Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Clark W Griswold]

Archer learning from Suarez the footballer would be no bad thing. He's been a phenomenal centre forward, if a bit nippy at times.

Bale, I just don't get it. He's been retired for 2 seasons. Even at Spurs he barely turned up.

He scored about 15/16 goals didn’t he?

11 league goals in 20 games, the same as Ollie Watkins managed this year in 35.

It’s a fair argument, someone else pointed out he’d scored 16 in 34 total that season. I think a lot of the time it was from the bench too, in one way it makes the goal scoring record even more impressive and on the other it makes you think he can’t run around for all that long but I’d be happy to take Suarez to come off the bench so I can’t say much there.
He only played 20 games total the year before with 3 goals for Madrid and then 1 in 7 games total last year. He’s 33 soon, and we have Coutinho and Buendia to play that role. As you rightly point out our strikers goalscoring records aren’t the best, and that’s why I think a Suarez coming off the bench for one of those would be more useful.

And the biggest issue for me is that I think we’d be paying him a fortune to get in shape for Wales World Cup. Bollox to that!

[Dogtanian]

I really don’t see hunger in Bale. Suarez is a beast of a competitor and that’s what we could do with. Someone who hates to lose and fights.

[Flin5tone]

Really hope the rumours are not true. We should be keeping Archer and not signing Gareth Bale.

Ridiculous

[Clampy]

Really hope the rumours are not true. We should be keeping Archer and not signing Gareth Bale.

Ridiculous

Moaning about something that hasn't happened. Wilma is bored.

[Beard82]

I do hope any future transfer business this summer is more ambitious than the bale / ox links. 

I think they are probably lazy journalism but I just don’t see either would work. 

Undoubtably talented but I don’t see ox as an upgrade on McGinn or Ramsey and is too injury prone.  Strikes me as another Barkley like signing

Bale - don’t think he has the drive and hunger that we need

[Rigadon]

Anyone signing Bale will be getting a player terrified of getting injured until after the word cup and maybe a player who had just played his last truly important game once it finishes.  Then again, he is some player when motivated and fit.   Not arsed either way, personally.   Suarez would be a pretty good bench option.  It's weird, I like Watkins and Ings, but wouldn't be bothered if one of them / both moved on, so long as we got a truly top drawer player coming in to replace them.  I also really want to see Archer in the first team this year.

[Steve67]

I'd have doubts with Bale that once the World cup is done, he will be 'injured' can't be bothered or a bit of both.  Going to Cardiff might be the best place for him.  If he is bothered, he is an exceptional player and would be well worth a couple of years.

[PaulTheVillan]

Bale and Oxlade Chamberlain are a no from me.

Over priced wages and often Injured.

[Villa Lew]

Bale and Oxlade Chamberlain are a no from me.

Over priced wages and often Injured.

Agreed Oxlade Chamberlain has never regained his form after a serious knee injury incurred about 3 or 4 years ago, has only started a handful of league games this season.

[paul_e]

Motivated and fit both would improve us, but the chances of either being both of those at once are very slim.

[olaftab]

Bale and Oxlade Chamberlain are a no from me.

Over priced wages and often Injured.

Yes a no. Their next stop is the "pet food factory" otherwise known as MLS.

[tomd2103]

I still think the MLS would suit Gareth Bale at this point.  Less demanding, season finishes in October, so just in time for the World Cup and plenty of golf if he goes somewhere like Florida or California!

[Bryan]

Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn’t don’t a thing in any shirt to warrant coming here. Can’t manage more than 20 games a season, can’t manage more than 4 goals a season

Bale is obviously better than him. I’d take him because I think unlike some players he’d be happy to come off the bench and not start every game. Plus he’s not a prick like Suarez and had won more champions leagues than most of the England squad.

Might also teach someone how to strike a set piece

[cdbearsfan]

Oxlade-Chamberlain hasn’t don’t a thing in any shirt to warrant coming here. Can’t manage more than 20 games a season, can’t manage more than 4 goals a season

Bale is obviously better than him. I’d take him because I think unlike some players he’d be happy to come off the bench and not start every game. Plus he’s not a prick like Suarez and had won more champions leagues than most of the England squad.

Might also teach someone how to strike a set piece

I beg to differ.

[Bryan]

Go on then, what’s he done?