Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[aldridgeboy]

Tammy is off to Roma. £34 m.

[ozzjim]

It is why Chelsea and Man City are hoovering up so many youth players to then flog them and avoid FFP issues.

We are a left winger, a 10 and a holding mid from a complete squad for me, especially with Doug and Nakamba set to miss spells of the season.

Watkins will end up left by the look of it, with Buendia at 10 and Bailey right. Not sure that is ideal long term as Ollie brings so much to the striker role I think we lose out a lot. A left sided creative type would be preferable.

However, if I could chose, I would get an Anguissa, Dacoure type and Ward Prowse in over that. Cantwell having another season learning at Norwich might be better for him in the long term, and cheaper next summer. Ward Prowse gives you a leader in the middle, which we need, The holding mid is an obvious need.

[Toronto Villa]

Tammy is off to Roma. £34 m.

Or off to Arsenal depending on what you want to believe

[LeeB]

Tammy is off to Roma. £34 m.

Or off to Arsenal depending on what you want to believe

I want to believe he’s off to Roma, ta.

[olaftab]

I think Roma will pay Chelsea £34M and Arsenal will pay Tammy £150K per week and he will turn out for Rushden and Diamonds.

[LeeB]

I think Roma will pay Chelsea £34M and Arsenal will pay Tammy £150K per week and he will turn out for Rushden and Diamonds.

Arsenal’s offer is dependant on them fleecing a bit more out of furlough, sacking some more ordinary staff, and selling the blood diamonds they were paid in for the Rawandan advertising.

[Hookeysmith]

I would offer Soton £40 mil for JWP and be done with it

We don't have time to mess about - upwards and upwards

Get him and i think we are good enough with many players able to be flexible in a variety of positions and formations

Maybe the exception of an old but relatively cheap experienced keeper

[danno]

I would offer Soton £40 mil for JWP and be done with it

We don't have time to mess about - upwards and upwards

Get him and i think we are good enough with many players able to be flexible in a variety of positions and formations

Maybe the exception of an old but relatively cheap experienced keeper

I agree on £40 million, one reason I’m not convinced it will happen, is it would seem to be a tremendous act of self harm on Southampton’s part. Staying in the premier league is worth £100 million every season. I fear Ward-Prowse’s worth to Southampton was always higher than our valuation and higher still now they’ve sold Ings.

[villadelph]

I would offer Soton £40 mil for JWP and be done with it

We don't have time to mess about - upwards and upwards

Get him and i think we are good enough with many players able to be flexible in a variety of positions and formations

Maybe the exception of an old but relatively cheap experienced keeper

I agree on £40 million, one reason I’m not convinced it will happen, is it would seem to be a tremendous act of self harm on Southampton’s part. Staying in the premier league is worth £100 million every season. I fear Ward-Prowse’s worth to Southampton was always higher than our valuation and higher still now they’ve sold Ings.

I think they're in trouble with or without JWP at this point. Obviously better off with him, but 40-50m could go a long way for them.

[LeonW]

As a guess i’d say it would probably take between 55/60m for JWP.

[Percy McCarthy]

As a guess i’d say it would probably take between 55/60m for JWP.

Worth it.

[Smithy]

I would offer Soton £40 mil for JWP and be done with it

We don't have time to mess about - upwards and upwards

Get him and i think we are good enough with many players able to be flexible in a variety of positions and formations

Maybe the exception of an old but relatively cheap experienced keeper

I agree on £40 million, one reason I’m not convinced it will happen, is it would seem to be a tremendous act of self harm on Southampton’s part. Staying in the premier league is worth £100 million every season. I fear Ward-Prowse’s worth to Southampton was always higher than our valuation and higher still now they’ve sold Ings.

I think they're in trouble with or without JWP at this point. Obviously better off with him, but 40-50m could go a long way for them.

You're right of course, but ultimately, Southampton are a club that sells its better players for big money to strengthen the squad over time.  They simply don't make enough commercially and from TV.  Van Dijk, Mane, Luke Shaw, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Lovren, Hojbjerg (plus Ings of course). Their net spend since 2015 is about zero.  It's their business model to sell their better players (and there's nothing wrong with that, they're clearly a very well run club to compete how they do basically spending no money)

The question is whether we'd have to pay a premium to get JWP this year given the money they've already got for Ings, and whether the Ings money is enough for them do what they want to do in the transfer market this summer?

[DrGonzo]

  Prices go up as the window nears too, as it becomes more difficult for the selling team to be able to replace the departing player.  These deals that have been dragging on are becoming less value for money, making them less likely, if we weren't willing to pay £35mill last month why would we be thinking of paying £45mill now? 

[john2710]

There’s no way we’re going to pay £50/60 for JWP…
I’d spend £30m each on a defensive midfielder & a No 10.

[oldhill_avfc]

JWP is 1/2 on to join with the bookies according to B'ham Mail