Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Risso]

I'm not sure we'll go for another wide player, would prefer to get Bailey and Traore fit for a season. Think we might go for another central DM as our 'big' signing. Whether that's Bissouma, AN Other or Phillips (who we've been consistently linked with) probably depends on how Gerrard sees them playing with Kamara (and McGinn/Ramsey/Luiz in front of them).

Yep, Bissouma or Phillips next to Kamara would hopefully get us closer to the Soucek-Rice model which works so well for West Ham. We'd then have three spots for the more attack minded McGinn/Ramsey/Coutinho/Buendia/Bailey/Traore to fight for.

[Beard82]

Im sure we have said it before, but getting PC and Kamara for 17m is amazing business

Really positive start to the summer, and sets us up nicely.

[cdbearsfan]

Not sure about that. I can see him keep trying the doomed two up front.

[Villan82]

Not sure about that. I can see him keep trying the doomed two up front.

It worked a treat in some games. What's wrong with having different options? If we want to get back to the top table we will need tog et used to having a lot of selection headaches and being able to spring the odd surprise change in formation.

[RamboandBruno]

I just want to watch Beundia and Coutinhio in the same side most weeks, which leaves us with one centre forward position.
I think Luiz will probably go, which may open the door for another midfielder.

[cdbearsfan]

I just want to watch Beundia and Coutinhio in the same side most weeks, which leaves us with one centre forward position.

This.

[PaulWinch again]

Given we played Coutinho and Buendia in what was on paper the toughest game we could face I’d suggest Gerrard probably sees playing them together as his best option.

[ASHTONVILLA]

Im sure we have said it before, but getting PC and Kamara for 17m is amazing business

Really positive start to the summer, and sets us up nicely.

Yes it is good to see these deals done early.

Last season was the same with Buendia, and all was going well until Jack did the dirty and we had to chuck our transfer plans out the window. I blame Jack for that more than recruitment team tbh.

If we were to add Tarkowski (an excellent defender), and Suarez or Lewandowski (unlikey but linked) it puts better players through the whole spine for little outlay and would be canny business from the club.

If they can get any coin for Wesley, El Ghazi, Trezeguet, Nakamba, Hause and Luiz then there could be £100m to spend (including funds not from sales) and still be well inside FFP. If that goes on a Phillips / Bissouma and one more big upgrade then it will be a very good squad heading into next season.

[Risso]

I don't Lewandowski has been linked has he? Can't see him coming here.

[PaulWinch again]

The bit that would concern me about Tarkowski, and admittedly I may be wrong here, is he’s been playing in a team that sets out to defend. I don’t think that’s us, so defending becomes much harder and I don’t know how he’d adapt.

[TaxDodger]

Tarkowski is a reasonable player, but if we're signing a centre back this summer it really needs to be an upgrade on Mings and/or Konsa, which I'm not sure Tarkowski is. Unless we sign Tarkowski and another centre back I guess.

[Proposition Joe]

I don't Lewandowski has been linked has he? Can't see him coming here.

He was linked on this thread as a joke I think!

[AV82EC]

We know Tarkowski can defend can he distribute though? That’s what Konsa lacks in my view and needs to develop. If we can distribute better in the right half of the pitch it’ll take some pressure off Mings.

[Proposition Joe]

Right, now that we have the long-awaited DM in Kamara, my current asks are:

In:
Upgrade on Luiz / McGinn (if i was to be generous, i would give McGinn another season further forward)

It's weird, but on the basis of that Chelsea away game (either the league or league cup one, it's so long ago now), I would have said that Sanson was that upgrade. Better technique than McGinn and still quite combative. I guess some players just never fit.

[Ger Regan]

Right, now that we have the long-awaited DM in Kamara, my current asks are:

In:
Upgrade on Luiz / McGinn (if i was to be generous, i would give McGinn another season further forward)

It's weird, but on the basis of that Chelsea away game (either the league or league cup one, it's so long ago now), I would have said that Sanson was that upgrade. Better technique than McGinn and still quite combative. I guess some players just never fit.

Yep, i've just resigned myself to Sanson not working out here.