Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[danno]

Tuanzebe would be Ok. Hause has kicked on. My only reservation would be his injury record and the Old Trafford hangover. He couldn’t rock up here and expect to be first choice.

[cdbearsfan]

Tuanzebe is always injured and wasn't even that good in the first place. The obsession with him is bizarre.

[Sexual Ealing]

I'm queasy about signing players who see us as a step down.

[Lastfootstamper]

Alan Nixon tweeting that we're listening to loan offers for Jed Steer, therefore likely to be signing a back up keeper.

How's Kalinic doing? He's still got two years left on his contract.

[algy]

Alan Nixon tweeting that we're listening to loan offers for Jed Steer, therefore likely to be signing a back up keeper.

How's Kalinic doing? He's still got two years left on his contract.

Interesting thought - if we're struggling to flog him, and we're planning on bringing in a young ish backup keeper, it probably makes sense for Jed Steer to have a season out on loan.

[ROBBO]

I think we are past looking at players that can do a job, better players that can improve us.

[Eckybloke]

I think this is the window we should go for some top quality experience. A gnarly old pro from a routinely established Champions League team. Someone in front of the defence who everyone learns from and that can point the way to a sustained top 6 lifestyle.

Would hate for us to shit the bed as it gets closer because we don’t have that experience.

[Steve67]

Thinking about the Ruben Loftus-Cheek link.  Is that not what we bought Morgan Sanson for? Would RLC be a replacement for Hourihane?

[rob_bridge]

RLC has gone backwards in last 3 years. Not for me

[CT]

RLC has gone backwards in last 3 years. Not for me

After watching him playing for Fulham, I’d be steering miles away from him personally.

[paul_e]

I think this is the window we should go for some top quality experience. A gnarly old pro from a routinely established Champions League team. Someone in front of the defence who everyone learns from and that can point the way to a sustained top 6 lifestyle.

Would hate for us to shit the bed as it gets closer because we don’t have that experience.

If we're after someone like that I'd like us to go for Matic.

[pauliewalnuts]

Tuanzebe isn’t much better than Hause.

[Steve67]

Tuanzebe isn’t much better than Hause.

I think Hause is better.  Possibly not as quick as Tuanzebe but better in the air? Tuanzebe doesn't take us forward either.

[OCD]

Hause has become really good. We didn't miss Mings when he filled in for him and they looked good with Konsa at right back.

[tomd2103]

I think we need to be looking forward rather than going back for players who did well for us in the second division.

On the subject of former players, what about Benteke?  Anyone coming in is likely to be second choice to Watkins, so he would likely be starting on the bench and working from there.  If (and it’s a sizeable ‘if’) he could recover his form then he would be an asset and if not, he’s out of contract so wouldn’t cost us a transfer fee.