Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[cdbearsfan]

So is Watkins gonna play on the wing? Be nice to have proper options up front regardless.

I think all 3 - Watkins, Ings and Bailey - will be interchangeable across the front. Defences will not know where to look!

That sounds like my kind of fun 🙂

[cdbearsfan]

Update to preferred formation:

Martinez

Bailey
Konsa
Mings
Buendia

McGinn
JWP

Cantwell
Ings
Watkins
Traore

Take Martinez off for JPB if we need a goal.

[LukeJames]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

[cdbearsfan]

Maybe McGinn will be more of a bastard now his mate has gone. We could attach spikes to his arsecheeks, nobody would want to play against him then.

[SaddVillan]

Who needs to go to Blackpool Pleasure Beach or Alton Towers when you can ride on the Aston Villa roller coaster without leaving home or spending a penny?

[Risso]

What would people say to Danny Ings? Worth a punt?

[edgysatsuma89]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

And me. What DM is actually realistic though? No daft Phillips-like suggestions. I'm not up to date with European teams. I don't think Smith is looking for one though.

[Risso]

We don’t need a defensive midfielder where we’re going!

[Rigadon]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

And me. What DM is actually realistic though? No daft Phillips-like suggestions. I'm not up to date with European teams. I don't think Smith is looking for one though.

Not that I think Phillips is worth £100m... But what is stopping us stomping over clubs for their best players like we have?  Rice?  We need to do the same to other clubs.

[LukeJames]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

And me. What DM is actually realistic though? No daft Phillips-like suggestions. I'm not up to date with European teams. I don't think Smith is looking for one though.

Id love us to get Camavinga, €32m that Fabio Romano chap was saying a couple of weeks back. He's going to be a superstar.

[ExclDawg]

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.”

The signs were there

[paul_e]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

And me. What DM is actually realistic though? No daft Phillips-like suggestions. I'm not up to date with European teams. I don't think Smith is looking for one though.

Id love us to get Camavinga, €32m that Fabio Romano chap was saying a couple of weeks back. He's going to be a superstar.

As I said earlier him, Locatelli or Gravenberch, or maybe go back for that Pape Sarr we were linked to a while back.

[SamTheMouse]

If there's still a couple of midfielders to come in, I can't wait to see who they are.

[edgysatsuma89]

Still think were missing a bastard in midfield.

A bastard that can also play.

And me. What DM is actually realistic though? No daft Phillips-like suggestions. I'm not up to date with European teams. I don't think Smith is looking for one though.

Id love us to get Camavinga, €32m that Fabio Romano chap was saying a couple of weeks back. He's going to be a superstar.

As I said earlier him, Locatelli or Gravenberch, or maybe go back for that Pape Sarr we were linked to a while back.

Ah yeah I have seen you mention Pape Sarr before. I think that Camavinga bloke seems to be destined for a current CL team but we can live in hope.

[eamonn]

I'm expecting another box-office signing for the midfield base to go with Tuanzebe and that being our lot. Which is exciting but I'm a little apprehensive - Dean always used the rationale that the wholesale changes we made upon promotion would reduce in subsequent windows as we would only need to recruit one or two each time. This summer will end-up with close to half a team's worth of outfield first-team starters. I just hope they all gel....

As for outgoings, for morale/squad number-easing and blooding some of the youngsters; we need to find new homes for Conor and Wesley/Keinan (even if on-loan).