Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Clampy]

Feels a bit quiet. What do you lot think with regards to incomings? I feel like there are two more big signings to be made. Hopefully we get something ASAP. A striker and another defender.

I think as ever, a bit of patience is needed. The transfer window does not close until September.

[mike]

I'd be surprised if we don't sign some more. I get the full pre season argument etc, but he worked for a big chunk season with the squad from last year and they didn't appear to be a team that just needed a couple of players to finish close to or in the European places. FFP wise we should surely be OK as we presumably still have a bit of the 30 pieces of silver from Ratboy.

[Gareth]

I think we got in players early that we felt we absolutely needed. And now with everyone back and a manager who won’t have truly had a chance to evaluate what he has given he came in mid season, then I think we should be taking this time to see what/who will work and who won’t. The early part of pre season will help with that plus a couple of games. I fully expect that some will leave and we will invest as the summer goes along. We shouldn’t be just lashing out money on new players without properly understanding whether or not the players we do have, that in many cases we spent a lot of money on, can actually work in what the manager and staff are looking to implement. And we also have some tremendous young talent to evaluate also.

I think this is spot on.  Sure the club are open to sell El Ghazi / Traore / Davis / Douglas / Sanson but you make them totally surplus to requirements then clubs want to pay even less or wait till deadline day to deal.

[Clark W Griswold]

It could just be that the players we want are not so easy to acquire for any number of reasons and the ones at the start were already in place and pretty much agreed on before the season ended. I should imagine there will be some back up plans in place if we can’t get the first choice ones for whatever reason.

[algy]

It could just be that the players we want are not so easy to acquire for any number of reasons and the ones at the start were already in place and pretty much agreed on before the season ended. I should imagine there will be some back up plans in place if we can’t get the first choice ones for whatever reason.

Yeah, think there's a lot of truth in the last 2 comments. Either the signings are part of a chain where selling club wants to sort out replacements first, or we're waiting to get other players off the books first, as much because it's better business rather than strictly needing to.

[paul_e]

Signings so far:

Kamara, free transfer that was already agreed.
Coutinho, loan with a clause to make it permanent that we triggered but with some negotiation on the fee.
Olsen, loan that almost certainly had some clause but hasn't been confirmed.
Carlos, by agreeing this deal they stand a decent chance of holding on to Kounde this season so got it through early.

Every one of these will have been comparitively very simple to get completed.

[ventnorVillain]

Aaron Hickey arriving for a medical according to the Meaning Evil, but as most of their online output is clickbait (this came up on my Facebook feed), I don't know how much credence we can give it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Aaron Hickey arriving for a medical according to the Meaning Evil, but as most of their online output is clickbait (this came up on my Facebook feed), I don't know how much credence we can give it.

It's true. Medical for Brentford.

[Clampy]

Unless he does a last minute u-turn like that Fulham bloke did to us who's career has gone that well since, I can't remember his name.

[Brazilian Villain]

Unless he does a last minute u-turn like that Fulham bloke did to us who's career has gone that well since, I can't remember his name.

Joe Bryan.

[stevo_st]

Joe Bryan?

[LeeB]

Say it three times and he signs for someone else unexpectedly

[DrGonzo]

With Young signing a new contract it depends on the Hause situation, we have 2 LCB and 2 RCB plus Hayden that can cover RB, that could be considered covered.  Unless Luiz or Sanson leave the middle of the park is covered.  We have plenty of players to cover the deep lying forward roles.  1 striker minimum and if we manage to shift some players then upgrades will become a possibility.

[Brazilian Villain]

Joe Bryan?

No, not the guy who sucked Fergie's (no, not that one nor that one) toes.

[jwarry]

Joe Bryan?

No, not the guy who sucked Fergie's (no, not that one nor that one) toes.

Are you ok BV?