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Transfers Summer 2026 Transfer Thread
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Gallagher won't be sold, is a favorite of De Zerbi and over the last three games has played as well as at any time at Cheslea.
He won't cause any "issues" aside from what the conspiracy theorists in here rant on about.
Striker.
We need a striker worthy of the name.
That's where the most will be spent this summer, and rightly so.
I think you might be overthinking it a bit.
If we view Gallagher as a guaranteed starter then, yes, there's a potential issue there as you describe
But as a squad player I think he's absolutely fine. Can cover at 10 and 8 when we need him. Can come off the bench to provide energy, can start as a super aggressive pressing 10 in games where that's a tactical solution.
He's a useful player to have in the squad and, while that's a lot of salary to spend on a squad player and certainly not the wisest allocation of funds, I think he will always have his uses and won't be a burden unless he starts demanding to start every week.
Relative to other big clubs we don't have many players on massive wages, so we can probably afford to overpay a couple of players. We do need to be careful not to get carried away with wages like United did, though.
In the PL 37 games last season, five assists,
Hard as fucking nails, skillful passer (Romero/Toby) and can play left or right sided, but when I have seen him play it has been on the left?
Need's the right support in order to stand out well.
I think he'll be a starter. De Zerbi likes him and he does the off the ball work you need your midfield to do.
On the ball he's been average but I think he'll be alright under De Zerbi's pattern plays next season. He has a decent shot on him as we sat at Villa and under Poch he got 5 goals and 8 assists. Also when he was at Palace had 8 league goals and 3 assists so I think we can see something similar under De Zerbi.
If he can add goals and assists on top of what he brings off the ball we'll have a really good player.
A lot of the issue now is balance. The team has put together good depth on the back line, an improved number of options among the mids, but like many teams these days the strikers and wingers are weak. The other part of the equation is leadership and experience and that was a major problem this year. It isn't the number of players that will be brought in, but the idea that every new player has be impactful. The rest is addition by subtraction, moving on players who don't have the right skills and mindset.
.. Plus his wanky haircut tooPlus he has that high pitched scouser whine like a straight cut gearbox that makes dogs howl!
... yeh considered for 2 secs before RDZ bitch slapped Johan Flange with his pimp hand
For me he should be a horses for courses guy. I think his best position is how he's played under De Zerbi as a pressing 10, but if we play him there every week he's gonna block Maddison and our creative number 10s. If we start him every week I think he'll become a hindrance in some games as he's simply not that brilliant technically or creative enough to be effective against low blocks.
Maybe he can play as an 8 in those types of games, but I think there are other players in the squad I'd prefer in that position. He'll get minutes playing deeper, though, for sure.
Which players in our team can take on players?
Tel = Sometimes
Richarlison = No
Solanke = No
Maddison = No
Gallagher = No
Summerville would be a great signing.
He did seem to really come into his own in the second half of the season for West Ham. Some of his runs were absolutely nuts - think there was one against Brentford or Newcastle where he hit the bar that would've been a goal of the season contender had he scored it.
Wouldn't be the sexiest pick, and I don't know if he's any good out of possession (which is a big thing for managers) but reckon we could do a lot worse. He's a player I could see exploding in the next couple of years.
To answer your question, we do have Kudus who's literally top 3 in Europe at taking on players, but that's about it.
Then we're in trouble. We need someone that can carry and pass the ball. We got RDZ lite ball because we played with what we have. But if we're not going out and getting a proper midfielder, who'll likely play with Bentancur, then talk of us being serious, is unserious.
Well, that's a problem If we go to next season with just two CB's.
Agree with what you say here, but, I see him as being a guaranteed starter for us. My take is that he's an 8 that can cover the 10. I think he'll start at the 8 for us most games next season, and cover the 10 only in situations where tactics might demand it, or if Maddison or Simons aren't fit. And I'm fine with that- I much prefer him to Bentancur.
I see RDZ's depth chart as this at present:
CAM: Maddison, Simons, Gallagher
CM: Gallagher, Bentancur, Sarr, Gray, Bergvall
CDM: Palhinha(?)
I expect we'll see Bentancur start games where Gallagher is at the 10- especially towards the beginning of this next season where he will need to rotate with Maddison at the 10 to help preserve Maddison's fitness. In this scenario, at least one or two of Sarr, Gray and Bergvall will have difficulties finding enough minutes next season given our lack of European football.
That's ok though- club can figure out something to do about that, which are of course, loans. I suppose something more radical could happen, like RDZ choosing to use Bergvall and Gray at the 6 and not retaining Palhinha, but it seems like he doesn't really trust the kids- I'm not seeing him changing his mind about that in three months or less.
I really just don't rate him much as an 8 to be honest. It can work in certain games, but his career best form imo was always playing as a 10 for Chelsea with Palmer on the right, or as a 10 for Palace. All his best performances for us have also been in that role.
He's passable deeper, and will get minutes there for sure, but I just think he's bang average in CM.