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Summer Transfer Window 2017

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The idea that Werner would turn down UCL football to join us, and even if he was interested, we could turn this around in 24h?

We may have had interest in him, but that's all it will be now.

Can't see any prospect of the likes of him or Benteke getting done, no chance.

Costa is more of a possibility than I first thought, remote, but let's see what tomorrow brings.

It will be someone of the more "functional" than quality variety I would expect.
 

Would love werner, but can't see it sadly.
Seems like Groundhog Day. Deadline day and a few top class players start getting linked, just waiting for all the ITK's tomorrow, tweeting all day that we are close to getting this player and that player.

Like the guy from Porto, was on the verge of signing all day last year. Hope we do sign a top class player, but not getting my hopes up this year.
 
Can't wait for the Moshiri exclusive interview with Jim White telling us we bid 50 million for Icardi...

In all seriousness though it's a refreshing window compared to times gone by, was a time we wouldn't have reinvested any money. Where's the Lukaku money, Bill!

Coyb
 
To be fair, Seed has said for weeks that we will not be from the Premier League.
And that it was mentioned previously in his twitter exchanges and Timo was brought up. The only things that is GOOD about that is that it's likely EFC has been in negotiations for some time. Or he's completely full of [Poor language removed].
 

Can't wait for the Moshiri exclusive interview with Jim White telling us we bid 50 million for Icardi...

In all seriousness though it's a refreshing window compared to times gone by, was a time we wouldn't have reinvested any money. Where's the Lukaku money, Bill!

Coyb
Pipe down Bill. It's been a shocking window unless we sign a quality striker within the next 30 hours.
 
Squad is still lacking in pace and power plus mentality. So disappointing that against ten Man City and Chelsea we could barely touch them. The teams we are supposedly trying to catch (Spurs, Liverpool) will go to these grounds and have periods of domination. We could barely keep the ball v either.

Rooney Siggurdson Sandro does not match up remotely to

Martial Lukaku Mkhitaryan
Jesus Aguero Sane
Hazard Morata Pedro
Alli Kane Eriksen
Sanchez Lacazette Ozil
Mane Firmino Salah

This is the level we're trying to get to, all of those players have pace power creativity. Ours have creativity and that's about it. Given the lack of creativity in the midfield behind them as well it adds up to a pretty turgid blend currently. These teams all have a Fabregas Silva or Coutinho supplying great forward threes. We have Klaasen (also slow) trying to do a couple of one twos.

It has been ignored in the squad for too long but sadly until someone pays top whack for a creative mid (like Moyes called for with Mourinho Riquelme etc.) and gets pace and power in every position from 1-11 we won't compete above 6th regularly. We still have a first choice CB with no pace, a LB with no pace or power, a midfield three with no creativity and a forward three with no pace.

A lot has been done this summer but it shows just how far we'd fallen behind under Martinez. We were basically a lower bottom half team who had the league's best striker playing for them. Now that we've replaced the keeper, CB, all of the midfielders and the e tire front line we've basically got what is a best of the rest team still a way behind the top 6.
 

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