Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Chris Smith]

If selling Luiz gives us £20-30m towards that, then I wouldn’t mind at all.

£18m is the value I've seen mentioned which is a bloody bargain.

That does seem overly cheap. We've got to grips with the 'buying low' bit, just need to work on the 'selling high' part now.

I think we did alright getting £100m for a Man City benchwarmer.

[paul_e]

I think my ideal 6 for next season would be Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Kamara, Chuk and another solid defensive mid so if we need to shift on Luiz and Sanson to do so that would be fine.

Can't see us going for this guy from Porto though, i'd have thought we were well stocked with creative players.

If you're up for keeping Nakamba then we don't need another DM, that's not where we'd be short with the 5 players you've named. What we could really do with is a player to pivot around who gets the most touches and plays loads of short passes to set the tempo, the sort of job Petrov did for us.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think my ideal 6 for next season would be Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Kamara, Chuk and another solid defensive mid so if we need to shift on Luiz and Sanson to do so that would be fine.

Can't see us going for this guy from Porto though, i'd have thought we were well stocked with creative players.

If you're up for keeping Nakamba then we don't need another DM, that's not where we'd be short with the 5 players you've named. What we could really do with is a player to pivot around who gets the most touches and plays loads of short passes to set the tempo, the sort of job Petrov did for us.

If i saw Kamara as the mythical super defensive mid we've been crying out for i'd agree with you but i'm tempted to think he'll end up being a replacement for Sanson/Luiz and competition for McGinn. Or maybe they can play together depending on the circumstances but i'm thinking of a new player and Nakamba as the ones to sit in front of the defence. Just a hunch, could be wrong and we won't really know till we see him playing but i'd sooner get another one of that defensive type anyway. McGinn, if used properly would be doing the Petrov type role.

I want us to be proper solid in there next season first and foremost and just keep the ball so that we can give it the creative players and keep them in the game, Coutinho, Buendia, maybe Bailey.

[OCD]

Linked with Romagnoli. 27-year old left centre back who was Milan's captain until his contract ran up. Supposedly us and Newcastle in for him on a free. Apparently very good at playing the ball out from the back.

[Footy-Vill]

We can expect some strong business in the next 7-10 days and maybe some excitement on for next weekend round about.
Let the good times and optimism not be dampened with a couple of outgoings for there are some good moves to be coming in from intended and purposes.

[Clark W Griswold]

Linked with Romagnoli. 27-year old left centre back who was Milan's captain until his contract ran up. Supposedly us and Newcastle in for him on a free. Apparently very good at playing the ball out from the back.

Can't see us bringing in another CB unless we're offloading Hause and Konsa. This guy would no doubt give Mings very serious competition if it did happen though.

[RamboandBruno]

I think my ideal 6 for next season would be Nakamba, McGinn, Ramsey, Kamara, Chuk and another solid defensive mid so if we need to shift on Luiz and Sanson to do so that would be fine.

Can't see us going for this guy from Porto though, i'd have thought we were well stocked with creative players.

If you're up for keeping Nakamba then we don't need another DM, that's not where we'd be short with the 5 players you've named. What we could really do with is a player to pivot around who gets the most touches and plays loads of short passes to set the tempo, the sort of job Petrov did for us.

Someone like Neves

[ASHTONVILLA]

£18m is the value I've seen mentioned which is a bloody bargain.

I agree, if can get that much for him it is a great bargain for us! Most overrated midfielder on our books. Sell.

[cdbearsfan]

He's worth at least £30 million. We won't get that with the contact situation, though.

[Risso]

£18m is the value I've seen mentioned which is a bloody bargain.

I agree, if can get that much for him it is a great bargain for us! Most overrated midfielder on our books. Sell.

Agreed, I wouldn't want to be paying any more than that for somebody who has performed as averagely as he mostly has for us for three years.

[Drummond]

Luiz would prosper with a DM there. I'm happy regardless though.

We have Kamara, Nakamba, and Iroegbunam for DM. McGinn, Sanson, Ramsey and Chukwuemeka as 8s. If Luiz is allowed to leave, we'll surely be bringing another in.

We have Coutinho and Buendia as 10s and Bailey, Traore and AEG for width.

Watkins, Ings, Archer and Davis as strikers.

From that lot I can see us adding another 8 to replace Luiz, and another wide player to replace AEG. Potentially another striker but we've seen that the current two don't work together so do we need more if we play with a single striker. Archer and Davis on the bench with Traore and Bailey as iotiins

[Baldy]

Perhaps, the only way to strengthen our starting eleven and retain experienced quality on the bench is to sell some of our youngsters!!

I am an old fart and have 'lost count' of how many youngsters we have had with fantastic potential who turned out to be 'duff' and ended up in the lower leagues. I guess 'one in fifty' of those youngsters turn out to be regular first team starters with top six ability.

We have 'potential' in abundance, let's capitalize on it!!

The so called Big 6 turn them out like a production line and make a pretty packet. Archer, Chuck and other young internationals etc would currently get a sizeable fee. Sell, and avoid the almost inevitable disappointment that the vast, vast majority of their careers will bring.

Just a thought. 

[andyh]

Philips to Man City…£45m. Done.
It’s utterly obscene how they can hoover up players just to sit on their bench.
It’s almost like it’s a calculated ploy to keep uppity clubs in their place.

[PaulWinch again]

Philips to Man City…£45m. Done.
It’s utterly obscene how they can hoover up players just to sit on their bench.
It’s almost like it’s a calculated ploy to keep uppity clubs in their place.

I suspect it’s more preventing rivals pick up players they may potentially want - at least I’m sure that’s part of the motivation. They’re not going to be remotely fussed about Leeds.

[LeonW]

Philips to Man City…£45m. Done.
It’s utterly obscene how they can hoover up players just to sit on their bench.
It’s almost like it’s a calculated ploy to keep uppity clubs in their place.

I suspect it’s more preventing rivals pick up players they may potentially want - at least I’m sure that’s part of the motivation. They’re not going to be remotely fussed about Leeds.

It's hard not to think that. Yes, Fernandinho has left, but is Phillips the man to replace him? Not so sure. But even if he doesn't play, it stops a rival from having that player.