I've heard he's pretty explosive ...
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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I think we need to give Solanke this season before we write him off
We won't sell Richarlison to bring in Darwin. We wouldn't even turn over a profit on that transfer and Darwin's wages will be higher. It's no secret that we are trying to cash in on Richarlison and Son this summer. My guess is atleast 1 will be sold but it'll be to bring in someone younger and cheaper.
I'm not justifying this BTW. Darwin would be a big gamble but a fun gamble! I just know how the club operate and Darwin would just be seeing as way too high risk and low reward.
Funnily enough I could see Woolwich moving for Darwin if they fail to get in other targets.
Unfortunately, the "-ito" part of his name is a diminutive suffix.
I could make a strong argument for Solanke being our player of the season last year.
Can I just dispel the myth that “payment up front” means a deal can’t be done.
Regardless of your cashflow position, there are major global banks who have specific football financing teams.
What this effectively means is that you take a loan to pay up front (as you would with a house - we call it a mortgage). So the effect is (and this varies on club, size of transfer and length) that you’d add say 5% to the cost of it.
I would therefore estimate that the Eze £68m up front (if true) in reality is around £71m cost. That’s the way to look at it. If we’re happy at £68m there’s no reason that £71m should be a dealbreaker
Regardless of your cashflow position, there are major global banks who have specific football financing teams.
What this effectively means is that you take a loan to pay up front (as you would with a house - we call it a mortgage). So the effect is (and this varies on club, size of transfer and length) that you’d add say 5% to the cost of it.
I would therefore estimate that the Eze £68m up front (if true) in reality is around £71m cost. That’s the way to look at it. If we’re happy at £68m there’s no reason that £71m should be a dealbreaker
I know he would be seen as underwhelming but I keep seeing Omari Hutchinson pop up on a lot of datasets for U23 wingers in the top five leagues.
Can’t say I watched Ipswich a lot last season apart from when they played us, but if we are gonna play a more vertical game this campaign, I thought he gave us lots of problems on transition, particularly when they beat us at home.
End product is probably not quite there, but he’s still only 21 and can play both wings, although he’s said he prefers the right. I’m sure a smart club in the PL will pick him up.
Can’t say I watched Ipswich a lot last season apart from when they played us, but if we are gonna play a more vertical game this campaign, I thought he gave us lots of problems on transition, particularly when they beat us at home.
End product is probably not quite there, but he’s still only 21 and can play both wings, although he’s said he prefers the right. I’m sure a smart club in the PL will pick him up.
Do you know how ass backwards taking a loan out to sign a player is?
Then you have to add the signing on fee, agent fees and wages over 5 years, you're talking about £120m-£130m committed up front.
Then eventually you gotta pay all that back to the bank plus interest ffs
I rate him but we already have Tel, Odobert and Moore as the young potentially good left sided players. Do we really need another one?
We’ve been linked with more players than the bloody trombones in the big parade.
He’s left footed, and prefers RW and AM, so he does give us balance. I agree we should get a more experience winger in, but he is very versatile.
oh yeh my bad you're right.
Think we need a more experienced wide sided option though. Moore will probably be loaned out and Son sold so i guess we are working with:
New
Johnson
Tel
Odobert
hmmmm i don't think that's enough actually. Might need 1 more? anyway i like Hutchinson.
Yes , all that running without the ball.
It's not easy . Hopefully this season he will be able to do with the ball.
Erm... seems to be very generous to Poch, who absolutely obliterated our academy. More likely that Jose and Conte suffered from this, as Jose - at the very least - brought in Tanganga. The main reason he didn't stay with us is because he couldn't stay fit. He also gave Scarlett his PL debut, and I think he also Nile John, Lavinier, Harvey White, and Devine.
Nuno/Conte brought in Skipp, and the latter gave a EL appearance to J'Neil Bennett, and possibly Markanday.
I don't have the stats, but I'd feel reasonably confident in saying that Jose did more for academy players in 18 months than poch did in over 5 years. People seemed to have this impression he was the academy whisperer, and I have no idea where that came from
The eze deal should have been done this time last year as we were linked. I'm shocked he's still at palace. As previously said all we seem to do is buy players around 40 million mark and most clubs do that now
Agree but imo Kulusevski will be moved wide by Frank
Think Poch gave Skipp his debut, he also handed winks and Walker peters a Debut. But generally agree he wasn't great with the academy
He might be too slow for him on the wings , he seems to like fast wingers . However if I knew what I was talking about I’d be a coach not an internet saddo
