KaKa Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Miley has looked so good at the base of midfield in the pre season that he should not be going anywhere on loan. No chance. He should get a good amount of game time covering that position. Ramsey coming in should be able to provide similar to what Joelinton does in that LCM position. What would be great is another option to play the RCM role and provide similar to what Bruno does, and from what I've seen of the midfielders we've been linked with, the Kenneth Taylor guy looks like he comes closest. A backup midfield 3 of Ramsey, Miley and Taylor would be a drastic improvement to what we've had previously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 (edited) 44 minutes ago, alexf said: It would certainly mean we need the Isak money if we want to try and sign a "purple" again in this or future windows I suspect. We always would have to sell one of the big players to move forward, just during last season, Isak was 100% at the bottom of that. His stance this summer has now made him disappointingly number 1 guy, but giving we missed out on top targets, we can’t afford to sell him this summer. It’s better next summer even if it’s £100m rising to £115m because it gives us time to scout his replacement and how we spend that money on the correct purple. Rushing that in final week of this window can set us so far back. Edited August 13, 2025 by Sibierski Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Isn’t Kenneth a lefty though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagSA Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 58 minutes ago, Shadow Puppets said: I was told last week that we wanted two midfielders, but whether we get them both is another question. After Ramsey, I feel we still need one more. Our physical presence in midfield drops off significantly when Big Joe ain't around. Obviously he is quite unique so would be keen on someone in the Gallacher mould who can also play a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT24 Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 10 minutes ago, Rich said: Isn’t Kenneth a lefty though? Thanks Rich, I’ve gotten the message. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roids Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 7 hours ago, Vinny Green Balls said: I think Elanga is going to be something else for us. Think he'll be ok, nothing special Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 6 minutes ago, Roids said: Think he'll be ok, nothing special You getting those Haemorrhoids seen to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roids Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 1 minute ago, gbandit said: You getting those Haemorrhoids seen to? As soon as you get off my ass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Just now, Roids said: As soon as you get off my ass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novocastrian Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 We getting close to our budget? We still need a striker (probs Wissa). Surely any further signings (additional striker etc.) are predicated on selling Isak. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Just now, Novocastrian said: We getting close to our budget? We still need a striker (probs Wissa). Surely any further signings (additional striker etc.) are predicated on selling Isak. If we buy Wissa for £35m then yes. Unless we sell Isak of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Overspend this season hedging that we'd bank 100-120 mil for Isak next summer, possible? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 14 minutes ago, Emotic said: Overspend this season hedging that we'd bank 100-120 mil for Isak next summer, possible? This is what we should be doing, we have a very saleable asset that wants out, it makes zero odds if we overspend now so long as we recoup next summer by selling him anywhere but the dippers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 2 minutes ago, Mattoon said: This is what we should be doing, we have a very saleable asset that wants out, it makes zero odds if we overspend now so long as we recoup next summer by selling him anywhere but the dippers. We could well end up recouping less than we should if clubs know we have to sell against a deadline. It's a balancing act. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 3 minutes ago, madras said: We could well end up recouping less than we should if clubs know we have to sell against a deadline. It's a balancing act. Or if he gets perma-crocked due to a "friendly challenge" during training by a pissed-off colleague, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 If we sign Ramsey and Wissa for the reported fees then that is about where I expected us to be in terms of net spending going in to the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 33 minutes ago, HayDen Traces said: If we buy Wissa for £35m then yes. Unless we sell Isak of course We're selling him at some point, right? It doesn't matter if we do that now or next summer does it? Surely the later we can manage the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 1 hour ago, Rich said: Isn’t Kenneth a lefty though? Wand of a left foot™ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 5 minutes ago, Matt1892 said: If we sign Ramsey and Wissa for the reported fees then that is about where I expected us to be in terms of net spending going in to the summer. Yeah me too Then if Isak goes New / Replacement Plus ….Midfielder Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 8 minutes ago, Matt1892 said: If we sign Ramsey and Wissa for the reported fees then that is about where I expected us to be in terms of net spending going in to the summer. How much did we have to spend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 3 minutes ago, Myleftboot said: How much did we have to spend? No idea, and when journalists do report it they are only believed when the figure is high. We were told that we were free to spend this summer and has no worries about FFP due to the low spend last summer, so I was expecting a net spend of between £100 and £120 million. Which seems to be about where we are with Wissa and Ramsey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBez comesock Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 Rumoured £120m-£150m With Longstaff gone we are probably in that range if / when Wissa signs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 I reckon we can get Jackson on a loan to buy if certain targets are met. Only issue would be the AFCON. Isak I would send on loan somewhere abroad for a decent loan fee to tick over until next summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1892 Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Kimbo said: I reckon we can get Jackson on a loan to buy if certain targets are met. Only issue would be the AFCON. Isak I would send on loan somewhere abroad for a decent loan fee to tick over until next summer. I said the other day that we could do worse than offering Isak to PSG on loan and asking for Ramos on loan in return, with an option to buy. Isak would have to be terrible to lose his value in France and a perfect place to put him in the shop window. Edited August 13, 2025 by Matt1892 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HayDen Traces Posted August 13, 2025 Share Posted August 13, 2025 28 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: We're selling him at some point, right? It doesn't matter if we do that now or next summer does it? Surely the later we can manage the better. Its a risk should he get injured of course Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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