More transfer rumours

[relámpago blanco]

3 hours ago, buzz said:

I'm incredibly wary of thinking too soon about the summer given the huge hurdles we need to face to even stay up... but if we do, our marquee signings should be Declan Rice and/or Bowen from West Ham. Their fans are up in arms about the lack of business/pushing on and it's clear they're never going to be ambitious enough to actually keep either of them for very long. 

Rice will cost over 100M and whilst he's great we can get better for a lot less.

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[LRD]

Why would they want a player who is injured til at least March?

[r0cafella]

22 minutes ago, LRD said:

Why would they want a player who is injured til at least March?

The source is Teamtalk it’s totally worthless. NUFC360 really need to start curating because some of the nonsense they tweet is too much. 

[cubaricho]

Clark would do so well in the MLS. Liam Ridgewell became a legend at Portland ffs. 
 

Would love to see Clark end up in MLS. 

[Cronky]

I've always liked Ward-Prowse. He's a good all-rounder who I think would solve the problem of who should sit alongside Bruno.

 

Rice would be out of our reach, but I suspect he's already reached his level at West Ham, as a midfield player at least. He looks like one of those hybrid CB / DMs, albeit a very good one of that kind. He hasn't impressed me at international level, and I'm not sure that it would work out for him that well at top four level. I think he's over-priced, basically.

[Rafalove]

Not sure he would be out of our reach. We’ve already been able to attract an incredible quality of player in Trippier who was a key component in a title winning team just last year, and would be looking to challenge for La Liga and  the champions league last this year. Guimaraes is a player who could seemingly have got in any team outside Manchester City. 
 

We also had highly rated Botman and Carlos not just wanting to join but desperate. I think our pulll next year only increases.

[andyc35i]

If we survive, I think the summer window is a completely different ball game for us. We won’t have the hanging threat of relegation over us and this will enable us to be more positive in the types of players we try to attract. I think we would have a chance at someone like Raphinha or Ward Prowse as they haven’t really been courted by the so called bigger clubs like say a Rice has been. Also, the problem with Rice (who will probably end up at Chelsea or Man Utd) is that it will take £100m to get him and we could easily find someone just as good for half of that or even for free (a Kessie or Kamara)

[madras]

8 minutes ago, andyc35i said:

If we survive, I think the summer window is a completely different ball game for us. We won’t have the hanging threat of relegation over us and this will enable us to be more positive in the types of players we try to attract. I think we would have a chance at someone like Raphinha or Ward Prowse as they haven’t really been courted by the so called bigger clubs like say a Rice has been. Also, the problem with Rice (who will probably end up at Chelsea or Man Utd) is that it will take £100m to get him and we could easily find someone just as good for half of that or even for free (a Kessie or Kamara)

1 more signing like Bruno changes everything. It will be in players minds that a Chelsea/Man City type thing is happening and they'll want in on it. It was there to see with Botman and Carlos wanting to come but players of that next level up will see it as well. It also affects transfer fees, in January we paid a double premium, our wealth tax and relegation threatened desperation, the latter wont be there in the Summer should we stop up.

[Skirge]

A pre conteact agreement with Sule for the summer would be great business, take him over Carlos at stupid money

[STM]

Bissouma is absolute class. Would be a no brainer IMO and very attainable.

 

Need survival first.

[Skirge]

3 minutes ago, STM said:

Bissouma is absolute class. Would be a no brainer IMO and very attainable.

 

Need survival first.

Yup and add Botman & Sule we could play 3 at the back

[joeyt]

Fkn Skirge! 

[Dr Jinx]

Bissouma and Bruno in a 4-2-3-1.

 

Stick big Joe wide, ASM in the middle and someone new on the right.

 

Then a fit Wilson or just someone new and better leading the line

[The Prophet]

Not even thinking about summer agreements until we know what division we're in next season.

[SiLvOR]

Imperative we get a new striker in, no matter what division. Wilson simply can't be relied on, as much as I like him.

[Skirge]

2 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Not even thinking about summer agreements until we know what division we're in next season.

True but a Sule agreement as long as we stay up, we snooze we lose

[Hanshithispantz]

Think I'd rather we brought a young CDM in tbh, Bissouma would be expected to start which makes our midfield options clunkier than I believe they should be at the minute.

 

Bissouma, Joelinton and Bruno would be pretty hard to maintain when all are fit.

 

 

[Skirge]

3 minutes ago, Hanshithispantz said:

Think I'd rather we brought a young CDM in tbh, Bissouma would be expected to start which makes our midfield options clunkier than I believe they should be at the minute.

 

Bissouma, Joelinton and Bruno would be pretty hard to maintain when all are fit.

 

 

Strength in depth is something we have lacked for so long. We gave always been an injury away from trotble, top clubs double up quality for each position.

[Hanshithispantz]

6 minutes ago, Skirge said:

Strength in depth is something we have lacked for so long. We gave always been an injury away from trotble, top clubs double up quality for each position.

Yeah I get that, but where we're currently at, having all 3 seems like it would be hard, atleast the money could probably be spent improving other areas of the pitch. 

 

In a few years we will hopefully be able to carry 2 quality players in each position but I think we'd be best off trying to cover with youth talent who will be cheaper and more willing to sit on the bench.

 

I get the feeling a lot of people are happy to sacrifice Joelinton from the side in the summer but I think it would be a massive mistake personally.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by Hanshithispantz

[Whitley mag]

I don’t think it would be wild to suggest we’ll be in for Botman, Nunez and Paqueta in the summer as 3 high end deals. Supplement them with a couple of younger promising players and I think we’d be looking at top half next season.

 

 

Edited February 6, 2022 by Whitley mag

[MrRaspberryJam]

14 minutes ago, Whitley mag said:

I don’t think it would be wild to suggest we’ll be in for Botman, Nunez and Paqueta in the summer as 3 high end deals. Supplement them with a couple of younger promising players and I think we’d be looking at top half next season.

 

 

 

 

We should be walking the Championship to be honest. 

[Elephant]

26 minutes ago, Mr Raspberry Jam said:

 

We should be walking the Championship to be honest. 

Yes, some people seem to forget that going into February, we have only won 2 games in PL. It’s long and hard survival fight ahead of us and we only signed one attacking player during January. I personally will already start preparing for season in Championship and hopefully these new signings will stay with us there.

[r0cafella]

5 minutes ago, Elephant said:

Yes, some people seem to forget that going into February, we have only won 2 games in PL. It’s long and hard survival fight ahead of us and we only signed one attacking player during January. I personally will already start preparing for season in Championship and hopefully these new signings will stay with us there.

We didn’t spend almost 100mil to prepare for a season in the championship ffs. 

[LFEE]

20 minutes ago, r0cafella said:

We didn’t spend almost 100mil to prepare for a season in the championship ffs. 

You could argue 3 of the 4 signings stay comfortably in either division. Targett also if we decide to sign him. Doubt Bruno would jump ship so quick either.