So either your concern is about us buying a 'cheap punt' or about his age and his ability and his form?
Also we showed interest in Norgaard but he preferred to go to Woolwich. They moved in when they found out he was interested.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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So either your concern is about us buying a 'cheap punt' or about his age and his ability and his form?
Also we showed interest in Norgaard but he preferred to go to Woolwich. They moved in when they found out he was interested.
30 and been on a holiday for a year in Germany.
Not sure if he'd just get outpaced and out muscled by younger stronger midfields of the top 5.
Not to keen on this one , it's a very important position. I'd rather dump MGW and use that cash to get this one right
Is 30 that old? It's not like he relies on pace anyway.
Would be a good signing for 2/3 years
I think after MGW we go for a 6 then we're probably done, we need to do some trimming - Biss maybe Son , Ben Davies, Solomon, Gil
Loans for Lankshear, Yang, Moore (?), Phillips, Devine, Scarlett, Donley, the squad is massive.
If we can keep Richarlison fit, I'm happy for him to be the back up 9 to Dom, think Dom will be much more explosive under Frank, think he can have a 20 goal season.
the 6 ideally would be Wharton (not gonna happen, Palace won't sell) or Baleba - Brighton prob would sell, but at a high price? might be worth it?
I'd say Paulinha seems more likely, Douglas Luiz is off to Everton I think I read.
LB cover still a concern IMO would love Robinson at Fulham but links have died down
Loans for Lankshear, Yang, Moore (?), Phillips, Devine, Scarlett, Donley, the squad is massive.
If we can keep Richarlison fit, I'm happy for him to be the back up 9 to Dom, think Dom will be much more explosive under Frank, think he can have a 20 goal season.
the 6 ideally would be Wharton (not gonna happen, Palace won't sell) or Baleba - Brighton prob would sell, but at a high price? might be worth it?
I'd say Paulinha seems more likely, Douglas Luiz is off to Everton I think I read.
LB cover still a concern IMO would love Robinson at Fulham but links have died down
My concern is Levy might be at his usual buy cheap twice instead of going the extra distance and paying once for what we really need. Paulinhas form also has to be questioned after the yr he had in Germany, which imo calls into question too many variables. He is the wrong side of 30, just came off a really poor season, it's a gamble if he can cope in the Premier league now, so let's face it the only appealing thing here might be the price.
I don't mind Palinha. He's the type of midfielder we are missing. A big aggressive destroyer type. We've never really had this profile. Have to go back as far as Parker/Sandro/Palacios to find anyone comparable. Maybe Wanyama? Not sure if he ever had the legs for it though. Hojbjerg the only player since who you could argue had that profile but PEH didn't have the defensive instinct to play as a lone CDM. Palinha does.
My only concern with this signing is that he could be past his best and we've seen with many of these top CDMs, they bottom out very quickly! Casemiro, Matic, Fabinho all went from being world class to looking useless overnight. Hopefully the Bayern move just didn't fit. He's not a Kompany player so that signing never made since. Kompany needs a ball playing CDM like a Kroos/Rodri/Vitinho and Palinha is never that. Hopefully thats the only reason for his poor season and he is still as good as ever.
My only concern with this signing is that he could be past his best and we've seen with many of these top CDMs, they bottom out very quickly! Casemiro, Matic, Fabinho all went from being world class to looking useless overnight. Hopefully the Bayern move just didn't fit. He's not a Kompany player so that signing never made since. Kompany needs a ball playing CDM like a Kroos/Rodri/Vitinho and Palinha is never that. Hopefully thats the only reason for his poor season and he is still as good as ever.
More to the point, Norgaard was a depth piece. They signed Zubimendi as their main DM
He's clearly good enough for the Premier League he literally played here a year ago. The problem with him is that he's not great on the ball, he's an excellent destroyer but his ball skills aren't great and hell be found wanting against team who sit in and are hard to break down hence why Bayern didn't use him that much as technically he's not the best.
Not 100% against the signing but I think we can do better personally.
Really dont want Paulinha. 30, bang average on the ball, not the most mobile and flopped at a big club with demands. Would just be another opportunistic signing that will be clogging up the squad for 3 years. Never got the hype when at Fulham.
Or get both right because we want to win the PL and CL
Not a huge amount of quality out there in the DM position. So Palinha for a season or two to fill a hole until we see how Wharton, Baleba, etc develop isn’t the worst idea.
Also, he may be 30, but didn’t play much last season, so a young 30?
Also, he may be 30, but didn’t play much last season, so a young 30?
Fair enough.
I see this season as one where Frank makes his mark, then we move from there
What personnel are required to do that is the key question.
Easy isn't it.
Who would we get as good if we spent every penny of that?
Football Manager has a lot to answer for.
It’s a crazy decision to bring him in. He hasn’t warranted it at all.
Usually posts on COYS website.
Often correct, and has been for many years.
I have no clue what connection he has with the club or agents, (and i am not defending him) but he somehow has a contact that is in the club or knows someone who does.
Like most itk some of his info comes to pass others doesn't.
I like reading itk bits like this, I know some don't but don't treat it as gospel and if it comes to pass then you get a bit of buzz knowing about it before most others.
Always apply plenty of salt to it and accept it for what it is
Again; the question "Wharton or Baleba" implies a club that doesn't know what it needs.
Red flag.