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

[Dave]

The Spurs signings will improve them - they’d have to wouldn’t they.

Would they? As per the numbers above, you wouldn't have thought a couple of years ago that losing nobody significant from their squad and bringing in Werner, Solanke, Odobert, Tel, Danso, Bergvall and Gray would see them drop from fifth to seventeenth.

[PaulWinch again]

Well I’d say it’s highly unlikely they won’t, especially as being able to pass from midfield is one of their manly issues. Doesn’t mean they’ll be world beaters, but can see them being in the mix for top 8.

[rougegorge]

It would hard for Spurs to be worse next season.

I think Senesi is a good free transfer,  but not wholly convinced by the others at the fees they are spending. Fermandes is young, but has two consecutive relegations on his CV, and yet his value seems to have doubled in a year.

[Dave]

Well I’d say it’s highly unlikely they won’t, especially as being able to pass from midfield is one of their manly issues. Doesn’t mean they’ll be world beaters, but can see them being in the mix for top 8.

So can I. Or plausibly even higher.

But given the recent history of everyone involved, everything exploding again is also a firm possibility as well.

[PaulWinch again]

I firmly hope you are correct on that one.

[Dave]

I definitely am correct that it's a possibility. Doesn't mean it's going to happen.

[Sexual Ealing]

Well I’d say it’s highly unlikely they won’t, especially as being able to pass from midfield is one of their manly issues. Doesn’t mean they’ll be world beaters, but can see them being in the mix for top 8.

Spurs all over. It always comes back to that cock of theirs.

[paul_e]

I'm really not sure with Spurs. They've added some decent players but it's a lot of changes and that can cause as many problems as it solves. Add to that the fact that De Zerbi is hardly stable and I think there's a not insignificant chance that they're bottom half and looking for another new manager in November/December.

Or to put it another way, despite all their spending so far I think we've got a better squad than them and I'd be surprised if we don't finish above them, which is all I really care about.

[Villa in Denmark]

I don't want to just finish above them if they're middle table dross or worse again.

We need to target top 4 and they can piss as much money up the wall as they want.

[brontebilly]

De Zerbi is a good fit for the players they already have in a way Frank never was. Going from big Ange to set piece Frank was mad stuff. I know we didn't try a leg the same night but they were still impressive at Villa Park. They have lots of good young players. Robertson is an odd signing though. Looked completely finished last season in the PL.