Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[Big Ming]

Selling injured players is also tricky, Trez will be hard to shift in the next couple of weeks.

Think it's a long term injury so he's going nowhere.

[Duncan Shaw]

Put me firmly in the "why on earth would we get rid of AEG" camp too.  3rd most effective contributor last season.  If the increase in quality around him leads to an increase in output it's a win!  If not he is still a very effective squad player.

[supertom]

It's strange to me, so many are ready to dismiss AEG, who just hit double figures from the wing, in under 30 games (many of which were from the bench). Keep him until Beundia and Bailey settle.
I don't think he's any more ineffectual in games than Traore can be. But the end product is what matters. You either buy a mercurial player who disappears from games but might produce you some magic and score 5-10. Or you get a workhouse who keeps running and effecting games but might not have the end product. Rarely the twain shall meet and if they do, they go for 40-50 probably in todays money. For example, Milner from wide for us. Great for graft, but his numbers were so so. 7/10 every game sure (when we moved him to the center he was then brilliant, indispensable) and maybe we do need that kind of option too, though if you play Ollie wide, you know he never stops.

I think we need to be focusing on back up keeper, maybe a DM and a 10 (seems like Beundia is the only one and we need competition for him). If we sell AEG we'd need to buy again, and whilst we've been excellent this window and not mucked around, that just becomes another in/out to sort.

Conversely, once Trezeguet is back. He's actually more consistent in terms of work rate, but very dependant on confidence to make any impact in attack (when he's on, he's good). I think his time is done, but we'll likely be looking at next summer to sell.

 

[john2710]

I think JPB coming into the first team picture may have had an influence on any decision on El Ghazi. If he's blocking JPB then maybe it's time to move him on, especially if he's already peaked. Let's get what we can for him & move on.

El Ghazi has had a impact over the last 3 seasons & there is ability there. But so much of our attacking breaks down when he gets the ball that if we want to improve we need more consistent players.

[sickbeggar]

Pointless selling AEG at the moment unless we need the money. Much better deadwood like Hourihane, Davis, gullibert  to dump first. Get rid of them and you can have your 5 new signings anyway.

[eamonn]

What we want and need now is:

In:
McNeill
JWP
An ESR type as we clearly think there is a hole to fill
A big fuck off DM
A back up goalkeeper

So still plenty of work for Mr Lange to do before the 2nd September which is still over 3 weeks away

You greedy sod!  You'll get a second-choice (to JWP) anchorman midfielder and you'll be happy with what you're given!

[DrGonzo]

If we ignore his saves and cross claiming we might as well get rid of Emi 1 as he contributes very little in the final third and his tackle stats are rubbish!!

I think that if AEG is leaving it is a sign that we are confident of bringing in another left sided player.  The Wesley rumour is more interesting as the only other forward I have seen us linked with is Correa from Lazio.

[eamonn]

Don't forget River Plate's Gary Shaw.

[DrGonzo]

That's more who I thought may be AEG's replacement,  or Cantwell obviously!

[Clampy]

I think I said towards the end of last season that I reckon AEG will be moved on but I'd like him to stick around to be honest. Like Elmo before him, he never moans and gets on with it.

[sid1964]

I never knew so many rated AEG so highly?

It will be interesting to read the reviews of how he plays this season

[eamonn]

I never knew so many rated AEG so highly?

Mark Kelly makes-up for that by getting on his case at every opportunity 

[supertom]

I never knew so many rated AEG so highly?

It will be interesting to read the reviews of how he plays this season

I think AEG's departure should be a discussion for next summer. On his returns he deserves to be part of the coming season. If he can keep up that productivity, and perhaps up his consistency given the increased competition from Watkins (who would probably venture left if he does sometimes play wide), Bailey and Beundia, then great.
If as a club we take another step up from being mid-table to pushing top 8, then in 12 months we will likely be looking to improve and will have to spend accordingly.

The only way I think we sell him this summer is by asking for a valuation reflecting what a double figure midfielder in the Prem (and now an international) should get. For me he's a 25 mill player minimum (as in he's really closer to 15 but every fucker is paying over odds and we've no need to sell). Still in his prime too.

[pauliewalnuts]

AEG is a good player.

The problem is, he's so inconsistent that he's useful to have in the squad as another option, but not one you should be absolutely reliant on.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I never knew so many rated AEG so highly?

Mark Kelly makes-up for that by getting on his case at every opportunity 

I believe it's called 'stating the fucking obvious', well that and to make Footy cry. All that said, nothing would make me happier than to see El Ghazi turn into a proper footballer this season and finally deliver. Stranger things have happened, Targett last season..