Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[cdbearsfan]

Though if Cahill has been released by Crystal poxy Palace, maybe he's not any good any more?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Cahill will want first team football wherever he ends up.

[Monty]

Damsgaard is a bit more fucking like it.

Two goals and four assists in 37 appearances with Sampdoria last season. That's worse than Stewart Downing.

Samp were pretty defensive under Ranieri and didn't really suit Damsgaard. He's a very promising young player though, who passes the 'eye test' on talent.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Damsgaard is a bit more fucking like it.

Two goals and four assists in 37 appearances with Sampdoria last season. That's worse than Stewart Downing.

Samp were pretty defensive under Ranieri and didn't really suit Damsgaard. He's a very promising young player though, who passes the 'eye test' on talent.

Isn't he a left winger?

[Monty]

Damsgaard is a bit more fucking like it.

Two goals and four assists in 37 appearances with Sampdoria last season. That's worse than Stewart Downing.

Samp were pretty defensive under Ranieri and didn't really suit Damsgaard. He's a very promising young player though, who passes the 'eye test' on talent.

Isn't he a left winger?

I don't know about his politics.

Seriously though anyone can have a dodge season, especially at that age. Every time I've watched Damsgaard he's given me the impression of burgeoning quality though. I'm not saying world class, I'm saying I rate him more than Todd.

[andyh]

Interesting comments from the Southampton manager. Preparing for someone to leave ?

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Ralph Hasenhuttl: "It is getting more & more difficult these days to extend contracts with players. Time has changed. To become a legend at a club is not interesting anymore.”

[cdbearsfan]

Danny Ings' contract expires next year and has been linked with half the world, including Villa. So probably him.

[Small Rodent]

Danny Ings' contract expires next year and has been linked with half the world, including Villa. So probably him.

But JWP is the long-term "legend" player.

[john e]

Interesting comments from the Southampton manager. Preparing for someone to leave ?

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Ralph Hasenhuttl: "It is getting more & more difficult these days to extend contracts with players. Time has changed. To become a legend at a club is not interesting anymore.”

Always makes me laugh when managers say the sort of things though
When in reality they are no different to the players

Soon as a bigger club comes along there off like a shot

[Dante Lavelli]

Gary Cahill has left Palace. Could be a decent shout to fill the gap.

Tentatively agree.  Tentative depending on the quality of players coming through.
He’d be okay for a year to two I suspect,

[cdbearsfan]

Danny Ings' contract expires next year and has been linked with half the world, including Villa. So probably him.

But JWP is the long-term "legend" player.

Has a long term contract though so not certain they will have offered him a new one, whereas they're bound to have done with Ings.

[Smithy]

I would have thought that following the club rejecting a £25m bid, the first thing his agent would do is ring the ceo and say “fine, but you better pay him like a £30m player then.”

I’d be VERY surprised if JWP doesn’t start the season with an improved contract, either with us, or from Saints.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe, but he specially mentioned extending rather than improving the contract. JWP may well sign an improved contract. But Ings is the player who will most likely have to be sold if he doesn't sign one, so there is far greater urgency there.

[Smithy]

Maybe, but he specially mentioned extending rather than improving the contract. JWP may well sign an improved contract. But Ings is the player who will most likely have to be sold if he doesn't sign one, so there is far greater urgency there.

Well, what sort of 20-something international “extends” their contract without improving it? The two go hand in hand, surely?

I’m not saying it definitely isn’t Ings, it absolutely could be, but I also wouldn’t rule out JWP given the phrasing.

[Monty]

Whether or not it is JWP being discussed, we're not going to get him unless we stop taking the piss with bids that we must know have 0% chance of being accepted.