Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Stu]

No way we're spending £260m this summer. I'll believe it when I see it. Even if it were to happen, all the players we bought would be out with long term injuries by Christmas.

[Hookeysmith]

I would love us to buy Mahrez, Alli, Ward Prowse, Bissouma, Calvert Lewin - there is £250 mil

Would love a striker who can properly head a ball

[Percy McCarthy]

£260m sounds believable to me, considering I was told £200m for four players.

Maybe we want five?

[dicedlam]

I have a sneaking suspicion that we may go in for Philippe Coutinho.

He ticks all the boxes.

 1) He would be a statement signing.
 2) He is one of Jack's favourite players.
 3) Can play either on the left or right or in the middle of the park.
 4) Speaks good English and would settle in quickly with the help of our other Brazilians.

He has been linked with Everton but I think he is exactly the type of a player we should also be looking to target. The only negative I can think of is his age(28) but I reckon he would still be good for a 4/5 year contract.

[SoccerHQ]

Everton have all but signed him according to reports, weekly wage of 250k which is what he's on at Barca.

Think they're welcome to him as James Rodriguez had 5 brilliant games at start of the season and hardly been seen since on the pitch so he's very much their barkley at double the cost.

[LeeB]

I have a sneaking suspicion that we may go in for Philippe Coutinho.

He ticks all the boxes.

 1) He would be a statement signing.
 2) He is one of Jack's favourite players.
 3) Can play either on the left or right or in the middle of the park.
 4) Speaks good English and would settle in quickly with the help of our other Brazilians.

He has been linked with Everton but I think he is exactly the type of a player we should also be looking to target. The only negative I can think of is his age(28) but I reckon he would still be good for a 4/5 year contract.

I said that a few months ago, we could make it happen.

[LeeB]

£260m sounds believable to me, considering I was told £200m for four players.

Maybe we want five?

Christ, I hope you're right pal.

[Drummond]

£260m sounds believable to me, considering I was told £200m for four players.

Maybe we want five?

Christ, I hope you're right pal.

Maybe we're going for someone better and the cost has gone up...

[KevinGage]

I have a sneaking suspicion that we may go in for Philippe Coutinho.

He ticks all the boxes.

 1) He would be a statement signing.
 2) He is one of Jack's favourite players.
 3) Can play either on the left or right or in the middle of the park.
 4) Speaks good English and would settle in quickly with the help of our other Brazilians.

He has been linked with Everton but I think he is exactly the type of a player we should also be looking to target. The only negative I can think of is his age(28) but I reckon he would still be good for a 4/5 year contract.

Don't see us being in the market for Coutinho.

But - looking at the last few Brazil squad call-ups-  Hertha Berlin forward Matheus Cunha, or midfielders Bruno Guimaraes or Lucas Paqueta at Lyon may be vaguely realistic and not already on killer wages.

All at the right age to improve further n'all.

[Smithy]

£260m sounds believable to me, considering I was told £200m for four players.

Maybe we want five?

Christ, I hope you're right pal.

Maybe we're going for someone better and the cost has gone up...

Or it's Messi on a free and that's the cost of his 5-year contract?

[jwarry]

Meanwhile back in the bargain basement..... https://twitter.com/preeceobserver/status/1394307787321139200?s=21

[KevinGage]

I like Tammy.

But - in order of priority for the areas we really need - if there was a deal to be done for Callum Hudson Odoi I'd do that instead.

Plays left wing or right wing and still only 20 (!) Despite being linked with Bayern Munich for what seems like the last 15 years.

Played in the cup final but hasn't been a regular this season. Tuchel may rate him more than Lampard seemed to, but it's an area where Chelsea have an embarrassment of riches. And will probably sign another three or four wingers this summer just to make sure.

[VILLA MOLE]

Well who wants Tammy to come back here?
Well I think there is a strong possibility he could be persuaded to do so.
Chelsea is now over for him so expect him to be moving on this summer.
We all know he's the only Chelsea loanee we can trust.

The overseas players would be ones that recruitment look at from profiles  given.

But Dean would love Abraham as a player he works with and knows isn't any risk.
Interesting to see what materialises with Tammy

I think he will end up at West Ham

[Stu]

Meanwhile back in the bargain basement..... https://twitter.com/preeceobserver/status/1394307787321139200?s=21

That's more like it. We won't be signing established name players.

[Footy-Vill]

Well who wants Tammy to come back here?
Well I think there is a strong possibility he could be persuaded to do so.
Chelsea is now over for him so expect him to be moving on this summer.
We all know he's the only Chelsea loanee we can trust.

The overseas players would be ones that recruitment look at from profiles  given.

But Dean would love Abraham as a player he works with and knows isn't any risk.
Interesting to see what materialises with Tammy

I think he will end up at West Ham

The manager of West Ham said and I quote on Tammy 40 million

"It would rule us out completely. We will be ruled out , So if that’s the figure and that’s what’s being said, we are ruled out.
We don’t have that money, we don’t have that to buy a striker at that price, no..."

Also I would be dispair if he seeing TA in claret and blue of those lot than our famous colours.