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

[Smithy]

Tariq Lamptey has had his contract cancelled by Fiorentina and is a free agent. Doesn’t seem to have recovered fitness after an ACL.

That's shocking.  He did his cruciate in his first game after signing for them, didn't he? The fact they're cancelling his contract must mean the injury is so bad they don't think they'll get any sort of return from him?  Given the advances in modern medicine, I've always assumed that any ACL these days is just a matter "when" they return, rather than "if". 

It would be a shame for the lad if that's his career done, but he wouldn't be the first.

[Ads]

I think we need:

Number 10 and a wide forward with pace who can come into the starting XI.

I'd be wanting two midfielders as well, likely younger but with a profile of sorts that let's us keep the style we have with McGinn and Onana/Kamara out the side. A left side centre half too.

Quite a few I'd trim, but if we could get 5 in: 2 first team, 3 for the squad, I think we'd have another excellent season.