Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[sickbeggar]

No offence to Nakamba but he was a signing at the level we could attract at the time (championship just scraped promotion premiership potential cannon fodder side). Notwithstanding he may actually turn out ok, I think we'd be fishing in richer waters than "not much better" if we replaced him.

[DrGonzo]

"I'd rather we went big on someone who will definitely take us up a level (Like a JWP) than throw another £30-£40m on a Nakamba replacement who might not end up being much better."

- Caster Troy

This is genius. 

[AV82EC]

"I'd rather we went big on someone who will definitely take us up a level (Like a JWP) than throw another £30-£40m on a Nakamba replacement who might not end up being much better."

- Caster Troy

This is genius. 

Am I missing something but that makes absolutely no sense at all? I assume it’s off Twitter?

[DrGonzo]

It's off page 505 on my site.  Let's not just spend a club record fee on a replacement for Nakamba...let's go and spend $1billion

[mr underhill]

third bid in for JWP apparently, and they have asked about a few of our players.

[Monty]

third bid in for JWP apparently, and they have asked about a few of our players.

First-choice defence (inc. GK), Doug, McGinn, Ollie, JPB and Chucky all off the table, and probably Bert too (though honestly would see how much they'd value him). Everyone else is up for discussion.

(New signings it goes without saying can't move.)

[mr underhill]

AEG is one apparently

[PaulWinch again]

third bid in for JWP apparently, and they have asked about a few of our players.

Where’s this from?

[chrisw1]

With the Jack money we must still have ab absolute bundle of cash to spend.  You can argue we've spent it but nobody would have expected us to have a net nil spend this window, so surely there's £50m + to play with?  I'd like us to go and exploit the financial situation of some of the European clubs and grab a few bargains.

Obviously a DM but I still think we're very weak on the left, unless they think Bailey is the man for that side.  Much as Ghazi has been a good servant to us, I just think he's too inconsistent to be a starter for where we want to be.

[Duncan Shaw]

AEG is one apparently

Mmm, now as much as I was in the "why would we want to get rid of AEG" camp just the other day if he ended up being a sweetener that got JWP here then I am all for it!!

[OCD]

If they're asking about some of our players, something must have changed in order for them to change their position. Has JWP told them he wants to leave? That would be the logical conclusion if it's true.

[algy]

AEG is one apparently

Mmm, now as much as I was in the "why would we want to get rid of AEG" camp just the other day if he ended up being a sweetener that got JWP here then I am all for it!!

I think I'd be happy for AEG to go in the right circumstances, but I don't think there's many "right circumstances".  We've lost that left winger who used to play for us, so getting rid of the only other established, settled player who can play there seems a little rash.

All that said, I think bringing in JWP would be one of those circumstances.  It feels like we don't really have a similar player to him in the club - Marv is the nearest, but he doesn't really offer the goal threat of Ward-Prowse.  I'm not sure if he's a leader or not, but he doesn't strike me as one ... and whilst we have a number of good leaders in the squad, I can't help thinking that having lost Joe, we might do well to bring in another strong personality.

Another positive is that is puts JPB a little close to the first team, and that can only be a good thing for both him & us.

[Risso]

I'd be happy with AEG plus cash for JWP.

[sid1964]

We could also offer them our set piece expert Connor as part of the deal

[TaxDodger]

I think El Ghazi is a very useful player for us - particularly for the first six months of the season when we've got players in his position coming back from injury and Bailey potentially taking time to settle in.

Can't we give them Wesley/Hourihane instead?