The Incoming Transfers Everywhere Thread: Summer 2023

[Kenny]

Giles isn't a LB at all, not at PL level anyway.

Carrick has played him as a LB since taking over. Haven't seen a single game of theirs though to know how he is doing really

(if you like my in-depth analysis, stick around loads more where that came from)

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Michael Carrick had a mullet back in 2004, I'm not trusting his judgement.

 

[Tony Towner]

Early 21st Century hairstyle critique from this guy

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That was 2002, totally different.

 

[Carsy]

If we could get a decent fee for RAN, I wouldn’t be against it. With Bueno stepping up to the plate especially. We have more pressing needs than our left back, so if selling RAN means we invest in certain areas where we need, then fine.

If we can keep him and still invest, even better

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Grimaldo played (briefly!) for Lopetegui with Spain U21s.

 

[Carsy]

Grimaldo played (briefly!) for Lopetegui with Spain U21s.

Conspiracy theory

 

[The Bear]

If he's managed by Mendes then it's already a done deal ay it.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Giles is getting top class reviews at Boro. If they come up, you could have a MGW style situation and maybe get £10m from nowhere. Or alternatively keep him to compete with Bueno and sell RAN, although I still think the latter has the highest ceiling of all 3

Think Bueno is ahead already and he’s barely played professional football comparitively. Better in possession, probably best delivery in the club and is getting better defensively. RANs dribbling is crazy at times but the end product is rarely there, either refusing to cross/shoot or doing it badly.

I’d pick Bueno first everytime if both were fit

 

[Tony Towner]

RAN is the better defender when his head is in the game. I appreciate yesterday's jog, doesn't really reinforce that view.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Yes but I expect Bueno to improve there. I’d say the improvement is already immeasurable since his first few outings.

The problem is his head isn’t always in the game, but that view can be distorted by him looking like his half soaked 100% of the time.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Not great on the goal yesterday but maybe the manager shouldn't have pointlessly switched system and left us a disorganised mess when we'd spent 25 minutes miles on top.

I just think it's a way the club might look at balancing it financially. We can't own all the players all the time. I like RAN, I don't actively want to sell him. Grimaldo is free (for accounting purposes) and we could get £25m for RAN maybe.

 

[Alan]

I know time is a flat circle and all, but the lack of date on this thread is really throwing me.

 

[The Bear]

Easily fixed.

 

[Alan]

This is how my clients must feel when I implement a new app feature...

 

[Nando]

Angers are owed a thick end of anything we'd get for RAN, aren't they? We have the option to buy them out if it back to the price originally agreed,but even if we were to accept £25m (which I suspect is fanciful in any case), we're not going to be making a substantive profit from it.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Angers are owed a thick end of anything we'd get for RAN, aren't they? We have the option to buy them out if it back to the price originally agreed,but even if we were to accept £25m (which I suspect is fanciful in any case), we're not going to be making a substantive profit from it.

Looks good on the books though. As two years of his amortisation has gone. And Grimaldo "costs" nothing.

 

[Kenny]

Angers are owed a thick end of anything we'd get for RAN, aren't they? We have the option to buy them out if it back to the price originally agreed,but even if we were to accept £25m (which I suspect is fanciful in any case), we're not going to be making a substantive profit from it.

50% of any fee but we can buy that out for £10m.

So fingers crossed Chelsea want him...

 

[PuntsWolf]

Hmmmm. We’d have amortised like £4m and still £6m left. We’d have to pay around £10m to Angers and then pocket the lot if we sold him at £25m which I doubt the market would be there. So we’re not really making any money on the books there.

So only £9m for the books

 

[Wilf Wolf]

If Bueno is going to be first choice do we need Grimaldo and equally would he want to come? Obviously we need backup but I’d imagine we could bring someone in on far lower wages than Grimaldo would command.