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

[SaddVillan]

https://sportwitness.co.uk/player-responds-positively-to-aston-villa-interest-emerys-side-to-negotiate-with-club/

Gabriel Sara - Brazilian midfielder
97 games for Sao Paulo, 86 for Norwich (20 goals 18 assists) 58 for Galatasaray.
6 goals 5 assists last season
Turns 27 next month. 5'10"
In recent Brazilian squads, 1 cap

Earns c. £45-60k pw, depending on which source you believe
A bid of c. €35m (£30.4m) might be enough

[Beard82]

How likely do people think it is we want to spend a chunk of our limited cash on a keeper?

It looks like Martinez is staying next season, and Bizot has shown himself to be a dependable and likeable backup. Unless there’s an opportunity to sign a young up and coming keeper we think will be Martinez’s long-term replacement…

Agree.  In a years time, Chevalier, Garcia or Mamardashvili will be bored of sitting on the bench and need first team football. Trafford too but I suspect he’ll move this summer.

Got chatting to a PSG mate of mine last night, who gave me a different reading of the Chevalier situation.

In this interpretation, Chevalier is not the victim of poor form or stage fright - that's just how it's been framed.

In his reading, it is more of a social issue, as apparently, Chevalier has a bit of previous on the socials of extreme right wingery. Him being benched actually reflects the squad's refusal to accept him.

Fantastic so can play in goal and on the right wing - that’s the kind of flexibility we need

[JJ-AV]

I think a lot of the Summer will be shaped by the frees, loans and players out.

If we manage to get Wilson and Mingueza that’s probably about £40m saved. If we can get Rashford or Jackson on loan that’s another significant saving on transfer fee.

Similarly, if Palace sign Guessand and we can shift Bailey there is another £200k of the wage bill and maybe £30m in.

Say the above scenario happened (idealistic ofc) the urgency and need to sell Rogers will reduce.

If Mingueza and Wilson go elsewhere and Palace don’t want Guessand then I’m sure we will have to sell Rogers

[JUAN PABLO]

I like the look of  Femi Azeez of Millwall..   would be worth a punt i.e Rogers and much younger and cheaper than Wilson.         

 Lesley Ugochukwu  could be a back up for Kamara and Onana  when they are on the medical bench too,  Id swap him for Bogarde all day long.

[algy]

I think a lot depends on if we can keep hold of Rogers (i.e. the amount of sales we have to make up this season etc).

A few of the free transfers seem to make sense for added depth - and to be honest we have tended to do better at those kind of signing over the last couple years

I dont think we have the head room for major surgery and as mentioned above a few younger players that can improve on the output of Sancho, Guessard and Bailey - could have a massive impact.

Yeah, agree here. Get a decent player to replace Guessand/Bailey and I think we’ll see a huge improvement.

I’d be ok with keeping Sancho if it’s on a free and his wages were sensible. Not worth pushing the boat out to get him, but I think he’s a decent squad option.

[ChicagoLion]

I really hope we dump Sancho, he serves virtually no purpose other than give the ball away if anyone shows even the slightest amount of aggression.

[PaulWinch again]

I like the look of  Femi Azeez of Millwall..   would be worth a punt i.e Rogers and much younger and cheaper than Wilson.         

 Lesley Ugochukwu  could be a back up for Kamara and Onana  when they are on the medical bench too,  Id swap him for Bogarde all day long.

He wouldn’t net out as cheaper than Wilson I imagine.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I like the look of  Femi Azeez of Millwall..   would be worth a punt i.e Rogers and much younger and cheaper than Wilson.         

 Lesley Ugochukwu  could be a back up for Kamara and Onana  when they are on the medical bench too,  Id swap him for Bogarde all day long.

Didn’t Azeez sign for Palace and then was loaned back?

Edit. Not according to Wiki. Must have just been a rumour.

[Dave]

I like the look of  Femi Azeez of Millwall..   would be worth a punt i.e Rogers and much younger and cheaper than Wilson.         

 Lesley Ugochukwu  could be a back up for Kamara and Onana  when they are on the medical bench too,  Id swap him for Bogarde all day long.

Didn’t Azeez sign for Palace and then was loaned back?

Edit. Not according to Wiki. Must have just been a rumour.

Maybe you're thinking of Romaine Esse - went from Milwall to Palace last summer then was loaned to Coventry in January.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I like the look of  Femi Azeez of Millwall..   would be worth a punt i.e Rogers and much younger and cheaper than Wilson.         

 Lesley Ugochukwu  could be a back up for Kamara and Onana  when they are on the medical bench too,  Id swap him for Bogarde all day long.

Didn’t Azeez sign for Palace and then was loaned back?

Edit. Not according to Wiki. Must have just been a rumour.

Maybe you're thinking of Romaine Esse - went from Milwall to Palace last summer then was loaned to Coventry in January.

Ah yes, cheers Dave. I remember he had a similar sounding name to Eze.

[robleflaneur]

You have to be careful with Championship stats.Philogene outscores Azeez,Sorba Thomas provides more assists than Azeez.AI comes up with Peter Whittingham and Uncle Albert  as the best historically for wide assists in the Championship.
Would we welcome modern day Adomah and Whittingham or a Philogene equivalent to cement or improve on a top 4 position ?
It's vital to see these players and their qualities ,as Emery's astute choice of Rogers proved.

[fredm]

With regard to the goalkeepers, Martinez is one of the leading wage earners at the club. To move him on for a good amount and have a younger keeper to play for more years on much lesser wages would probably swing it.

[Dogtanian]

It is finding one that wouldn’t cause us to drop a lot more points and is still available at a price we can pay.

It’s a risk, and I am not sure it’s one we need to take yet if Martinez is happy to stay.

[Steve67]

Is Ibrahima Konate any good? Leaving Liverpool on a free.

[PaulWinch again]

He was, he was terrible last year but suspect indicative of the wider malaise. He’ll end up on a lot of money at somewhere like Real Madrid.