Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Dogtanian]

I think Aaron Ramsey will go out on loan. He did okay at Cheltenham, but I think they’ll want to see more consistency and higher performances.

I don ‘t think they’ll directly replace Chuckwuemeka, but any cash received might make getting another 8 more likely.

[Clark W Griswold]

We’ve done pretty well, but I’m a bit surprised we’ve only added one central midfielder. Our front 3 is ok for a top 6-8 finish I think (although could improve further with a genuinely clinical finisher), and we’ve improved at centre back plus added Digne and cover since Jan.

I just think our centre mid options are very “lower half” - we’re really banking on Kamara to hit the ground running, and Ramsay to have another stellar year of improvement if we’re to challenge the top 6. Both could happen, but it feels lightweight to me (unless we’re happy with 10th).

Yeah this is my opinion. A good recruitment just but I don’t see these transform us from say 14th to 7th

With where we are now I think top half is realistic - unless we think having a proper SG preseason adds 6 or 7 points to our total

Yes I agree too. Kamara looks like potentially a very good signing but whether he’ll hit the ground running or even be effective as a holding player at all is very much the question. If he makes no difference to that side of the team then we’re no further forward and it will remain our Achilles heel. Get another one in, a physical player with real potential to nullify the opposition, if Kamara looks better than McGinn and Luiz in the centre role as well then the midfield will have improved dramatically. It needs it I think.
Unless Kamara is that player and Carlos is a big improvement as well then we’re going to struggle to break the top half unless we do more. Still lots of time though.

[VinnieChase84]

I’ll be shocked if we don’t sign a new CM.

[nigel]

I think Aaron Ramsey will go out on loan. He did okay at Cheltenham, but I think they’ll want to see more consistency and higher performances.

I don ‘t think they’ll directly replace Chuckwuemeka, but any cash received might make getting another 8 more likely.

Aaron Ramsey to Preston to replace Cameron Archer?
We know Preston look after our lads

[Toronto Villa]

I think we absolutely will buy a CM. The manager and new AM are rightly getting a really good look at exactly what they have. Both will have lots of sessions and 3 games in Australia and one in France to ascertain where we need to add and who we can shave from the current squad. I think we will still spend another £50m+ on a CM and striker, with 2 or 3 leaving. There’s lots of time left for that to happen.

[Steve67]

I’ll be shocked if we don’t sign a new CM.

Absolutely.  Looking forward to whoever the mystery man is.

[olaftab]

Man City making a net profit in a window for...the first time ever?

Thanks mainly to Arsenal taking care of their surplus scrap.

[Matt C]

Surely got to move a few more on before there’s any more incomings. Just look at the squad that’s gone to Australia.

[Steve67]

Surely got to move a few more on before there’s any more incomings. Just look at the squad that’s gone to Australia.

Giving them all a chance before cutting down the numbers and allowing some more to go out on loan too?

[villadelph]

Bassey to Ajax, interesting.

[Alex77]

Bassey to Ajax, interesting.

Not so sure its interesting. A player we don't need has gone to an irrelevant club. Appreciate there were some tenuous links but that was more likely lazy journalism off the back of a solid performance in the UEFA final.

[OCD]

Bought for £250k and sold for £20m not long after. Good buy from whoever the Rangers manager was at the time.

[frank black]

Man City making a net profit in a window for...the first time ever?

Thanks mainly to Arsenal taking care of their surplus scrap.

I wish it was us taking their scraps.

[Clark W Griswold]

Yep, Zinchenko and particulaly Jesus would have been most welcome !

[Bad English]

Bassey to Ajax, interesting.

Big spenders.