Name the last time we bought back one of our academy players.....?
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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Name the last time we bought back one of our academy players.....?
Peter Crouch?
Maignan isn't all that anymore, would rather we keep Vicario for the season, if he actively wants to give then go for Diouf of Stade de reim
Restes will be top top tier and good with his feet too
Edit - Going to put Sancho and Malik Fofana on the list. Sancho is the much younger, better output, less wankhorny version of Grealish. Malik Fofana (20yo WLF) mentioned him previously on little looks, but didn't think he was ready for the big movie and to put into that pressure, but if Chelsea are sniffing round him, then we probably should be, as he'd be value, mainly because he's still raw. We are offing Werner, Son, Richarlison - I think we need decent dribbling bodies on the RWF position, which is why I'm adding Sancho and this kid to Mitoma.
6/8/DP
Baleba/Stiller /MGW / Andre?/ Bouaddi/ Camara?
Attack
Mintheh/ Mitoma / Eze /
LB
CB
Tapsoba
If we can get him for the money quoted, then he would be a bargain.
Talented player, and under Frank he would thrive.
Stiller or Baleba are just the ones we should be going for. Top priority is a number 6.
Don’t get why no one’s after Minteh or Mitoma. Both good players. Though I’d prefer Eze, I like the Brighton pair better than any other 10s we’ve been mentioned with.
We should be buying them back, but we are more likely not to be, and being forced to throw comps as a result- as was supposedly the case this past season.
If we could get one of Stiller/Baleba and Minteh/Mitoma would be amazing.
Minteh has four years left on his deal and Brighton would want a king's ransom. They think he's about to have the season that sends his value to the sky and they may be right.
Mitoma is 28 and has a worrying injury history. He's class though.
True and Minteh would be my choice of the two. Brighton are a selling club, trouble is we’re not a buying club (well not of any significance)
KWP on a free gives us an extra CL player. 4th choice FB, can play either side. No brainer.
I see we are being linked with Richard Rios. Is he a 6 or an 8?
Watching some of his highlight vids on YouTube I can see why he is being compared to Dembele.
Watching some of his highlight vids on YouTube I can see why he is being compared to Dembele.
Kyle Walker-Peters.... In about 3 weeks' time!
From the little I’ve seen of him he’s a box to box player. I watch a little Brazilian football as I’m an Atletico Mineiro fan since staying with the brother of a friend of mine in Belo Horizonte during the 2024 WC. He’s a big AM supporter and goes to all their home games. I have only seen Palmieras a couple of times however
Of course, but there is enough evidence to show that you can
1) spend the most on the 'whole transfers' and win next to nothing.....
2) not spend the most on the 'whole transfers' and win things
Liverpool, statistically based on these significant factors, had absolutely no right to win the prem - their squad value and wages pale in comparison to 3 other teams at least.
In fact, no one even comes close to Man City so all anyone can do, and I mean anyone, is rely on the other factors. Woolwich, Man U, Chelsea have tried to spend their way into competing and to no avail. Woolwich have obviously come the closest out of those 3 but they arguably came the closest before spending money on Rice and Havertz.
So yes - spend more - finish higher - its a good rule of thumb.
But if you want to compete with Man City the most statistically significant data shows you have to do much, much more than just spend the second or 3rd amount of money, because Liverpool, who are the team that has consistently beaten them to title most regularly, don't compete with them on finances or transfers ever.
So he's going to break the managers No Dickheads policy, the first thing he does. Sounds smart.