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Transfers Summer 2026 Transfer Thread
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We’ve seen with the likes of Salah and Mitoma what a coach with a clear vision can do with a talented but raw player with the right attributes.
(even if he didn’t set the world alight under Pep - but I don’t think he was given a fair crack given Doku, Semenyo and Cherki were so effective).
That fair, it's your opinion but I think he'll be great once he's not the only attacking threat in the team, under a manager who's only tactic is "give it to Kudus".
He's already created and scored a fair few for us and I reckon he'll get better.
LW would be fine until Jan with no Europe - Savinho/Tel/Moore.
Issue is RW with the uncertainty around Kudus + Kulu. Not sure if we need 1 or 2 there. Akliouche + Wilson for me. Would show the club have learned from last season's disaster.
Apparently Kulu is still hobbling so that just looks a lost cause. No clarity on the Kudus timeline.
The PL is too competitive now to just bank on a hope and a prayer that your fragile players stay fit.
Did that begin when we paid 60m for Richy?
Spurs put out a video of every goal scored last season and we really were the Kudus-team under Frank. He was really good before being run into the ground because the only cover was BJ who Frank binned (the only sensible thing he did)
I was beginning to think that nobody would get that reference!
Im here thinking that... if we sign Savinho, we will have two pacey wingers that will keep the play wide.
But neither of them is super clinical or accurate passer/crosser.
At the same time we have technically good AM's that lack that kind of burst of pace.
So once our AM's are back in action, could we play something along the lines of:
----------------Kinsky-------------
-Porro---van Hecke-Van de Ven-Robertson
-----------------New CM--------------
-------Kulusevski-------Maddison--
Kudus--------------------------Savinho
---------------Solanke-----------------
Or well... until Kulu and Xavi will be out, it could be
----------------Kinsky-------------
-Porro---van Hecke-Van de Ven-Robertson
-----------------New CM--------------
-------Gallagher-------Maddison--
Kudus--------------------------Savinho
---------------Solanke-----------------
What I am thinking here is that in some games, instead of double-pivot CM we could use one dominant CM and than two more attacking midfielders. Players who would essentially follow either Savinho/Kudus run and provide them a cut-back option slightly infield. Either to draw defenders out or in some case just play quick sequence of maybe receiving-and-returning?
That would help with the delivery problems. BUT would leave midfield quite exposed, I do admit. But just an idea.
At this point, I feel that expecting either Kudus or Savinho to pick up the ball and then make a solo-run culminating in either scoring or assisting goal themselves might be... well... tad unrealistic expectation.
But neither of them is super clinical or accurate passer/crosser.
At the same time we have technically good AM's that lack that kind of burst of pace.
So once our AM's are back in action, could we play something along the lines of:
----------------Kinsky-------------
-Porro---van Hecke-Van de Ven-Robertson
-----------------New CM--------------
-------Kulusevski-------Maddison--
Kudus--------------------------Savinho
---------------Solanke-----------------
Or well... until Kulu and Xavi will be out, it could be
----------------Kinsky-------------
-Porro---van Hecke-Van de Ven-Robertson
-----------------New CM--------------
-------Gallagher-------Maddison--
Kudus--------------------------Savinho
---------------Solanke-----------------
What I am thinking here is that in some games, instead of double-pivot CM we could use one dominant CM and than two more attacking midfielders. Players who would essentially follow either Savinho/Kudus run and provide them a cut-back option slightly infield. Either to draw defenders out or in some case just play quick sequence of maybe receiving-and-returning?
That would help with the delivery problems. BUT would leave midfield quite exposed, I do admit. But just an idea.
At this point, I feel that expecting either Kudus or Savinho to pick up the ball and then make a solo-run culminating in either scoring or assisting goal themselves might be... well... tad unrealistic expectation.
Liverpool transfer collapses and 'talks have started' for Aston Villa deal instead - Fabrizio Romano
The Liverpool deal is OFF, but the Aston Villa deal is ON
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It made little sense for Liverpool to allow Alisson Becker to go too.
The Brazilian has just 12 months remaining on his contract, and when offered the security of a three-year deal from Juventus in April, said yes on a verbal basis.
However, Liverpool have blocked the legendary goalkeeper’s exit, and are instead content to let the 33-year-old leave on a free next summer.
I like the idea of Wilson. He’s a proven Premier League scorer and assister, fit and ready to go.
If he’s a hit, that’s great. If he’s a flop, we haven’t really been inconvenienced that much.
Gallagher doing ALOT of running in that trio
Poor guy like this by the end of the season
Conor Gallagher against Villa? Simons against Brighton?
Stop thinking.
Gallagher doing ALOT of running in that trio
Poor guy like this by the end of the season
He would be. But when we should be dominating the ball at home I reckon it's a nice balance.
Away from home maybe not so much.
You play too much Football Manager
Tel against Leeds
All 3 were signed after him for a reason.