Lazarus Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Anyone know much about that Chevalier keeper in France? He looked good the time I saw him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, Barnes23 said: I think it's quite difficult to assess from the outside exactly how the upcoming window will play out. I would be disinclined to pay much attention to the kinds of murmurings that are starting to emerge in the press. The GK situation is far from clear or easy to navigate, as outlined above. The form of Lascelles may mean that we are satisfied to wait until the summer for a CB signing. A midfielder to effectively take Tonali's squad place feels like a no-brainer but the emergence of Miley may prove to be a consideration for this window too, especially if we are/were looking primarily at short-term stopgaps like Phillips. A RW will surely be on the agenda for the coming windows, but finding the right player in January may be difficult, especially factoring in FFP constraints. And finding a third choice striker, who is happy to be a rotational option at this moment in time but still possesses the quality and attitude to make an impact when called upon and also to develop in that context, is far from straightforward . And that's assuming we are even looking at that position - hard to think of many top sides with 3 outright strikers to call upon. Potentially looking at a RW equivalent to Gordon who can also play as a forward, but that depends on exactly what kind of player Howe is looking to target for that side of the pitch, which I think will be a big indicator of what direction we may or may not be heading in tactically. Plans will also change depending on which competitions we are still in by then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ9 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Lazarus said: Anyone know much about that Chevalier keeper in France? He looked good the time I saw him Good record in Knight games. Loves an aerial joust. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 We've definitely spoken to De Gea. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Just now, lovejoy said: We've definitely spoken to De Gea. ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Sauce? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 @lovejoy is legit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I'm right in thinking he could come straight in with being a free agent, yes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said: I'm right in thinking he could come straight in with being a free agent, yes? Think we'd need to wait until January to get him into the 25 man squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Proactive! 👍🏻 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Ah yeah that makes sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I'd hope we are exploring options, at the very least. If Howe/the team genuinely thinks none of them are viable and / or good enough to displace Dubravka then fine, but it makes me feel a lot better that they're at least investigating what's out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty__mag Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 15 hours ago, Mikky said: Rather sign Barco from Boca Juniors He'll end up somewhere nice and sunny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shak Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Ronson333 said: Dubs not guaranteed to make it through Jan. Saw this in the replies. Mamardashvili could actually be doable in January as Valencia aren't in great financial shape. They're also right in mid table in La Liga, looking quite off the pace to challenge for Europe and not really in danger of getting dragged into a relegation fight either. Obviously there's merit to bringing in a stop gap until the end of the year... but I do think the best move might be to bring in a Pope upgrade rather than spend money on improving the backup position when we don't have a really top keeper. Not sure what would become of Pope in the scenario that we buy a flash new GK. If he's content to stay here and push the new GK that's ideal, if not we could probably get very decent money for him to help with FFP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 How good is he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sushimonster85 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 It's actually a good time to bring in someone to really push Pope/potentially take over. He gets a four month run to establish himself, potentially then stays in till the end of the season. Then they battle it out fair & square over pre-season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 30 minutes ago, Shak said: Saw this in the replies. Mamardashvili could actually be doable in January as Valencia aren't in great financial shape. They're also right in mid table in La Liga, looking quite off the pace to challenge for Europe and not really in danger of getting dragged into a relegation fight either. Obviously there's merit to bringing in a stop gap until the end of the year... but I do think the best move might be to bring in a Pope upgrade rather than spend money on improving the backup position when we don't have a really top keeper. Not sure what would become of Pope in the scenario that we buy a flash new GK. If he's content to stay here and push the new GK that's ideal, if not we could probably get very decent money for him to help with FFP. He any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 If he brings Kvaratskhelia with him I'm all for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Ben said: Ramsdale looks nailed on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Shak said: Not sure what would become of Pope in the scenario that we buy a flash new GK. It could end up being a situation where we bring in his long term replacement and it doesn’t work out ala Onana. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Alberto2005 said: How good is he? He’s a good, quick and big fucking keeper. Commands area and insane reflexes. Idolized Neur but seems like he’s focused more on his shot stopping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 So here’s a question for everyone. For the goal keeper situation how would you remedy it? 1, buy a new first choice keeper in January 2, Bring in someone to cover for Pope on a short term basis for a small outlay (loan, low fee or short term deal). 3, continue as we are In really curious to see how everyone would handle this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 33 minutes ago, r0cafella said: So here’s a question for everyone. For the goal keeper situation how would you remedy it? 1, buy a new first choice keeper in January 2, Bring in someone to cover for Pope on a short term basis for a small outlay (loan, low fee or short term deal). 3, continue as we are In really curious to see how everyone would handle this. 1 if we get our true long term target. 2 if 1 is not an option. 3 isn’t on the cards for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubaricho Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Pretty much same. If the long term target ends up being available in Jan let’s fucking go. No time for sentiment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyprickles Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Love Popey but if we are going to sign someone in January I would prefer it to be his long-term replacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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