Summer 26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Rigadon]

Agent - oh hi Pau, I’ve got a deal sorted. You’re leaving Villa and joining Coventry!

Pau - am I fuck mate. Oh, and by the way - you’re fired.

Haha!  The oddest rumour so far I reckon.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Bayern not taking Chelsea up on the 65M option for Nicolas Jackson, so imagine we'll be linked again.

That wouldn’t be a bad move.

[eamonn]

Bayern not taking Chelsea up on the 65M option for Nicolas Jackson, so imagine we'll be linked again.

He's managed 10% of Kane's output this season, send him to Coventry.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Bayern not taking Chelsea up on the 65M option for Nicolas Jackson, so imagine we'll be linked again.

He's managed 10% of Kane's output this season, send him to Coventry.

I wouldn’t have thought he’s played that much. I do think he’s decent, misses quite a few chances but he does plenty of running and is pretty quick. I don’t think he’d be worth £65m, could be a loan option though.

[LeeB]

I doubt we'd move for Jackson now having signed Tammy, but if Ollie left then maybe.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

A straight swap for Guessand would be the only real reason to go for Jackson and even then I haven't seen anything to get excited about. Unai obviously loves him from their time at Villareal but one decent season at Chelsea I can't see what all the fuss is about. Chelsea should be looking to try and get their €32m investment back and get him off their wage bill. Ha! He's contracted until 2033.

[Toronto Villa]

Bayern not taking Chelsea up on the 65M option for Nicolas Jackson, so imagine we'll be linked again.

Certainly not at £65M we won’t.

[Goldenballs]

And Chelsea aren't going to loan him to us, so we either stump up or do some type of PSR player swap fudge.

[N'ZMAV]

A straight swap for Guessand would be the only real reason to go for Jackson and even then I haven't seen anything to get excited about. Unai obviously loves him from their time at Villareal but one decent season at Chelsea I can't see what all the fuss is about. Chelsea should be looking to try and get their €32m investment back and get him off their wage bill. Ha! He's contracted until 2033.

Unai would know him from Villarreal, as he gave him his debut - but Jackson only really kicked on once Unai had left.

[Dave]

Yeah, think Emery played him as a winger and only after he left did he become a fairly decent striker

[Clampy]

He's still only 24 as well. Having someone who can play through the middle and out wide wouldn't be a bad thing.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

If people think Watkins is profligate in front of goal then I think they'd have fun with Jackson.

[Sexual Ealing]

If people think Watkins is profligate in front of goal then I think they'd have fun with Jackson.

I can only speak for myself, but the frustration with Watkins isn't (entirely) around missed chances, it's that when he's bad he's made entirely of tibia and kiils any and all momentum.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

If people think Watkins is profligate in front of goal then I think they'd have fun with Jackson.

I can only speak for myself, but the frustration with Watkins isn't (entirely) around missed chances, it's that when he's bad he's made entirely of tibia and kiils any and all momentum.

I don't really disagree, he can be a frustrating watch.

[Toronto Villa]

When a player ends up at Chelsea on the money and length of contract they are on it makes it very tough for sides like us, who have loads of money but cannot spend it, to bring those players in. The deal will need to match what they are on, have them agree to significant a pay/total compensation reduction, or have the selling side subsidize the deal which they aren’t likely to do.