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:lol: maybe. Wouldn’t be my first choice for sure, but there’s enough there for Howe to work with (at the right price).

 

Hope we go for someone better though, obviously.

 

 

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1 hour ago, Displayname said:

He said both things yeah. 

Not going to trust anything he says regarding to the transfer window though. All smoke and mirrors.

 

 

 

 

But why would he lie about that? He's basically saying only really good players are going to be on our radar, and that's what they would have to be to get in ahead of some our lads who got us to the CL. Gordon was one of our leading targets in the summer and he's struggled to fight his way in.

 

Obviously we do need to upgrade and improve the team, but that means some really top drawer players will need to be sourced.

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2 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

But why would he lie about that? He's basically saying only really good players are going to be on our radar, and that's what they would have to be to get in ahead of some our lads who got us to the CL. Gordon was one of our leading targets in the summer and he's struggled to fight his way in.

 

Obviously we do need to upgrade and improve the team, but that means some really top drawer players will need to be sourced.

Why he would lie about us only going after a small group of players? Couldn't it be to put pressure on the clubs with targets that we are after? Something like "sell to us before we get our other target and are done with the transfer window".

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Selling clubs obviously have prices they will let their players go for and Howe’s answers in an interview will have zero bearing on that. Best to take him at face value and not assume he’s lying in some devious ploy to pressure other clubs to sell or whatever.

 

 

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52 minutes ago, Displayname said:

Why he would lie about us only going after a small group of players? Couldn't it be to put pressure on the clubs with targets that we are after? Something like "sell to us before we get our other target and are done with the transfer window".

Define small group? I reckon four is a group (of purples :booze:). Any additional ‘growers’ don’t count. 

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43 minutes ago, JUICE690 said:

Would to have seen us go for Declan Rice but his alleged 120 million price tag puts an end to that.

 

Not sure it does tbh. Very few clubs will be able to buy a Declan Rice, but you would think we might be one of them with CL funding available. Probably a bit earlier than we thought we'd be competing for top players, but I wouldn't rule it out.

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3 minutes ago, TRon said:

 

Not sure it does tbh. Very few clubs will be able to buy a Declan Rice, but you would think we might be one of them with CL funding available. Probably a bit earlier than we thought we'd be competing for top players, but I wouldn't rule it out.

No chance. Unless we screw them down to £70m and he accepts £150kpw. Neither will happen. 
 

Let’s find someone better who’s cheaper instead.

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2 hours ago, nufcjb said:

When does the window officially open? Perhaps put in thread title. Can't fucking wait to count down the days.

 

 

 

Deals can be done now, however 1/7/23 is when it opens and players can be registered.

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For the fee and wages Rice would cost, we could get three ‘Bruno’s’ from the Continent. For that alone, I just can’t see Rice to us happening. West Ham want £120m (I’m sure they’d probably take a bit less), and the player has already turned down £200kpw. Added to that, we probably need around three or four first team players. £100m+ for Rice alone…just can’t see it.

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Think we need way more than 3-4 signings tbh. Next season we have the league, the cups and CL. If we are to compete on all fronts we need 22 very good players. 
The Sheff Wed match springs to mind as a reminder of how ultra shit our second line-up is, couple that with injuries and suspension and its a mess. 

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