Summer transfer window.

[st.domingo]

Interesting looking at the demographics of our spending last summer.

Also the overall trend in the league. It really narrows the market.

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Yup. Even if it seems like we bought quite a few projects, Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton - and Chelsea - all went more in for younger players than we did.

The benefits of that focus on investing for the longer-term will only bear fruit after a few years ofc.

 

[Dddddd]

Interesting looking at the demographics of our spending last summer.

Also the overall trend in the league. It really narrows the market.

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Good stats

Arsenal are buying players in their prime and are top of the league, although they do seem to have an excellent youth team supply also

Opportunity to buy older players now? Especially with 5 subs - you can use them for 60 minutes

 

[Neiler]

Yup. Even if it seems like we bought quite a few projects, Bournemouth, Brentford and Brighton - and Chelsea - all went more in for younger players than we did.

The benefits of that focus on investing for the longer-term will only bear fruit after a few years ofc.

Apparently planning for a transfer window should be done 3 years ahead of that window with a 5 year outlook mate.

There are two markets now in my opinion - the fill a gap right right now market and the planning for the future market.

Think as fans we need to get our heads around that, with lids like Dibling and Aznou.

Where we got stretched last summer was we had just too much to do, it was impossible really.

A legacy of the horrific Moshiri era.

 

[Brisan123]

No doubt he's already been mentioned in here but we should be all over that Mane lad at Wolves when they go down.

There will be a lot of clubs in for him

 

[Swartzy]

I don't think Ndiaye is good enough to be starting for City, Arsenal, Liverpool, or Chelsea or probably even United once they've spent a few hundred million again this coming summer. He'd probably start at Villa, Spurs (I still put them in our bracket), and Newcastle. The question is would they spend £50-60 million on him? I doubt it.

The foreign leagues couldn't match our valuation either..

New Contract, match the highest earners, obviously a release clause.
But it atleast shows him his value to us..

 

[Paul Rideout]

Summer 2022 called, wanting high quality full backs… they said this should be the transfer priority.

 

[blueconverse]

If West Ham go down I'd be all over Diouf. Quick and has a brilliant cross on him. More Senegalese lads as they are boss.

 

[Toffeepot]

If West Ham go down I'd be all over Diouf. Quick and has a brilliant cross on him. More Senegalese lads as they are boss.

Would be a great signing, but am hoping the Hammers stay up and Forest go down.
I want to see Nottingham's first volcano when Mt. Marinakas erupts

 

[Frenk]

Nice to see all of our star players getting sold off by the media, means we must be doing something right? Heck we are even lowering prices apparently for the top 6 splurge.

 

[Bluewater]

I think right back is a necessity so that we can have a CB partnership of O'Brien and Branthwaite with Tarkowski and Keane back ups. Left back as blueconverse put Diouf from West Ham, with Mykolenko and/or Aznou as back up. I think Moyes underuses our squad as I think maybe one midfield addition, similar to Gueye would be good. If we don't sign Grealish - permanent or a loan, then we may need another wide player. Up front we do need a goal scorer - I'd offload Beto and get someone in and possibly a youngster on loan or bring an U21 player through.

 

[Bluewater]

Nice to see all of our star players getting sold off by the media, means we must be doing something right? Heck we are even lowering prices apparently for the top 6 splurge.

There was a period during Moyes first stint, when everyone of our players was leaving, bar poor Tony Hibbert.

 

[Amokachi1995]

Interesting looking at the demographics of our spending last summer.

Also the overall trend in the league. It really narrows the market.

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I've often thought there must be value in that 29+ market. If you look what someone like Xhaka has done for Sunderland.

Obviously need to tread carefully with size of fee etc.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

If West Ham go down I'd be all over Diouf. Quick and has a brilliant cross on him. More Senegalese lads as they are boss.

Nah he's average (according to their fans)

 

[Tin-Tin]

 

[PeregrineT]

Summer 2022 called, wanting high quality full backs… they said this should be the transfer priority.

Well, its definitely going to be one this summer.

Because I can understand one year saying "There just werent good options on the market", but you cant say that over the course of 2 years.