If we get Eze and/or Savinho I’d expect Johnson to be more of a late game impact sub/ striker rotation.
When he’s running on to things and not having to think he looks a much better player. Stick to what he’s good at.
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Transfers The Summer Transfer Edging Thread 2025
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When he’s running on to things and not having to think he looks a much better player. Stick to what he’s good at.
Eze has a shelf life wrt the fee he can command - no way Palace sell Wharton if it means putting the kibosh on an Eze sale
Selling Eze this season (along with Guehi) means that they keep Wharton for another year, or at least have less pressure to sell.
He can play that role from the right. Moving him central arguably means he has nowhere to run
Many of his goals are scored from him running in late to central areas.
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We have a history of this, along with always being the team playing catch up..
For example , we didn't pay 100k a week untill most of the other big clubs had moved onto paying considerably more, thus leaving ourselves unable to sign anyone who would help us properly compete..its the same with transfer fees..
If everyone has a Ferrari and you buy an alfa romeo then your not in the race..
Ok then yes....if one decent player is good enough.
We have a history of this, along with always being the team playing catch up..
For example , we didn't pay 100k a week untill most of the other big clubs had moved onto paying considerably more, thus leaving ourselves unable to sign anyone who would help us properly compete..its the same with transfer fees..
If everyone has a Ferrari and you buy an alfa romeo then your not in the race..
You missed a vital bit of info..
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I'm not sure I get what you mean, bro.
Are you saying that when ENIC came in, we were on level footing, and we should have kept pace with the big boys spending?
I just find this kind of revisionism a bit out of synch with the reality of what was happening at the time you are referring to.
Anyways.
I hope we get the players being touted..... least of all, so it quietens down some of these comments.
Is your fascination with ENIC is affecting your comprehension? Read his post properly.
We also had a history of being a Cup team.... Until we weren't any more....
We then had a (brief) history of "never" winning anything (even though we have) - and that somehow eclipsed our much longer, PROUD history of winning trophies regularly... Until we WON something and put that nonsense to bed.
History means nothing until you change it!
ENIC have been around for 25 years, THFC for 143!!
We're PIONEERS.... TREND SETTERS!
We were the first English team to Win a European Trophy...
Only the 2nd to do The Double ...
We've broken transfer records in the past (when they were there to be broken, not silly astronomical Monopoly money deals now that mean virtually nothing!)
I've an absolute faith we're about to change our recent ridiculed history...
First in Bilbao...
Next in the Boardroom!
#HISTORY MAKERS!!
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Why are people worrying about the price ...the club pays it not fucking us ...
If we only have money left in the transfer kitty for one of Eze or Savinho, I hope that Eze is the priority.
I feel getting a number 10 is a must whereby a left wing is more a luxury signing.
At left wing we have Johnson, Tel, Odobert, Kudus and even Richarlison that rotate through the position. And if we keep Solomon, that's another option and if we sign Eze, its a further left wing option.
We have enough options to make do without Savinho although I really hope Spurs sign both!
My fascination - did I bring them up, or am I responding to yet another post, reiterating the same old tired arguments that simply do not hold up?
We were playing catch-up before ENIC - they brought us back into a situation where we would compete with Oil States and Russian Oligarchs.
Have they succeeded in turning that into being regular winners? No. Should they hand over the keys to someone who will or pull their finger out? Yes.
But in 2000/01, how much were our highest earners compared to United, Liverpool, Woolwich & Chelsea? We were not competing with these teams AT ALL. Nowhere near. Not even close.
How many times is someone going to raise this frankly ludicrously stupid point? The club has a finite amount of money - if it overpays on one player, that's less money that could be spent on another player in the future. That's why sensible people care. Really not complicated.Why are people worrying about the price ...the club pays it not fucking us ...
(As a side point, of course some might say that we don't spend what we could anyway etc, but that's all irrelevant to the specific point above - the fact still remains that if we overpay for a player, then that's less money available for the future).
Because they don't want us to do a LeedsWhy are people worrying about the price ...the club pays it not fucking us ...
How considerate of them
Umm, did you read his post again? Does it say before ENIC or 2019?
Seriously, you guys that act like chihuahuas barking at everything that might put ENIC and Levy in a negative light are just as bad as the Levy haters. Two sides of the same coin.
Its not about 'doing a Leeds'. For example, to make it simple let's say Man City say Savinho can only leave for £130m - should we pay that? It's not our money, who cares, right? But if we pay £130m for Savinho, then we most certainly won't be getting Eze as well, or anyone else this summer for that matter. So anyone who believes that the club is cautious with its money - and surely most fans do believe that - should not be wanting us to 'waste' money or pay more than a player is worth, as that reduces the amount that we can spend on other players.
(I know the numbers above are ridiculous - deliberately so in order to make the point easier to understand, given people's apparent 'struggle' on this topic
).PS I'm not saying that we shouldn't sometimes overpay for a player that genuinely moves the needle etc, I'm not saying that at all, we definitely should - I'm just explaining why the "it's not our money so who cares" attitude is very short-sighted.
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Great post.
Always refreshing to see a poster talking up our proud, illustrious history against a backdrop of posters running it down or belittling it.
Probably his thinking was if he can save £7 million on Kudus, £7 million of Eze and another £7 million on Savio then thats £21 million towards the hotel!
I agree that we shouldn't waste money, as we've done it so many times already - NDombele, Sanchez, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Soldado, Bissouma, Sessegnon, Gil, Royal, Aurier, Bent, Janssen, Paulinho, Rebrov, Doherty, and I'd argue that Solanke was £20m more than he was worth, plus I'm not convinced about £30m for Tel.Its not about 'doing a Leeds'. For example, to make it simple let's say Man City say Savinho can only leave for £130m - should we pay that? It's not our money, who cares, right? But if we pay £130m for Savinho, then we most certainly won't be getting Eze as well, or anyone else this summer for that matter. So anyone who believes that the club is cautious with it's money - and surely most fans do believe that - should not be wanting us to 'waste' money or pay more than a player is worth, as that reduces the amount that we can spend on other players.
(I know the numbers above are ridiculous - deliberately so in order to make the point easier to understand, given people's apparent 'struggle' on this topic
So yeah, let's stop wasting money by paying more than we should.