The Incoming Transfers Everywhere Thread: Summer 2023

[Johnny75]

From Porto? Quick heatmap check says he likes to occupy basically the same area of the pitch as Cunha. Probably not what we want.

Lycan may know more.

He can play deep but also as a 9. Good one too but would cost the best part of £70m

 

[Jinky]

Ramos is WAY out of our league now. Another one we should have signed at the time it was originally rumoured, if there was any truth in it, of course.

 

[Alan]

No guarantee Ramos would have wanted to come here even if we'd met his valuation back then.

 

[Jack Regan]

He can play deep but also as a 9. Good one too but would cost the best part of £70m

Porto's record transfer sale is for Éder Militão at 50 million euros so doubt whether they'd hold out for that much.

Either way we ain't spending
£45 million quid on a player any time soon I wouldn't have thought, especially when we let them fleece us for Fabio.

 

[Lycan]

Evanilson is a really good player but not worth the asking price. Tbh there's not a lot of good value at the big 3 in Portugal now. Some quality players but they're all way too expensive.

 

[Alan]

Evanilson is a really good player but not worth the asking price. Tbh there's not a lot of good value at the big 3 in Portugal now. Some quality players but they're all way too expensive.

If JG and Chiqi are any evidence, we’re looking to beat those clubs in their typical hunting grounds, anyway.

Side note: Are you in Portugal these days? I forget how you became our de facto Liga Portugal Tim Vickery.

 

[Lycan]

If JG and Chiqi are any evidence, we’re looking to beat those clubs in their typical hunting grounds, anyway.

Side note: Are you in Portugal these days? I forget how you became our de facto Liga Portugal Tim Vickery.

No, I just watch a lot of the games.

Although as soon as I said there's no value in the big 3 Fabrizio Romano has given a 'here we go' to Grimaldo to Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer. Definitely missed out there.

 

[Johnny75]

No, I just watch a lot of the games.

Although as soon as I said there's no value in the big 3 Fabrizio Romano has given a 'here we go' to Grimaldo to Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer. Definitely missed out there.

Do you think he would've coped in the PL? He's very small.

 

[Lycan]

Do you think he would've coped in the PL? He's very small.

He doesn't do a lot of defending but he's quality on the ball. Hard to tell how he'd get on but he'd have been worth a shot on a free.

 

[The Bear]

Anyone think we could tempt RB Devyne Rensch from Ajax? Only cost €10m but I imagine a lot of clubs will want him.

 

[WsWolf]

You highlight the problem of xG and why people hang too much on it.

It's a broad brush metric which taken in isolation, as some stats idiots (not you) do, doesn't mean a lot.

I'm sorry I brought the bloody stupid thing up now.

Love you too Johnny. Not often we 'vibe' but I'm here for it.

 

[The Bear]

Love you too Johnny. Not often we 'vibe' but I'm here for it.

We really need a vomit smiley.

 

[WsWolf]

We really need a vomit smiley.

I wouldn't worry. We are gonna be going to be back into battle on the Fabio conundrum again within days.

 

[Tony Towner]

Seems an unusual negotiation tactic. Another opportunity for Barca to pull Jeff's pants down. Mendes clearly wants this move to happen, just the small matter of a transfer ban to overcome

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658072962891755522

 

[Kenny]

Swapsies is on

He is our player, we love him, he is ace, the future...but you know he could leave as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658074748461490188

 

[Kenny]

Seems an unusual negotiation tactic. Another opportunity for Barca to pull Jeff's pants down. Mendes clearly wants this move to happen, just the small matter of a transfer ban to overcome

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658072962891755522

strong presumption with our stance there that Neves will sign a new deal if he stays this window

 

[Kenny]

On the Barca transfer ban, isn't that lifted if they make £150m+ in player sales first?

Edit: Damn "m" was missing

 

[Tony Towner]

Other than short term salary it doesn't make sense for him to do so unless it's with a small buy out clause. He'd be better off leaving for free next Summer

 

[prawnking]

Swapsies is on

He is our player, we love him, he is ace, the future...but you know he could leave as well

https://twitter.com/x/status/1658074748461490188

Will he turn up with a face like a smacked arse a la Guedes, though?

No ta if so

 

[Tony Towner]

On the Barca transfer ban, isn't that lifted if they make £150+ in player sales first?

Yes, although it'll probably be if they promise to at some point. The way Laporta speaks he's not treating it as a real thing