Ash Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, HawK said: I don't think there's any we should be buying, we should be looking at players like Wharton imho Hayden Hackney could fit that bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Got any examples of world class central midfielders we could buy? Jobe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikon Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Got any examples of world class central midfielders we could buy? Think you’re getting too hung up on “world class”. What he probably means is a top class one, like a purple”. Even says a tier below the best. WC is different to many. Edited May 13 by Ikon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, Ash said: Hayden Hackney could fit that bill. Turns 23 next month. Wharton was 20 when Palace took a punt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Why don't people want Semenyo out of interest? I've not really paid attention to him but I know he's highly thought of? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Charlton Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 He's getting on now but Eddie can make him greater Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Overpriced and been hot and cold this season. Mbeumo is available for a similar price and has been putting up the numbers for a while now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Displayname Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Shearergol said: Got any examples of world class central midfielders we could buy? I didn’t have anyone particular in mind. I’m sure Eddie can find someone who is up there and wants to come. Cba finding an example then having to have a discussion whether he can be defined as world class or not. Edited May 13 by Displayname Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, 54 said: Why don't people want Semenyo out of interest? I've not really paid attention to him but I know he's highly thought of? Looks another physical, direct winger type and not that much better than what we have, if at all. Especially in terms of output. He looks clumsy on the ball a lot of the time, too. He has been up and down with his form and has been on a bit of a bad run since around February time, I think. Finally, I think he would cost £60m plus. Which is far too expensive for what he would actually bring to the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Turns 23 next month. Wharton was 20 when Palace took a punt. He's a late bloomer. More interested in his quality than his age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCormick Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Hackney will go to team playing in Europe this summer for sure. Boro fans I know are raving about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 hour ago, nufcjmc said: He said the next two summers i think so trips, schar, burn, lascelles may not get another rolling year. Targett is into his final year from next season? Willock and a few others will have shorter deals by then. Without extensions can see two summer windows of big change. Budget and wheeling dealing needs to allow multiple window investment. Yea this. Our focus won’t be just on this window, it’ll be 2026 too and we will need to sell to buy for that. Be heads in sand to think we don’t, as our squad needs so much work doing for depth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInfiniteOdyssey Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 5 minutes ago, McCormick said: Hackney will go to team playing in Europe this summer for sure. Boro fans I know are raving about him. Would be a good punt, need a big squad to compete across all fronts next season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Like if we spend £120m and it’s a GK / CB / RW in, with maybe a back up ST low cost, it doesn’t provide us much wiggle room to then sign the other 5 positions we need in 2026 without a significant outgoing. If there’s a seriously good offer for a player this summer, I think we will and we should sell. Easier to evolve squad from a position of strength. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 21 minutes ago, Shearergol said: I mean, there's a reason we managed to sign Tonali. Thought Bruno was too slow to be considered World Class? We might sign someone with potential to be world class, but there's no way we're spending that much money on one player to get an oven-baked version. I'm not overly concerned about the definition of world class. Tonali is top dogs, Bruno is top dogs, for our system Joelinton is top dogs. We need a physical beast that can play in that 3 without any drop off. That's probably a £40-60m player. If you can get that quality for less, great. After a RW, CB that's the next priority position for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 3 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Yea this. Our focus won’t be just on this window, it’ll be 2026 too and we will need to sell to buy for that. Be heads in sand to think we don’t, as our squad needs so much work doing for depth. Still think due to the numbers of kids we snapping up some come good for the first-team lowering our expenditure or they good enough to sell to reinvest in the match day squad. Not sure how far away some of these 17/18/19 year olds will be at in the next 12/18 months Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) Don't think you can plan in detail for 2026 - right now. If we have back-to-back Champions League seasons compared to 0, it's a massive difference. Likw £250m difference when you factor in gate receipts, average ticket price, genuine sponsors, FMV sponsors. Some of our better players might want to leave, some may fall off a physical cliff, and others might enjoy an Indian summer. The manager's status might change. Some of the kids may emerge etc. Edited May 13 by The College Dropout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Is this the price of shipping them Kelly? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 1 minute ago, The Prophet said: Is this the price of shipping them Kelly? Who is Matthijs Pog? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Just now, SUPERTOON said: Who is Matthijs Pog? A local Juve reporter/personality. He broke the Kelly news later reported by Fab. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 One good thing we are doing is trying to keep our options open and take advantage of free transfers, release clauses and FFP swipes from other clubs. That might mean getting players we don’t 100% need so be it. I don’t love Angel Gomes for our system. But if getting him for free means we can spend big money on another CM, sell Longstaff and Willock - great. Let’s do it. I don’t see where Cunha fits but if we can get him for £50m let’s do it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 4 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Is this the price of shipping them Kelly? What does that mean? why would we want Vlahovic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernmag Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) Call me overly simplistic but I really think we'll have the budget to strengthen as we need to, if we're savvy and don't just chase Crystal Palace defenders for 3 months. A few purples, a few bench/rotation quality players, offset by a few semi decent sales. I really don't think we should expect/achieve less than that. Free agents should be looked at especially. Edited May 13 by southernmag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Prophet Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 (edited) 6 minutes ago, The College Dropout said: What does that mean? why would we want Vlahovic? We're in for Vlahovic basically. He's out of contract in 2026. Whenever I've watched him he's looked like a bit of a donkey. Edited May 13 by The Prophet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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