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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025

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Honestly, I don’t think we’re signing another winger or striker until we manage to sell a few, that’s just how we operate under this current leadership, and the way it’s going to be. We’re sitting on a long list of wide/forward options: Richarlison, Yang, Solomon, Gil, Tel, Kulu, Johnson, Kudos, Odobert, and of course, Son. There’s quantity, but not necessarily the right quality or balance.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we keep Richarlison for another season. And even more worryingly, I think there’s still this internal hope that Kane might come back next summer, which could be influencing our reluctance to bring in a proper forward now. That kind of thinking is wishful at best and amateurish at worst.

The MGW situation says it all. If we did bid for him, it feels like it was more opportunistic than part of any real strategy. Because if we truly had a plan, we’d be targeting someone of his profile or someone like-for-like right now — not just reacting to availability, yet no rumours of any kind.

All of this points to a bigger issue: our transfer strategy is all over the place. There’s no clear direction, just scattered moves and half-measures. If we want to genuinely compete, that has to change.
 
Honestly, I don’t think we’re signing another winger or striker until we manage to sell a few, that’s just how we operate under this current leadership, and the way it’s going to be. We’re sitting on a long list of wide/forward options: Richarlison, Yang, Solomon, Gil, Tel, Kulu, Johnson, Kudos, Odobert, and of course, Son. There’s quantity, but not necessarily the right quality or balance.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if we keep Richarlison for another season. And even more worryingly, I think there’s still this internal hope that Kane might come back next summer, which could be influencing our reluctance to bring in a proper forward now. That kind of thinking is wishful at best and amateurish at worst.

The MGW situation says it all. If we did bid for him, it feels like it was more opportunistic than part of any real strategy. Because if we truly had a plan, we’d be targeting someone of his profile or someone like-for-like right now — not just reacting to availability, yet no rumours of any kind.

All of this points to a bigger issue: our transfer strategy is all over the place. There’s no clear direction, just scattered moves and half-measures. If we want to genuinely compete, that has to change.
We look for "opportunities" in the market

I don't think we've ever strategically gone out into the market and deliberately targeted players that we need

It's always about the possibility of good deal

We're basically vultures
 
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