Summer 2023 Transfer Thread

[Pidge]

He gets us.

[an tha]

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

Its pretty simple; we signed a 30 year old from Stuttgart to replace him. So, forget what he looked like last season, what you miss about him is simply that he hasnt yet been replaced adequately in the long term. 

As far as i am concerned the midfield business needs looking at in totallity and Fabinho was as guilty as anyone for the absolute black hole it had become.

 

Him going was 100% right IMHO and for me it is not necessarily about 1 for 1 like for like replacements.

 

Fabinho enjoyed all his best time with us in a formation that we are increasingly moving away from - my view is our midfield now has a lot of the attributes it was so sorely lacking last season and we don't and won't miss Fabinho at all as we continue to evolve with the midfield and the team as a whole.

[TD_LFC]

6 minutes ago, John102 said:

Now that Palmer is confirmed, Wiki suggests Chelsea's squad is now 36, with 16 out on loan.

 

Picture a Billion pound squad in your mind and then go look at that list of 52 players.

[3 Stacks]

8 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

Some rumours of Jean-Clair Todibo coming here.

 

Thoughts @3 Stacks

I like him, but he is a bit of an odd profile. I wouldnt think we would be in for him because he is somehow awful the air despite being 6 foot 3 and having a big frame. He is strong in ground duels though and fast as fuck. He has really long strides. He would be well suited to defend the big spaces between CB and RB. He is also classy on the ball and good at running with it. Barcelona signed him when he was a kid. Didnt really use him, but they saw his ability. 

 

Basically, really good qualities except for in the air. 

[Section_31]

1 minute ago, 3 Stacks said:

Basically, really good qualities except for in the air. 

 

 

[KMD7]

19 minutes ago, an tha said:

I honestly don't get this.

 

He was absolutlely awful last season.

 

His passing was terrible - a big reason why we came under presssure so much, his attempts at tackling were often embarrassing - either embarrassingly late or just straight up incapable of getting ball and he was run past and through with ridiculous ease.

 

He looked shot to fuck. I don't think a player comes back from that - not at his age and with the high mileage on his clock.

 

I am interested to see what it is you miss about him and what you think he'd add to us now - as I just can't see what he could....

Agreed. 

 

He's had a few niggly injuries in his time with us too which have probably took it's toll on his body as well.  Phenomenal player for us though at his best but the time was right for him to leave, and it looks like he felt the same way.

[bizzle10]

13 minutes ago, Special K said:

What the fuck is going on a Chelsea?? £43 million on a City teenager.

They definitely got oil money in the background football is fucked 

[RobbieOR]

We're not signing nobody else unless they're English. We sign another non home grown player after Gravenberch and someone cant be registered. 

[Ronnie Whelan]

Jesus, the media are desparate for Mo to go. I suppose it's possibly a huge story for them, but their precious brand, will take a huge hit. Latest is it may go to 200 million. 

 

Anyhow, if we sign two very good players today after Gravenberch, I think he's on his way. Right now,  I think it's a load of shite.

[an tha]

4 minutes ago, KMD7 said:

Agreed. 

 

He's had a few niggly injuries in his time with us too which have probably took it's toll on his body as well.  Phenomenal player for us though at his best but the time was right for him to leave, and it looks like he felt the same way.

Good servant of club - at his peak was boss.

 

But wow what a sharp decline. Fair point about the niggles - combined with so many games and the nature of the job asked to do - he was like a a 5 year old car that has 15 years worth of mileage....

[Section_31]

Nah no way we'd sell Sallah now. It's all bollocks. I'd love to rub his head, even without permission. 

[Scott_M]

Bergkamp resigning for Inter. 

 

[El Rojo]

23 minutes ago, an tha said:

I honestly don't get this.

 

He was absolutlely awful last season.

 

His passing was terrible - a big reason why we came under presssure so much, his attempts at tackling were often embarrassing - either embarrassingly late or just straight up incapable of getting ball and he was run past and through with ridiculous ease.

 

He looked shot to fuck. I don't think a player comes back from that - not at his age and with the high mileage on his clock.

 

I am interested to see what it is you miss about him and what you think he'd add to us now - as I just can't see what he could....

It depends on individual judgement calls. Some of us saw an improvement in the second half of last season and also think the addition of two energetic midfield colleagues would have greatly benefited him.

 

Anyway, all academic now.

[sh#t waffle]

2 minutes ago, RobbieOR said:

We're signing nobody else unless they're English. We sign another non home grown player after Gravenberch and someone cant be registered. 

Not that I think we'll sign anyone else, but Gravenberch is U21 so don't think he takes up a space this season?

[TD_LFC]

2 minutes ago, RobbieOR said:

We're not signing nobody else unless they're English. We sign another non home grown player after Gravenberch and someone cant be registered. 

