Now That's What I Call Transfer Rumours! 7

[maybe_next_year]

The numbers we bring in as well will depend on how many leave. We've still got Dummet, Kraft, Manquillo, Richie, Lewis & Fraser on the wage bill. IF we're 'only' in the Europa League/Conference some of those would be find in the earlier stages. 

[SUPERTOON]

13 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

A left back has to be near the top of the list, along with midfield reinforcements.

Hopefully not Lodi 

[SUPERTOON]

 

[BonesJones]

4 hours ago, KaKa said:

Think spending £50 million on a left back would be such a waste with how much still needs adding to this squad.

Maybe not £50m but look at how much Trippier brings to the right side of the team, imagine the same on the other side!

 

But yeh definitely other spots like CM higher on the list.

[Deuce]

43 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

RAMOSRAMOSRAMOS

[54]

24 minutes ago, Deuce said:

RAMOSRAMOSRAMOS

Was thinking earlier how he would be one of the signings we'd be after should we get Champions League football.

[r0cafella]

Given how much they mugged Liverpool for Nunez I don’t see it. 

[Dr.Spaceman]

1 hour ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

 

It would be a bit weird if we never sent scouts to Portugal. Why is this news?

[SUPERTOON]

2/3 isak and Bruno level signing in the summer and we will be unreal next season.

[Slim]

 

[duo]

1 minute ago, Slim said:

 

[STM]

Again I will repeat that Chris Waugh said specifically that we want 6 players this summer:

 

Left Back 

Centre Back

2 Midfielders (presumably a DM and AM)

2 attacking players

 

Presuming the above to be true, I'd imagine:

 

Quality left back, Tierney?

Young CB, to learn and step in.

Defensive midfielder, Mctominay?

Attacking midfielder, Maddison?

Winger, Diaby?

Young forward, South American?

[Guest]

1 minute ago, STM said:

Again I will repeat that Chris Waugh said specifically that we want 6 players this summer:

 

Left Back 

Centre Back

2 Midfielders (presumably a DM and AM)

2 attacking players

 

Presuming the above to be true, I'd imagine:

 

Quality left back, Tierney?

Young CB, to learn and step in.

Defensive midfielder, Mctominay?

Attacking midfielder, Maddison?

Winger, Diaby?

Young forward, South American?

my wishlist based on this:

LB - Tierney

CB - Ibanez

DM - Ugarte

AM - Maddison

RW - Diaby

CF - Hlozek maybe idk

[christ]

13 minutes ago, Slim said:

 

They haven’t even officially signed him yet

[SUPERTOON]

8 minutes ago, STM said:

Again I will repeat that Chris Waugh said specifically that we want 6 players this summer:

 

Left Back 

Centre Back

2 Midfielders (presumably a DM and AM)

2 attacking players

 

Presuming the above to be true, I'd imagine:

 

Quality left back, Tierney?

Young CB, to learn and step in.

Defensive midfielder, Mctominay?

Attacking midfielder, Maddison?

Winger, Diaby?

Young forward, South American?

Mctominay isn’t a a DM

[KaKa]

4 hours ago, Deuce said:

RAMOSRAMOSRAMOS

 

Think he's done too well now unfortunately. Will be really expensive and would expect to be in the first team.

 

Both Isak and Wilson will still be here and so any striker that comes in will likely be a younger prospect with a decent amount of experience that is an all rounder like Isak as that seems to really fit the 4-3-3 setup.

 

Think it is most likely Joao Pedro. Have also been seeing a number of links to Folarin Balogun. Considering the leg work done for Ekitike, maybe we do a loan deal initially to see if he's got his head screwed on right? Will be very interesting.

 

 

[Hudson]

9 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Mctominay isn’t a a DM

He’s not even a footballer is he 

[BonesJones]

34 minutes ago, Slim said:

 

 

[duo]

24 minutes ago, BonesJones said:

 

[Stottie]

20 hours ago, KaKa said:

Think spending £50 million on a left back would be such a waste with how much still needs adding to this squad.

