Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[brontebilly]

... Could play him (Belotti) as a 2nd striker with Watkins up front which you couldn't do with Abraham...

I really don't get that comment at all; made as if accepted wisdom.
I can see both Watkins and Abraham playing extremely well together: both are energetic, strong, good in the air and skilled at bringing down the ball. Both are mobile and like to find the channels. Both track back into midfield to support their team when not in possession.
They would be able to interchange their play from wing to the centre, and their movement and interchanging would give opposition defenders a real challenge right across the attacking line.
Having them both - along with the current MF and forward & wide players - would offer us multiple attacking options.

The only issue with Abraham would be the value-for-money, if Chelsea want to play hardball and / or if Wet Spam and others pitch in with a bid.

Don't think we have the midfield for going 2 up top. Diamond four would leave us very light on the wings defensively. Flat midfield four is not going to work with likes of Grealish and McGinn.

Unless the hated (by some on here) 3 at the back were to come in to give us some flexibility in our midfield options....

Don't think Abraham or a centre forward like him will be on our radar this summer for that reason. A young gun or experienced striker on way down probably a better fit. Need better than Davis or Wesley anyway.

[N'ZMAV]

we need two Premier League standard forwards. Davis isn't good enough and what we've seen so far of Wesley isn't really that exciting.
Abraham, for the right price is a no brainer.

[brontebilly]

Then again, who is going to want to come in to be effectively fourth choice?

Deano is going to have to rotate the starting team next season, and give assurances to players to that effect, or we won't get anyone decent in.

[Lastfootstamper]

Do teams rotate other than for cup games? I've not particularly noticed if they do.

[eamonn]

I want the PL version of Jedinak. Midfield enforcer, 4th choice CB and a wise old head.

Preferably, wouldn't pass the ball like Jedinak did i.e as if he'd put his boots on the wrong feet.

[eamonn]

I think we should put a Bid in for Jack Harrison just to wind those northerners up

I would love us to sign Jack Harrison. I'd return them Luiz if it helped. Wonderful winger, great attitude. Would be a lot more consistent than our current three wing-wonders.

[brontebilly]

Well Tuanzebe managed 19 appearances this season with the league runners up which is more than the likes of Engels and Hause managed

He missed twenty games through injury, which seems about standard for him (he also missed twenty last season and twenty-four the year before that)...

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/axel-tuanzebe/verletzungen/spieler/342046

He only made nine appearances in the league including the final two when they were resting their better players for the Europa League Final having already secured a top four spot. So I'm not sure "played nineteen games for a team that finished second" is as high a recommendation as it could be.

If we are after extra defenders, there must be better options out there with a far less off-putting injury record.

I thought Tuanzebe got a bit of a raw deal this season. Bailly is rubbish but seemed to be higher in the pecking order than him. Lindelof, like Tuanzebe can be bullied physically, is ok I guess but Tuanzebe has a yard of pace that could have been a better fit for Maguire. I know it was a lower level but he was very good for us in bringing the ball out from the back.

I think he had a poor enough game when they lost at home to Sheff United and took a bit of the blame for that. He has had injury problems and there is no denying that but he did very well next to Mings before, is young and has a lot of potential. A much better squad option than Elmo or Engels too.

[eamonn]

Loved Tuanzebe's peno against Villareal but don't remember him being great-shakes for us before and he hasn't got enough PL experience due to all the injuries.

[CT]

Loved Tuanzebe's peno against Villareal but don't remember him being great-shakes for us before and he hasn't got enough PL experience due to all the injuries.

I think we all miss Axel’s song more than anything else, although Matt Targett has it now, so it will hopefully get an airing next season.

[cdbearsfan]

Have we signed anyone yet, FFS?



Sorry, I wanted to be the first.

[Fred Crump]

Have we signed anyone yet, FFS?



Sorry, I wanted to be the first.

You do realise that you’ve probably just incentivised Mr Woodhall to re-name the thread the “CDBullyweefan desperate for a new signing thread” don’t you 😉 ?!

[cdbearsfan]

Don't give him ideas, he'll send me an invoice for the sponsorship fee.

[Fred Crump]

Lol, sorry, I hadn’t thought of that !

[john e]

Daves to busy falling out with Johnny Gould on Twitter 😀

[dave.woodhall]

Daves to busy falling out with Johnny Gould on Twitter 😀

Too busy to source an income stream?