He was in Ausberg by 16 y/o.
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Transfers Summer 2026 Transfer Thread
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He was in Ausberg by 16 y/o.
The whole of Europe is weak right now, Madrid are poor, Barca are miles off what they can be, Bayern are good but not great, it's literally PSG on their own really, the scum are decent but i wouldn't call them great. It's a bit of a strange time.
If we can get our act together we can really fly past teams, but we have to nail this summer's recruitment.
"any player who—regardless of their nationality or age—has been registered with any club affiliated with The Football Association (FA) or Football Association of Wales (FAW) for a period of three entire seasons (or 36 months) before their 21st birthday"
He's HG for Prem but would be non-HG for UEFA.
Not berg as an individual, but he clearly needs a loan now that we’ve signed Gallagher.
if we loaned him to Hull for example, would he lose HG status?
Tbf the points difference is very tight from 7-15 that whole section of the league is similar quality
Granted. Gallagher is a square peg .
Nothing against Gallagher, decent player, lots to like about him
But he just doesnt fit
At best, as far as I can see, hes a rotation/utility type player
And considering we bought him in Jan on big wages - he wont be going anywhere anytime soon...
Ideally we should used him as a stop gap for the 8/10 role this season
Clear out the midfield but buy Alex Scott and a pass first 6.
Have Bergvall out on loan developing.
Sell Gallagher next summer/January 28.
A smart club has a succession plan in place now.
A player I can see De Zerbi liking, and I don’t expect a lot of people to be on board with this, but I think he’s tailor made for what De Zerbi wants from his strikers is Nicolas Jackson.
He’s similar to Joao Pedro and Welbeck were in the way that he drops off and links up play, while still having the pace and runs to get in behind and stretch defences. Cole Palmer hasn’t been half the player he was since Jackson’s minutes dried up and then subsequently left Chelsea.
It’s not one I expect everyone to be on board with, but the striker market is very thin on the ground, and I think he ticks a lot of the boxes that De Zerbi looks for in a striker.
He’s similar to Joao Pedro and Welbeck were in the way that he drops off and links up play, while still having the pace and runs to get in behind and stretch defences. Cole Palmer hasn’t been half the player he was since Jackson’s minutes dried up and then subsequently left Chelsea.
It’s not one I expect everyone to be on board with, but the striker market is very thin on the ground, and I think he ticks a lot of the boxes that De Zerbi looks for in a striker.
One big issue that talks against most of our youngsters is the football system that shaped De Zerbi.
He's obviously proved that he can use youngsters at Brighton. But Italian football does not trust youth as a whole, which plays a part in their national team floundering in recent years. Youngsters in Italy are usually sent down to Serie B-D and have to graft out places for themselves slowly.
I hope that Roberto is more willing to at least look at the kids before we start banishing them to Bolton and such for a year or two.
And Reading. He started at Reading where he grew up.
If City will pay 50M I feel like we just declare victory and move on.
If you want to overhaul the squad, you need to overhaul the squad, and that's a fair price for a player with weaknesses.
I'd learn to drive so that I could drive him to Manchester
If Porro refuses to extend and wants to go there, then we’d have to sell.
He has his strengths and weaknesses but he’d certainly improve in a more ball dominant team like City.
Probably comes down to whether he's willing to sign a new deal. He has 2 years left on his contract - that's usually the sweet spot for a sale. After that the player has control - can threaten to leave for a free or we might get a crap deal. We've been terrible at selling for ages and need to get better at letting go of players when they still have value. And while Porro can be decent, I don't think he's indispensable or irreplaceable by any means.
Also depends on De Zerbi I guess - does he see him as a key part of the project? If so, can he sell him a dream and get him to re-sign?
If Maresca wants him, then he’ll obviously push to go. With 2 years on his deal you’d take 50 and move on.
Given that we've been sniffing around Trafford, Savinho and i'd hope Marmoush i wonder if a deal of some sorts gets done there.