Summer 2024 transfer thread.

[Zatara]

No one is replacing Raya this summer and we can't afford to swap Pickfords wages for Ramsdale wages. We need to be doing the opposite. Any player we sell, we need to replace them with a player whose wage is over 50% less than the player leaving.

We need to massively trim that wage bill

Pickford is far better than Raya. Also Ramsdale may take a pay cut than sit on the bench.

 

[DualityNSNO]

No one is replacing Raya this summer and we can't afford to swap Pickfords wages for Ramsdale wages. We need to be doing the opposite. Any player we sell, we need to replace them with a player whose wage is over 50% less than the player leaving.

We need to massively trim that wage bill

On one hand yes, on the other - it's trimming itself this summer as we have several players on high money being off the wage books (I HOPE).

Someone did the math and I cba searching for it, but we've got Dele, Coleman, Gomes, Young, Gueye (option to extend for a year) out of contract, that's a lot of money off right there. I assume we pay some of the loaned in players' wages too, so that's off too.

 

[Zatara]

On one hand yes, on the other - it's trimming itself this summer as we have several players on high money being off the wage books (I HOPE).

Someone did the math and I cba searching for it, but we've got Dele, Coleman, Gomes, Young, Gueye (option to extend for a year) out of contract, that's a lot of money off right there. I assume we pay some of the loaned in players' wages too, so that's off too.

I think it was me...

Dele
Coleman
Young
Gomes
Gana
Lonergan
Danjuma
Harrison

Surely were talking circa £650k a week there?

 

[DualityNSNO]

I think it was me...

Dele
Coleman
Young
Gomes
Gana
Lonergan
Danjuma
Harrison

Surely were talking circa £650k a week there?

I'd guess/hope it's less honestly, but if Coleman was a top bloo as he says he is surely he didn't utterly rinse us for 100k?

 

[Zatara]

I'd guess/hope it's less honestly, but if Coleman was a top bloo as he says he is surely he didn't utterly rinse us for 100k?

I have him at £75k total guesswork

 

[NeilMorepies]

I think this is more related to premier league sides.

Im hoping:

Onana = Bayern
Doucoure = Saudi
Keane/Godfrey = Italy

To kick things off

Who in Italy would take Keane or Godfrey? They tend to like reliable defenders over there.

 

[Zatara]

Who in Italy would take Keane or Godfrey? They tend to like reliable defenders over there.

Salernitana & Atalanta both linked in the past 2 seasons

 

[maccavennie]

On one hand yes, on the other - it's trimming itself this summer as we have several players on high money being off the wage books (I HOPE).

Someone did the math and I cba searching for it, but we've got Dele, Coleman, Gomes, Young, Gueye (option to extend for a year) out of contract, that's a lot of money off right there. I assume we pay some of the loaned in players' wages too, so that's off too.

I know mate but then we seem to get high earners off the wage bill and replace them with more high earners.

We said the same after the likes of Tosun, Schneiderlin, Walcott, then it was Bernard, Rodriguez, Gylfi wages off the books but we seem to then go and hand deals out or contract extensions where we're paying too much money

The minute we get to grips with our wage bill and stop paying players wages as if we are a top 6/7 club is when the scouting then becomes more focused on emerging talent or players who have lost their way and looking for a loan.

 

[DualityNSNO]

I know mate but then we seem to get high earners off the wage bill and replace them with more high earners.

We said the same after the likes of Tosun, Schneiderlin, Walcott, then it was Bernard, Rodriguez, Gylfi wages off the books but we seem to then go and hand deals out or contract extensions where we're paying too much money

The minute we get to grips with our wage bill and stop paying players wages as if we are a top 6/7 club is when the scouting then becomes more focused on emerging talent or players who have lost their way and looking for a loan.

I don't think we'll be an option for the high earners anyway and we'll have to bargain bin shop this summer anyway. Hopefully no one does some mental crap and offers limited players massive wages though...

 

[GoldenToffee]

Maybe we could tempt Mark Noble out of retirement this summer, two year deal or something. Was good him once. Onana out, Noble in.

 

[mikel_88]

I think this is more related to premier league sides.

Im hoping:

Onana = Bayern
Doucoure = Saudi
Keane/Godfrey = Italy

To kick things off

Mapuay so onana we would look for 30+ profit -20% on any profit made

Who in Italy would take Keane or Godfrey? They tend to like reliable defenders over there.

Still thibk godfrey could be to leeds imo.

 

[knowing your history]

United, Chelsea and Arsenal seem to be teams that he would easily walk into.

I think a Ramsdale swap and cash coming to us wouldnt be a bad thing.

They're signing Raya on a permament who after a shaky start has looked as good as he did at Brentford so really can't see Pickford warming the bench at Arsenal.

 

[nsno-chris]

United, Chelsea and Arsenal seem to be teams that he would easily walk into.

I think a Ramsdale swap and cash coming to us wouldnt be a bad thing.

it would be an AWFUL thing

 

[Syrup]

Following extensive YouTube and Transfermarkt scouting I’ve found the best replacements for Onana:
Varela (Porto)
Florentino (Benfica)
Hjulmand (Sporting)
Thuram (Nice)
Andre (Fluminese)
Ricci (Salernitana)
should be able to get one of them with the Onana money even after part of it goes to the debts/stadium/Lille. Could potentially get Lavia or Ugochukwu on loan from Chelsea. Bayern have also got a 19 year old gem called Pavlovic, could get him as part of a swap for Onana.

 

[mccole]

Could be a lot of players for sale by 30 June. Could do with some Saudi interest.

Doucoure is the only real possibility