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Transfers Summer Transfer thread - 2024

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How Dry should our Powder be?

  • Total voters
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cretinousgoat said:
Fuck it, I'll play this game too:

Outs:
Ndombele
Sessegnon
Rodon
Skipp
Gio
Kulusevski
Richarlison
Gil

Don't sign Werner (I've changed my mind on him now)

Ins:
Eze
Toney (I'd see Isak but no way will Newcastle sell him - absolute mega money too)
Williams
Ederson
More Fullback options for competition with Udogie / Porro - not sure who though.
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I'm with you other than Toney.

But even if we agreed on Toney, that IMO is the minimum window we'd need to step up a level from 4th.

If we don't sign Werner and sell Gil we need another forward player for depth. Unless we think Eze or Maddison sometimes play LW, which I think would work if they are both in the team.
I'd keep Kulusevski unless we get a crazy offer and then we def need another WF to replace him.
 
Richard Arlison said:
I'm with you other than Toney.

But even if we agreed on Toney, that IMO is the minimum window we'd need to step up a level from 4th.

If we don't sign Werner and sell Gil we need another forward player for depth. Unless we think Eze or Maddison sometimes play LW, which I think would work if they are both in the team.
I'd keep Kulusevski unless we get a crazy offer and then we def need another WF to replace him.
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Yeah that's fair enough. Definitely could do with another WF - I think Eze could do very well there, as you say, though, but one more still with Kulu going (he just doesn't suit how we play).
 
cretinousgoat said:
Yeah that's fair enough. Definitely could do with another WF - I think Eze could do very well there, as you say, though, but one more still with Kulu going (he just doesn't suit how we play).
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See, IMO Newcastle showed exactly how useful Kulusevski is for this system because he has the ability to win those duels and carry the ball under pressure.

If we replace him it means we need a CF that can do that and at least one other wide player in the same mould.
 
Richard Arlison said:
See, IMO Newcastle showed exactly how useful Kulusevski is for this system because he has the ability to win those duels and carry the ball under pressure.

If we replace him it means we need a CF that can do that and at least one other wide player in the same mould.
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Then that's what we should do. I've backed Kulu for ages but have lost patience now, in all honesty.
 
Outs
Van de Ven
Vicario
Son
Romero
Bentancur
Porro
Udogie

Ins
Rock climbing center
New Hotel
Extension on go karting track
Rihanna concert at the stadium
New Spa and wellness centre
High end shopping outlet
Another 3m bonus for Levy and all directors
Promotion for Shadyfixx with an extra pack of doritos added to salary

What a window that would be

Make it happen Daniel

💪💪💪
 
Richard Arlison said:
Gonna a sign off and leave this as where I'm at in terms of a good window:

Out:
Periphery guys (Tanguy, Rodon, Sess etc all the loan rangers)
Skipp
GLC
Hojberg
Don't sign Werner
One of Son or Richy

Maybe OUT
Bentancur
Kulusevski

IN
Williams
Zirkzee
Eze
Onana (or similar)
Philogene or Nusa or Bardgji
FB option
GK
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I'm keeping Skippy...we need Englishmen/HG/CT rather desperately.

Richy leaving any day over Sonny...one's a club legend who can still score tens if goals, the other had one short purple patch in two years.

Roddy stays but yay on Kulu.

Not sold on many of them IN's of yours, bar Nico.
 
cretinousgoat said:
Fuck it, I'll play this game too:

Outs:
Ndombele
Sessegnon
Rodon
Skipp
Gio
Kulusevski
Richarlison
Gil

Don't sign Werner (I've changed my mind on him now)

Ins:
Eze
Toney (I'd see Isak but no way will Newcastle sell him - absolute mega money too)
Williams
Ederson
More Fullback options for competition with Udogie / Porro - not sure who though.
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I just can’t see us getting rid of Richarlison and/or Kulusesvki
 
Jaynola said:
I'm keeping Skippy...we need Englishmen/HG/CT rather desperately.

Richy leaving any day over Sonny...one's a club legend who can still score tens if goals, the other had one short purple patch in two years.

Roddy stays but yay on Kulu.

Not sold on many of them IN's of yours, bar Nico.
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We need Skippy for Ct but does he need us? If he's happy to stay and sit around, then fine we keep him.

Richy over Sonny is probably my preference too. I guess it depends on the offers we get though. i still see Richy as a 15 goal striker in this system but he'd probably rotate with any new CF and not get that many.

Kulusevski only goes for the right offer because we'd need to replace the profile (not something I see many recognizing because we just saw why every winger can't be a pace merchant with no ability to keep the ball).

Bentancur was really in a mess against Newcastle. REALLY in a mess. I love him but officially worried now,

As per the list

Zirkzee gives you the hold-up and interplay of a Toney profile and is younger. Both would be around 30-40m so we can afford them.

The Sesko's Gyokeres's of this world will be in the 80-90m and that's likely our entire budget gone on player that is likely just as much of a gamble as Zirkzee.

Onana could be the Feyenoord guy Wiefer or whichever 6 we really go after. Ideally not Gallagher.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Shadydan Shadydan giving this a laughing reaction and obviously I get why.

