Now That's What I Call Transfer Rumours! 7

[Scotty66]

With regards to wages and FFP, how does bonus' affect that?

 

Could you for example pay a top player 50k a week but give him say an extra 150k bonus per 1 game week to give him the wage amount that he wants? 

 

He can't be that easy surely but it's similar to the Haaland deal where Man City made a low transfer fee but gave him huge signing on fees etc. 

[toon25]

2 hours ago, nufcjb said:

Is there anywhere you can watch the series apart from youtube? Could probably help me through the non-football summer watching that again.

 

In the same vein, Fash FC is a classic watch.

 

John Fashunu = top wanker.

[toon25]

46 minutes ago, Matt1892 said:

Will be wanking himself off (again) in hope that Messi and Benzema go there

[LFEE]

39 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I do wonder whether we’ll stay with basically the same list of targets, but CL will just make it easier to get them to join. 

I would say so. It’s fairly standard to have 1,2,3 choices for each position you are trying to upgrade next. Think it’s pretty clear bulk of our money will go on an 8, 6 and 3. Then a 5.

[huss9]

if we're only bringing in 3 big signings i think we need to give LB a miss.

 

[The Prophet]

3 minutes ago, huss9 said:

if we're only bringing in 3 big signings i think we need to give LB a miss.

 

 

Where would your three big signings be?

[Optimistic Nut]

Just now, SUPERTOON said:

Has anyone checked on @Ikon

 

https://twitter.com/FabrizoRomanc/status/1664340204176527360?s=20

 

Can't get much more of a Borussia Dortmund signing than that. They'll at the very least treble that by the time he's 23.

[Matt1892]

Parody account 

[BoSelecta]

Would love to know why they didn’t fancy him for us, he looks like the real deal - certainly when you consider we really wanted Ekitike who was in a similar ‘raw with a huge upside’ category. I assume we can compete with Dortmund on wages. Presumably they thought it was too much of a risk for where we are. 

[BoSelecta]

1 minute ago, Matt1892 said:

Parody account 

Fuck sake 😂

[SUPERTOON]

6 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Can't get much more of a Borussia Dortmund signing than that. They'll at the very least treble that by the time he's 23.

Aye I deleted it, realised it was a fake account 😂

[Jaqen]

Wish I could just switch off and wait for the confirmed transfers out of nowhere to happen. 

 

Know I'll be checking this thread daily regardless though. At least we won't have the daily Paqeuta posts or people begging Ando for info this summer. At least I hope 

[SUPERTOON]

Little bit in here about spending 

 

https://twitter.com/CraigHope_DM/status/1664371750375653377?s=20

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Aye, he said at the True Faith event that they’ll basically always spend as much as they can. 

[Matt1892]

3 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Aye, he said at the True Faith event that they’ll basically always spend as much as they can. 

That has been my feeling too, they will spend what they can get away with on the players on the shortlist.

[huss9]

36 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Where would your three big signings be?

desperate for one, even 2 midfielders.

need a striker/wideman combined.

 

if wilson gets injured we have no striker on the bench

[The Prophet]

5 minutes ago, huss9 said:

desperate for one, even 2 midfielders.

need a striker/wideman combined.

 

if wilson gets injured we have no striker on the bench

 

Fair

 

The RCB is the link we could probably live without.

 

LB, CM x 2 and a RW type player seem the most logical upgrades or are essential for depth.

[LFEE]

21 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Fair

 

The RCB is the link we could probably live without.

 

LB, CM x 2 and a RW type player seem the most logical upgrades or are essential for depth.

Think Gordon is the wide forward.

[Alberto2005]

Can we really afford to go into the season with Lascelles as our backup center back 😫

 

 

Edited June 1, 2023 by Alberto2005

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, LFEE said:

Think Gordon is the wide forward.

 

Could be, it seems that we want a playmaker type forward though (Maddison, Szoboszlai, etc).

 

Unless they're also being brought in to cover one of the midfield places.

[The Prophet]

1 minute ago, Alberto2005 said:

Can we really afford to go into the season with Lascelles as our backup center back 😫

 

 

 

 

Krafth is back too.

[Alberto2005]

Just now, The Prophet said:

 

Krafth is back too.

Yeah but he isn't very good either, even if he did well second half of last season.

[LFEE]

4 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Could be, it seems that we want a playmaker type forward though (Maddison, Szoboszlai, etc).

 

Unless they're also being brought in to cover one of the midfield places.

I think they are hence why I think they might go for Szoboszlai over Maddison as an 8. He’s more adaptable to both positions along with he fits the bill of over 6ft and physically better than Maddison. What extra they may need to pay in fees if any they will save in wages with him.

 

Have a feeling it will be Thurman for the 6. I don’t think it will be Tierney for the 3. Think all the noise with him is coming from the Arsenal end.

 

 

 

[jonny1403]

10 hours ago, Viana said:

Then you've clearly not understood me. 

 

Rodri lead City for league games this year and he's played - but for two games - DM. De Bruyne has played either CM or AM. I didn't say we should never sign versatile players. I said we have several that fit that mould, now we need specialists. That's why Pep spent 100m on a player that he's only using as a left winger. 

Are you trying to imply that Stones, Walker and Bernardo weren’t massive parts of City’s team this season?

[timeEd32]

I don’t think I agree with the premise that seems to imply a “specialist” is superior to a “versatile” player. We’re also not playing in remotely the same financial stratosphere as City, so if anything players that offer the ability to play multiple positions are probably more valuable to us right now.