I don't get the whole "Frank wants a look at players" narrative.
Most of the guys in question have been playing PL ball for as long time. He should have an idea of what they are. Would be skeptical if a few training sessions changes his mind.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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I don't get the whole "Frank wants a look at players" narrative.
Most of the guys in question have been playing PL ball for as long time. He should have an idea of what they are. Would be skeptical if a few training sessions changes his mind.
Oh they did, absolutely screaming for him last Summer.
I can legit see Frank keeping all of Benta, Gray, Bergvall and Bissouma as part of a 2 man CDM pivot brigade, especially if he senses Levy is unwilling to spend on a clear upgrade. If he goes 3 at the back with wing backs 2 CM will be a very natural move.
I am interested to see how good Bentancur, Bergvall, Sarr and Gray will be under Frank in a double pivot (assuming Bissouma is going to be sold). All CMs looked pretty terrible under Ange as it was by far the hardest position to play in his system (EL knockout stages aside). I particularly like the look of a Bentancur / Bergvall double pivot. Whilst I hope we do sign a deep lying playmaker who knows how to shield the back 4, it would not be a disaster if we did not get one this window.
Yeah starting 6 with Gray learning his trade there as cover.
Bentancur/Bergvall/Sarr as the 8 rotation.
Where does the Kudus signing leave Johnson? I dont rate him but he was our top scorer last year.
The window is not looking too shabby now is it? Not all the players are back for pre-season and we have made some fairly decent signings:
IN:
Kudus - £55m
Tel - £30m
Danso - £21m
Vušković - £12m
Takai - £5m
OUT:
Højbjerg - £17m
Reguilon - Released
Forster - Released
Whiteman - Released
Werner - End of Loan
I know some will scoff at some of those 'ins' as we already had Tel and Danso on loan since January. But the fact is they were not made permanent until 1st July and we only start paying for them now, so still come out of the kitty this summer (and the next 4 years - 20% per year - after this summer).
I do expect some outgoings (sales or loans) from our attacking players. Will also be interesting to see if Frank plans to convert either Johnson or Tel to a central ST.
Son / Tel / Odobert / Moore / Gil --- Solanke / Richarlison --- Kudus / Johnson / Kulusevski / Solomon
IN:
Kudus - £55m
Tel - £30m
Danso - £21m
Vušković - £12m
Takai - £5m
OUT:
Højbjerg - £17m
Reguilon - Released
Forster - Released
Whiteman - Released
Werner - End of Loan
I know some will scoff at some of those 'ins' as we already had Tel and Danso on loan since January. But the fact is they were not made permanent until 1st July and we only start paying for them now, so still come out of the kitty this summer (and the next 4 years - 20% per year - after this summer).
I do expect some outgoings (sales or loans) from our attacking players. Will also be interesting to see if Frank plans to convert either Johnson or Tel to a central ST.
Son / Tel / Odobert / Moore / Gil --- Solanke / Richarlison --- Kudus / Johnson / Kulusevski / Solomon
Yeah don't think we can have someone with an Woolwich tattoo playing for us.
I could see him playing Johnson cutting in on the left and getting on the end of things now that we have a dribbler on the right.
Whose we? I was responding to another posters point about what a transformational signing would look like for my club. But file the paper work I'm sure Daniel is mighty pleased with your diligence. 'We' lol...who the fuck are you?
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I don’t get the Wissa thing tbh
Sorted is a bit of a stretch. Tel on left wing playing at the same level he did last year will mean we need a left winger next summer.
We should hijack the gala deal for osimhen i honestly believe with him and kudus we will have 2 amazing talents up front. Game changing even osimhen would be a fool to waste his prime years for gala no offence to em he could play for any team in europe
Bentancur and PEH were a pretty decent 2 for a while and we still have Bentancur and although PEH was/is a good player he was not anywhere near the best midfield of his type in the league at the time
I know I thought that too, everybody seems so focused on the need for opposite-footed wingers to cut inside, does that mean Johnson plays on the left now?
Is Tel a LW or a CF? Are Sonny and Richy LW, CF, or out the door?
Are Kulusevski and Odobert (and I guess Kudus) wingers or #10's?
How is Frank going to set us up? Is it going to change week-to-week?
It's hard to know the answers to any of these questions!
Should have paid the 40m year left or no year left Raya is a better keeper than Vic
Would take away his only asset
I dont think so. Kudus will either look to cut inside and shoot or supply dom and the lw with crosses into the box, and that's where johnson excels.
I'm actually think lw was where frank wanted to sign brennan for at brentford but that's just a hunch more than anything.
Christ let the Osimhen thing go man
He’ll be attacking crosses with his weak foot. It makes zero sense. He’s also quite upright and doesn’t go inside, then outside - his tactic is run outside the defender, just doesn’t work on the left