Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[chrisw1]

Another academy 'starlet'
https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2021/may/kyrie-pierre-aston-villa-move-academy/?fbclid=IwAR2B8Z8nsxEPoClfijwPz2xDV5zPhAPG5VoAdSkew3xsA8ncRxHNaTvm-kk#.YKJW6t0Kl7E.facebook

[Drummond]

Another academy 'starlet'
https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2021/may/kyrie-pierre-aston-villa-move-academy/?fbclid=IwAR2B8Z8nsxEPoClfijwPz2xDV5zPhAPG5VoAdSkew3xsA8ncRxHNaTvm-kk#.YKJW6t0Kl7E.facebook

I just love the way we're regarded in these deals. Every time we seem to take on a player the selling club seem really positive about the way in which we conduct ourselves.

[Risso]

Another academy 'starlet'
https://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/2021/may/kyrie-pierre-aston-villa-move-academy/?fbclid=IwAR2B8Z8nsxEPoClfijwPz2xDV5zPhAPG5VoAdSkew3xsA8ncRxHNaTvm-kk#.YKJW6t0Kl7E.facebook

Kyrie Pierre where I'm going will you follow?

[Baldy]

Starting eleven first match next season:

                      Martinez

Cash     Mings               Konsa       Targett

Foden     De Bruyne   Fernandez     Grealish

            Salah                Watkins

Bloody easy this football lark. 

[Drummond]

Starting eleven first match next season:

                      Martinez

Cash     Mings               Konsa       Targett

Foden     De Bruyne   Fernandez     Grealish

            Salah                Watkins

Bloody easy this football lark. 

Salah? Will Kane be injured?

[Duncan Shaw]

I think that midfield is too lightweight 

[chrisw1]

Starting eleven first match next season:

                      Martinez

Cash     Mings               Konsa       Targett

Foden     De Bruyne   Fernandez     Grealish

            Salah                Watkins

Bloody easy this football lark. 

I'd probbaly start Dias over Mings and either Rice or Fenandino with Fernandes on the bench.  Good to have depth though.

[paul_e]

Likes of Amavi would've looked so much better hitting inch perfect crosses for Benteke than Gestede and Delph-Gana would've been a nice midfield combination.

We signed some good players in summer 2015, just the wrong time. Previous summer would've been better to target that type of player but instead we got in Senderos, Cissokho, Richardson, Carlos Sanchez....

I wouldn't be against that strategy again given financial issues in french league currently, just make sure we don't sell Grealish and Watkins for 200m at end of the summer.

Most of the french signings were fine, it was the UK signings (Richards, Lescott, Sinclair, Gestede) who failed almost completely. Add to that a few hopeful punts, a signing that was clearly a long way from ready (Adama) and a manager with no experience at anything other than end of season caretaker and we were a complete mess.

Selling a player for top money isn't a fundamentally bad idea, Leicester and Spurs have both sold a star player or 2 and improved by using the money well in the last 10 years and Southampton have made it their entire business model.

[cdbearsfan]

I think that midfield is too lightweight 

I was thinking that. Sign Kante too and stick him in for Fernandes. The latter will be no use at a team that doesn't get penalties every week, any way.

[Mister E]

Starting eleven first match next season:

                      Martinez

Cash     Mings               Konsa       Targett

Foden     De Bruyne   Fernandez     Grealish

            Salah                Watkins

Bloody easy this football lark. 

If we are seriously in this space, I'd target Declan Rice and /or Kalvin Phillips.

[LeeB]

The only thing I'd targett Phillips with is a pair of bleeding scissors.

[Dave P]

Starting eleven first match next season:

                      Martinez

Cash     Mings               Konsa       Targett

Foden     De Bruyne   Fernandez     Grealish

            Salah                Watkins

Bloody easy this football lark. 

Salah? Will Kane be injured?

Yeah.  Him and Mbappe will miss the first few weeks

[oldtimernow]

Where have these 250m numbers come from ?

5x50m or 4x60m players,

we need 4-5 real prospects to be serious contenders

[martyn ellis]

If anyone watched the Under 18s against Albion the other night, there were a number of standout performances, mainly Louie Barry and Carney Chukwuemeka, the latter already on our bench and looks just the sort of powerful and skilful midfield player with the right attitude to come through over the next couple of seasons. There were others too who I liked the look of. Some real talent coming through.

[Duncan Shaw]

Could we break the bank for Bellingham?  Don't know what it would take for Dortmund to sell him but a) he is the sort of player we need in midfield and b) well, they'd just spontaneously combust down the road wouldn't they?