Summer transfer window.

That Scott is a cracking player.

I mentioned in here a few weeks ago if we where looking to add another quality CM I'd be spending cash money on him.

I don't think we'll see CM as a position that needs strengthening in the summer though.

Rightly or wrongly.

Not sure really. I think stubborn Moyes may stick with Rohl and extend Gana again. You just never know with him though.

KDH - Garner - Armstrong - Iroegbunam look to be the best four for the two CM positions. Moyes certainly doesnt appear to think so though.

An opportunity to move on Rohl (injury prone) and Alcaraz (unfancied) and add on a bit to bring in top quality.

They'll probably all be bought by Chelsea.

Its going to be a funny window.

Enzo wants out of Chelsea
Casamiro will leave United
Rodri may move
Madrid are looking at a new midfielder
RS need something
Etc etc

So there's definitely appetite around to see a lot of movement.

I wonder if it could be a good time to move on one of them. These players will have had their heads turning by agents, other players and media and may be open to a smaller jump up rather than a leap.
 
Not sure really. I think stubborn Moyes may stick with Rohl and extend Gana again. You just never know with him though.

KDH - Garner - Armstrong - Iroegbunam look to be the best four for the two CM positions. Moyes certainly doesnt appear to think so though.

An opportunity to move on Rohl (injury prone) and Alcaraz (unfancied) and add on a bit to bring in top quality.
That's a fair point...I like Rohl and Alcaraz but if you could move them on to facilitate a move for someone like Scott I'd be all in.
 
I've made a point of watching that Gray for Spurs over the past year and he's nothing special.

Baleba as well...He another bang average player who because he plays for Brighton people think he's the second coming.

I think you're way off on both of them.

Gray is 19 has been used all over the pitch and often in a midfield two against 3. Looks like their best player in most games (edit-recently) through positioning, energy, belief and quality.

Baleba has dropped off in form this season but previously was top class. Same age as Iroegbunam.

Joao Gomes has also been dropped for some games this season and he's Wolves best player.

It's interesting how theres such a mix of midfielders who could be on the move.
 
Anderson
Baleba
Joao Gomes
Gray
Scott
Tonali
Wharton

7 midfielders all linked with moves this summer.

They surely wont all be snapped up by a top 4 side.

I wonder if we could attract one of the lower priced ones.

Not a priority position but if we could move Rohl & Alcaraz on for circa £30mil then perhaps we could be in the mix.

Forgot West Hams Mateus Fernandes who seems to be pretty similar to Adam Wharton.
 
I think you're way off on both of them.

Gray is 19 has been used all over the pitch and often in a midfield two against 3. Looks like their best player in most games (edit-recently) through positioning, energy, belief and quality.

Baleba has dropped off in form this season but previously was top class. Same age as Iroegbunam.

Joao Gomes has also been dropped for some games this season and he's Wolves best player.

It's interesting how theres such a mix of midfielders who could be on the move.
Not for me those 2...Joao Gomes I agree with you on.

Good player.
 
Not for me those 2...Joao Gomes I agree with you on.

Good player.

Just rehashing the list above with Fernandes added. I could see any of these moving.

Anderson
Baleba
Joao Gomes
Fernandes
Gray
Scott
Tonali
Wharton

@hetion linked the Lorient kid as well and I think he was the poster who said Bobble had alluded to Moyes wanting a different type of midfielder this summer.

KDH
Garner
Armstrong
Iroegbunam
Gana
Rohl
Alcaraz

Think there will be some outs there and a player signed.

Clearly we wont be able to bring in the super expensive Baleba, Anderson, Tonali or Wharton.

But perhaps Joao Gomes, Gray, Fernandes or Scott as Moyes would want someone 'premier league proven'.
 
Just rehashing the list above with Fernandes added. I could see any of these moving.

Anderson
Baleba
Joao Gomes
Fernandes
Gray
Scott
Tonali
Wharton

@hetion linked the Lorient kid as well and I think he was the poster who said Bobble had alluded to Moyes wanting a different type of midfielder this summer.

KDH
Garner
Armstrong
Iroegbunam
Gana
Rohl
Alcaraz

Think there will be some outs there and a player signed.

Clearly we wont be able to bring in the super expensive Baleba, Anderson, Tonali or Wharton.

But perhaps Joao Gomes, Gray, Fernandes or Scott as Moyes would want someone 'premier league proven'.
Gomes at Wolves is a better/more exciting midfielder than Andre there, but I wonder if Andre’s actually the one we really need? A proper 6 to play between the defence and our box to boxers. Would give us more cover and competition in defensive midfield, when most of our midfielders are currently natural 8s.

I find it really interesting that one of Moyes’s first priorities last summer was apparently Pahinha who went on loan to Spurs, but - as with Tete - when we missed out, we didn’t go for any like for like replacement. It’s not hard to imagine that that’s still the type of player he wants to add to the squad - maybe even still the exact player!
 

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