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Transfers Summer 2026 Transfer Thread

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Can we not be thick as pig shit for once????

Can we be like any normal club and see we have a potential superstar in Vuskovic and not pay 50m on Van Hecke....and maybe add that 50m to the existing kitty for attaking reinforcements???are we actually ok???
 
Can we not be thick as pig shit for once????

Can we be like any normal club and see we have a potential superstar in Vuskovic and not pay 50m on Van Hecke....and maybe add that 50m to the existing kitty for attaking reinforcements???are we actually ok???

Why are you putting this on the club when it's obvious the manager wants it like this?

Do we want the club to back the manager or not?
 
Can we not be thick as pig shit for once????

Can we be like any normal club and see we have a potential superstar in Vuskovic and not pay 50m on Van Hecke....and maybe add that 50m to the existing kitty for attaking reinforcements???are we actually ok???
They are probably thinking 50m for Van Hecke, a season alongside Van de Ven, then sell Micky to United for 80m and bring in Vuskovic ... something like that.
 
Can we not be thick as pig shit for once????

Can we be like any normal club and see we have a potential superstar in Vuskovic and not pay 50m on Van Hecke....and maybe add that 50m to the existing kitty for attaking reinforcements???are we actually ok???
A 19 year old potential superstar is very different to a top PL CB in his prime. Quite rightly RDZ is not willing to pin all his hopes on Vuskovic leading the defence at this stage. Romero is going we need a new starting CB. Danso is not good enough.
 
So why the fuck do we have a DOF??? Like what's the use of it when we have the world most sought after teenage centre back and the manager is insisting on another CB? After they've already brought in Senesi?

Isn't it obvious by now?

4 CB's next season

RCB's Van Hecke, Danso
LCB's Senesi, VDV

Vusko on loan for another year, would assume he comes back next Summer and Danso is sold.
 
I think he’s got something to offer. At the previously quoted multi millions and massive salary? Nah. But a signing on fee and a decent salary? Aye, why not.
His stats aren't really much to write home about though. In the last 3 seasons he's played 81 games for a return of 33 goals and 8 assists in the league. cL he has a far better return, with 7 from 13 with 2 assists in the last 2 years, but that could be stat padding depending on who he's scored those goals against, I don't really know.

However, if he's struggling to score goals in the Italian league, what are the chances he'd improve on that in the PL?

I'm not really seeing how he'd be an improvement over what we already have, based on the above, as Richarlison has just about the same goal return in the PL.

No sense in bringing him in unless he's going to elevate our frontline. Based on the available evidence, he won't.
 
Yup. Brighton know how much De Zerbi wants Van Hecke. They know the fuss he will make if Spurs back out. They have the leverage and Spurs probably just have to pay up.

It’s one of those transfers like Van Dijk to Liverpool. If you want the player enough, that’s more important than the money
Nope.
Nothing like Van Dijk who had a ton of years left on his contract and So’ton were royally pissed off after he was tapped up.

Van Hecke has way more leverage. He’ll go where he wants because Brighton don’t want to lose him for free over a million or two spread over three or four years.
 
A 19 year old potential superstar is very different to a top PL CB in his prime. Quite rightly RDZ is not willing to pin all his hopes on Vuskovic leading the defence at this stage. Romero is going we need a new starting CB. Danso is not good enough.
Exactly, Danso if great squad player, not first choice. Vusovic is still young and unproven. Last see a year with Van Hecke gel with both Micky and Senesi then bring Vusovic over.
 
Who is the best striker available , that is genuinely get able
Everyone will have completely different opinions on that
I’m sure there are people who know their stuff
But doesn’t seem a great amount of options out there
Gettable is relative though. If you're prepared to stump up the cash then most are available.

I feel like a bit of a broken record here, but I'd be going all in for Osimhen. He has a proven track record in 3 leagues now, he's prolific, fast, strong and clinical. There's no reason we can't structure a deal so he gets a signing on fee to offset his wage demands and bring them more in line with the rest of the squad, but he's as near elite as is available now.
 
So what do people value Van Hecke at then?
Brighton know they can drive a hard bargain because he has other suitors and he's our first choice
I think for this one you just have to pay the money
Yeah. I agree.
It'll be a good barometer of how, if at all, our transfer strategy has progressed.
If Levy was still stinking out the gaff no way we pay the money. We haggle, barter and fanny around and inevitably end up with a cheaper alternative.
 
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