NUFC Transfer Rumours

[The Prophet]

Just sounds like Howe being Howe, without the benefit of context.

[TRon]

1 minute ago, gdm said:

These quotes don’t sound at all good 

 

 

Same old same old from Eddie. He's right, we can't afford to sign mediocrity. He's not daft, he's got his own team working on it, I'm sure we'll get a couple in at least. 

[SteV]

2 minutes ago, gdm said:

These quotes don’t sound at all good 

Nice summary from NUFCBlog there:
 

“Panic buys must be avoided, unless we don’t sign anyone soon then we have to panic buy”

[The Prophet]

 

[gbandit]

I don’t find those quotes too worrying other than the fact our transfer approach is incredibly flawed but I do agree with not overpaying for people who aren’t quite right. I just think the issues are to do with issues bigger than this window, for whatever reason we’ve abandoned a successful transfer strategy and it’s very unclear why. I’d like to know why

[Crimson Cardigan]

5 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Isn’t this just the same article from yesterday?

[Zero]

8 minutes ago, gbandit said:

I don’t find those quotes too worrying other than the fact our transfer approach is incredibly flawed but I do agree with not overpaying for people who aren’t quite right. I just think the issues are to do with issues bigger than this window, for whatever reason we’ve abandoned a successful transfer strategy and it’s very unclear why. I’d like to know why

 

If you ain’t sure that you will play that player, and still go for it, and in the end really not good enough, you feel like you lost a gamble and so you won’t go ahead.
 

Instead if you go and find someone that you are dead-sure you will play, then even if he is not good enough you would feel like you did your best already.

 

In the past it’s not Howe that makes the final decision on transfer. Now he is. Honestly given Howe’s preference on always playing the best 11 players available, I ain’t surprised that he will only target those that can improve the starting 11. Ekitike is an exceptional case because he was going to replace Isak.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2025 by Zero

[Sibierski]

1 hour ago, JP said:

2 weeks and 4 days until Villa away.

 

Signed Elanga

Sold Longstaff and released Wilson

Isak seen his arse

Numerically weaker and Osula/Neave currently our available strikers

 

No way to gloss it up this summer is currently shambolic 

Club has minimal time to sort it

 

 

Only positive from that is Villa away, who are also not signing right now and have question marks over Watkins (with Martinez suspended first game). 
 

What should be a very hard game, becomes a lot more 50/50 at worse which I’ll take right now.

[The Prophet]

6 minutes ago, Crimson Cardigan said:

Isn’t this just the same article from yesterday?

 

Probably, I've likely just missed it.

[JT24]

From the Cordero loan piece on The Athletic.

 

Good luck, boss!

[OoOGazOoO]

2 minutes ago, JT24 said:

From the Cordero loan piece on The Athletic.

 

Good luck, boss!

 

Bodes really well considering we have 1 through the door in nearly 2 months 

[JT24]

Just now, OoOGazOoO said:

 

Bodes really well considering we have 1 through the door in nearly 2 months 

I believe. Guehi, Ramsdale, Sesko, Wissa and Musah. 

 

I've backed you all summer, Andy. Repay me with this.

[Yorkie]

20 minutes ago, gbandit said:

I don’t find those quotes too worrying other than the fact our transfer approach is incredibly flawed but I do agree with not overpaying for people who aren’t quite right. I just think the issues are to do with issues bigger than this window, for whatever reason we’ve abandoned a successful transfer strategy and it’s very unclear why. I’d like to know why

 

 - PSR means we can't waste money so targeting PL players reduces risk

 - Our target is improving on 5th not 19th or 12th

 - Tonali 

 

Not defending the execution but the reasons are pretty straightforward imo.

[gdm]

29 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

God no. We should be trying to buy clubs prized assets not their fuckin cast offs 

 

 

Edited July 29, 2025 by gdm

[HayDen Traces]

8 minutes ago, gdm said:

God no. We should be trying to buy clubs prized assets not their fuckin cast offs 

 

 

 

We're not in that position unfortunately

[HayDen Traces]

I'm assuming all the Jackson talk means we've cooled on Sesko

[KingArthur]

17 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

I'm assuming all the Jackson talk means we've cooled on Sesko

Or then it is just slow news day and we are linked with every possible striker on the planet..

[Pata]

26 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said:

I'm assuming all the Jackson talk means we've cooled on Sesko

 

Or we show Leipzig we have other options too to get the fee down.

[nufc123]

44 minutes ago, JT24 said:

From the Cordero loan piece on The Athletic.

 

Good luck, boss!

Possibly a midfielder. Absolute madness.

[BennyBlanco]

What would be peoples thoughts on Jackson and Sesko? 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, BennyBlanco said:

What would be peoples thoughts on Jackson and Sesko? 

 

Getting both? Fantastic, would turn the window around instantly. 

[timeEd32]

0% chance.

[gdm]

3 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

What would be peoples thoughts on Jackson and Sesko? 

That I’d would cost us about £70m too much 

[Turnbull2000]

4 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

What would be peoples thoughts on Jackson and Sesko? 

 

Can you honestly see that happening? We might get Jackson for a ridiculous price of say £80m (Chelsea don't have to sell and know we're desperate), but Sesko just feels like another Ekitike situation e.g. our name being used to encourage interest from bigger clubs.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2025 by Turnbull2000

[Kimbo]

7 minutes ago, BennyBlanco said:

What would be peoples thoughts on Jackson and Sesko? 

Sesko I’m not even thinking about. Jackson is possible and is probably the surest thing we can get to replace Isak’s goals, but we’ll have to overpay. If we sell Isak before a replacement is lined up, massively overpaying for Jackson might be necessary.