NUFC Transfer Rumours

[McCormick]

Lot of people disrespecting Elanga here. He’s one of the best young wingers in the prem ffs.

 

Probably the fastest player in the league, both footed, work-rate for days and good character. We could do a lot worse.

[SUPERTOON]

Fwiw, I think we double down on Howe type players, mainly ones who can press all match. I don’t see us moving to more technical ones.

[McCormick]

He’s as Howe-coded a winger as you can get. He’d be class for us imo.

[Erikse]

I'd be happy with Elanga. I think he's more consistent than Barnes. Will probably do more for us over the course of a season. I know they're not playing in the same position, point is that we're kind of happy with the Barnes signing, and we paid around 40m for him. I wonder how much Elanga would cost after this season, though? Didn't we apparently get a 50m bid rejected before this season, which was his best so far?

 

 

Edited yesterday at 11:54 by Erikse

[LFEE]

 

[andycap]

Out new? 

[gbandit]

“Lots of moving parts” is the most useless phrase ever

[Theregulars]

“I don’t know the answer but will present something vague as insightful and knowledgeable in the hope that readers haven’t figured out my grift”.

[KennyUtd]

3 minutes ago, gbandit said:

“Lots of moving parts” is the most useless phrase ever

That'll be a new team bus then.

[KennyUtd]

Just now, Theregulars said:

“I don’t know the answer but will present something vague as insightful and knowledgeable in the hope that readers haven’t figured out my grift”.

Calm down Luke, it's just bantz.  

[KaKa]

13 minutes ago, McCormick said:

Lot of people disrespecting Elanga here. He’s one of the best young wingers in the prem ffs.

 

Probably the fastest player in the league, both footed, work-rate for days and good character. We could do a lot worse.

 

At this point I just want the manager to get who he wants.

 

I think Elanga will always cause problems with his pace and directness, and likely looks even better in our team.

 

Quite relaxed with whatever direction we go with.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

I like how they’ve started adding “I’m told” and stuff like that as if it means they don’t have any role in establishing the actual truth. 

[KaKa]

35 minutes ago, Rafalove said:

 

 

Does that mean he is as good with either foot?

 

 

 

 

He goes by people and makes things happen down either side.

 

Much more technical and better dribbler than our current wingers.

[Andy84]

21 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

Fwiw, I think we double down on Howe type players, mainly ones who can press all match. I don’t see us moving to more technical ones.

I get that and you’re probably right but we need much better technical quality. Surely Eddie knows that 

[Crimson Cardigan]

When people say they want someone more “technical” than Mbeumo I assume they are talking about guys like Barcola.

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, Andy84 said:

I get that and you’re probably right but we need much better technical quality. Surely Eddie knows that 

We do, I don’t see us going for that this window though. Certainly the links to players so far suggest the opposite.

[Tsunami]

Got an unexpected nod that a “major” signing is expected by the end of this mini transfer. 
 

Got a separate message that failure to qualify for the CL would have forced the sale of a top player. Both player ambition and the need to freshen up the squad.

 

PSR has to change, the implications for the likes of us, Villa, Forest or any club wanting to really go for it and have the money for it seem to get more desperate every year.
 

Fail to make the CL and you risk your whole longer term strategy going up the wall and a new cycle begins. Sky 6 excluded. It’s crazy that we’ve gone 3 windows without a signing.

[JUICE690]

And somehow managed to still finish 5th. It’s an amazing achievement when you at what the teams around have spent in comparison.

[Keegans Export]

5 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Got an unexpected nod that a “major” signing is expected by the end of this mini transfer. 
 

Got a separate message that failure to qualify for the CL would have forced the sale of a top player. Both player ambition and the need to freshen up the squad.

 

PSR has to change, the implications for the likes of us, Villa, Forest or any club wanting to really go for it and have the money for it seem to get more desperate every year.
 

Fail to make the CL and you risk your whole longer term strategy going up the wall and a new cycle begins. Sky 6 excluded. It’s crazy that we’ve gone 3 windows without a signing.

...and yet if you do make the CL, you still probably won't be able to invest enough to build a squad capable of competing in Europe and finishing top 4/5 domestically so at best it's one season in, one season out.

 

The more I think of it the more I think Eddie is working absolute miracles. To have gone 4th, 7th, 5th while being the 10th biggest spenders in that time (12th in the past two seasons) is remarkable.

[Magpie Mover]

1 hour ago, KaKa said:

 

I'd suggest you actually go back and watch some games where he's played down the right.

 

Rather than base it on Gordon and Barnes, or a three game sample.

I live in France, PSG are on all the time, Barcola when he's picked plays wide left as does Kvarakvaratskhelia which is why he's often on the bench and presumably not that happy.He would be an upgrade on Gordon and Barnes but he's not signing for anyone to play on the right wing.

[Stifler]

Just now, Magpie Mover said:

I live in France, PSG are on all the time, Barcola when he's picked plays wide left as does Kvarakvaratskhelia which is why he's often on the bench and presumably not that happy.He would be an upgrade on Gordon and Barnes but he's not signing for anyone to play on the right wing.

Sell Gordon to Liverpool and bring him in?

[Andy84]

17 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

We do, I don’t see us going for that this window though. Certainly the links to players so far suggest the opposite.

What window should we? We really need to try and kick on 

[Magpie Mover]

3 minutes ago, Stifler said:

Sell Gordon to Liverpool and bring him in?

If Diaz jumps ship maybe they'll come back in for him though Gordon wouldn't be an upgrade. 

[pubteam]

10 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Got an unexpected nod that a “major” signing is expected by the end of this mini transfer. 
 

Got a separate message that failure to qualify for the CL would have forced the sale of a top player. Both player ambition and the need to freshen up the squad.

 

PSR has to change, the implications for the likes of us, Villa, Forest or any club wanting to really go for it and have the money for it seem to get more desperate every year.
 

Fail to make the CL and you risk your whole longer term strategy going up the wall and a new cycle begins. Sky 6 excluded. It’s crazy that we’ve gone 3 windows without a signing.

Yep that’s the thing, one bad season and  your done. We could do with a few of the big 6 supporting yes teams dropping out of the premier league or actually showing some level of ambition. They need to realise teams like Newcastle, villa and forest are not the threat, it’s their big 6 buddies. If we had a season like spurs or Man U we’d be absolutely fucked, but they just get to go again.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, Magpie Mover said:

I live in France, PSG are on all the time, Barcola when he's picked plays wide left as does Kvarakvaratskhelia which is why he's often on the bench and presumably not that happy.He would be an upgrade on Gordon and Barnes but he's not signing for anyone to play on the right wing.

 

Cool. I'm able to watch the games just the same as you do too.

 

The PSG front three typically interchange all the time. They aren't even static.

 

Barcola ends up through the middle and on the right throughout the game.

 

It's the same with both Kvaratskhelia and Dembele.

 

Well see it again tonight in the final.

 

I imagine he's more concerned with not playing as much going forward, especially with how much Desire Doue is coming along, and the fact PSG always keep spending.