The Incoming Transfers Everywhere Thread: Summer 2023

[Lycan]

It also reads like there is a brief to sign British and Irish players, given the 2 who have come in. Lage said that's what he wanted, think that's what he was told

Well we do need more homegrown players. Sitting right on the threshold is very restrictive.

 

[Johnny75]

I think he’s better with his distribution and a calmer keeper. People need to realise where our home crowd are with Sa.

Johnstone's distribution is rubbish, can't think and too slow with it. His strength is shot stopping, the same as Sa.

Both aren't great positionally, Johnstone is more consistent but slower in thought than Sa.

Just seems like a downgrade to me

 

[Johnny75]

Well we do need more homegrown players. Sitting right on the threshold is very restrictive.

Don't think we are now are we?

Sa, Semedo, Lemina, Gomes, Traore, Neto, Cunha, Hwang, Sarabia, Sasa, RAN, Toti.

Only 12 registered.

Edit: Assuming Guedes, Jonny, Podence, Nunes and Jordao all leave.

 

[Tony Towner]

Fwiw as he was on the bench yesterday Jonny. Posted before the edit

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Cunha's insta post regarding Nunes suggests that deal is as good as done.

 

[Templeton Peck]

Cunha's insta post regarding Nunes suggests that deal is as good as done.

It's his birthday

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It's his birthday

Ah cool, that makes sense too

 

[PuntsWolf]

It also reads like there is a brief to sign British and Irish players, given the 2 who have come in. Lage said that's what he wanted, think that's what he was told

Wasn’t it Lopetegui who said he wanted a more British core?

 

[Tony Towner]

He did, but I thought Lage said it beforehand, may be mistaken though

 

[Alan]

That feels like a line we’ve used intermittently for a few years now.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

That feels like a line we’ve used intermittently for a few years now.

Not really, from February 2018 to December 2022 - so nearly five full years - we barely signed a British/Irish player. The homegrown core (Coady, Doherty in his first spell, Ruddy, Bennett) were all here before then.

Only been redressed this calendar year.

 

[Alan]

Not really, from February 2018 to December 2022 - so nearly five full years - we barely signed a British/Irish player. The homegrown core (Coady, Doherty in his first spell, Ruddy, Bennett) were all here before then.

Only been redressed this calendar year.

We've used the line IIRC, not necessarily followed it.

What I mean is that up to this point, it's sounded as meaningful as the FFP stuff.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think we ever said it Not before this January anyway.

 

[Alan]

Your memory definitely beats the shit out of mine, so I must withdraw!

 

[prawnking]

Unless you're buying shit or old players, I wouldn't have thought the British market was somewhere you want to shop regularly if you're supposedly skint

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1695811279187779971

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I can just about get onside with us not changing it this window because of all the other upheaval but I want this to be his last season as our #1. Plus he's already here to 2026.

 

[big mean bunny]

I think it says everything about our summer that news would please me.

I had keeper and CB as our key targets, but then I was foolishly thinking a top 10 push.

 

[YoungWolf]

Sources: Wolves push for £8m Nico Elvedi signing to meet first of three O'Neil transfer demands

Wolves are pushing ahead to seal a move for Swiss international Nico Elvedi before the close of the transfer window, TEAMtalk understands.

www.teamtalk.com

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Elvedi wasn't even on the bench for Gladbach yesterday (got gubbed 0-3 at home by Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen), he's almost certainly off *somewhere*.

I hope all the dragging on of the deal/Kilman being shite so we just want ANYONE doesn't raise expectations unrealistically if he does sign though - he's a decent player, he's not peak Lescott/Boly.