2023 Summer transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[Ian.]

If we're looking at players like Alonso and Acuna that suggests to me that Emery sees his needs there as more short term so there may well be 1-2 younger players he thinks can develop there. I might be wrong but 2 30+ options in the same position is a strange choice otherwise.

Also players that may not mind a bit of rotation with Moreno.

[Dave]

Still odd that all the links are left backs and there is nothing but crickets chirping on the right hand side.

[Goldenballs]

Alonso is slower than a 300 year old oak tree.

Doesn't seem to fit the dynamic mobility needed to cover Moreno...

Unless we are going to have one pacy attacking full back on each side & then a more defensive option on each side too, so we can switch our attacks depending on who we play...

We've got that already on the left with Moreno and Digne. Alonso is shite, he'd get turned inside out every week.

[TelfordVilla]

Digne needs to go simply because of the crazy wages he is getting. This was a disastrous Gerrard appointment and unbalanced the squad wage structure. He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

[Dave]

He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

He's well within his rights to not take a drop in wages and stay.

[TelfordVilla]

He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

He's well within his rights to not take a drop in wages and stay.

  of course, but that doesn't solve our problem

[ADVILLAFAN]

Thought Alonso was starting to look a bit past it at Chelsea and that was aeons ago.

[Dave]

He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

He's well within his rights to not take a drop in wages and stay.

  of course, but that doesn't solve our problem

Whether one of our two left backs is Digne or someone different isn't really a problem. 

[PeterWithesShin]

Have we actually been linked with Alonso by anyone credible or is it just a Twitter posts?

[Toronto Villa]

Have we actually been linked with Alonso by anyone credible or is it just a Twitter posts?

Mostly Twitter folk grabbing on to straws based on a post from someone seemingly connected to Spanish football. But I do imagine given he’s not going to be registered with Barcelona because they’re skint certain players might be available. He’s a proven talent at domestic and international level.

[Matt C]

Yeah, it is weird as fuck.

What's happening with Acuna, for a start?

He is apparently - I kid you not - now injured.

[AV84]

Yeah, it is weird as fuck.

What's happening with Acuna, for a start?

He is apparently - I kid you not - now injured.

He came off at half time last night. Maybe that's why.

[PaulWinch again]

He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

He's well within his rights to not take a drop in wages and stay.

Still odd that all the links are left backs and there is nothing but crickets chirping on the right hand side.

It is all a bit weird.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He could of course take a drop in wages and stay.

He's well within his rights to not take a drop in wages and stay.

From what I've read we'll still be paying a part of his wages at Nice. Or at least that's their plan.

As for recruitment, didn't we get rid of our Head of Global Recruitment and most of his team last year? It may be why we seem to be only shopping in Spain - Diaby was another 'known to Emery' from his time at PSG.

[pablo_picasso]

Alonso is slower than a 300 year old oak tree.

Doesn't seem to fit the dynamic mobility needed to cover Moreno...

Unless we are going to have one pacy attacking full back on each side & then a more defensive option on each side too, so we can switch our attacks depending on who we play...

We've got that already on the left with Moreno and Digne. Alonso is shite, he'd get turned inside out every week.

I wouldn't say Digne is a defensive full back.

He certainly lacks pace, but in a side like Man C, he could probably thrive with their slow passing build up.

Having said all that, if its a choice between Digne & Alonso, its Digne every week & twice on Tuesday...