We needed a homegrown player and certainly looks a huge prospect I will take that over a Gallagher all day
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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024
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A couple of them have gone on holiday today, I'm surprised he's still here to stink out the place but fair's fair, dedication to the cause
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Bayern hopefully try and wait til 2025 and we swoop in and get it done.
His crap England performances have shown that we need technical players. Ange said the same thing especially v low block teams. We don’t some one running around like a headless chicken.
Or they just sign him this summer and send him back to Rennes for a year.
Olise doesn't play in the same position as Doue.
But, yes, there are rumours that want to sell all 3 of them. Coman mainly because of injuries. Gnabry because he's not lived up to his salary of around €19m.
Richarlison is not leaving…
Figured Bayern would focus on Simons and they just got Olise.
Bastards!!!
Difference is Johnson is 22. And do people really see him improving from this level? He's a pace merchant with limited technical ability.
Musiala Kane Olise
That is their starting front
They are close to picking up Simons. Then they also have:
Gnabry, Sane, Tel, Coman, Muller
Pretty sure they will have priorities elsehwer if they sign Simons
A couple of them have gone on holiday today, I'm surprised he's still here to stink out the place but fair's fair, dedication to the cause
I dunno about CF, like we do need an upgrade there obviously but Isak aside are there any certs out there? Even pie in the sky never gonna sign for us players? The links amount to a bunch of players I don't think anyone could say with any deal of certainty would give us a better return than either Richarlison or Son do currently so I'm quite wary of going big for the players available- quite happy to go for a more obscure player there that would be more cost effective and focus the rest of the budget on other positions where there seems to be more quality available on the open market.
Wide forwards don't tend to be the finished article at 22
This is true, but pacey forwards who rely on speed and acceleration also tend to peak early and fall off young. I wouldn't expect a 30 year old Johnno to be anywhere near as effective as he was at age 21. What's he going to fall back on his footballing IQ and deft touch?
I think there is sense to giving Parrott a chance - and that's because there are not that many strikers around who are any good (maybe as few as two or three ) but there are plenty of suiters (eg both Woolwich and Chelsea want a striker) so we could easily end up with a selection of less good strikers to choose from.
So the question is whether its worth buying say Giminez this summer, if he becomes the best striker available to us, or whether we think its likely that we will want to upgrade on him in a year or two and then find he's not particularly easy to move on, so buying the next level up striker becomes an issue.
So one way forward could be :
- Buy a top wide forward (more plentiful than strikers) this summer
- Stick with Richarlison and Son as strikers next season, but also keep Parrott and play him in dsay 20 games next season to see how he fares - either he looks the part for us but if not the experience of playing for Spurs after an excellent Excellsior loan last season might mean he's the worth £20m
- Sell Parrott and R|icharlison next summer (so we get more money than just selling Richarlison this summer) and hope we can afford the next level up striker next season.
Meanwhile we spend some money this summer ensuring all the other positions are properly filled plus loan out youngsters such as Scarlett, Donley, Lankshear and Veliz this season to see if next summer they look candidates to play first team football in 2025/26.
So there's no doubt we want to buy a striker - but if waiting a year means we have a better chance of getting a better striker, then bolstering our current options with Parrott, may be the best way forward
cant believe people actually want gallagher. hes nothing more than a dog.
Also the Sports Director of Djurgården said he thinks Bergvall will end up as a 6.
Wide forward is actually one of those positions where players can reach a high peak very young. Especially if they rely heavily on pace, which will only decline with age.
Look at Olise, Mbappe, Coman, Doku, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Yamal, Barcola, Bakayoko, Palmer, Saka, Dembele. All a very high level by 21.
It's not like striker where you need to wait til their late 20's for them to properly learn the role. DM arguably another one of those positions too.
Re Brennan, it's a judgement call and I know it divides opinions, I just don't see him improving from this level. He's not suddenly gonna turn into Olise and learn some composure and technique.