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

[Sexual Ealing]

Juventus want Dibu Martínez as priority target for GK position after Alisson deal off.

Talks have started to ask about price and contract details, high salary but Juve keen to explore move.

Another option remains Spurs GK Vicario.

[@FabrizioRomano]

[LeeB]

Juventus want Dibu Martínez as priority target for GK position after Alisson deal off.

Talks have started to ask about price and contract details, high salary but Juve keen to explore move.

Another option remains Spurs GK Vicario.

[@FabrizioRomano]

Bit of a step down for him these days.

[PaulWinch again]

Rashford wasn't washed up though, he was thrown under the bus by a complete fraud of a manager in Amorim.

Amorim was a fraud for sure but not in his treatment of Rashford who let down several Man United managers. There was a particular effort away at Newcastle, might have been under EtH, that was reminiscent of Gabby away at Spurs that time. Grealish admitted he sulked for a while when the Spurs move didn't happen but he never downed tools completely like Rashford did for his home club.

I’m sure there’s culpability on the other side - nothing else Rashford has done has suggested he’s the down tools type.

[LeeB]

Rashford wasn't washed up though, he was thrown under the bus by a complete fraud of a manager in Amorim.

Amorim was a fraud for sure but not in his treatment of Rashford who let down several Man United managers. There was a particular effort away at Newcastle, might have been under EtH, that was reminiscent of Gabby away at Spurs that time. Grealish admitted he sulked for a while when the Spurs move didn't happen but he never downed tools completely like Rashford did for his home club.

I’m sure there’s culpability on the other side - nothing else Rashford has done has suggested he’s the down tools type.

And regardless, if we're discussing both parties in terms of what they'd offer us going forward there's a gulf between the capabilities of the two, and Jack is on the wrong side of it.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

It wouldn't surprise me if he left this summer if we get the offer we wanted purely because of his wages*. Whether it would be the "right" decision is a different matter. I guess at his age his value will keep dropping quite quickly.

*Like Tanswell said, not looking to sell but could go at the right price.

[chrisw1]

The issue with Martinez is his value is probably quite low now.  Replacing him will just take up transfer capital that we don't really have and I doubt any replacement's wages will be particularly cheap.

To me, it would make more sense to kick it down the road to next summer, when hopefully we'll have qualified for CL again and have more headroom to play with.

[Sexual Ealing]

The issue with Martinez is his value is probably quite low now.  Replacing him will just take up transfer capital that we don't really have and I doubt any replacement's wages will be particularly cheap.

To me, it would make more sense to kick it down the road to next summer, when hopefully we'll have qualified for CL again and have more headroom to play with.

Unless he's agitating, I agree (although we could get someone decent from That Abroad for half the wages).

[jwarry]

He is a world class experienced goalkeeper and we are in champions league next year.  The club know what they are doing….

[Dick Edwards]

The issue with Martinez is his value is probably quite low now.  Replacing him will just take up transfer capital that we don't really have and I doubt any replacement's wages will be particularly cheap.

To me, it would make more sense to kick it down the road to next summer, when hopefully we'll have qualified for CL again and have more headroom to play with.

Martinez, McGinn and Watkins are all worth much more to us than the transfer fees they would command. Given their ages we'd get £50m tops for the three combined, yet they are all vital, irreplaceable players for us unless we had three times as much money to spend on their replacements.

[pauliewalnuts]

Juventus want Dibu Martínez as priority target for GK position after Alisson deal off.

Talks have started to ask about price and contract details, high salary but Juve keen to explore move.

Another option remains Spurs GK Vicario.

[@FabrizioRomano]

"Another option remains Spurs GK VIcario"

That's a bit like "tonight, I'll be spending the night engaged in sexual congress with Margot Robbie. Or maybe Sonia from Eastenders".

[LeeB]

Juventus want Dibu Martínez as priority target for GK position after Alisson deal off.

Talks have started to ask about price and contract details, high salary but Juve keen to explore move.

Another option remains Spurs GK Vicario.

[@FabrizioRomano]

"Another option remains Spurs GK VIcario"

That's a bit like "tonight, I'll be spending the night engaged in sexual congress with Margot Robbie. Or maybe Sonia from Eastenders".

The older I get, the more that looks like win-win.

[Sexual Ealing]

Hahaha

[PeterWithesShin]

It was good when Sonia was on SoccerAM

[Beard82]

It will be a sad day when Martinez leaves the club, the same with Watkins, McGinn, Mings and Digne.  To me it feels like the value we would get for them is less then they are worth to us next season at least.

With Martinez and Bizot it feels like were well covered - feels like a risk tbh.     

[Dante Lavelli]

It will be a sad day when Martinez leaves the club, the same with Watkins, McGinn, Mings and Digne.  To me it feels like the value we would get for them is less then they are worth to us next season at least.

With Martinez and Bizot it feels like were well covered - feels like a risk tbh.     

Agree.

But the transition needs to happen at some point. Regrettably I’d condone losing Mings this summer. Otherwise any offers need to reflect their value to us ie more than anyone will offer.