Summer transfer window 2023

[brieverton]

Mina still hasn't signed a deal with another club, which surprised me slightly. I'd have him back here if we could negotiate a decent contract with him.

He's been linked with Cagliari this morning. Given his woeful injury record, I don't think he'll do much better.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Why would MSP invest on the playing side?

They will want us to struggle so can gain more equity on the cheap from Moshiri.

Oh make no mistake they wanted us down last season. I wouldn't be surprised that they went so far down the line then delayed hoping for the relegation, and now will either pull out of the deal or defer for 8 months or so hoping we're in a worse state next year.

Good business strategy TBF

 

[Goodisongang]

Mina came in even later than Calvert Lewin and was a great help in the relegation fight but the process had already been started.
DCL was the difference, not 'any other striker'.

It's easy to pick out single moments that saved us and one of them was Keane's worldy v Spurs.

What we should be talking about, amongst other things, is how and why we didn't try to keep Mina here.

He was paid more than we would like, but it would probably have been worth it for at least one more season.

Didn't mina come in the next game? (Brighton away ) Keane was dropped after his disgusting performance away at Leicester if I remember.

 

[Bebeto]

Think the issue is they are saying with any players that have left Ukrainian clubs, there may be a tribunal further down the line to decide what the transfer fee should be, so we could get stung.

For me there is an easy solution here...just give the ukrainian side a significant percentage of any future sale. So if we were to sign tete on a free, and sell him in a couple of years for 10 millions, then give the ukranian side half of that money...would only be fair.

 

[Paul Rideout]

Think the issue is they are saying with any players that have left Ukrainian clubs, there may be a tribunal further down the line to decide what the transfer fee should be, so we could get stung.

Cannot wait for the lawyers to get involved in that one. Donetsk at present is a part of the Donbas region who's allegiances/loyalties/ownership is a murky question.

Would take years to get a definitive answer, even if/when Ukraine retains ownership.

 

[ValBlue]

Hmm Tete seems like a no-brainer in our situation. Free transfer, naturally right sided player, young (only 23), prem-experienced (). I'm also not sure why we haven't gone for more loan deals

On a free transfer, he could demand massive wages

 

[Moomin]

On a free transfer, he could demand massive wages

Destined for the Saudi league would be my guess.

 

[WinifredE]

On a free transfer, he could demand massive wages

Sure he could, but he was on peanuts at Shaktar and you can only demand so much before it's unrealistic and nobody wants you

 

[LocalNative]

If their chairman is saying that then avoid at all costs.

 

[Victus]

If their chairman is saying that then avoid at all costs.

That Dia lad really saved Salernitana last year from relegation. This would be a decent signing for us as well as getting rid of Maupay.

 

[gedefc]

If their chairman is saying that then avoid at all costs.

Anything is better than Maupay

 

[Exeter_Gently]

That Dia lad really saved Salernitana last year from relegation. This would be a decent signing for us as well as getting rid of Maupay.

Hopefully he can save us from it this year.

 

[brieverton]

If their chairman is saying that then avoid at all costs.

I doubt he is saying it. It's more A quoting B according to C rubbish. These are just websites, many of which are run from people's bedrooms.

 

[sandybrownsbighead]

Cannot wait for the lawyers to get involved in that one. Donetsk at present is a part of the Donbas region who's allegiances/loyalties/ownership is a murky question.

Would take years to get a definitive answer, even if/when Ukraine retains ownership.

There is no question about where the loyalties of Shakhtar lie. They moved all their operations to Lviv in the West as soon as Russia invaded.

 

[StuckToffee1987]

Just watched a Dia goals/assist video from last season. His assists are as sketchy as some of Iwobi’s alleged assists from last season (nothing about his ball down the line or Coleman’s goal against Leeds was meant) and he spends most of his time on his backside after finishing.

For those reasons: get him IN, Kev, you coward.