NUFC Transfer Rumours

[alexf]

What's clear for me is we need more pace and athleticism in the back 4 and midfield positions. I think it's really holding us back especially as we have been missing Willock, Joelinton and to some extent Tonali most of the season. There are no legs in the team once you get past our front 3 and feels like every other team has an athletic advantage. 

[TRon]

2 hours ago, alexf said:

What's clear for me is we need more pace and athleticism in the back 4 and midfield positions. I think it's really holding us back especially as we have been missing Willock, Joelinton and to some extent Tonali most of the season. There are no legs in the team once you get past our front 3 and feels like every other team has an athletic advantage. 

 

All three of those will be back by the summer though, so I wonder if we'll even be looking at midfield for new signings next time round. Unless of course we decide to sell one or more of them.

[maybe_next_year]

To miss your first choice keeper, 3 central midfielders & your new winger for most of the season (not mentioning the other injuries) is not a normal situation to find ourselves in and the summer should reflect this.

 

Honestly, I'd be happy with 2 quality introductions into the first eleven. 

[loki679]

30 minutes ago, maybe_next_year said:

To miss your first choice keeper, 3 central midfielders & your new winger for most of the season (not mentioning the other injuries) is not a normal situation to find ourselves in and the summer should reflect this.

 

Honestly, I'd be happy with 2 quality introductions into the first eleven. 

 

RW

CM

ST

CB (top class young CB to play backup to Schar and Botman for a season)

 

Let Wilson and Almiron go if we can get a decent fee.

[Ikon]

I would get two midfielders in and get rid of one or two current ones. 

[Matt1892]

I think we are at a point where we need freshen things up and not just add to the existing group.

 

If we can move 2 or 3 on and bring 4 or 5 in then that should give us the quality and quantity needed if done right.

[loki679]

Longstaff would give us decent FFP room if we can get £20-30m for him.  £20m for Almiron and whatever we can get for Wilson and that could fund a rebuild.

[janpawel]

Wonder what pope will be like after his surgery, there's a chance it could knock his confidence / performance. 

 

I've had 2 dislocations and the thought of jumping arm outstretched to then land on the floor would terrify me ?

[The College Dropout]

We need some athleticism in defence for sure. 

[vexred]

47 minutes ago, Ikon said:

I would get two midfielders in and get rid of one or two current ones. 

 

Who?

[Mikky]

46 minutes ago, Ikon said:

I would get two midfielders in and get rid of one or two current ones. 

Miggy > RW

Wilson > CF

Longstaff > CM

Targett

 

With some money left for a CB and LB

 

Wouldn’t mind a forward too

[loki679]

We should probably stop buying full backs at some point.

[WilliamPS]

Playing a midfield 3 means needing 5 decent CMs in every match day squad and at least 6 in the 25, plus youth players behind. Always at least one short this season, two following Tonalis suspension, so some of the impact of the injuries has been self inflicted 

 

IMO only RB, LW and GK have adequate cover. (I know there’s a drop off between Pope and Dubravka but at GK there will always be a difference between first and second choice as there’s no game time for no2s), but FFP means probably restricted to fixing CM and RW plus getting cover at CB and replacing any outgoings.

 

Unless there’s a decent young CB in the club there is going to be a cover problem there at some point soon as Dummett must be nearing the Ritchie stage of being a footballer in name only, so that leaves only 4 including Burn

 

 

Edited February 11, 2024 by WilliamPS

[The College Dropout]

CB

LB

RW 

 

Id ship a left back. 

 

Unless we sell I’m ok with the rest. 

[joeyt]

Keep Minteh here next season do you reckon?

 

[BeloEmre]

12 minutes ago, joeyt said:

Keep Minteh here next season do you reckon?

 

No.

[timeEd32]

38 minutes ago, WilliamPS said:

Playing a midfield 3 means needing 5 decent CMs in every match day squad and at least 6 in the 25, plus youth players behind. Always at least one short this season, two following Tonalis suspension, so some of the impact of the injuries has been self inflicted 

 

IMO only RB, LW and GK have adequate cover. (I know there’s a drop off between Pope and Dubravka but at GK there will always be a difference between first and second choice as there’s no game time for no2s), but FFP means probably restricted to fixing CM and RW plus getting cover at CB and replacing any outgoings.

 

Unless there’s a decent young CB in the club there is going to be a cover problem there at some point soon as Dummett must be nearing the Ritchie stage of being a footballer in name only, so that leaves only 4 including Burn

 

 

 

We started the season with 6 midfielders plus Miley. 
 

Willock was already hurt, which wasn’t ideal, but I have a hard time placing too much blame there.

[sempuki]

100% need a FW imo. It's been conclusively proven that we can't rely on Wilson and Isak.

[Oregon_Geordie]

Pacey Young Right Central Defender

Athletic Intelligent Ball Winning Midfielder

Right Winger who can use both feet, with a little guile would be nice.

A Forward who scores goals and is fit more than 1/3 games.

Pacey Left Back (Hall? I'm not sure)

A backup/No 1 GK who reads the game, is commanding and can kick a football to the above People.

 

Eventually you'd have:

 

GK/Pope

Trippier / Tino

Schar / Pacey Guy

Botman

Tino / Hall

Athletic Ball winning MF / Tonali 

Bruno / Anderson

Big Jo / Little Jo

Gordon / Barnes

Right Winger / Gordon

Isak / Fit Forward / Young Forward

 

Sell Miggy, Wilson, Lasecelles, Dubs, all the old boys.

[black_n_white]

Feeling Joelinton might be pushed out which they’ll hope will bolster the kitty 

[Fezzle]

8 minutes ago, black_n_white said:

Feeling Joelinton might be pushed out which they’ll hope will bolster the kitty 

Better deal settling a contract than what people on here imagine we will get for him

[Krabbe2]

Big Joe £30-40m

Miggy £15-20m

Targett £5-10m

Wilson £10-15m

 

Will certainly give us opportunities to bring in something exciting.

 

 

 

[STM]

17 minutes ago, Krabbe2 said:

Big Joe £30-40m

Miggy £15-20m

Targett £5-10m

Wilson £10-15m

 

Will certainly give us opportunities to bring in something exciting.

 

 

 

 

30/40m for Big Joe? I don't care if he's in the last year of his contract...that would be a crime.

 

I'd genuinely rather keep him for a year than see us let him go THAT cheap.

[Ikon]

Personally I don’t see a club paying 40m+ for Joelinton. Lesser clubs probably can’t afford it, not much resale value for them either, or the opportunity to sell on for more. Top clubs will want players that are better on the ball when it comes to passing. Love Joe though. It also would be idiotic to keep him and let him leave on a free.

 

 

Edited February 11, 2024 by Ikon

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