 

We have 1 non-HG spot after Gravenberch for PL purposes.

 

Gravenberch qualifies as an U21 player.

[RobbieOR]

Just now, sh#t waffle said:

Not that I think we'll sign anyone else, but Gravenberch is U21 so don't think he takes up a space this season?

 

He does in Europe apparently. 

[an tha]

1 minute ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

Jesus, the media are desparate for Mo to go. I suppose it's possibly a huge story for them, but their precious brand, will take a huge hit. Latest is it may go to 200 million. 

 

Anyhow, if we sign two very good players today after Gravenberch, I think he's on his way. Right now,  I think it's a load of shite.

It was pathetic on sky yesterday.

 

BBC have his pic on the headline transfer day page

[CapeRed]

9 minutes ago, bizzle10 said:

They definitely got oil money in the background football is fucked 

Another long contract 7 years.

[CapeRed]

17 minutes ago, TD_LFC said:

 

Picture a Billion pound squad in your mind and then go look at that list of 52 players.

And yet the chubby hamster said he wanted a squad of 25. Fuckin joke of a club.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

43 minutes ago, Jurgen Knows said:

Tonight:

 

AS Roma vs AC Milan

Borussia Dortmund vs FC Heidenheim

Nantes vs Marseille

 

Take your pick.
 

All are better than Luton vs West Ham

How many of them do you support?

[3 Stacks]

29 minutes ago, an tha said:

As far as i am concerned the midfield business needs looking at in totallity and Fabinho was as guilty as anyone for the absolute black hole it had become.

 

Him going was 100% right IMHO and for me it is not necessarily about 1 for 1 like for like replacements.

 

Fabinho enjoyed all his best time with us in a formation that we are increasingly moving away from - my view is our midfield now has a lot of the attributes it was so sorely lacking last season and we don't and won't miss Fabinho at all as we continue to evolve with the midfield and the team as a whole.

Except, he wouldnt have gone if it wasnt for Saudi Arabia. Him leaving is just circumstance. It was not part of any sort of plan.

 

And of course its about 1 for 1 replacements in his case. We were so desperate for a similar player that we went against what we usually do and signed, I repeat, a 30 year old from Stuttgart, that granted, the manager seems to rate, but that isnt good. 

 

 

[Ronnie Whelan]

9 minutes ago, an tha said:

It was pathetic on sky yesterday.

 

BBC have his pic on the headline transfer day page

Tell you what An tha, if Mo does go, that's a real statement signing for the Saudis and you have to think it's the first of many statement signings in the next twelve to eighteen months. Guess who that really impacts - yeah Sky the stupid twats!

 

 

[YNWAViking]

Regarding Todibo.... There was a private jet from Nice to Liverpool earlier today. 

 

Grasping at straws I know. 

[clangers]

Chelsea's spending from the guardian under Boehly. Mind blowing to spend that much and still appear to be a very average looking team missing several key positions. The only question is can they get across the billion pound mark today?

 

Summer 2022 transfer window

• Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) - £47.5m

• Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) - £34m

• Gabriel Slolina (Chicago Fire) - £8.1m

• Carney Chukwuemeka (Aston Villa) - £20m

• Marc Cucurella (Brighton) - £60m

• Cesare Casadei (Inter Milan) - £16.8m

• Wesley Fofana (Leicester) - £70m

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) - £12m

Summer 2022 total - £268.4m

Winter transfer window 2023

• Benoit Badiashile (Monaco) - £35m

• David Datro Fofana (Molde) - £10.6m

• Andrey Santos (Vasco da Gama) - £16m

• Joao Felix (Atletico Madrid, loan fee) - £10m

• Mykhailo Mudryk (Shakhtar Donetsk) - £90m

• Noni Madueke (PSV) - £30m

• Malo Gusto (Lyon) - £26m

• Enzo Fernandez (Benfica) - £106.8m

• Jimmy-Jay Morgan (Southampton) - £3m

Winter total - £327.4m

Summer 2023

• Nicolas Jackson (Villarreal) - £32m

• Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) - £53m

• Angelo Gabriel (Santos) - £13m

• Lesley Ugochukwu (Rennes) - £23m

• Axel Disasi (Monaco) - £38m

• Robert Sanchez (Brighton) - £25m

• Moises Caicedo (Brighton) - £115m

• Romeo Lavia (Southampton) - £58m

• Cole Palmer (Manchester City) – £40m

Summer 2023 total - £397m

Full total: £992.8m

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

36 minutes ago, an tha said:

It was pathetic on sky yesterday.

 

BBC have his pic on the headline transfer day page

Dharmesh Sheth’s sources understand that he is a bullshit artist who follows Grizz Khan. Fucking no mark ‘tap-in merchant’