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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

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Fucking hell, Solanke cope-athon here. Get the stats out and the articles written by incel armchair analysts quick.

Signing a player who's turning 27 next month and has had one decent top level season for big money is completely fucking bananas, especially for one of the richest football clubs in the world.

Kane out Solanke in and some of you are still defending the prospect. It's fucking crazy.

Really hope this is utter bollocks.
 
At 26 and coming off of knee surgery, I think, how is Gyokeres who hasn’t played above the Portuguese League and Championship after he was sold by Brighton (a team renowned for their development of young hidden talent) any less of a punt than Solanke?

I get that he’s ’overseas sexy’ but what else is there?
 
The Mercurial No.10 said:
Fucking hell, Solanke cope-athon here. Get the stats out and the articles written by incel armchair analysts quick.

Signing a player who's turning 27 next month and has had one decent top level season for big money is completely fucking bananas, especially for one of the richest football clubs in the world.

Kane out Solanke in and some of you are still defending the prospect. It's fucking crazy.

Really hope this is utter bollocks.
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Welcome to the striker market, you're only just realising there's fuck all out there.
 
Cranston said:
And if he doesn’t do it again, we won’t be able to sell him.

I get our strategy. I’ve made my peace with elements of it. But we’d be repeating the mistake we always make - overpaying for ok talent.

I’d rather keep Richie.
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As you can tell from my user and avi, I'm a big Richy fan. I think Solanke would be a significant upgrade tbh. He changes the type of physical threat we pose, he presses as well or even better than Richy and he can play 38 prem games.

Love Richy but if we do have concerns about his fitness, this is a very smart move.
 
Shadydan said:
Why are we so up in arms with a 1 in 2 striker for Bournemouth who is literally the architectural fit for Ange's pressing system?
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Before last season his record in the PL was poor- 6 goals in 22/23 and 3 goals in 19/20.

He wasn't included in the England squad, and nor was there a clamour for him to go from the PL viewing public.

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Solanke also underperformed his xG last season- was 19.6 and he scored 19 goals.
 
Richard Arlison said:
As you can tell from my user and avi, I'm a big Richy fan. I think Solanke would be a significant upgrade tbh. He changes the type of physical threat we pose, he presses as well or even better than Richy and he can play 38 prem games.

Love Richy but if we do have concerns about his fitness, this is a very smart move.
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Also the ball doesn’t bounce off Solanke like it does Richy 50% of the time. His first touch is really average.
 
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dont want Solanke.

weve only spent 15mil so far so we should have 120m to 150m to spend after Reggie, Royale, and GLC go.

Need Eze and a top quality RW.

Not sure we need a 9 with Kulu, Richie, Son and one of the kids covering that position although Toney for 40m would be a decent upgrade at same cost as Gray.
 
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