Shearergol Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: City letting Delap leave, we should be all... Nah, I can't do it. On loan isn't it? Rumoured to be joining Burnley. I guess they're using our Pope money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 6 hours ago, hakka said: PSG going after Ekitike, when Kalimuendo is similar age and outcomes in terms of goals per appearance ratio? I know it's simplistic, but does seem odd to let one go and spend more to replace with something so similar. Well if they rate Ekiteke more highly, then they could potentially use the fee from Kalimeundo to pay for Ekiteke basically. They can't keep them both on their books. It might work out okay for us actually, there's nothing to say they aren't both highly talented players who would fit our brief for a young and rising striker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegans Export Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 44 minutes ago, Super Duper Branko Strupar said: They made a loss on Porro. Bought him for 11m. Just hoarding players. Probably a profit in FFP terms though (amortisation etc) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I don't mind these goofy clubs buying up so many players. At the same time they are going to be losing so many gems as they keep chasing the newest thing. We need to be savvy enough to take advantage and pick some of them up. Chelsea at one point had both Salah and De Bruyne in their building and let them both go for goodness sake. That can never be forgotten. Chelsea seem a bit of chaotic in their spending this summer. As plenty have mentioned already, Hudson-Odoi should be on our radar, just like Broja is already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, KaKa said: I don't mind these goofy clubs buying up so many players. At the same time they are going to be losing so many gems as they keep chasing the newest thing. We need to be savvy enough to take advantage and pick some of them up. Chelsea at one point had both Salah and De Bruyne in their building and let them both go for goodness sake. That can never be forgotten. Chelsea seem a bit of chaotic in their spending this summer. As plenty have mentioned already, Hudson-Odoi should be on our radar, just like Broja is already. And Kalimuendo. I think there is talent out there, we just have to be savvy about picking the right one for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelrouser Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 PSG offer €27m for Ekitike. HaHa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Still don't think we've heard the last of that one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, TRon said: And Kalimuendo. I think there is talent out there, we just have to be savvy about picking the right one for us. Yeah for sure. We should be keeping a keen eye out for big foreign clubs doing this too. The Diaby we are so keen on was a PSG discard, as was Nkunku. It's pretty crazy really. I like the look of Kalimuendo a lot. He's more accomplished than Ekitike in actuality, as he has performed for Lens for two seasons now back to back. I'd be really pleased with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 A lot of noise that Tyler Dibling has chosen Chelsea over ourselves. I can't find the original source though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, rebelrouser said: PSG offer €27m for Ekitike. HaHa Neymar, Messi, Mbappe, Lewandowksi, Scamacca and Etikite. Idiots. Edited July 13, 2022 by Super Duper Branko Strupar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, rebelrouser said: PSG offer €27m for Ekitike. HaHa That article is saying our offer for him was a deal that could go up to 46 million euros. No chance, surely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 minute ago, KaKa said: That article is saying our offer for him was a deal that could go up to 46 million euros. No chance, surely. Depends on the qualifying conditions I guess? £39m wouldn’t be so bad if £15m was added if he won the CL with us, for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 hours ago, LV said: Of course there’s loads more work to do. But that work can no longer be done in one or two transfer windows like it could be done back then. And that’s even if we have the money to spend as big as City or Chelsea did back then. Like I’ve said before, we don’t really know how much PIF is prepared to give us and just because they are super rich with almost limitless resources it really doesn’t mean we are. Next couple of years is important to clear out dead wood as contracts run down (think over 20 contracts expire in next 2 years with 9 in the next year) and we build up academy as we’ve started to already. add on top of this new sponsorship and slowly landing occasional botman bruno type signing to raise our profile. This is the only way forward in this day and age I feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Manxst said: Depends on the qualifying conditions I guess? £39m wouldn’t be so bad if £15m was added if he won the CL with us, for example. Yeah, true. There's been so many different fees reported for him it's hard to say which is accurate. Edited July 13, 2022 by KaKa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gdm Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 What’s the interesting developments? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hopefully another on Dan Ashworths list Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, gdm said: What’s the interesting developments? Been told he’s not going on the tour with the rest of the villa squad because he hasn’t signed a new deal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Is he any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, gdm said: Is he any good? Just captained England to the Euro u19s and has a few first team apps under his belt already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Is that regen a DM? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coffee_Johnny Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, rebelrouser said: PSG offer €27m for Ekitike. HaHa Knew they wouldn’t pay close to what we reputably offered. He hasn’t done anything yet, beyond show first season potential. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 So the Athletic mentioned a little while back that the kind of midfielder Howe was after is a dynamic midfield metronome to improve our possession and control over games. So someone that drops deep to receive the ball off the centre backs to help beat a press, and then intelligently and efficiently distribute the ball with shorter passes to players further ahead, while also being able to dribble out of tight spots when under pressure. I was looking into these sorts of midfielders and interestingly we were linked with Arthur Melo in the winter window and then again in March. Maybe a possible loan option before the window closes, as Juventus are trying to move him, and Arsenal have since moved on to other targets since being strongly linked in January. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 minute ago, KaKa said: So the Athletic mentioned a little while back that the kind of midfielder Howe was after is a dynamic midfield metronome to improve our possession and control over games. So someone that drops deep to receive the ball off the centre backs to help beat a press, and then intelligently and efficiently distribute the ball with shorter passes to players further ahead, while also being able to dribble out of tight spots when under pressure. I was looking into these sorts of midfielders and interestingly we were linked with Arthur Melo in the winter window and then again in March. Maybe a possible loan option before the window closes, as Juventus are trying to move him, and Arsenal have since moved on to other targets since being strongly linked in January. Would Conor Gallagher be Howe’s cup of tea, do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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