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Summer 2022 Transfer Window

big mean bunny said:
I mean our wage turnover was high in the Swiss Ramble report wasn't it, higher than West Ham for example. So I can see the theory potentially behind some sort of strategy on that.

Some of the thinking on analytics is that wage spending is actually a better indicator of league finishing positon than transfer spending. I get that might seem simple but you do get lots of clubs (Sunderland I can think of in the prem) would spend a lot on fees but have the wrong players from it due to keeping an eye on wages.
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His analysis didn't include the Euro bonuses so I'm not sure how accurate it was.

And we were about right for a Euro qualified club.
 
The Bion said:
We already did it replacing Rui with Sa. It has more or less worked out (your mileage on this will vary, and indeed varies quite a lot amongst users of this forum) in that instance - here or there is not necessarily a bad thing.

Doing it to like half the team is a bit riskier. Not that it can't be done, but it would be a hell of a thing to pull off.

I guess hypothetically replacing Marcal with Giles would be another one upcoming.
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This the thing. They'd have to get it spot on and with the transfer business in the last couple of season I don't blame anyone who has doubts about that.
 
Saiss, Boly and Dendoncker are ones who I assume have quite high wages who we could probably get cheaper alternatives for what they offer, so I can see the logic there.

I don’t know what Marcal is on but we already have Giles who can do a better job than him.

We desperately need a couple of midfielders this summer though
 
Saiss > Toti
Marcal > Giles
Moutinho > Cundle
Neves > MGW?

You then add a couple of new signings to the mix too & all of a sudden we’ve saved thousands.

Big ask of the players above to step up and perform as consistently well as the outgoings. Moutinho should be getting his contract renewed, but I doubt we’ll give him what he wants.

I’m more confident of us finding someone better than Donk, for less money.

We really should be looking at finding a suitable long term replacement for Raul, too. But I suspect that will be one too many.
 
Yeah, saw that yesterday. At 130k a week, they are welcome to him I'm afraid.
If we're not looking at Trincao long term, then does this lend more credence to the rafa Silva speculation I wonder?
 
lemonjelly said:
Yeah, saw that yesterday. At 130k a week, they are welcome to him I'm afraid.
If we're not looking at Trincao long term, then does this lend more credence to the rafa Silva speculation I wonder?
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More likely we'll just give Gibbs-White a chance IMO. Hwang, Podence, Neto, Gibbs-White & Chiquinho as inside forwards, Raúl, Fábio and a big lump central.
 
Article on SSN saying about 50 players likely to move this summer. Neves isn’t mentioned.

Clearly means he’s staying. Panic over
 
Unless we make europe, he has to move on in summer for the sake of his career. Loathe as I am to say it mind.
 
Nope.

He isn't going to base his next move on whether Wolves are in the UEFA Europa Conference League or not. Either he thinks his time here is up (after five brilliant years, which is longer than anyone thought he'd stay) and he needs a bigger stage, or he's happy enough here, settled, very much the star player, and he stays.
 
Deutsch Wolf said:
Nope.

He isn't going to base his next move on whether Wolves are in the UEFA Europa Conference League or not. Either he thinks his time here is up (after five brilliant years, which is longer than anyone thought he'd stay) and he needs a bigger stage, or he's happy enough here, settled, very much the star player, and he stays.
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Totally agree, i feel some of us have a bit of an inferiority complex regarding Neves and Wolves. He's adored, the main man and will likely be our biggest earner, he is playing on the biggest domestic stage in the world and starts every week.

There are not many clubs he could move to where his profile would be higher, and where he would be absolutely guaranteed that he'd start every week.

Look at Grealish, would he prefer to be back at Villa and idolised? Probably.
 
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The "I want X or I'm off" in terms of European involvement only really applies at clubs like United, Arsenal and Spurs and the player wants Champions League and nothing else will do, because they definitively belong at that level and they were promised the club would get there/were previously accustomed to always playing there. Think Bale when he left Spurs.

None of that applies with Neves or Wolves.
 
Elephant Pyjamas said:
Totally agree, i feel some of us have a bit of an inferiority complex regarding Neves and Wolves. He's adored, the main man and will likely be our biggest earner, he is playing on the biggest domestic stage in the world and starts every week.

There are not many clubs he could move to where his profile would be higher, and where he would be absolutely guaranteed that he'd start every week.

Look at Grealish, would he prefer to be back at Villa and idolised? Probably.
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Both Madrids, Barca, both Manchester clubs, Chelsea, Liverpool, PSG, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Napoli, Bayern, Dortmund are all clubs that Neves would move to in a heartbeat.
 
Yep, he's outgrown us. It's not going to be a Bully doesn't want to move from Norton Canes situation. We don't even pay him that well. He's worth £100k+ per week, not sure we'll give that sort of contract out. He'll leave and he should much as I don't want him to.
 
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