Summer transfer window 2023

[Simon Buttle]

I think there will be sales, extensions and a number of players out of contract.

Quality starters push us up the table. Focus on 2 or 3 similar to those ive named (or young players from championship / relegated sides). Just dont dilute funds by bringing in 5 or 6 permanents.

Bring in 2 effective loans, one from Chelsea perhaps and one from City?

Use u21s where we can as backup e.g Mills? Cannon? Warrington? Etc

Dyche seems to like a small squad so alot will depend on sales and a focus on quality over quantity.

Even so, of the players you mentioned Ndiaye is a long term target but Sheff Utd have been promoted so he wont be cheap. Elye Wahi the Montpellier striker would be a good signing in a Dyche setup and he is a good player. However I agree with @Nymzee in that we would be priced out of most of the other names you mention imo.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Easy lads, close thread.

1. Buy back Richarlison
2. Avoid Relegation
3. Profit

 

[jazzy]

IF we stay up, we have a great opportunity to right a lot of wrongs and adapt the squad to give us a better chance next season. We don't need to be looking to get into Europe, just get us mid-table and ready to move into the new ground as a Premier League team.

Out of contract players:
Doucoure new one-year deal with club option for a second season.
Begovic new one-year deal with club option for a second season.
Mina released - too unreliable with his fitness to justify his incredible wage. Sad as he's a top quality player and will no doubt go on and flourish elsewhere and never pick up an injury again.
Davies released - nowhere near good enough.
Townsend released - was never good enough to start with.
Coleman released unless he agrees to a significant wage reduction - some many disagree but he's on a very large wage and nobody knows what condition he'll return in. Surely Patterson is our number one right back going forward, so can we afford £60/70k a week Coleman as his understudy?
Simms released - not good enough.
Broadhead released - not good enough.

Players we need to loan out again as we won't be able to sell them:
Gomes, Alli, Gbamin. Goes without saying that any offers of a permanent transfer must be accepted.

Players that should be sold as they're nowhere near good enough:
Holgate - Two years left on contract, perfect time to sell now.
Keane - Same as above.
Godfrey - Same as above.
Maupay - Has predictably not worked out here and he needs to go.

Sadly, I don't expect we'll sell three centre halves, even if they're rubbish (which they are), especially with Coady probably being sent back, but we are getting Branthwaite back and should be able to sign a new centre half with the proceeds from sales. If we can sell two of them, then I'd prioritise Keane and Holgate going.

What we need to bring in:

• New winger that is a big improvement on Demarai Gray.
• A second, proven striker, and an up-and-coming striker from abroad or the Championship. We need three strikers in the squad at a bare minimum.
• Centre half to challenge Branthwaite for a starting place alongside Tarkowski. One of Keane/Holgate/Godfrey will be the fourth choice.
• If the money is there, a new left back, and obviously a new right back or utility player to replace Coleman.

That's five new players, six if Seamus retires/leaves.

We sold Broadhead in January. Keep up mate

 

[Tony’s Carp]

I think there will be sales, extensions and a number of players out of contract.

Quality starters push us up the table. Focus on 2 or 3 similar to those ive named (or young players from championship / relegated sides). Just dont dilute funds by bringing in 5 or 6 permanents.

Bring in 2 effective loans, one from Chelsea perhaps and one from City?

Use u21s where we can as backup e.g Mills? Cannon? Warrington? Etc

Dyche seems to like a small squad so alot will depend on sales and a focus on quality over quantity.

Completely agree. The temptation after a poor season is to try to change everything but what we really need to do is focus what budget we have on real quality to add to the first team and that’s probably stretching to 2 or 3 players max (depending on sales). The rest of the gaps fill with loans, maybe a free transfer or two or guys like Cannon or Mills stepping up.

Like you say if we aim for 5 or 6 permanent signings we are probably shopping in that 10-15m bracket that doesn’t get you guaranteed PL quality. Far better to get 2 or 3 of the required standard. For me that’s ideally a creative midfielder, a striker and either a full back or a winger (filling the one we don’t spend on with a loan / free).

There are some good players in that squad but they are dragged down by some poor ones, for me this summer if we stay up is more about evolution than revolution and about quality over quantity.

 

[Bkk Andy]

gomes is a tricky one

he has another year left on his contract which means someone has to pay actual money to sign him

he's have a great season on loan to a french club but i very much doubt that the french club are paying his full wages

if gomes is to join them he'd have to take a significant wage cut

would he do that?

He might for a longer contract

 

[Baggzio]

Bring a blue home!

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Bring a blue home!

Can see Dyche signing a J. Rodriguez but it won’t be that one.

 

[Neiler]

Bring a blue home!

Be interesting discussions:

“Alright Jamo, soz about the whole Quatar thing, nice tan by the way”

 

[BainesontoastNEW]

Are we still linked to Beto from Udinese? Something tells me that deal isn't dead in the water.

 

[Stuartisitc1878]

Bring a blue home!

Would love it, if only so the fans could actually watch him live but not a chance Dyche would sign him. Add to the that the kid would still want a decent wage and we really can waste a big salary on a player that plays 25% of his games - not given our current financial mess. If he would take a sensible wage or maybe a play as you pay deal then 100% yes!! he can be cover for McNeal lol

 

[Tony’s Carp]

Are we still linked to Beto from Udinese? Something tells me that deal isn't dead in the water.

Yeah, he keeps getting mentioned, I think there’s something there if we stay up. Definitely fits the Dyche profile.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Ellis Simms isn't out of contract this Summer and Broadhead isn't an Everton player.

You mean we can't sell Ipswich's player?

 

[Paul Rideout]

Easy lads, close thread.

1. Buy back Richarlison
2. Avoid Relegation
3. Profit

Always wanted to know what the second phase of the underpants gnomes was.

Who knew it was ‘avoid relegation’ lol

 

[Lineker]

C'mon dude, be realistic, we don't have that sort of money.

I'm probably wrong in some detail, but since it is a rolling multi-year period that is included in the outgoing calculations, won't some be rolling off so we can roll some on? Won't it be a covid year, at that?

 

[Amokachi1995]

Seeing the difference a fit Calvert-Lewin has made, surely the priority is to get a viable alternative for the next time he isn't.