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Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1935 on: June 01, 2025, 12:09:29 PM »
If the thoughts are we sell Onana for Saudi money, and have Enzo takes his place then I can see the thinking as it then means the Onana money can be used in other areas rather than on a replacement.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1936 on: June 01, 2025, 12:18:01 PM »
Is Enzo a particularly physical player?

Offline Rigadon

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1937 on: June 01, 2025, 12:29:16 PM »
Selling Onana would be a weird one after just one season.  Both for him and the club.

Although Diaby suggests there's pretty solid precedent when there's Saudi money involved.
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True.  I suppose the only difference is that Onana has settled in more than Diaby seemed to. If it was a choice between selling Onana and any of the other midfielders, I could live with it if we made a profit. 

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1938 on: June 01, 2025, 12:34:15 PM »
I don't think it's a coincidence Saudi keep coming in for expensive players who aren't nailed on first XI. Diaby, Duran, probably Bailey, possibly Onana. Swairis' influence perhaps.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1939 on: June 01, 2025, 12:40:10 PM »
I don't think it's a coincidence Saudi keep coming in for expensive players who aren't nailed on first XI. Diaby, Duran, probably Bailey, possibly Onana. Swairis' influence perhaps.
Good player that Swairis apart from all the biting.

Offline Mellin

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1940 on: June 01, 2025, 01:14:53 PM »
I even checked the spelling FFS.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1941 on: June 01, 2025, 01:15:27 PM »
I don't think it's a coincidence Saudi keep coming in for expensive players who aren't nailed on first XI. Diaby, Duran, probably Bailey, possibly Onana. Swairis' influence perhaps.

You would think it would happen more with Newcastle.

Offline TonyD

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1942 on: June 01, 2025, 01:23:41 PM »
Do you think we might actually sign a right back?

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1943 on: June 01, 2025, 01:27:13 PM »
We signed one in January.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1944 on: June 01, 2025, 01:53:38 PM »
maybe we need a proven one

Offline brontebilly

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1945 on: June 01, 2025, 01:59:10 PM »
If the thoughts are we sell Onana for Saudi money, and have Enzo takes his place then I can see the thinking as it then means the Onana money can be used in other areas rather than on a replacement.

Luiz back to replace Onana, Grealish to replace Rashford and Asensio 🤝 Enzo more to replace Barkley.

Diaby was maybe about par after the first season? Disappointing he moved on but Saudi money was welcome. Any hope of getting our money back on Onana has to be taken.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1946 on: June 01, 2025, 02:05:56 PM »
I think the difference is Diaby apparently nearly went to Saudi before he joined us. I don't see any need in getting rid of Onana at the moment.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1947 on: June 01, 2025, 02:08:13 PM »
Given it's us and ManU who are under the most FFP pressure, is there a potential Garnacho = Martinez deal to be done?

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1948 on: June 01, 2025, 02:13:39 PM »
I certainly hope not.

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Re: Summer 2025 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #1949 on: June 01, 2025, 02:15:26 PM »
I don't think it's a coincidence Saudi keep coming in for expensive players who aren't nailed on first XI. Diaby, Duran, probably Bailey, possibly Onana. Swairis' influence perhaps.

Don’t quite understand the link, because he’s form another Arab country?

 


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