Summer Transfer thread - 2024

[Shadydan]

The club's position is not being serious about really challenging the big clubs if it means stepping out of it's financial comfort zone.

Top 4/5 is the serious goal, anything above that is marketing. Until they step outside their comfort zone that is.

What is stepping out of it's financial club zone, last few years have generally told you that the club are now spending more money, can't be arsed to look up what we've spent but since the stadium has opened I'm pretty sure we've spent something like £500m or something like that - last summer was £140m net for example - suggests that we are starting to put the money down.

FWIW I think we will break our transfer record this Summer on Eze if that's what you mean.

 

[Shadydan]

The most likely thing is that the same will happen again but with different excuses.

Baseless.

 

[Richard Arlison]

What is stepping out of it's financial club zone, last few years have generally told you that the club are now spending more money, can't be arsed to look up what we've spent but since the stadium has opened I'm pretty sure we've spent something like £500m or something like that - last summer was £140m net for example - suggests that we are starting to put the money down.

FWIW I think we will break our transfer record this Summer on Eze if that's what you mean.

Wages that attract top tier talent is what I mean.

 

[Shadydan]

Wages that attract top tier talent is what I mean.

Are you expecting a Leao or Osimhen?

 

[Richard Arlison]

Are you expecting a Leao or Osimhen?

Not specifically but we did sell Kane who is a level above both.

If we are still a selling club that doesn’t recruit a similar level to what it sells, what did the stadium actually achieve?

We had CL football when Bale was here. We sold him and never recruited to the same level then as well.

 

[Shadydan]

Not specifically but we did sell Kane who is a level above both.

If we are still a selling club that doesn’t recruit a similar level to what it sells, what did the stadium actually achieve?

We had CL football when Bale was here. We sold him and never recruited to the same level then as well.

What kind of players do you want the club to buy?

 

[Richard Arlison]

What kind of players do you want the club to buy?

If we are selling Kane we should be buying the same quality

We needed more of the same quality as Kane and Son when Kane was still here.

 

[Shadydan]

If we are selling Kane we should be buying the same quality

We needed more of the same quality as Kane and Son when Kane was still here.

So someone like Osimhen then?

 

[Zomb]

So someone like Osimhen then?

If that’s who the football experts want (incl Ange), yes. Personally I’m not convinced but they know more than me

 

[Shadydan]

If that’s who the football experts want (incl Ange), yes. Personally I’m not convinced but they know more than me

Waste of resources, pointless buying him to make him our statement signing when there's other areas to upgrade

If the club wanna spend £80m on him and pay him £350k wages this Summer then I'd be bitterly disappointed personally.

 

[Zomb]

Waste of resources, pointless buying him to make him our statement signing when there's other areas to upgrade

If the club wanna spend £80m on him and pay him £350k wages this Summer then I'd be bitterly disappointed personally.

I couldn’t give a fuck what you think

It’s not a shopping basket - we may want a winger as a priority, but if a world class talent becomes available on a position that’s perhaps secondary, do it - obv excludes GK, CB etc

I also don’t care for statement signings

 

[Richard Arlison]

So someone like Osimhen then?

Someone like but imo not him

 

[Richard Arlison]

Waste of resources, pointless buying him to make him our statement signing when there's other areas to upgrade

If the club wanna spend £80m on him and pay him £350k wages this Summer then I'd be bitterly disappointed personally.

Bitterly disappointed you know

You are a funny person

 

[Shadydan]

Someone like but imo not him

Come on, commit to a name then

 

[Shadydan]

I couldn’t give a fuck what you think

It’s not a shopping basket - we may want a winger as a priority, but if a world class talent becomes available on a position that’s perhaps secondary, do it - obv excludes GK, CB etc

I also don’t care for statement signings

ok

 

[Doom Funk]

View: https://x.com/ScarfeySpurTalk/status/1774719964059963563?s=20

That's enough to get real quality just as long as it's not spread over 7 players

Think an extra zero has been added by error

 

[Yorkshire Yid]

Not specifically but we did sell Kane who is a level above both.

If we are still a selling club that doesn’t recruit a similar level to what it sells, what did the stadium actually achieve?

We had CL football when Bale was here. We sold him and never recruited to the same level then as well.

Who though?

Kane is all time PL great striker England top goal scorer club top goal scorer. He's a generational talent players like him are 1 in a million.

We where never going to replace him like for like it doesn't exist so as a club we took the money and improved 3 positions CB, CAM and RW and so far all 3 signed with that money have been great. And we look a better team without Kane then we have for a number of seasons with him.

The bale one was a mistake in hindsight but at the time we all thought it was great business. Its what clubs have to do most of the time sell a star and replace with talent that can grow into stars. Liverpool did it with Coutinho and made arguably the best PL side ever made with that money.

Even the mighty Man City lost Aguero and took a couple seasons to replace him because they was waiting for the right man to come along.

 

[Richard Arlison]

Come on, commit to a name then

I really rate Nico Williams, Kvaratshkelia still interesting to me, Xavi Simons, I like the look of Kubo, Leao is still interesting imo.

 

[Richard Arlison]

Who though?

Kane is all time PL great striker England top goal scorer club top goal scorer. He's a generational talent players like him are 1 in a million.

We where never going to replace him like for like it doesn't exist so as a club we took the money and improved 3 positions CB, CAM and RW and so far all 3 signed with that money have been great. And we look a better team without Kane then we have for a number of seasons with him.

The bale one was a mistake in hindsight but at the time we all thought it was great business. Its what clubs have to do most of the time sell a star and replace with talent that can grow into stars. Liverpool did it with Coutinho and made arguably the best PL side ever made with that money.

Even the mighty Man City lost Aguero and took a couple seasons to replace him because they was waiting for the right man to come along.

I'm not saying like for like for Kane, it doesn't exist. Not even sure that profile is what we need. The closest to him in style would be Toney, Zirkzee, and De Kaeteleare playing 9.

Not sure I'd sign any of them but I like them as players.

 

[Deuterz]

If the club wanna spend £80m on him and pay him £350k wages this Summer then I'd be bitterly disappointed personally.

Why? Is it your money or something?