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Transfers Summer Transfer Thread 2023! - Closed (Maybe)

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I genuine believe a large reason for us dropping deep so often for the last 4 years is the team attempting to shore up the defence.
Part of that is because the likes of Dier,Davies, Sanchez et al have all been bad, but also because we haven't had a truly great DM since Demebele and that's 5.5 years ago, isn't it?
As annoyingly bad as our defence is, it's been exposed too often for too long.
the problem wasnt Just dropping deep though, it was starting on the front foot , getting a couple of goals up and then deciding to sit deep and invite pressure on our shit defence, it happened to much to be a coincidence, had we kept at teams instead of trying to see games out I reckon we could have had a good chance at finishing top 4 last season!
 
It's great business.

Start of the summer, I was convinced Liverpool were taking him.

The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE
I see exactly one player who is a genuine improvement to the starting XI in Maddison, 3 youth punts, a decent sideways move at GK, and a nice depth option (feather in Levy's cap for getting Solomon for free tbf).

It's a decent window and there's certainly a lot more to come. but if this is it, still not good enough imo.
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE
It looks like great business no one can deny that, however if we Sell Kane now and no new additions come in then thats a bit cheeky from Levy
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE

Three of those deals are still pending though.

Also, it is definitely a squad refresh but 2 of those players aren't for the first team at least not straightaway.

So yes, we do need more although imagine we'll now need to shift out quite a few.

I don't think we've done anything that will have anyone worried about us.
 
I see exactly one player who is a genuine improvement to the starting XI in Maddison, 3 youth punts, a decent sideways move at GK, and a nice depth option (feather in Levy's cap for getting Solomon for free tbf).

Alternatively could be considered as 3 new starters, 1 x quality back-up in Solomon and 2 highly fancied youngsters.

It's a decent window and there's certainly a lot more to come. but if this is it, still not good enough imo.

As you can see; I already predicted that response.
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE
Maddison is the pick of the transfers so far, but the other players have clear flaws to work on.

Vicario- punches it back into danger zone too frequently
VdV- aerially poor and can be too passive
Solomon- inconsistent end product
Vilez/ Phillips- future prospects

I want to be as optimistic as possible, but we need another CB who is PL ready frankly.
 
We don't have them over a barrel though, we don't accept their offer, it doesn't really hurt them. They will go on and get someone else. While we watch Kane walk away for nothing.
We're pushing them towards £100,000,000 for a 30 year old with one year on his contract left.
They're already over the barrel.
 
"Purely potential" is underrating him. He's not the finished product, but he's already a good defender.
In fairness I've only watched YouTube clips and am basing that on general consensus here. Hasn't he only had one top flight season?
I guess that's the state of transfers in football these days but my oh my it feels a lot of money!
Can't argue we need a CB tho and he can't be worse than Eric eh! I hope at least..!
 
the problem wasnt Just dropping deep though, it was starting on the front foot , getting a couple of goals up and then deciding to sit deep and invite pressure on our shit defence, it happened to much to be a coincidence, had we kept at teams instead of trying to see games out I reckon we could have had a good chance at finishing top 4 last season!
Team full of cowards though. If a team let us play from the off we did. But if anyone dared press us, hassle us and go toe to toe, we collapsed in minutes.
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE
With Kane leaving that’s a B+ or A- for me, not bad at all… add Tosin OR Gift that’s a solid A. Both would be A+
 
I've said all along..... Kane money should mean further attacking re-inforcements; not funding CBs that we needed regardless.
Doesn't have to be all spent in this window though, I reckon when Kane Goes we might see another CB now and then reassess the squad next few months and make some moves in January.
We just need to be patient as fans, and just get behind the new manager, I honestly believe if he is backed and we stick it out with him we will win something of note!
 
The argument may quickly turn to "we still need more", but we've done some smashing business this summer..... Close the day with getting Phillips over the line too (didn't he already do his medical?)......

Maddison - £40m
VDV - £35m
Vic - £17m
Vilez - £11-13m
Phillips - £2m
Solomon - FREE

We do need more but every deal we have done looks like a good transfer.

No more Lenglet's and Kessie's.
 
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