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Transfers Summer 2022 Transfer Thread.

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Isn’t Dejan on an 18 month loan so not due until next summer? Romero due this summer though so that will effect spending.

Dejan is on an 18 month loan but we could also exercise his option this summer at a slightly lower price (and/or no loan fee next season).

Depends on our cash flow, but if we can I'd suggest we do exercise this summer as its cheaper in the long term.
 
Conte's praised Winks so many times so I doubt Conte wants to sell him. Only if Winks leaves on his own accord will it happen I think.
One of the main reasons is that it is not easy to find a "decent" player who's happy to sit on the bench without complaining. An unhappy player can have a toxic influence on other players.
1. Clearly Winks knuckled down and did enough to show Conte he was willing to listen to instruction and run. Conte respected this and praised him but this absolutely does not mean he thinks he's good enough to be our 4th choice. He is mostly fine in a 3 but a disaster in a 2 which is what we go with.

2. Winks has kicked up fuss before about not playing. I don't think he will enjoy his 4th choice role and will push to leave in the summer
 
I don't mind the age factor one bit. Dani Alves is still great at 38, Chelsea won a UCL with 36 year old Thiago Silva at CB and Milner is as reliable as ever for the scouse. The only one I can think of that fell off a cliff because of age recently is Marcelo.
There will always be exceptions to any rule (Alves & SIlva aren't the norm!), but bodies give out; it's just a fact of nature......

Maybe you just have more faith in our luck that I do.
I just think that given the pace of the Premier League and how much Conté demands from his wingbacks (i.e. get back and defend but also race forward to join the attack) that going for an older LWB or RWB would just be asking for trouble.
 
I just think that given the pace of the Premier League and how much Conté demands from his wingbacks (i.e. get back and defend but also race forward to join the attack) that going for an older LWB or RWB would just be asking for trouble.
I usually would agree but both Cuadrado & Perisic are in the form of their lives

Not saying we will sign both but if we did they would be very significant upgrades

Cuadrado will probably sign an extension with Juve anyway, we've been linked to Wilfred Singo who looks very good & according to twitter we have been scouting Maehle, im sure based on how good he is for Denmark at left wingback, as he's been underwhelming for Atalanta
 
Conte's praised Winks so many times so I doubt Conte wants to sell him. Only if Winks leaves on his own accord will it happen I think.
One of the main reasons is that it is not easy to find a "decent" player who's happy to sit on the bench without complaining. An unhappy player can have a toxic influence on other players.
Promote a youngster then. Not a chance Harvey White offers less than Wanks and won’t complain at being 4th choice
 
Promote a youngster then. Not a chance Harvey White offers less than Wanks and won’t complain at being 4th choice
You can tell that to Conte then and ask him why he still prefers Winks over White...
Besides, I rather prefer to loan White out so he can gain match-experience on a higher level as he won't get much of that at Spurs - particularly if Spurs get another CM, as he then would be 5th choice.
 
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I usually would agree but both Cuadrado & Perisic are in the form of their lives

Not saying we will sign both but if we did they would be very significant upgrades

Cuadrado will probably sign an extension with Juve anyway, we've been linked to Wilfred Singo who looks very good & according to twitter we have been scouting Maehle, im sure based on how good he is for Denmark at left wingback, as he's been underwhelming for Atalanta
Oh, to be clear I do like Cuadrado too (and if getting him cheap using our Paratici links frees up cash elsewhere then there's sense in it). Also, Doherty's improvement may well mean that we just need the one RWB to rotate with and not necessarily replace him (with Royal out, you'd think) which wouldn't be as taxing on an older player.

Perhaps it depends on which European competition we end up in...
 
If Villareal don't pay 40m+ I wouldn't be opposed to giving Lo Celso another chance. IMO he could do what PEH does but with more goals/assists.
 
For a Conte 3-4-3:

GK - 3
RCB -2
CB - 2
LCB - 2
RWB - 2
LWB - 2
CM - 5
LW - 2
RW - 2
ST - 2
??? - 1

Total - 25

Currently we are short of HG players and hence are unlikely to have a full 25 man squad - could well be only 23 players plus maybe a couple of youngsters (eligible to become HG).

Other than adding an HG 2nd goalkeeper its unlikely we will increase our HG numbers to get to have a 25 man squad.

And if its 23 players, its simply 3 GK's and 2 players for other positions, and no extras !
 
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