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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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If Werner could finish he'd be outstanding in this system, unfortunately his legs turn to jelly when he gets near the goals.
It's still a pretty small sample size to conclude that he hasn't improved since Chelsea days. Last season he scored 2 goals vs xG of 3.7 for us - poor, but small sample size. If you include Leipzig stats for 22/23 and 23/24, he scored 13 from an xG of 15.2. (For Chelsea it was 10 from 18.2)
 
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I'd love to be proven wrong, I'm not saying he's technically deficient, just no more than tidy.

I think he's a good player, just don't see the same things that people are raving about. I think in a midfield with the right mix around him he can be a great asset, but for me he's never going to be this midfield maestro that some are expecting.

I'll happily wager a gentleman's bet that he doesn't reach 10 g/a this season.
Why, he has exceed that in 2 of his last 3 seasons?
 
I thought 8 year deals were just a way of reducing the cost of transfers over the FFP reporting period

Not sure why they'd offer a player they already have one.

Either way, he isn't coming here and I'm glad.
They changed the rules so that you can't amortise the fee longer than 5 years, even if the contract is longer (and you can't amortise over a period longer than the contract), but Chelsea have still given 8 year deals since the rule change, so it isn't just for FFP.
 
If you could choose one out of Eze, Gyokeres or Neto; who would it be?
No single one of those players fixes our major issues.

Eze - Great competition for Maddison, adds the ability to take the ball under pressure centrally and goals from midfield. Could be an option on LW, adding the ability to hold onto the ball/for the ball to stick, but not the pace to progress the ball down the line and beat his full back.

Gyokeres - Adds pressing up front, the ability to hold onto the ball but I don't think his finishing is as good as other people seem to think, especially for the fee he would command.

Neto - Adds dribbling ability, the ability to hold onto the ball/for the ball to stick, the pace to progress the ball down the flank and beat his full back and good crossing ability. But doesn't press well, his crossing is usually floating not drilled across, he is a poor finisher, doesn't get in many good positions to shoot, so is a bit 1 dimensional and that's before you get to the injury concerns and massive fee.

I think despite the fact that our biggest issues are in the front 3, I would still pick Eze from these options, because I think if we sign Gyokeres or Neto, we will be looking for someone better/a better fit in a year or two and will have an expensive player that is hard to shift on the books.
 
It's still a pretty small sample size to conclude that he hasn't improved since Chelsea days. Last season he scored 2 goals vs xG of 3.7 for us - poor, but small sample size. If you include Leipzig stats for 22/23 and 23/24, he scored 13 from an xG of 15.2. (For Chelsea it was 10 from 18.2)
Mate, I like Werner. He's got good vision for the game, always finds space and gets into the right areas but he misses so many easy chances.
 

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I’m a no for one reason

Dominic Solanke
He plays like Widow Twanky
He is into hanky panky
i need my bleedin’ hankie


See , you just can’t make a song up with a name like that


Shame this kid never made it with us for the opposite reason



To be like Andy Rollock
I’d give my right arm


That’s as far as I got , it’s was a work in progress and then he left
 
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