Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[OCD]

Evening mail linking us with a bid for Otavio, a right sided midfielder from Porto (no idea if he is any good).

He's good but not for sale. Reports that we made a €30m bid for him but it was rejected. There are also claims that Leeds made the same bid with the same outcome. Possibly we're being used to push up the price. Not sure why we'd be after a winger. Porto have already sold Fábio Vieira to Arsenal and Vitinha looks likely to move to Paris Saint Germain so they won't want to lose their complete midfield.

Talk is that Otavio has a 40m Euro's release clause.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Evening mail linking us with a bid for Otavio, a right sided midfielder from Porto (no idea if he is any good).

He's good but not for sale. Reports that we made a €30m bid for him but it was rejected. There are also claims that Leeds made the same bid with the same outcome. Possibly we're being used to push up the price. Not sure why we'd be after a winger. Porto have already sold Fábio Vieira to Arsenal and Vitinha looks likely to move to Paris Saint Germain so they won't want to lose their complete midfield.

Talk is that Otavio has a 40m Euro's release clause.

€60m release clause but were rumoured to be willing to accept €40m up to the 15th of June, if memory serves.

[OCD]

What I read said that the release clause is 40m Euro's until 15th July and then 60m after that. No idea whether it's true or not, or whether he's even one we would be considering.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'll check again but the release clause is 60m but there may be a discount if purchased before the 15th.
O Jogo, the Porto based sports daily, that usually has the best inside info on all things Porto are reporting the rejected €30m bid was from Leeds.

[LeeB]

I signed him on a free on Championship Manager and he was shite

[JD]

I signed him on a free on Championship Manager and he was shite

Best not bother then. If no-one wanted to pay 40M Euros why would the price go up after 15th. Doesn't make any sense. Anyway as Lee says, he's shite (unless we sign him of course).

[Risso]

Evening mail linking us with a bid for Otavio, a right sided midfielder from Porto (no idea if he is any good).

He's good but not for sale. Reports that we made a €30m bid for him but it was rejected. There are also claims that Leeds made the same bid with the same outcome. Possibly we're being used to push up the price. Not sure why we'd be after a winger. Porto have already sold Fábio Vieira to Arsenal and Vitinha looks likely to move to Paris Saint Germain so they won't want to lose their complete midfield.

Talk is that Otavio has a 40m Euro's release clause.

€60m release clause but were rumoured to be willing to accept €40m up to the 15th of June, if memory serves.

I hope he assists like a bastard because his goal scoring record is dire. How is he worth that much?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

You can put in a clause for any value and Porto are no fools, quite the opposite. They're brilliant at buying cheap and selling for a fortune, often taking the piss. At 27 I don't think it would be the best investment. The man works hard and doesn't go missing, he's more industrious than silky skills. What was it last season, 5 goals and 8 assists? In a Porto side I'd probably be close to reaching those figures. Let Leeds have him.

[Risso]

You can put in a clause for any value and Porto are no fools, quite the opposite. They're brilliant at buying cheap and selling for a fortune, often taking the piss. At 27 I don't think it would be the best investment. The man works hard and doesn't go missing, he's more industrious than silky skills. What was it last season, 5 goals and 8 assists? In a Porto side I'd probably be close to reaching those figures. Let Leeds have him.

3 in the league, which is the most he's ever scored since 2016. No ta.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I signed him on a free on Championship Manager and he was shite

Yeah but you're the Paul Lambert of Championship Manager. #pearlstopigs

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Brandon Williams of Man U is available for around £10m according to BBC. Decent cover at left back who, imo, wouldn’t demand tons of first team football but has potential to improve.

[LeeB]

I signed him on a free on Championship Manager and he was shite

Yeah but you're the Paul Lambert of Championship Manager. #pearlstopigs

The only similarity is we both spend most of the working day looking like hobos, but I have the excuse of being at home

[Rudy Can't Fail]

A right footed left back on reported £60k a week? Norwich fans are in no rush to see him back. Don't we have anybody from our own youngsters that could step up?

[Hookeysmith]

 After a very excitable splurge early on with 2 great signings out of almost no where, it has gone a little flat.

I would imagine most will be back early July from holidays so maybe it will start up again

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

A right footed left back on reported £60k a week? Norwich fans are in no rush to see him back. Don't we have anybody from our own youngsters that could step up?

I’m not aware of his current wages, if there’s any truth in that figure, well fair play to him but nowhere near worth it.
I’d give him a pass on being part of the Norwich defence as I thought he looked quite good in his breakthrough season with Man U. As you suggest I’d prefer to give our own a go but don’t think we have any close to being ready for the first team in the left back slot, do we?
Williams has got a bit of experience in domestic and European games and wouldn’t break the bank for a position that we need cover in, I don’t fancy Young there for any length of time should he sign a new contract.