The Summer 2018 Transfer Thread

[Tony Towner]

I'd agree on Alf, with Bonatini I still think he's the best route to our top form with Cav on the one side and Jota on the other, I agree he was awful on Saturday but Nuno needs to find a way to unlock what he can do for the team again. If that's telling him we will sign him in the Summer then so be it, we can move him on for the same money if need be anyway. Costa isn't the player he was last year which for whatever reason (not thinking he's 100% fit, scared of injury or not liking not being the star) I think is in his head, Saturday cemented that view for me. I understand why for the last few games Nuno wanted to get all of Jota, Cav and Costa on the pitch at the same time, but in doing so by and large he's putting two out of the their best position and the one who is in his has been the weakest.

 

[Alan]

N'Diaye is never going for £10m Alan, don't be silly.

If Coquelin can...

 

[White Wolf]

Coquelin looked decent at times for Arsenal. N'Diaye looked generally poor in the Prem for both Sunderland and Hull, with the odd exception in the case of the latter.

We have effectively spent 2M on him for the loan then, plus whatever initial fee there was, and that's fine for this level. But for next year we need better.

 

[Banjo]

Coquelin looked decent at times for Arsenal. N'Diaye looked generally poor in the Prem for both Sunderland and Hull, with the odd exception in the case of the latter.

We have effectively spent 2M on him for the loan then, plus whatever initial fee there was, and that's fine for this level. But for next year we need better.

Agree with all of that. To me, he's one of those midfielders that fans notice because he gets around, tries hard and is a threat in the opposition box in a way that other central midfielders aren't. However, the first job of a CM in our system is to be creative from deep, which he isn't. His touch isn't all that good at times, he gives the ball away and his mid-to-long range passing is often wayward or hit in hope. I know we've been spoilt with Neves - and I know Saiss had a pretty crap game against Fulham too - but the difference is that Saiss can do what's needed of him in this system when he's having a good game. Even on his best day, I don't think N'Diaye can.

 

[lemonjelly]

I'd agree on Alf, with Bonatini I still think he's the best route to our top form with Cav on the one side and Jota on the other, I agree he was awful on Saturday but Nuno needs to find a way to unlock what he can do for the team again. If that's telling him we will sign him in the Summer then so be it, we can move him on for the same money if need be anyway. Costa isn't the player he was last year which for whatever reason (not thinking he's 100% fit, scared of injury or not liking not being the star) I think is in his head, Saturday cemented that view for me. I understand why for the last few games Nuno wanted to get all of Jota, Cav and Costa on the pitch at the same time, but in doing so by and large he's putting two out of the their best position and the one who is in his has been the weakest.

Agree with much of this.
Personally, I'd bin off Alf. Sign Bonatini, as he can affect play, and can offer us a style of playing too. It is possible that Bonatini could be a plan B in the PL. I'd be possibly looking at another striker as a first choice. Arguably, Nuno & the coaching team could be preparing Mir for life in the PL now.

 

[lemonjelly]

If fulham don't make it, Sessegnon would be worth pursuing. Likely to have a strong chance of game time here too.

Sessegnon will be heading to a Champions League team. Way out of our league, even allowing for what we are now.

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after speaking with you & kenny, with both of you suggesting spurs as a more likely destination, just read elsewhere that spurs are about to table a £35m bid...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fulham want £50m. Forget it.

 

[BillyDee]

Coming from a Spurs town, the fans tell me that he was approached by Spurs last summer, but he wanted one more year playing in the Championship rather than sitting on the bench in the PL. Supposedly there was a Gentleman's agreement that Spurs would have first dibs this Summer. They are now bricking it that Man City will gazump them.

 

[big mean bunny]

He'd be great at City as could play lb and just live in the other teams half.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Not unexpected speculation

Reckon that, assuming that we do go up, that we can get him to stay for at least the first year (after that then depends how we do)

If we didn't then we all know that it would be hard to hold onto him - significant profit would ensue though.

 

[The Bear]

That'll be £50m please Jose.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

2 lines in that story. Not a chance will they be interested yet. And we won't sell.

 

[Tony Towner]

There are only 2 ways that Neves leaves in the Summer. The first is we don't go up, the second is he goes to the World Cup, gets in the team and has a stormer

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

And then we get £60-£70m judging by bonkers inflation of fees

 

[Parkins left foot]

There are only 2 ways that Neves leaves in the Summer. The first is we don't go up, the second is he goes to the World Cup, gets in the team and has a stormer

Either way we will achieve a massive profit - then take the next one off the Mendes conveyor belt

 

[Keef]

Anyone thought that he might not want to go anywhere? You can sit on the bench for Man Utd or play regularly for wolves and be the star player,he could be settled here in the midlands with his missus and little un,I suppose if uncle Jorge tells him to go,he might not have a choice

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Uncle Jorge isn't going to be necessarily wanting him to move. He will probably earn a fee of decent size by negotiating a new Neves deal in the summer anyway.

 

[Alan]

Can't see Mendes forcing his players to go anywhere they don't want to go. Bad business for everyone.

 

[AndyWolves]

Let's be realistic, if man u are serious he'll be off

 

[Jinky]

Let's be realistic, if man u are serious he'll be off

Not a chance. They won't pay the fee we (or Mendes) stipulates until he has at least 12 months in the PL under his belt.

I reckon we'll see Neves stay at Wolves for another couple of seasons.