fourth choice goalkeeper.

[Gareth]

This next week could be more interesting than the last one in terms of transfers all round.

We’ll get to see if Norwich, Brentford, Watford & Bournemouth keeping Buendia, Cantwell, Benrahma, Sarr, Mepham & King at their respective clubs was a gamble worth playing - you’d certainly expect the clubs that have had dire windows West Ham & maybe Fulham to be sniffing round some of those & maybe in case of Sarr & King a Man Utd.

In terms of Villa unless Dean has been chasing one of those or even Grant at Huddersfield if he wants a young forward I’d imagine we’d be in pole position now after our start to season.

Personally the main positions I’d still like to see filled ‘if’ they exist in EFL are a young centre back with genuine potential to start as 5th choice but immediately put pressure in Hause / Engels to be the 3rd choice & also a young left back with proper pace who can bed in betw now and Christmas ready for Taylor to depart in next window.

[ozzjim]

Arsenal had all window knowing the price for that guy. I guess the good news is that we still have King, Benrahma, Mepham and Henry that could all be potential targets. Backup to the quality we now have going forward would be my priority still.

[Richie]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

That’s bloody genius ! 😂

[rob_bridge]

Arsenal had all window knowing the price for that guy. I guess the good news is that we still have King, Benrahma, Mepham and Henry that could all be potential targets. Backup to the quality we now have going forward would be my priority still.

Depends - Arsenal may want to pay the 45m (say) over 5 years instead of 3 yesrs due to them losing up to 100m gate revenue this year

[rob_bridge]

We definitely need a left back and we could also do with a back up striker

[ADVILLAFAN]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

That’s bloody genius ! 😂

Brentford would charge us 60M for him

[olaftab]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

Come on even Arsenal have not done that before....unless you count the Kenny Samson/Clive Allen transfer episode.

[rob_bridge]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

Come on even Arsenal have not done that before....unless you count the Kenny Samson/Clive Allen transfer episode.

Arsenal under Neil and Howe they were a bloody hard watch especially when Brady move on.

Only they could swap probably the 2nd most exciting striker prospect (after Shaw) in the country for a very capable left back.

[stubbsyandy]

So... we can't sign players from abroad, but we can sign them from the Championship?

What if we give Brentford the money to sign Rashica... then sign him from Brentford?

That’s bloody genius ! 😂

Brentford would charge us 60M for him

And then we’d offer £80m..