Mikky Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Ikon said: I agree that it’s a good offer but it would have to be 50m plus for Leeds to even consider it. test their resolve I say - 30m then 40m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, HTT II said: Again why do people keep posting the same regurgitated shit from these know nowt journos/Twitter accounts? Baffles me! It’s a transfer rumour in the transfer rumour thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, SUPERTOON said: It’s a transfer rumour in the transfer rumour thread I know, but it’s so tenuous. I can make up the same shit on Twitter. It’s easy. Means fuck all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, Mikky said: test their resolve I say - 30m then 40m Arsenal have already bid more than this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Bonk Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 https://theathletic.com/3380360/2022/06/24/jonathan-david-transfers/ I've clipped our bit featuring Caulkin. Quote Newcastle United (11th place last season) What do you get when you mix a young, highly-touted, goal-scoring forward with a club suddenly able to spend big? The perfect mix for a transfer rumour cocktail. With the addition of Bruno Guimaraes from Lyon, it seems like the club are intent on using the new cash this summer. In theory, a move to Newcastle could work for David: he’d get to challenge himself in the Premier League and do so on a team that might not have the competition for starting spots that some of the other teams on this list do. George Caulkin’s take: This feels more like a case of club plus new money plus available player equals easy story than anything vastly more substantive. Certainly at the moment. Newcastle have been in the hunt for a new striker for a while and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ivan Toney featured in discussions, but the strong form of Callum Wilson after a long lay-off through injury towards the end of last season blurred priorities. If Wilson can stay fit he is as good as anybody and Calvert-Lewin and Toney would be expensive. And funds are an issue, in spite of Newcastle’s Saudi-led takeover, with Financial Fair Play expected to cap their spending this summer to somewhere between £60-80 million this summer, potentially a little more if a special player becomes available. Newcastle appear to be focusing their spending elsewhere, including on 20-year-old Reims forward Hugo Ekitike and 22-year-old Lille defender Sven Botman. Tactically, David wouldn’t necessarily be the best fit at Newcastle. Manager Eddie Howe often plays with a front three, and the spots at the top of the three are usually occupied by Callum Wilson or Chris Wood, with his other forwards usually playing in wider roles that David isn’t always accustomed to. So, should Newcastle shift their spending focus towards David? Caulkin: Newcastle need reinforcements and they need upgrades. David would tick both of those boxes. Whether he is what they need right now at the price he would cost, is less obvious. Would rather David than Ekitike, as I'm massively biased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 1 minute ago, The Bonk said: https://theathletic.com/3380360/2022/06/24/jonathan-david-transfers/ I've clipped our bit featuring Caulkin. Would rather David than Ekitike, as I'm massively biased. Sounds like they have fallen in to the same trap of believing Wilson can stay fit all season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) I want Gouiri. Because this means that CW can start and when/if he is injured Gouiri can play centrally too. Get Gouiri and a high quality right sided forward/winger. When Wilson is fit we would then have 3 very good options for our wide positions to alternate between. With Miggy and Fraser as backup to these three wide players. Ideally another CF if the money and right option is available obviously. Gouiri goes to to a team in one of the top leagues then I’m pretty sure that already after a season he will be a 50-60m plus player. Edited June 24, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Never seen Gouiri play but I signed him in eFootball and he's class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) Going this route would buy us some time to get another centre forward later on. Then we could push for other areas before we maybe go for another CF. Would be a good start He's too talented and technically good so I just can’t see him fail. Edited June 24, 2022 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, The Bonk said: https://theathletic.com/3380360/2022/06/24/jonathan-david-transfers/ I've clipped our bit featuring Caulkin. Would rather David than Ekitike, as I'm massively biased. Going by that, If we do end up with botman & Etikite there won’t be much money left for much else. That would be quite disappointing imo Edited June 24, 2022 by gdm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mikky said: test their resolve I say - 30m then 40m Arsenal rumoured to have offered 40. Leeds want 50m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitude20 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 33 minutes ago, nufc123 said: We wont go the same run we had after christmas. At the same time we wont have as little as we had before christmas. But the team is not a top 7 team. We are lacking badly up front bar Wilson. And he will be out for some time in a season. We need pace in defence. We need legs in the midfield. We need a wide man capable of more than 1 and 2 goals under their belt. The wide area is shocking. Take away Maximin and its almost not Pl worthy. And we need a backup for Wilson. After that we can be taken seriously in the top 7 race. Agreed. Even a fair coin can flip heads 7 times in a row. Our expected points last seasons is actually 41.53, but we ended up with 49 points. That says we were a bit lucky, and there is no guarantee this would repeat next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Question is, will he be waiting for Barcelona? Sounds like that’s the only place he wishes to go. Maybe next season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, gdm said: Going by that, If we do end up with botman & Etikite there won’t be much money left for much else I think Ekitike is going to be a loan-to-buy job, with much of the fee therefore delayed until next summer. Reims are a relatively small club (not historically - but right now financially) so are probably more open to structured deals like this. It might be why we're so committed to his signing over other options. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Still reckon there is an outside chance on Lingard. If it turns out he doesn't have big suitors he might lower his demands. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Don’t want him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just now, Ikon said: Don’t want him. I'm not fussed either TBF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 26 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: Sounds like they have fallen in to the same trap of believing Wilson can stay fit all season I refuse to believe that a couple of excellent games from Wilson 'blurs thinking' over longer term transfer strategies like. The transfer team that's being set up will be well aware of what needs to be done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Tentative link from that talbot here but a new name: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 PSG just buying every cunt then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Just comparing Ekitike and Broja on FBRef; goals, attacking performance, passing dribbling... Ekitike is more effective hands down, despite playing less football last season. Broja only beats him on pressing. Gouiri compares a lot better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, The Bonk said: https://theathletic.com/3380360/2022/06/24/jonathan-david-transfers/ I've clipped our bit featuring Caulkin. Would rather David than Ekitike, as I'm massively biased. Both would be super ? Very different players. I think David could play behind Calum or replace him. His stock has probably cooled a little too. Howe would be great for him though. If I have one criticism with David it's his work rate. I think that's due to the role he has been given rather than ability to do so. Lille were also the masters of not passing to him for the longest time. It's a miracle he scored as many as he did to this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, toontownman said: Both would be super ? Very different players. I think David could play behind Calum or replace him. His stock has probably cooled a little too. Howe would be great for him though. If I have one criticism with David it's his work rate. I think that's due to the role he has been given rather than ability to do so. Lille were also the masters of not passing to him for the longest time. It's a miracle he scored as many as he did to this point. Needs to work on his composure as well, find David can be very reactive and fighting the ball even in low pressure situations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 As I continue to pop in here for updates, I think I've come to a strange realisation that I'm not that excited about this transfer window. Ive been so detached from the wider footballing landscape the last few years that I don't know who the fuck any of our rumoured targets are. So I wouldn't know who/what I'm getting excited over. Shame really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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