Summer Transfer Window 2019

[Goat]

70m for 2 players who we know can play in the league, its a little on the high side I admit, but I like both players and they both improve us.

My concern is that I honestly cant see much dough being in the kitty, so IMO 70m is basically our whole budget, we are then relying on getting dough for a lot of utter crap players.

The days of getting bargains from abroad are pretty much over, I mean we paid 25m for some crap Striker from Turkey, Leicester turned down offers in excess of 50m for Harry Maguire last Summer. Can also see us offering Jags and Baines another year on reduced wages. With Holgate coming back in this allows us to spend money on attacking areas and hopefully a midfielder.

I know we all had visions of us fixing the squad in this upcoming window, but really cant see us adding many players myself. Gomes and Zooms, with Henry and Vlasic coming in isnt a bad start tho, leaves us a proper midfielder and a proper striker away from having a decent squad.

Everything of course depends on how many pants we can pull down on shifting out.

 

[KaiserEFC]

70m for 2 players who we know can play in the league, its a little on the high side I admit, but I like both players and they both improve us.

My concern is that I honestly cant see much dough being in the kitty, so IMO 70m is basically our whole budget, we are then relying on getting dough for a lot of utter crap players.

The days of getting bargains from abroad are pretty much over, I mean we paid 25m for some crap Striker from Turkey, Leicester turned down offers in excess of 50m for Harry Maguire last Summer. Can also see us offering Jags and Baines another year on reduced wages. With Holgate coming back in this allows us to spend money on attacking areas and hopefully a midfielder.

I know we all had visions of us fixing the squad in this upcoming window, but really cant see us adding many players myself. Gomes and Zooms, with Henry and Vlasic coming in isnt a bad start tho, leaves us a proper midfielder and a proper striker away from having a decent squad.

Everything of course depends on how many pants we can pull down on shifting out.

This. We bring in those two and for the first time in years we have a settled spine who know the league. And if Vlasic and Onyekuru are as good as they are looking then we’ve saved a bit of money too. Of course for every good player in the squad we have about three Sandro Ramirez’s who we can’t shift.

 

[evertonarntwe]

I'm telling you how he plays. Not how Sarri or anyone wants him to play. He doesn't run with the ball. He never dribbles by anyone. He doesn't contribute on defense.

He doesn't contribute in defence because hes not a holding midfielder

 

[Osamabindiesel]

If we don’t bring in a striker, it is vital that Dom becomes a much better player. That will require a lot of work in the offseason. Needs to work with the ball specifically- learn a thing or two from Andre

 

[Pabbers]

Zouma for £40 million, no thanks.

 

[zook]

I'm telling you how he plays. Not how Sarri or anyone wants him to play. He doesn't run with the ball. He never dribbles by anyone. He doesn't contribute on defense.

The way he's playing at Chelsea is due to Sarri's very rigid system though, it's not as if he's went to Chelsea and lost his ability to dribble and beat players. I think if he was back in a set up where more of the attacking impetus was reliant on him then he'd be a bit more adventurous. He definitely isn't a world beater as many of us hoped he would be when he burst onto the scene but he is a good player who would improve the majority of midfields in this league (including ours imo). That being said he's a rat who done us out of 20 million.

 

[zook]

I'm watching replay of the Hoffenheim Leverkusen match and I'm continually impressed with Josh Brenet. He's typically a right back, but was playing left as an inverted back.

I'm also continually surprised at how good Belfodil is - interesting consider how we though he was a done deal to Everton.

Should be all over Demirbay - don't know how much they'd want for him and I guess better teams would be interested but he oozes class

 

[Nymzee]

If we don’t bring in a striker, it is vital that Dom becomes a much better player. That will require a lot of work in the offseason. Needs to work with the ball specifically- learn a thing or two from Andre

Bit unfair to put that kind of pressure on him tbh.

 

[Osamabindiesel]

Bit unfair to put that kind of pressure on him tbh.

That would be the club’s fault- not his. I like Dom a lot, but he needs to get his balance right and get better on the ball. He has everything else.

 

[Abraders]

70m for 2 players who we know can play in the league, its a little on the high side I admit, but I like both players and they both improve us.

My concern is that I honestly cant see much dough being in the kitty, so IMO 70m is basically our whole budget, we are then relying on getting dough for a lot of utter crap players.

The days of getting bargains from abroad are pretty much over, I mean we paid 25m for some crap Striker from Turkey, Leicester turned down offers in excess of 50m for Harry Maguire last Summer. Can also see us offering Jags and Baines another year on reduced wages. With Holgate coming back in this allows us to spend money on attacking areas and hopefully a midfielder.

I know we all had visions of us fixing the squad in this upcoming window, but really cant see us adding many players myself. Gomes and Zooms, with Henry and Vlasic coming in isnt a bad start tho, leaves us a proper midfielder and a proper striker away from having a decent squad.

Everything of course depends on how many pants we can pull down on shifting out.

Get another loan in from barca and the likes too.

 

[zook]

Get another loan in from barca and the likes too.

Malcom could be a good option on loan

 

[Milk]

Zouma for £40 million, no thanks.

Assumes Chelsea are willing to sell and Zouma is willing to sign never mind the fee.
Chelsea are likely to be banned from making signings over the summer so may not want to ship him out?

 

[upthetoffees]

Gylfi is basically playing 2. striker.

Fair point; he is horrible anywhere else on the pitch. One of his few downfalls.

 

[ForeverBlue92]

If Gana is sold in the summer will we replace like for like or go for a more box to box midfielder like Docoure?

 

[CRIMHEAD]

If Gana is sold in the summer will we replace like for like or go for a more box to box midfielder like Docoure?

We'd need two, even beyond Gomes if he stays. I'd prefer a 6 and another CM/DM. That assumes we are shipping off Morgan, McCarthy, Besic, etc. We have to be able to play both of Silva's preferred tactics IMO. Twin CM/DMs and the Anchor Man/Box to Box.