Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[villadelph]

I don't really want to over pay for Cantwell & JWP.  Much as I like them both we're meant to have an incredible recruitment team, surely there's better value to be had?

I really don't want to keep poaching Norwich. Its not my money, so I'll take JWP at any cost.

[Matt C]

I reckon we’ll continue to bias towards PL or at least English football-experienced players; that seems to be the strategy to mitigate the risk of too many players from abroad at once and the need to adapt. We nearly got burnt in the first season back (albeit out of some necessity to buy so many players), I don’t see us doing it again.

[frank black]

I don't really want to over pay for Cantwell & JWP.  Much as I like them both we're meant to have an incredible recruitment team, surely there's better value to be had?

I really don't want to keep poaching Norwich. Its not my money, so I'll take JWP at any cost.

If the players are good enough then sign em, that’s what I’d say. I’m not at all bothered where they come from. Both Cantwell and JWP are extremely good players within our reach. I really trust our recruitment team

[edgysatsuma89]

I could not give two flying shits where a player comes from. If we think they're good enough that is all that matters.

[chrisw1]

I was more making the point that if all we get for the Grealish money is JWP and Cantwell, then I'd think that was pretty shit business.

[sickbeggar]

I imagine even Cantwell would think "wtf" is we spent 40m on him.

[Duncan Shaw]

No idea on Cantwell fee, was some chat Connor may go other way. Hes only got a year left on his contract so surely £35m tops (including add ons)

Do you rate Cantwell? He looks lightweight to me in a poor team. Perhaps I haven’t seen enough. 

Might people have been saying that about Jack before his return from injury & the 10 game run?

[edgysatsuma89]

I was more making the point that if all we get for the Grealish money is JWP and Cantwell, then I'd think that was pretty shit business.

Oh yeah I'd agree with that. I think there is business to be done abroad but it just doesn't seem to be where we're looking. Ings came out of nowhere though so who knows? My instinct says yes to JWP but no to Cantwell however I have not seen enough of Cantwell last year to judge how he has progressed properly.

[DrGonzo]

We cherry picked Brentford's 2 best, and they turned out ok.  Buendia looks good, and surely he knows if Cantwell would be up to it, they'd have said something to him, no? 

[chrisw1]

Dont get me wrong I like them both, but I'm at £25m & £40m tops.  I'd want at least one other excellent player fom the £100m.

Alternatively I'd take Maddison & JWP, but he won't come.

[Villan82]

A Paul Merson type (but younger than he was when he joined us) is what our team could use.

[LukeJames]

I've never really watched Cantwell in any game other than against us, I think thats why I'm a bit nonplussed about it....

However, seeing his obligatory youtube compilation and he does look like the reincarnation of Grealish.

https://youtu.be/cppj2f0FuAc

[Goldenballs]

He also seems a bit of an annoying dick to wind up the opposition fans. We could do with one of those..

[sickbeggar]

I've never really watched Cantwell in any game other than against us, I think thats why I'm a bit nonplussed about it....

However, seeing his obligatory youtube compilation and he does look like the reincarnation of Grealish.

https://youtu.be/cppj2f0FuAc

That's the problem for me. Aldi Grealish trying to replace him. Doomed to failure. Stay well clear.

[danno]

I've never really watched Cantwell in any game other than against us, I think thats why I'm a bit nonplussed about it....

However, seeing his obligatory youtube compilation and he does look like the reincarnation of Grealish.

https://youtu.be/cppj2f0FuAc

That's the problem for me. Aldi Grealish trying to replace him. Doomed to failure. Stay well clear.

In isolation he's a downgrade. But I imagine that the plan is to offset that by upgrades in the Barkley and Trezegeut/Traore positions.  A net gain as it were.