NUFC Transfer Rumours

[Doctor Zaius]

I'm reserving judgement until the window slams shut. Clearly the club have had some difficult circumstances to contend with.

 

What I hope, is that Guehi was a priority and we were waiting to see how much we spend on him/another centre half, before using the rest of the budget to sign a right winger late in the window when we've maximised any player sales. 

 

The first XI needs that little boost too. Something to keep us fresh. Feel like we're on danger of going a bit stale.

[Kid Icarus]

11 minutes ago, Yorkie said:

 

 

I do take the point but the likes of Isak could leave regardless of whether or not we get into Europe; they're so good that they'd only be moving to a bigger club anyway. It's a miserable thought I knew, but we should expect them to be linked with moves away in every single transfer window, regardless of how we're doing.

 

I'd be disappointed if we signed no one else because the point about stagnation is a fair concern, but I'd sum it up as more of a mixed bag than a disaster. It's a minor miracle that we put £70m in our pockets at the end of June without losing any of those guys, and Kelly/Osula look like good signings. I certainly wouldn't rule out a European challenge.

I just don't see the point in thinking like this when we're attempting to reach the top. I think it's well within our ability (with new additions) to push for 3rd this season. That's how highly I rate Howe and in that scenario I'm not worrying about losing players, I'm thinking about who we get to push on again. That has to be the ambition. Not the expectation, but the ambition and goal.

 

As the old saying goes, if you stand still you go backwards.

 

 

Edited August 20, 2024 by Kid Icarus

[McCormick]

Yes please to Tapsoba.

[Ginola]

28 minutes ago, gdm said:

I can’t say I’ve paid much attention to Disasi is he really that bad ?

 

Yes

[Zero]

5 hours ago, Big River said:

 

do you still think we should sell Joelinton?

the ship has sailed. No point selling him now, we can’t find buyers anyway after we increased his wages

 

going back last Jan, when we still can avoid the damage, then yes.

[gbandit]

[Yorkie]

5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

I just don't see the point in thinking like this when we're attempting to reach the top. I think it's well within our ability (with new additions) to push for 3rd this season. That's how highly I rate Howe and in that scenario I'm not worrying about losing players, I'm thinking about who we get to push on again. That has to be the ambition. Not the expectation, but the ambition and goal.

 

As the old saying goes, if you stand still you go backwards.

 

I'm on the same page but I just think it's incredibly wishful thinking to imagine we aren't gonna be considering selling those players, particularly in the PSR era. Obviously I hope all of them stay forever. 

 

Anyway, we're drifting far too much into misery with all that. My main point is that I don't think it's a disaster if we sign no one else. That morning when Gordon looked like he was going to Liverpool I'd have absolutely snapped your hand off for the status quo, and that was before we signed a promising striker. 

[BonesJones]

8 minutes ago, McCormick said:

Yes please to Tapsoba.

 

Think the hard part in that one is getting a CL player to swap that for us.

 

Be some signing, abit like Tonali seemed unrealistic.

[SteV]

6 minutes ago, BonesJones said:

 

Think the hard part in that one is getting a CL player to swap that for us.

 

Be some signing, abit like Tonali seemed unrealistic.

Do we have a poster on here called Leverkusenista?

[Disco]

Joke Gomez and Axewound Disaster are the only two players in the league worse than Almiron.

 

Be lucky to stay up at this rate.

 

[Pata]

11 minutes ago, Zero said:

the ship has sailed. No point selling him now, we can’t find buyers anyway after we increased his wages

 

going back last Jan, when we still can avoid the damage, then yes.

 

Joelinton - damage.

 

FFS

[HaydnNUFC]

2 minutes ago, Disco said:

Joke Gomez and Axewound Disaster are the only two players in the league worse than Almiron.

 

Be lucky to stay up at this rate.

 

 

Genuinely interested in your thoughts on the window thus far Disco but this has sent me.

[The Prophet]

 

[The Prophet]

24 minutes ago, McCormick said:

Yes please to Tapsoba.

 

Yeah, he's very good. 

[Disco]

10 minutes ago, HaydnNUFC said:

 

Genuinely interested in your thoughts on the window thus far Disco but this has sent me.

Largely the same as everyone else who hasn’t lost the plot. We have two positions that we want filled and ideally would be already but I don’t think that was likely given the international tournaments.
 

Thus far we haven’t managed it but given we’re seemingly going for genuine game changers, made harder by not being in Europe. Let’s hope we get them filled and if not get at least one sorted to a really high level. There’s still absolutely loads of business to be done by most teams in the league, frustrating but that’s the way it is. Saying that if we signed no one (don’t think it’d happen) I’d be canny vexed. 

If nowt else it’s extremely telling all the players were being more seriously linked with all have the same profile. Right footed centre back who’s quickish and decent on the ball, lefty who plays off the right drifting in. If nothing else, it suggests things are fairly joined up. 
 

Obviously still being hampered massively with outgoings due to our horrific starting position of what was taken over plus needing to gamble that winter too but that’s slowly being fixed. 
 

For reasons unknown I seem to be able to detach arsedness about the transfer windows and the bullshit within these days too which helps x100%

[Upthemags]

8 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Surely he's trying to wind people up with this one

[Coffee_Johnny]

“Edmond Tapsoba, you say?” 

[KaKa]

Mitchell signed Disasi at Monaco and will have a lot of info on him from his time there.

 

Apparently Disasi also spoke with Mitchell ahead of joining Pochettino at Chelsea, due to the Mitchell and Pochettino relationship.

[TheBrownBottle]

17 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

“Edmond Tapsoba, you say?” 

EDGAR Tapsoba

[80]

47 minutes ago, Pata said:

 

Joelinton - damage.

 

FFS

It's pretty clear he means the June panic sales, to be fair to him, rather than Joelinton being the damage.

 

Not that I was/am in favour of selling him. To me a big question is how much we would've got for him - I'm not certain it would've done the trick for us anyway, to be honest.

[PauloGeordio]

33 minutes ago, KaKa said:

Mitchell signed Disasi at Monaco and will have a lot of info on him from his time there.

 

Apparently Disasi also spoke with Mitchell ahead of joining Pochettino at Chelsea, due to the Mitchell and Pochettino relationship.

[Ketsbaia]

Would take Tapsoba, for sure. And Ornstein instantly adds credibility to the rumour.

 

Need to be quick though, otherwise this will become a very infamous transfer window and a massively missed opportunity.

[KaKa]

Tapsoba would be an impressive coup. Would be very nice to add a title winner too, especially one that managed it at an unfancied club for the first time, against the odds. Could do with that experience!

 

As a defender, really like how he defends. Very very smooth. Always makes it look easy.

[Zero]

Should have gone for Tapsoba instead. Get it done ASAP

 

 

Edited August 21, 2024 by Zero

[Mazzy]

Tapsoba is clearly the best option out of all the ones rumoured.

 

Disasi would be okay as well, I think people would be far more in favour of him if he were coming straight from Monaco rather than via Chelsea. Especially knowing Mitchell's links there. 

 

I reckon a deal for Disasi is probably quicker to get done as well which may be something the club need to think about. Plus there's a chance Chelsea could be open to a loan instead.