Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[N'ZMAV]

Benteke has had about 15 good games in 6 years - it's a no from me. As much as he can be unplayable on his day.

[Sexual Ealing]

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. 

Can I shock you? I like wine.

He was on daft money at Palace. If he was happy to come as a backup on £30k per week (I still can't believe that that would be considered a derisory wage for any human) then it could be worth considering if there are no up and coming players who'd do the same.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I hope Emi is in the ear of Buendia every hour of every day. It looks like Emi could be getting his first cap for Argentina on the 3rd of June against Chile, followed by an away trip to Colombia. After that it's the Copa America. Buendia is likely to be watching either from the bench or stand. Come on, Buendia, you know it makes sense.

[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. 

Can I shock you? I like wine.

He was on daft money at Palace. If he was happy to come as a backup on £30k per week (I still can't believe that that would be considered a derisory wage for any human) then it could be worth considering if there are no up and coming players who'd do the same.

Reports in some papers are suggesting that Palace are looking at re-signing him on a reduced wage.  I just think it might be a difficult job bringing in a quality forward who knows they will be coming in as second choice.

[SamTheMouse]

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

It really is. If he hadn't played for us briefly, nobody here would even have heard of him, let alone want to sign him.

[algy]

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.

Yeah, I was thinking that. We need our equivalent of Cambiasso for Leicester. Solid rock of a player to sit in midfield, show everyone how it's done, pass on some experience to Dougie to help take him up a level.

[Smirker]

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. 

Can I shock you? I like wine.

He was on daft money at Palace. If he was happy to come as a backup on £30k per week (I still can't believe that that would be considered a derisory wage for any human) then it could be worth considering if there are no up and coming players who'd do the same.

Reports in some papers are suggesting that Palace are looking at re-signing him on a reduced wage.  I just think it might be a difficult job bringing in a quality forward who knows they will be coming in as second choice.

Bring one in as first choice then 

[richtheholtender]

What would be nice is if we can get our business done early.

[brontebilly]

I'm not sure that Loftus-Cheek gets in our current midfield, and consensus seems to be that is the area we need to be improving on.

I'm not sure he made much of an impression at Fulham

[paul_e]

Tuanzebe, Loftus-Cheek and Ambraham, all players rejected by clubs where we want to be as not good enough and yet I get the impression that a huge amount of Villa fans would consider that a good window.

[N'ZMAV]

Abraham - good signing
Tuanzebe - could replace Engels - but wouldn't play over Mings and/or Konsa
RLC - Avoid.

[SheffieldVillain]

Tuanzebe, Loftus-Cheek and Ambraham, all players rejected by clubs where we want to be as not good enough and yet I get the impression that a huge amount of Villa fans would consider that a good window.

Emi Martinez was rejected for 7 years by a club (at the time) where we want to be as not good enough. Tyrone Mings wasn't good enough to be in the Bournemouth first team. Matt Targett wasn't considered first team material by Southampton.

Of course not to say that all of those you've named will be as good for us as Emi (personally I wouldn't want Loftus-Cheek); but I'm not sure that how their current club rate them is the be all and end all. What they could be is more important.

[OCD]

Just because the latest in a long line of Chelsea managers doesn't rate Abraham doesn't mean he can't make himself a success elsewhere. Teams that have more money than sense, like Chelsea, will always go for the latest flavour of the month especially in forward positions.

[N'ZMAV]

Just because the latest in a long line of Chelsea managers doesn't rate Abraham doesn't mean he can't make himself a success elsewhere. Teams that have more money than sense, like Chelsea, will always go for the latest flavour of the month especially in forward positions.

I think Abraham would have out-scored Werner if he would have started as many games - but you can't really argue with what they've achieved this season. Werner in their side works.

[ChicagoLion]

Tuchel tactics are defensive , they press drop press drop and they sit pretty deep. Therefore they need to counter at speed, Werner is perfectly suited to that role Tammy isn’t.