Transfer Speculation Summer 2016 - Part IV

Diamantis_Are_Forever

Let's get down to bidness ;cool

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

So as of right now we have:

Ins
Feghouli Free
Nordveit Free
Tore £3mil loan
Martinez £2/3mil
Fletcher Free
Quina Free

Out
Tomkins £10mil
JOB free
song/moses/Emenike loan end

Sakho about to leave for £16mil, Calleri surely has got to be close now and Ayew is currently our #1 target

What we still need is 2 fullbacks for both flanks and still another natural centre forward even if calleri and Ayew come in

Still see we are linked with the Juventus lad Perreya (spelling). Think he'd be a good move as he's a very good player, but their is literally no room with him as attacking midfield is pretty complete if we complete the Ayew move

OldCastleSwift

Looking at Ex's latest column, we could be looking at Ayew, Calleri and one of Bacca and Benteke, plus Robertson or, more likely, Olsson at left back.

Would be happy with that, TBH. Still think we need cover at RB but if we go into the season proper with the following options I think we'll do well:

Adrian/Randy
Byram/Antonio ( potential weak spot ;hmm )
Cresswell/Olsson
Reid/Collins
Ogbonna/Burke or Oxford
Nordtveit/Obiang
Noble/Kouyate
Payet/Ayew
Lanzini/Samuelson
Feghouli/Tore
Carroll/Calleri
Bacca or Benteke/Fletcher

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Really can't see bacca coming, surely that move has set sail

Also can't see us stumping up the £32+mil Liverpool want for Benteke either

Would prefer Olsson to Robertson, really dont think Robertson is all that he got potential but defensively he isn't very good imo and offensively it won't be as easy to maraude like he did in the championship. And that he'd cost about £15mil which could almost get you Hector who is Germany #1 LB and only 24

Lukerz

See in the Mail that Sakho doesn't fancy WBA.

eskimoking

Champo, I rate Robertson highly, think he's a class act. £15m is steep for a LB though, having said that, I don't think it's too far off. £12m would be worth it.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Despite agreeing deals, I would be absolutely amazed if Sakho is allowed to leave before a deal for a replacement is completely nailed down.

OutcastLondoner

Alderz in the last thread said:

Outcast

He played in a front two a fair bit last season, so he CAN play in either position. He scores a lot of goals that are 'strikers' goals (getting in the box and finishing). I think he would be a very good alternative to Carroll, he would also be a good as a striker partner, and would be good behind the striker too.

I'm not convinced about him as a lone striker, but I don't think Berahino is that either.

As a straight swap for Valencia, he is an upgrade in my opinion, imo, honestly.

Yeah, I want us to sign him, whether as a replacement for Valencia or not. He's a massive upgrade on Valencia. But we need a replacement for Sakho because we aren't likely to be playing two up front based on last season. I don't know if Berahino is a traditional lone striker but when I've seen him play the position he's worked hard to pressure defences and I think he'd have more of a striker's instinct.

So yeah, sign Ayew to replace Valencia but we need someone to replace Sakho and someone who's probably going to be a lone striker a lot of the time when Carroll gets injured.

baracks_a_hammer

If we sign ayew and calleri we ain't signing anyone else up front IMO - that will be it

alderz

I can't believe anyone rates Ollson tbh. He's far worse defensively than Robertson, imo, and has never looked good in the PL.

I agree that £15m for cover at LB is not going to happen, but Olsson surely isn't the answer

HappyHammer_ish

Don't know much about Robertson...

But I don't rate Olsson at all...

OldCastleSwift

Problem we have is that any left back we go after will, in all likelihood, know that they'll be out of the team in the new year. And the board know that too so I can't see them sanctioning a deal to buy what will essentially be a back up left back for £15m.

Olsson by the sounds of it will be cheaper and perhaps more prepared to be a Premier League back-up rather than a Championship back-up, which he arguably will be at Norwich.

TwistandShout

Diame off to Newcastle

HappyHammer_ish

Ayew
Calleri
Mandzukic/Benteke
Robertson

If we did something like that, I'd be pleased...

CF: Carroll Benteke/Mandzukic Calleri Fletcher Martinez

AM: Payet Lanzini Feghouli Tore Ayew Samuelsen

DM: Noble Kouyate Nordveit Obiang Oxford

LB: Cresswell Robertson Page

CB: Ogbonna Reid Collins Burke

RB: Antonio Byram

GK: Adrian Randolph

that squad would be more than capable of competing in all 4 competitions... Though RB looks our weak spot, so if we have some change, we should aim for another one...

brookingsirons

well 2 weeks until kick off and I've had more emails about the new kit than news on a striker signing ;biggrin

brookingsirons

I need to buy sully's new book " pulling wool over your eye's " ;hmm

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

It'll be our luck that batshuyai scores against us as well

MrsGrey

;hmm So you DON'T want him to keep schtum then?

OldCastleSwift

We've allegedly offered £3m for Olsson, which has been rejected.

Seems a bit low for an international full-back with PL experience? ;hmm

OutcastLondoner

His experience in the PL has been rubbish, so £3m not bad.

TwistandShout

So many bids rejected ;lol

OldCastleSwift

OCL - Bit insulting on our part, IMO. Olsson may not be the best full-back in the world (he may not be the best full-back in Norwich), but I think for a proven international, £3m is a bit of a cheap offer.

Expat_Hammer

OCS - a bit like some of the offers I had when I worked in the car trade ;lol

brookingsirons

it just gets better everyday , is it worth sometimes asking the selling club these 2 simple questions -

1, is the player for sale yes/no

2, what is your realistic valuation . ( then negotiate )

send in realistic offer .

I fi remember rightly we sold Jarvis to them for a knock down price so perhaps
they might come back with what they want rather than play silly beggars .

MrsGrey

Jarvis was already on loan to them and only had 6 months of his West ham contract to run when they signed him in January. The (reported) fee was £2.5m, when they could have had him for nowt at the end of the season.

Olsson is also in the last year of his contract with Norwich.

I wonder if WHU hope the player will agitate for a move to the PL, thus adding to pressure on Norwich to sell at a reasonable price.

PS, nothing wrong (imo) with going in with a bid lower than you are prepared to pay - it's part of the negotiation process. Just like the selling club is likely to ask for a very high price.

brookingsirons

only Fools and Horses springs to mind , we going down the market to get a bargin
Rodney ( David gold ) Del Boy is played by ( David Sullivan ) Cassandra is played by (Karan Brady )

This time next year we'll be in the top 4 ;biggrin

brookingsirons

;whistle ;wink

brookingsirons

Young Jack is playing Damion ;biggrin

IronHerb

;nonono

pardewalegend

The question is will the addition of Olsson make us stronger at left back than last season
Yes
So again it's improving squad
He will be a decent back up for cressy

IronHerb

So Olsson makes us stronger than last season at LB and he gets dropped as soon as Cressy is fit. How does that work?