Nucasol Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Any chance of a half decent rumour breaking? Thirstier than Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I don't honestly know what position we are looking for Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Left back is pretty much guaranteed I’d say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Left back is pretty much guaranteed I’d say Would you be upset if we started this season with our current two ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Not upset, they’ve proven themselves to be really good defensive options but I’m convinced they’re not the type of player Howe wants there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamPS Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ben said: I don't honestly know what position we are looking for Nobody outside the club has a clue what positions or who the targets are. We will only find out when a proper bid goes in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, gbandit said: Not upset, they’ve proven themselves to be really good defensive options but I’m convinced they’re not the type of player Howe wants there I just think we played at such a high level last year only a certain type of player would improve us, for example would you have De Gea ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 11 hours ago, The Prophet said: I wonder what's going on with Thuram. Liverpool still haggling over the fee? Rumours where that they are waiting for the under 21 tournament to finish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Maxence Lacroix on this Wolfsburg Twatter page: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ben said: I just think we played at such a high level last year only a certain type of player would improve us, for example would you have De Gea ? Not over Pope, as a reserve keeper? Sure but he’s not going anywhere to be a reserve keeper. Our LB position is the clearest place we need to upgrade in order to give us more control over the ball and more attacking options Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, sempuki said: Maxence Lacroix on this Wolfsburg Twatter page: Sounds like a really low price for Lacroix. Would think it’d take around 35 million? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, sempuki said: Maxence Lacroix on this Wolfsburg Twatter page: Go on then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 We have supposedly scouted the German league heavily so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a signing from there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, sempuki said: Maxence Lacroix on this Wolfsburg Twatter page: Now that would sort out our pace issue at the back! Not so sure about his ability with the ball though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 25 minutes ago, gbandit said: Not upset, they’ve proven themselves to be really good defensive options but I’m convinced they’re not the type of player Howe wants there CL good? Targett looked awful last season the few chances he had. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 He’s been linked before as well. Sure I remember talk about him last summer as one for this window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 minutes ago, BonesJones said: Now that would sort out our pace issue at the back! Not so sure about his ability with the ball though. I can’t read it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BonesJones Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Gawalls said: I can’t read it Newcastle are interested in Maxence Lacroix, Newcastle reportedly want to put £20m on the table. A good price. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Just now, BonesJones said: Newcastle are interested in Maxence Lacroix, Newcastle reportedly want to put £20m on the table. A good price. Thanks - have Twitter changed it so you can’t click through now or is it just me? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Here is an article about him from last summer when he was linked with Arsenal, it gives you an idea of the sort of player he is and his attributes. https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/who-is-maxence-lacroix-arsenal-24455517?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 15 minutes ago, Gawalls said: CL good? Targett looked awful last season the few chances he had. Yeah, he was poor last season. The season before he was great defensively and he played far more matches. With a proper pre-season im sure Targett would be quality again in defence but he’s limited going forward and on the ball. Not limited to the extent of Burn but still limited Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 1 minute ago, gbandit said: Yeah, he was poor last season. The season before he was great defensively and he played far more matches. With a proper pre-season im sure Targett would be quality again in defence but he’s limited going forward and on the ball. Not limited to the extent of Burn but still limited Howe has to switch more though (in general) with the amount of games we’re gonna have coming our way. Some times last year burn looked done in then Targett was so off the pace when he came on. Can’t knock the outcome though and may come with bigger better squad but part of me thinks if he trusted Targett he would have played him more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gawalls Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 8 minutes ago, Matt1892 said: Here is an article about him from last summer when he was linked with Arsenal, it gives you an idea of the sort of player he is and his attributes. https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/who-is-maxence-lacroix-arsenal-24455517?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target Reads well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 9 minutes ago, Matt1892 said: Here is an article about him from last summer when he was linked with Arsenal, it gives you an idea of the sort of player he is and his attributes. https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/who-is-maxence-lacroix-arsenal-24455517?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target A pacy CB, exactly what we need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 What is “CL good” anyway? We are in the CL on merit, beating teams like Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool over 38 games. Our lack of coefficient will hurt us, but still I wouldn’t be surprised if our current crop of players would make it to round #2, and perhaps even to the knockout stage. There are a few teams obviously better than us, but I’d suggest we’re easily in the top 50% quality of teams qualified for next year’s CL. Obviously we’ve already strengthened CM significantly and with a bit of luck we’ll get a few more good players in, allowing us to stay competitive across multiple competitions, but I’m not at all worried about any lack of “CL level” players. We had about 15 of those on the books already. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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