Summer transfer window 2023

ArtetaMagic · August 25, 2023

hoppy said:
Southampton have just sold Ward-Prowse & Lavia for close to €90M & Everton can’t get them to cover Holgate’s full wages or soften up on Adams’ deal. Our negotiation capacity is non-existent.

Championship team isn't going to pay some turbo garbage player 70k a week.

Dymak · August 25, 2023

Fail to get a new centre half and we will go down, I don't care who we do or DON'T have playing upfront.

mahermi1 · August 25, 2023

jazzy said:
yes , Southampton paying £2k a week and we make up the balance of £70k a week. Great deal Kev.

We are the softest touch club in the World of football, aren't we. Every club, including Southampton (Adams) plays hardball with us and usually wins. Well done recruitment team lending another player to help out a rival, ( next season) and we will pay half his wages for you into the bargain Acumen.

Simon Buttle · August 25, 2023

hoppy said:
Southampton have just sold Ward-Prowse & Lavia for close to €90M & Everton can’t get them to cover Holgate’s full wages or soften up on Adams’ deal. Our negotiation capacity is non-existent.

The highest wage in the Championship is about £40k a week, Holgate is on £75k per week, of course Saints are not going to pay that.

nevsonlymate · August 25, 2023

ArtetaMagic said:
Championship team isn't going to pay some turbo garbage player 70k a week.

We do or will do if it carries on

CahillsCornerFlag · August 25, 2023

If they don't get a striker in, even Che Adams would do, then everyone needs sacking on the spot.

Neiler · August 25, 2023

Think Adams is on a free next summer mate. I think youd want an option on Sulemana, looked very raw any time i saw him. Beto could be anything really, but hed give us a focal point at least.

At least we seem to have a few irons, prob get one or two from left field to, from now until the end of the window will be carnage, hope and despair in equal measure.

lurky · August 25, 2023

hoppy said:
Southampton have just sold Ward-Prowse & Lavia for close to €90M & Everton can’t get them to cover Holgate’s full wages or soften up on Adams’ deal. Our negotiation capacity is non-existent.

Have you literally just copied and pasted a tweet and posted it in here are your own?!

Neiler · August 25, 2023

CahillsCornerFlag said:
If they don't get a striker in, even Che Adams would do, then everyone needs sacking on the spot.

Maupay had better PL numbers then Adams before he came. Though you can spin that a number of ways.

Im very conflicted on that deal mate.

Tony’s Carp · August 25, 2023

hoppy said:
Southampton have just sold Ward-Prowse & Lavia for close to €90M & Everton can’t get them to cover Holgate’s full wages or soften up on Adams’ deal. Our negotiation capacity is non-existent.

They’ve also lost 100m in revenue getting relegated. They’re not swimming in money.

sandybrownsbighead · August 25, 2023

Neiler said:
Maupay had better PL numbers then Adams before he came. Though you can spin that a number of ways.

Im very conflicted on that deal mate.

Me too. Hoping Maupay has a better second season is as good a bet as bringing in Adams

Neiler · August 25, 2023

sandybrownsbighead said:
Me too. Hoping Maupay has a better second season is as good a bet as bringing in Adams

I had a look at his PL no's this morning mate, he posted 10 and 8 for Brighton while there - not saying he's the magic wand to goal scoring, but its a big cliff to have fallen from to 1 in 30 odd for us and whats that about.... Our issue is the other offensive players as well in my opinion - creativity and threat. Even Dom hasn't scored much when he's been fit.

I know we need a centre forward, but i dont think one deal just changes it all.

billyblue80 · August 25, 2023

Neiler said:
I had a look at his PL no's this morning mate, he posted 10 and 8 for Brighton while there - not saying he's the magic wand to goal scoring, but its a big cliff to have fallen from to 1 in 30 odd for us and whats that about.... Our issue is the other offensive players as well in my opinion - creativity and threat. Even Dom hasn't scored much when he's been fit.

I know we need a centre forward, but i dont think one deal just changes it all.

Yes creativity is a big issue too. But Maupay isn't a number nine. If you see his heatmaps he is more of a second striker he drops so deep into the midfield he's even more of a number ten which works in a Brighton team that's very progressive and creates loads of chances, he was the wrong profile and doesn't fit our system or direct style of play. Whilst Adams is average he can at least play the role which is being a target, holding into the ball having the will to run onto things.

Neiler · August 25, 2023

billyblue80 said:
Yes creativity is a big issue too. But Maupay isn't a number nine. If you see his heatmaps he is more of a second striker, he was the wrong profile and doesn't fit our system or direct style of play

All fair points mate, but he played alone at Brighton mostly - or have i imagined that, i think his best returns were part of a two and that was in the Championship.

One thing about us that i notice, is how isolated we leave we our forward players, be it Dom or Maupay - on a hiding to nothing, particularly in build up. It was really evident with Danjuma last week, a couple of times he beat his man, broke the line and looked up and was just alone and he was like WTF.