Our defence is already league winning quality. Goals conceded tells us that. One or zero goals conceded in 23 out of 27 games, 13 of them clean sheets. The concern should be us winning only 13 of those 27 games (less than half ). That's what holds us back.

If the betting trouble and ban will knock it down to non-crazy money, I'd make Toney number one target. Maddison too if still needed (well, Isak can play #10), and then go for a DM, possibly Tielemans because I have a personal weakness for overspec DMs who can shoot and spray it about. He's also high enough quality for Bruno cover, our biggest miss when he's out. Those three would add at least fifteen, probably twenty goals to the team. If there's cash remaining, I'd quite like another mid to cover the Joes (Billing etc). I wouldn't buy a wide player because Isak (when Toney plays), Gordon, Miggy, ASM (if he stays), Anderson, Willock, Murph (keep as wing back cover) is lots of options. For the defence, a young, high potential right sided CB or moneyball veteran would probably be enough. LB and wide forward can wait till winter or later. Don't buy an effton of players because "the group" are good lads and have got us into the CL and a final, defying all expectations. 

Block moves for Bruno, Botman, and Isak, even for 100M plus. If looking to cash in on someone, Almiron who's 29 might be the one if someone comes in with a big offer. I think ASM still has upside potential and brings something noone else does.

 

 

Edited April 4, 2023 by Stottie

[Cronky]

17 hours ago, The Prophet said:

A left back has to be near the top of the list, along with midfield reinforcements.

 

I agree on the left back issue. We can't get away with playing Dan Burn there for too much longer. Matt Targett is decent going forward but isn't a great defender.

 

I think LB is the easiest position to upgrade. I'm not sure we'll have that much to spend in the summer, so I'd be happy to see a sizeable chunk of the budget invested there. 

 

Whatever we might think of the ability of particular individuals in other positions, the team is operating so well together that we have to be careful of upsetting the balance. We're in 3rd place on merit. Bruno-Longstaff-Willock / Joelinton are a bit of a unit. Maybe another wide player who can also fill in as a striker would be handy.

 

I think Maddison is a great player, but I'm not quite sure how we'd use him, and who would make way.

[Nucasol]

9 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

I think Maddison is a great player, but I'm not quite sure how we'd use him, and who would make way.

Paper talk today is Spurs are now sniffing around him. Seasons past that would have been the death knell for our chances but fancy us being front runners if we did make the UCL.

[NEEJ]

42 minutes ago, Cronky said:

 

I agree on the left back issue. We can't get away with playing Dan Burn there for too much longer. Matt Targett is decent going forward but isn't a great defender.

 

I think LB is the easiest position to upgrade. I'm not sure we'll have that much to spend in the summer, so I'd be happy to see a sizeable chunk of the budget invested there. 

 

Whatever we might think of the ability of particular individuals in other positions, the team is operating so well together that we have to be careful of upsetting the balance. We're in 3rd place on merit. Bruno-Longstaff-Willock / Joelinton are a bit of a unit. Maybe another wide player who can also fill in as a striker would be handy.

 

I think Maddison is a great player, but I'm not quite sure how we'd use him, and who would make way.

His ability to defend is literally the strongest part of his game. 

[Dr.Spaceman]

3 minutes ago, NEEJ said:

His ability to defend is literally the strongest part of his game. 

 

I'd say Targett is the exact opposite of what Cronky has described there 

[Cronky]

35 minutes ago, Nucasol said:

Paper talk today is Spurs are now sniffing around him. Seasons past that would have been the death knell for our chances but fancy us being front runners if we did make the UCL.

 

I saw a bit of Spurs last night and they weren't very impressive. Conte has as good as said that he thinks they're a club who are going nowhere, so I think they may have trouble attracting anyone from the top drawer of management. Kane will now want to go and I reckon a newcomer will have to rip it all up and start again. 

 

5 minutes ago, NEEJ said:

His ability to defend is literally the strongest part of his game. 

 

I'm not sure that any particular part of his game is strong, but I don't think he's a great defender. I do think he's better than Burn going forward, which I suppose isn't saying much. Tierney would be a great buy, but I still wonder whether any of the big six cartel are going to sell to us.