TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Not sure if he’d want to leave, but with Juventus’ recent points deduction potentially leaving them out of European qualification, I would enquire about Chiesa. Immensely talented player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I wonder if any of our targets have champions league clauses in their contracts similar to what Grealish had at Villa. Qualifying really has opened up so many opportunities for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) This thread is going to be in overdrive over the next few months... Edited May 23, 2023 by duo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, TheInfiniteOdyssey said: Not sure if he’d want to leave, but with Juventus’ recent points deduction potentially leaving them out of European qualification, I would enquire about Chiesa. Immensely talented player. Wasn’t he out for a year with an ACL and only came back in the last month or so. Not watched Juve recently, is he still the same player? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I obviously wouldn’t mind pacy players out wide, but I also don’t think it should come at the cost of flair/creativity/technical ability. The better we become the more the opposition will look to kill space. Of course it’s necessary to be quick in transitions and all that too but I can see us changing our style slightly when it comes to getting new players in, especially for some areas. There has been talk about the likes of Diaby, Harvey Barnes and so on. Personally I don’t see these players being very effective against a low block. We are very unlikely to be in transition from defence to attack quite as often in the future as we get better within time so I can see us change. Teams like Leicester, Leverkusen and so on are never going to play even close to the same way like say City (extreme example). We should have won the game last night no matter what, but I’m pretty sure a couple of flair players would have helped immensely. And a different kind of LB even if Burn did well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, SAK said: Wasn’t he out for a year with an ACL and only came back in the last month or so. Not watched Juve recently, is he still the same player? Nah, might be a mental thing but he looks a yard slower and seems to have lost that fearless style of play that made him so exciting to watch. Hope it’s a blip though, was -and hopefully still is- such a talent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Have we signed anybody yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 4 minutes ago, SAK said: Wasn’t he out for a year with an ACL and only came back in the last month or so. Not watched Juve recently, is he still the same player? Juventus in general are struggling under Allegri, but admittedly doesn’t seem to have been in the same form pre-injury. Been back since start of April, 2 assists and 1 goal in last 8 matches. Not played a full 90 in that period. Still, I really love his game and technical qualities. I think a player like him would be a now or never type of move for us and others, don’t expect Juventus to have as bad a season as they’ve had like this one for ages. So, if you did want the likes of Vlahovic, Chiesa etc. now would be the window to make a move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 6 minutes ago, McCormick said: Nah, might be a mental thing but he looks a yard slower and seems to have lost that fearless style of play that made him so exciting to watch. Hope it’s a blip though, was -and hopefully still is- such a talent. They say with ACLs it’s an 18 month recovery - next season is the acid test for him - it’s such a bad injury to recover from get back to where you were prior Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffee_Johnny Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 8 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Have we signed anybody yet? Make a thread they will come… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 So this transfer i’d like a couple of players in early and quick, followed by a two month long saga transfer with a non update every day in the Ronny Gill and Athletic, plus a random surprise at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 25 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said: I’d absolutely love for us to go for Caicedo from Brighton, think he would be perfect for us. Amazing player, but think he stays at Brighton for another year, especially with Europa qualification likely sorted. Arsenal seem to be set on Rice which could leave an opportunity open I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Coffee_Johnny said: Make a thread they will come… Who do you want first? Tierney or Szoboszlai Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) Don't know much about foreign markets but domestic potentials: Arsenal: Tierney, Smith-Rowe Man City: Phillips, Laporte Man United: McTominay Liverpool: None Brighton: Caicedo, Ferguson Villa: None Spurs: None Brentford: Hickey, Rico Henry Fulham: Palhinha Palace, Eze, Olise, Guehi, Anderson, Mitchell Chelsea: None Wolves: Neves (wants Barca) West Ham: Paqueta, Bowen, Rice Bournemouth: Lerma, Billing Forest: Gibbs-White, Johnson Everton: Onana Leicester: Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans Leeds: Harrison, Adams Southampton: Lavia, JWP, KWP Just suggestions of the type we might have on our list. Edited May 23, 2023 by STM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I was thinking Kelvin Phillips - I’m convinced Man City are signing Declan Rice for 100m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, STM said: Don't know much about foreign markets but domestic potentials: Arsenal: Tierney, Smith-Rowe Man City: Phillips, Laporte Man United: McTominay Liverpool: None Brighton: Caicedo, Ferguson Villa: None Spurs: None Brentford: Hickey, Rico Henry Fulham: Palhinha Palace, Eze, Oliver, Guehi, Anderson, Mitchell Chelsea: None Wolves: Neves (wants Barca) West Ham: Paqueta, Bowen, Rice Bournemouth: Lerma, Billing Forest: Gibbs-White, Johnson Everton: Onana Leicester: Barnes, Maddison, Tielemans Leeds: Harrison, Adams Southampton: Lavia, JWP, KWP Just suggestions of the type we might have on our list. Hickey would be ideal as he plays either side just as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 A friend of mine who is a Juve fan was sure we are going sign a player of theirs that runs out of contract this summer. Adrien Rabiot, central midfielder. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Christ, I hope not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 I did some very basic stat scouting on some names and was a bit surprised by the results. These are all non penalty xG+xA per 90 on Understat: Wilson 0.96 (third in the league only behind Nunez and Haaland) Isak 0.55 Willock 0.50 (he's been really unlucky/poor finisher, expected 7+7 but only 3+6 in reality) ASM 0.50 Murphy 0.48 Almiron 0.41 Then some rumoured targets: Maddison 0.52 Bowen 0.42 Barnes 0.40 Marcus Thuram 0.73 Diaby 0.61 Szoboszlai 0.50 Wirtz 0.47 Kvaratskhelia 0.55 (surprisingly low when everything seemed to go through him for Napoli) Balogun 0.73 David 0.69 Ekitike 0.53 Raphinha 0.89 Nico Williams 0.40 Chukwueze 0.46 Some conclusions, Almiron seems to have the weakest numbers on most stats of our regular attacking players. Seems like a possible opportunity to cash in on his purple patch due to his age but we would miss his workrate. Willock has to remember how to shoot again, think it's a mental block. I'm still a bit terrified about Bundesliga players and none of these outside of Thuram really pop out considering the rumoured prices and the state of defending in that league. Raphinha would be a dream signing but the wages would be a problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Pata said: Balogun 0.73 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shays Given Tim Flowers Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Hatem up to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toontownman Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 RCB, LB, two midfielders and a versatile forward mentioned in several articles. That would be mint and achievable depending on how high we are aiming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Desperate for that RW as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, toontownman said: RCB, LB, two midfielders and a versatile forward mentioned in several articles. That would be mint and achievable depending on how high we are aiming. I think everyone would be very happy if that was the outcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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