Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Jon Crofts]

Apparently we pulled out of the Bissouma deal last week so have to assume someone (better) is in the pipeline?

Or maybe we discovered last week that he was going to Spurs

Or maybe we wanted someone with fewer sexual assualt allegations.

[OCD]

Looking at his stats, Milinkovic-Savic would do. Sangare sounds like he would be decent too but they sound like different types of players.

[Percy McCarthy]

Boo! That’s two of our targets they’ve beaten us to (allegedly).

[LeonW]

I don’t think it’s any surprise that despite his decent scoring rate at Inter, they weren’t sad to see him go and why there weren’t any real takers for his services either.

I don't think that's quite the case - they basically refused to sell him to anyone else in Italy, and he got stroppy about only wanting to sign for Juventus. Which led to a bit of an impasse and the move to PSG which nobody (apart from Inter) really wanted.

I think there was talk that the PSG move was only supposed to be a stop-over and he would go from there to Juventus, but then Juventus decided they couldn't spend any money, and when they could decided Vlahovic would be better.

I thought they only refused to sell him to Juve? It all got very very messy mind but when that move didn’t happen, it’s interesting that he ended up essentially an alternate at PSG.

[Broadlee]

I'm not sure why some fans are dismissing Douglas Luiz, to me I see a player that has been asked to play out of his natural position because of poor  buying (i.e. missing out on a specialist defensive midfielder) and I think he's done the best he could there.When I have seen him play further forward on the front foot he seems more controlled and adventurous, given time back in his natural position I believe and hope we have the driving player we wish for with a bit of flair to go with it.

[LeonW]

If the "problem" is that he has the odd public spat with his partner while scoring twenty odd goals a season, I could live with that, I reckon.

It’s probably part of the reason why he’s only had 8 appearances for Argentina since making his debut almost a decade  ago.

I'm sure I read somewhere that Icardi's lack of appearances for Argentina was more down to Messi not wanting him to be selected due to Messi being good friends with Maxi Lopez?

No idea on that one.

[enigma]

Disappointed to miss out on Bissouma if I'm honest. He'll massively improve that Spurs midfield. Surprised Arsenal or Man Utd didn't go for him as he's exactly what they need.

[PeterWithe]

I'm not sure why some fans are dismissing Douglas Luiz, to me I see a player that has been asked to play out of his natural position because of poor  buying (i.e. missing out on a specialist defensive midfielder) and I think he's done the best he could there.When I have seen him play further forward on the front foot he seems more controlled and adventurous, given time back in his natural position I believe and hope we have the driving player we wish for with a bit of flair to go with it.

I’m similarly positive about him but if, as reported, we can’t agree a contract extension with him, then he’s got to go this summer

[OCD]

I'm not sure why some fans are dismissing Douglas Luiz, to me I see a player that has been asked to play out of his natural position because of poor  buying (i.e. missing out on a specialist defensive midfielder) and I think he's done the best he could there.When I have seen him play further forward on the front foot he seems more controlled and adventurous, given time back in his natural position I believe and hope we have the driving player we wish for with a bit of flair to go with it.

For me, it's either sell him or offer him a new contract.

I take your point though. He was linked with Arsenal in January and I can imagine him looking a completely different player somewhere like that.

[eamonn]

Bissouma and Luiz only had/have a year left on their deals. Bissouma is older but his ceiling may be higher. We'd do well to get more than £20m for Doug.

[Drummond]

Disappointed to miss out on Bissouma if I'm honest. He'll massively improve that Spurs midfield. Surprised Arsenal or Man Utd didn't go for him as he's exactly what they need.

I think they probably did, Arsenal certainly were heavily linked.

[Clark W Griswold]

I'm not sure why some fans are dismissing Douglas Luiz, to me I see a player that has been asked to play out of his natural position because of poor  buying (i.e. missing out on a specialist defensive midfielder) and I think he's done the best he could there.When I have seen him play further forward on the front foot he seems more controlled and adventurous, given time back in his natural position I believe and hope we have the driving player we wish for with a bit of flair to go with it.

For me, it's either sell him or offer him a new contract.

I take your point though. He was linked with Arsenal in January and I can imagine him looking a completely different player somewhere like that.

I think he’d be better suited to a slower game, in Spain or Italy for example. He has all the skill required but not enough hustle bustle or that bit of extra aggression you ideally need for our league. He’s not the quickest either. That said, if he stays as part of the squad next season that would be good, but he needs to be starting less than he has over the past 3 seasons for us.

[Dave]

I don’t think it’s any surprise that despite his decent scoring rate at Inter, they weren’t sad to see him go and why there weren’t any real takers for his services either.

I don't think that's quite the case - they basically refused to sell him to anyone else in Italy, and he got stroppy about only wanting to sign for Juventus. Which led to a bit of an impasse and the move to PSG which nobody (apart from Inter) really wanted.

I think there was talk that the PSG move was only supposed to be a stop-over and he would go from there to Juventus, but then Juventus decided they couldn't spend any money, and when they could decided Vlahovic would be better.

I thought they only refused to sell him to Juve?

That's fair - but it's not like three years ago in Italy there was anybody but Juve with the means to sign a player for £60m or so.

So he's lack of desirability was more to do with a £60m price tag - which it's safe to say would no longer be there.

[LeonW]

I don’t think it’s any surprise that despite his decent scoring rate at Inter, they weren’t sad to see him go and why there weren’t any real takers for his services either.

I don't think that's quite the case - they basically refused to sell him to anyone else in Italy, and he got stroppy about only wanting to sign for Juventus. Which led to a bit of an impasse and the move to PSG which nobody (apart from Inter) really wanted.

I think there was talk that the PSG move was only supposed to be a stop-over and he would go from there to Juventus, but then Juventus decided they couldn't spend any money, and when they could decided Vlahovic would be better.

I thought they only refused to sell him to Juve?

That's fair - but it's not like three years ago in Italy there was anybody but Juve with the means to sign a player for £60m or so.

So he's lack of desirability was more to do with a £60m price tag - which it's safe to say would no longer be there.

I always found it interesting that even with a release clause, clubs outside of Italy (Juve) weren’t knocking the door down to sign him. Particularly pre pandemic when a number of clubs could reasonably have afforded him.

[Hookeysmith]

I hope the growing chatter about Oxlaide Chamberlain and Rashford is utter bollocks. I would not want either of them or the wanker Lingard anywhere near our club.