Summer 2018 Transfer Window

[Goat]

I may no value judgement. I'm stating that the widely held belief on here by people like @MarcelsGoat that we'd have a large net spend will not be borne out.

We still getting 8m for an out of contract Ashley Williams Dave?

LOL

 

[Goat]

Where is this Niasse being sold chat come from?

My dreams.

 

[sageyefc]

My dreams.

Do we need to step outside frànd??

 

[Eggs]

...Joe Williams reportedly close to joining Bolton on loan.

 

[davek]

..possibly, but I very much doubt it’s a requirement. If we were in a rush to sell Lookman, then we’d have sold him. I’ve only been aware of loan bids for Niasse, but i’m not sure if Silva is keen to show him the door.

I recall earlier in the window when some posters said we had to sell to buy.

Playing hard ball on all these clubs looking to loan is my guess. I reckon minimum £30M back in by close of business.

 

[davek]

We still getting 8m for an out of contract Ashley Williams Dave?

LOL

Stop being pedantic. You know your prediction of a mega net spend summer is about to be destroyed.

 

[mahermi1]

I can see this net spend coming right down in the next few days. As predicted.

I reckon we'll see, conservatively, £30M for the sale of Niasse and Lookman with maybe our money back on Besic this summer rather than a loan to buy. Total: £35M. Bolassie's sale would be next summer after his loan I think.

So by the weekend I'd expect the net spend to be circa £30M-£35M - maybe less.

So then we have had a fantastic, value for money transfer window, where we have addressed the weaknesses of our disjointed squad. We now have a younger, fitter squad with a much better sell on prospects, unlike the mountains of wasted money last year on ageing, slow players. Don't you think so Dave ?

 

[Goat]

Stop being pedantic. You know your prediction of a mega net spend summer is about to be destroyed.

79m NET so far.

Fairly mega in my eyes.

 

[roydo]

Stop being pedantic. You know your prediction of a mega net spend summer is about to be destroyed.

This window has fried my brain. Of the outgoings, we got money for Klassen, other than that, I cant recall anything other than buttons here and there.

 

[Eggs]

This window has fried my brain. Of the outgoings, we got money for Klassen, other than that, I cant recall anything other than buttons here and there.

..Funes Mori must’ve brought a few £m in.

 

[Goat]

This window has fried my brain. Of the outgoings, we got money for Klassen, other than that, I cant recall anything other than buttons here and there.

Dave will be including the 160m we sell Rico for in 2020 soon.

Scrambling around like a tramp on a burger here currently the poor fella.

 

[roydo]

..Funes Mori must’ve brought a few £m in.

Oh yeah, of course. Forgot him. Forgotten a few others no doubt!

 

[davek]

So then we have had a fantastic, value for money transfer window, where we have addressed the weaknesses of our disjointed squad. We now have a younger, fitter squad with a much better sell on prospects, unlike the mountains of wasted money last year on ageing, slow players. Don't you think so Dave ?

As I said mate, I have no value judgement about it all. I stated early in the summer that we were in austerity mode, and while it's not classic austerity with cuts, it's certainly a drawing in of horns from what went before.

 

[roydo]

Dave will be including the 160m we sell Rico for in 2020 soon.

Scrambling around like a tramp on a burger here currently the poor fella.

But we have still only spent proper coin on him and Yerri right?

 

[Eggs]

Oh yeah, of course. Forgot him. Forgotten a few others no doubt!

...I expect the main saving will be from the wage bill.