Surely you know I'm not silly enough to expect a list that long to happen. I even forgot a LCB like Tosin probs coming in on a free.

But doesn't it tell us everything we need to know about the realistic ambitions of this club that the squad can be short of that many positions to compete but we all know less than half of that happens?

realistically this is what I'm expecting in the summer:

OUT
same as above but Werner does sign.

IN
Eze
Gallagher
Tosin
maybe a FB and GK
maybe a FW but if it's dependant on Son or Richy coming off the wage bill and we get Werner in first, there is a very high chance the FW position ends up a "we tried".


Let's also be realistic and admit now that a summer like that has us firmly stuck in the same purgatory battle for 4th again. Maybe a Cup run to a SF.
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I laughed because you will change your mind next week.
 
Richard Arlison said:
Shadydan Shadydan giving this a laughing reaction and obviously I get why.

Surely you know I'm not silly enough to expect a list that long to happen. I even forgot a LCB like Tosin probs coming in on a free.

But doesn't it tell us everything we need to know about the realistic ambitions of this club that the squad can be short of that many positions to compete but we all know less than half of that happens?

realistically this is what I'm expecting in the summer:

OUT
same as above but Werner does sign.

IN
Eze
Gallagher
Tosin
maybe a FB and GK
maybe a FW but if it's dependant on Son or Richy coming off the wage bill and we get Werner in first, there is a very high chance the FW position ends up a "we tried".


Let's also be realistic and admit now that a summer like that has us firmly stuck in the same purgatory battle for 4th again. Maybe a Cup run to a SF.
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Eze , a striker, a defensive midfielder and at least 1fullback.
 
Richard Arlison said:
We need Skippy for Ct but does he need us? If he's happy to stay and sit around, then fine we keep him.

Richy over Sonny is probably my preference too. I guess it depends on the offers we get though. i still see Richy as a 15 goal striker in this system but he'd probably rotate with any new CF and not get that many.

Kulusevski only goes for the right offer because we'd need to replace the profile (not something I see many recognizing because we just saw why every winger can't be a pace merchant with no ability to keep the ball).

Bentancur was really in a mess against Newcastle. REALLY in a mess. I love him but officially worried now,

As per the list

Zirkzee gives you the hold-up and interplay of a Toney profile and is younger. Both would be around 30-40m so we can afford them.

The Sesko's Gyokeres's of this world will be in the 80-90m and that's likely our entire budget gone on player that is likely just as much of a gamble as Zirkzee.

Onana could be the Feyenoord guy Wiefer or whichever 6 we really go after. Ideally not Gallagher.
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If skippy doesn’t ask to get away in the summer then that tells me that he is a joke. I hope the lad goes and gets to play somewhere and find his level. He will not start another game for us.
 
Richard Arlison said:
We need Skippy for Ct but does he need us? If he's happy to stay and sit around, then fine we keep him.

Richy over Sonny is probably my preference too. I guess it depends on the offers we get though. i still see Richy as a 15 goal striker in this system but he'd probably rotate with any new CF and not get that many.

Kulusevski only goes for the right offer because we'd need to replace the profile (not something I see many recognizing because we just saw why every winger can't be a pace merchant with no ability to keep the ball).

Bentancur was really in a mess against Newcastle. REALLY in a mess. I love him but officially worried now,

As per the list

Zirkzee gives you the hold-up and interplay of a Toney profile and is younger. Both would be around 30-40m so we can afford them.

The Sesko's Gyokeres's of this world will be in the 80-90m and that's likely our entire budget gone on player that is likely just as much of a gamble as Zirkzee.

Onana could be the Feyenoord guy Wiefer or whichever 6 we really go after. Ideally not Gallagher.
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For the bolded, the entire midfield has been gash for a while now. His drop off form compared to last year is a bit confusing perplexing, when he came back from injury last year/early this year he just looked like a player who was rusty, but lately he’s fallen well below that level.
Maybe is that awful beard he decided to grow
 
Richard Arlison said:
Gonna a sign off and leave this as where I'm at in terms of a good window:

Out:
Periphery guys (Tanguy, Rodon, Sess etc all the loan rangers)
Skipp
GLC
Hojberg
Don't sign Werner
One of Son or Richy

Maybe OUT
Bentancur
Kulusevski

IN
Williams
Zirkzee
Eze
Onana (or similar)
Philogene or Nusa or Bardgji
FB option
GK
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Disappointed Last Man Standing GIF by Laff
 
nicoclaesen said:
If skippy doesn’t ask to get away in the summer then that tells me that he is a joke. I hope the lad goes and gets to play somewhere and find his level. He will not start another game for us.
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In Danny boys world he’s under contract and HG so that immediately puts a 50% uplift on his value.
Probably ask for £50m for him or something mental like that.
He’s got to be worth half a Declan Rice right??

Other chairmen reacting when he says that ….

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Defintely Sell
Sessegnon
Davies
Rodon
Spence
Hojbjerg
Skipp
Lo Celso
Ndombele
Gill
Werner (don't sign)


accept v.good offers
Romero
Emerson
 Richarlison


-------------------Vicario----------------------
Porro--------New--------VDV-------Udogie
----------------New-------Sarr----------------
----Johnson-----Maddison-------Eze-------
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