Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[SoccerHQ]

Is Winks really a DM, Hojiberg played that role for Spurs last season? I just see Winks as same position as Ward Prowse. And Sanson, McGinn, Ramsey and even Luiz.

I think that is potentially his problem, a jack of all trades but master of none.  Not imposing enough to be a DM, lacks the tricks to be an 10 and hasn’t the stamina to make an impact box-to-box.

I've seen a few saying we're trying to model Liverpool in that they play three midfielders of similar profile all with high energy and who can press manically.

Little difference there is their front 3 tend to average around 50 league goals a season so would be big pressure on Ollie to hit 20 + and Jack or another wide player to get 15 +.

Harry Winks scored his first premier league goal in November 2016. He's scored once since.

If Winks isn't scoring in our midfield, nor Doug or Nakamba or McGinn, who is?

[paul_e]

Winks would be a no for me, not a bad player but as others have said he's too similar to the midfielders we have.

[aj2k77]

Winks is crap. So what if he's played for England. So has Michael Ricketts.

[Steve67]

I thinks Winks is the type of player we have to get used to signing as this is where we are right now as a club.  If it's true, and I don't think it is, then he will have something to prove. Better than Ward-Prowse? Certainly not at set pieces.

[pauliewalnuts]

Winks is the sort of player Everton spend £35m on and everyone forgets.

[eamonn]

Yeah, a player who we all slag mercilessly on the "Other Football" thread if he's playing. I want Sanson to show the way, not this winker.

[Drummond]

Lowton Nd Westwood left us, we thought they were shit and they've gone on to play solid careers in the Premier League, who's have thought it?

Winks doesn't make me get excited at all, however he has played International and Champs League football and knows his way around a pitch. You wonder whether he'd actually look much better in our midfield. Given our recent transfer deals, I wouldn't be complaining. He's young, hungry and could hit the ground running with room to improve.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Winks is the sort of player Everton spend £35m on and everyone forgets.

That made me laugh more than it should. As I've quoted before, it still stands strong; 'Everton, 35 years in transition'.
Let's not go there.

[Toronto Villa]

Winks is the sort of player Everton spend £35m on and everyone forgets.

If we spend £35m on him we would be laughed at too. But in PL terms if he came for £20m, then is it really that bad? I watched some highlights of him (I know, I know) but he looks perfectly good enough for us at the moment. And playing for that full fuck Mourinho everyone at some point looks utter shit.

[Dick Edwards]

I think Winks is a technically solid player, better than some on here give him credit for. However as stated by other posters I'm not sure he's any better than what we have already who play defensive midfield. His old Spurs manager Pochetino did rate Winks very highly but again like someone said, he's James Ward Prowse without the dead ball ability.

[algy]

Manchester Evening News is talking about us signing Axel Tuanzebe on loan.

Seems a sensible move to me, if there's some kind of option to buy in there. Nice, low budget way to fill out the defence now that Engels has landed in Antwerp.

[frank black]

I think Winks is a technically solid player, better than some on here give him credit for. However as stated by other posters I'm not sure he's any better than what we have already who play defensive midfield. His old Spurs manager Pochetino did rate Winks very highly but again like someone said, he's James Ward Prowse without the dead ball ability.

And without the tackling

[andyh]

JWP for £45m
The Argentinian Gary Shaw for £15m
Axel on loan
Together with Buendia and Young.

Jobs a good ‘un.

[Mister E]

Seems like I'm in the minority, but I actually quite like Harry Winks as a player. He's pretty good at the job he does, breaking things up, keeping the ball and moving it quickly to the better players around him...

You just described Luiz there.

[Chris_Jephcott]

I genuinely just woke up from a really realistic dream about Messi signing for Villa.

I shouldn’t read headlines before bed.