The Summer 2024 Transfer Thread.

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

There had to be some bad news too…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806267058755166404

 

[pr0sl0]

Fee is being reported as €30 elsewhere. Which is about £25m.

Presumably some add-ons are getting bundled up in some of the reports.

 

[Tony Towner]

Need @Mel Evo to come back from his door knocking. He's the La Liga expert

 

[Lycan]

If 40M€ is correct that just shows how fucked the market is for good strikers at the moment. So many teams at a high level looking for a good forward.

If we're confident this is the guy we want and we can get it done then paying that kind of fee is a necessity if we want to get the deal done early. I've been impressed with us there as well, it seems we've finally started listening to the stream of managers and coaches that have been telling us every year how important it is to get transfers in before pre season. Especially with the quantity of ins & outs needed this summer. There was no way we could wait until mid August to get these deals done.

As for the player himself... I've never heard of him tbh. I must've seen him play before as I've definitely watched Celta games last season but I can't remember him standing out particularly. I do have faith in our current scouting department when they're not being forced into last minute panic buys like last season though.

 

[Kenny]

There had to be some bad news too…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806267058755166404

As a source, pretty weak



I now of course expect Fab Rom to turn up and here we go shit

 

[Tredman]

There had to be some bad news too…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1806267058755166404

I bloody love RAN. Losing him and Neto would be awful.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Liverpool aren't going to chuck that kind of money at RAN when Robertson still has at least 2-3 years at his current level in him, barring a serious injury. Got far more pressing concerns.

 

[AndyWolves]

I know it counts for nothing, but Transfermarkt have him rated at €25m, they bought him for €12m 2 years ago. If this is true and we are paying something in that region then it's transfer strategy shift number 5 or 6 from Shi

Deliberate feast and famine.

One could be forgiven for thinking that Jeff gets remunerated on the incoming and outgoings at wolves

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Liverpool aren't going to chuck that kind of money at RAN when Robertson still has at least 2-3 years at his current level in him, barring a serious injury. Got far more pressing concerns.

They also have a very capable back up to Robertson in Tsimkas...

 

[Mel Evo]

Need @Mel Evo to come back from his door knocking. He's the La Liga expert

Well, I’ve heard some exciting opinions on prisoner rehabilitation and foreign affairs this morning, so opening this thread while having a lunch break in my battle bus is definitely better news. I’m ashamed to say I don’t have much to add to Lycan’s take. Celta had some bad luck throughout last season and the Benitez thing or Aspas was all that ever really made the news. So, not really any word good or bad. Boro wanted this guy a couple of years ago I think??

 

[Jinky]

Looks better on this video. More variety of types of goals anyway.

Some lovely finishes in there. Oh, to have a forward who actually arrives in the box in key areas and gets on the end of stuff... it's been too long!

Was impressed with some of his footwork and being a fairly big unit, it looks like he can hold the ball up well & get others involved. All this posted with the disclaimer that it's taken from watching a YouTube video. Looks promising though & if the fee is around the £25m mark (rather than the £40m mark as reported earlier today) then it could be an astute signing.

 

[Banjo]

Alex Crook saying £25m.

 

[Carrotdude]

They also have a very capable back up to Robertson in Tsimkas...

Tsimikas is crap tbf other than occasionally half decent delivery. They do need a long term Robbo replacement but it would be weird for RAN to go somewhere not with the aim of him being first choice. Still think City fit him perfectly tbh but Pep would coach all the fun out of him.

 

[Jinky]

Would be extremely disappointed if we lost RAN this summer. He's an integral part of our starting 11 and we can make up the funds required by selling other members of the squad.

 

[Johnny75]

Would be extremely disappointed if we lost RAN this summer. He's an integral part of our starting 11 and we can make up the funds required by selling other members of the squad.

I think we will lose him, Kilman and Neto.

GoN then reshapes the squad. A beastly back 4, midfield 3 and mobile front 3. It's what he played at Bournemouth.

Mosquera - Elvedi - Beelen - Toti
J.Gomes
Doyle - Lemina
R.Gomes - JBL - Cunha
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Semedo out for the first 3 games and I wouldn't be surprised if he's sold.

I wonder if Lima will be cover at RB and RW.

Still leaves us a bit thin up top and we do need more cover than just Lima, Gonzales, Chirewa and Hwang.

Edit: Lemina in

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Mosquera - Elvedi - Beelen - Toti
Gomes
Doyle - J.Gomes
R.Gomes - JBL -​

That looks decent on paper. I assume you'd have Lemina over Doyle though?

 

[Johnny75]

That looks decent on paper. I assume you'd have Lemina over Doyle though?

Ah, my mistake, as good as João Gomes is he can't do two positions at once!

 

[Tony Towner]

Holy Tony Pulis Batman

 

[Johnny75]

Holy Tony Pulis Batman

Mikel Arteta and Pep do it too!

They broke everything

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Ah, my mistake, as good as João Gomes is he can't do two positions at once!

Ha! I didn't even notice that! Was just surprised you'd picked Doyle!