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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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sudoku said:
1519 Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and editor of Greek texts, born in Florence (d. 1594)
If he hadn't died in 1594 he would have been 503 today.
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Im not sure what looking glass your taking us through but my (i thought obvious) point was referring to the trauma of Chelsea constantly gazumping our first choice targets

Refreshing knowing they’re no longer financially doped

But if you want us to just keep randomly naming peoples’ ages that’s cool 😎
 
Pathfinder said:
I can see his concern about Bastoni, which is why Gvardiol is my no. 1 LCB option (but RB Leipzig seems to be very reluctant to sell him). But I also trust Conte & Paratici on this one.

Inter fan here
I think this deal has a good chance of going through.

However, while I love the player and would support him should he move, I'm not convinced Bastoni will succeed in England. He plays in a very Italian manner and I think Serie A compliments him perfectly while England may expose some weaknesses. Despite his size he's also pretty soft for a center back. He needs to be much nastier. Off the pitch, he's also very much an Italian boy through and through. Based on my experiences following Italian players over the past decades I think there's a good chance he might be the type to have trouble adapting to life in England.

I don't want to come across as salty because we're losing an immense prospect but this is my honest view on the player. Like I said, should he join Spurs I'll be supporting him.

I know this is the Bastoni thread but I just want to say that I suspect you'll be linked to yet another one of our players in de Vrij (if you haven't been already). I'm very confident in that. I suspect there will be Man Utd speculation too.

de Vrij has a year left on his contract and Inter do not want to extend him. In fact, he's coming off easily the worst season in his Inter career but I believe it's due to the contract situation (we initially began talks to renew then withdrew). I also believe that there's still an excellent player there, IMO significantly better than Dier. Sometimes you see a player struggle and you just know they need a change of scenery and a fresh start. That's how I feel about Stefan. The club has not handled his extension well at all and coming off a poor season, he would be available at a lower price than normal.

His replacement in Bremer is nearly secured too and from what I've seen of Dier and Davies, I think you guys need a middle CB far more than an LCB. I think de Vrij represents an excellent opportunity for Conte and I expect him to request the player.
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Meh this reeks of "please don't buy my favorite player- take these older ones we don't want instead".
 
Dang getting Persic to "choose us" on a free would be an awesome way to kickstart our xfer window! It would turn heads, grab eyeballs, and be a real sign of confidence in our clubs progression this season.
 
DiMarzio says Perisic deal is done.



He's basically bffs with Paratici. I think we can relax a bit about a gazump now.
 
Really need a class CM who can both dribble and pass, and a forward who can play anywhere across the front three. Need something extra for those games where we have most of the ball. I'm not 100% convinced by Eriksen tbh
 
bk_spur said:
Is Tarkowsky suitable for the Dier/backup CB role? If so that might be a handy one to bring in on a free/HG while shifting out Rodon who needs to be refreshed.
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If we ever need to make a late defensive sub to see out a 1 goal lead or something he'd be a fantastic choice.
 
Perisic is a decent signing, good for squad depth but not this “statement signing” people are proclaiming it as.
He’s 33! Is he still as good a player as he was in his prime? What were his numbers like last season?

Like I said, good squad depth signing at most but I really hope we’re not signing him as a starter…
 
Perisic and Bastoni would be some incredible start, and I would imagine since they play in neighboring positions at Inter the chemistry will be there from the get go
 
TomHotspur said:
Perisic is a decent signing, good for squad depth but not this “statement signing” people are proclaiming it as.
He’s 33! Is he still as good a player as he was in his prime? What were his numbers like last season?

Like I said, good squad depth signing at most but I really hope we’re not signing him as a starter…
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He's had one of his best seasons ever, with 8 goals and 7 assists from wingback. So what if he's 33, Benzema is going to win the Ballon D'Or at 34 this season. Chelsea signed a 36-year-old Thiago Silva last season and won the Champions League. Luka Modric has played an integral part in bringing Real Madrid to the final at 36.

This guy is a treble winner, has worked with Conte, and is definitely going to be starting over Sessegnon.
 
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