Summer Transfer Window 2025 Thread

[flibbyflob]

Wonder how far off fitness Mangala is? Would we go back for him as another loan with a view to buying to test his long term fitness?

 

[Nymzee]

Need more. Juicy rumour please to tide me over till Mansfield.

 

[tellmema]

Daily Fail

"Indeed, Everton manager David Moyes is another admirer of Paqueta as well as clubs in Saudi Arabia."

Surprise Premier League club enter the race for Lucas Paqueta

SIMON JONES: West Ham are striving to add more players to strengthen Graham Potter's squad after a poor start to the season with two defeats and eight goals conceded.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ahhh. David Moyes admires Saudi teams...

Hold on. That's not allowed. Moyes out.

Learn to write you rag. Daily Fail, not you nymzee.

 

[tellmema]

Google Sheets but close enough

Are Google sheets waterproof... Asking for a friend.

 

[tellmema]

Maupay

Broadhead... Indirectly.
Metcalfe

 

[blueblueskies]

I’d take that Baleba. Was a standout in Brightons team on Sunday.

Took him off at half time. Not injured

 

[bluestevon]

Wonder how far off fitness Mangala is? Would we go back for him as another loan with a view to buying to test his long term fitness?

Why, he was pretty average and he's not a particularly good defensive midfielder he's more someone who recycles it.

We need an out and out DM who can sit and hold the centre.

 

[Mr Happy]

I’d take that Baleba. Was a standout in Brightons team on Sunday.

You mean Minteh surely ? Baleba got hooked at HT.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Why, he was pretty average and he's not a particularly good defensive midfielder he's more someone who recycles it.

We need an out and out DM who can sit and hold the centre.

As a back up to Gana would.be a nice to have not a priority for me

 

[14_dollars]

You mean Minteh surely ? Baleba got hooked at HT.

Minteh sounds like a Yorkshire toothpaste. For that reason I’m out.

 

[Charlie Sweet]

Other than Barry who's not bagged yet, have we technically filled _any_ of those spaces, beyond Dibling this week.

KDH, is barely a centre mid.

Not that I minded watching Jack on Sunday ( I've moaned about what a strange loan this, happy to eat humble pie if produces more of that ).

KDH isnt a centre-mid? I've heard it all now!

 

[bluestevon]

What Grealish showed without doubt, is if you add very very talented players to a side, by and large others improve around them, especially younger players.

So when thinking about who you'd want to see signed maybe think bigger, Brownhill or Soucek, or a busted knees Leicester right back aren't improving anyone around them, the two centre mods aren't even positions/roles we need fgs.

We need a proper DM - not a distributor but primarily a ball winner who can hold and cover ground.
We need a right back who can defend but also provide width and overlap.

so go and get two who can start in the side not be backups or cover.

All other positions besides those two are just bonuses - as in if something becomes available we maybe take the opportunity.

 

[bluestevon]

As a back up to Gana would.be a nice to have not a priority for me

So a holding midfielder who we have zero of in the squad, is not a priority for you....

But you'd take one as a backup to Gueye - who isn't a DM...

Ok mate

 

[Charlie Sweet]

So a holding midfielder who we have zero of in the squad, is not a priority for you....

But you'd take one as a backup to Gueye - who isn't a DM...

Ok mate

You're saying Gueye isnt a defensive midfielder?

 

[Root66]

United are a basket case at the moment, get Mainoo on load with option to buy.

I'd be amazed if we weren't interested in him. He fits the criteria of the type we want