Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation

Adam

Yeoldhammer said:

its quite simple.

Hi City we will give you 25m for Inhenacho,
> we want to insert a buyback clause for 30m
Hi we believe if a buyback clause is to be included 40m is our mark
> this is not acceptable.
Thanks but no thanks.

I kind of disagree. We're not really in a great position to say no. We have no reliable strikers at our club. You try to negotiate but if they're adamant about the £30m then we say ok.

We then have a striker who could, hopefully, get us a good amount of goals next season.

If it was for any other position, I'd agree. But I don't see Batshuayi coming to be honest. He'll either stay or go on loan somewhere, probably to a better club than us.

Giroud, if he does leave, will go somewhere better.

If we really want Iheanacho then agree to their terms and secure a quality signing.

baracks_a_hammer

Let's go left field and take Diego costa on loan until Jan before he returns to Atletico

;lol

Bazshuayi

I was thinking on similar lines (but in a more complicated and unnecessarily hard way)

1) We get Costa on a short term contract (July to December) paying X amount for him but on condition with Chelsea that we sell him to A Madrid.
2) We sell to A Madrid in January
3) We give a massive percentage of the fee to Chelsea
4) We had a decent and highly unlikable striker for 6 months and gain financially from it on the premise of helping both Chelsea and Costa out.
5) Our generosity means we get Bazshuayi in January after Chelsea sign Lukaku and some Italian striker

Ta Da!! Much more interesting and beneficial than just taking him on loan

#IwantFFback ;weep

TwistandShout

Baz when there is no Fantasy Football ....

Bazshuayi

;puzzled

OldCastleSwift

Everton have agreed to pay £30m for Pickford.

£30m ;nonono

PrestonHammer

I think it's £15 million up front with £15 million with add ons over 5 years

steve

;hmm think we need to up our game and offer 50 million for any striker who has scored at lest one goal in the prem

SuzanneClaret

OldCastleSwift said:

Everton have agreed to pay £30m for Pickford.

£30m ;nonono

;nonono

Yeoldhammer

Fixtures come out tomorrow.

Hoping the Daves are keeping transfers under wraps and we have a deal for a striker coming in, in the next 2 weeks after internationals hopefully.

Panic mode if we reach first game of pre-season without a new striker that is desperately needed to start to gel with the team at the very start of pre-season.

Vorselaarhammer

Based on current squad Everton need a GK as much as we need a Striker...

steve

difference is Everton look like getting there man where as we .......well you know ;whistle

baracks_a_hammer

£15m plus add ons seems a lot, but two years later when he is moved on for £50m it won't.

People were similarly aghast when they paid £22m for Lukaku

McHammer

Everton, West Ham and Newcastle have all expressed interest in Brentford attacker Jota, according to Sky sources.

The Spaniard will only leave the Bees for a Premier League club and Burnley and Swansea also sent scouts to watch him towards the end of last season.

The 25-year-old is about to enter the last year of his contract - a year-long extension the club recently triggered - and he would be available for around £8m.

jay_in_cpt

I personally reckon Everton are doing good business with Pickford, while it seems a huge amount , with the talent he's already shown, IMO it's a good deal...I would have loved us to sign him, it could have solved us a keeper doubts we already have for many years to come.

IronHerb

I'd pay £30m for Butland but not Pickford

baracks_a_hammer

I still think Joe hart can be a great buy for us. In the past he has shown himself to be outstanding - that class won't have gone away. We can make him come back to his best. Still would be a good step up from what we have and his price would now for sure be a bit more depressed

IronHerb

He's currently on £175k a week.

Lukerz

Lots of speculation today we have opened talks with Giroud.

;pray

Bazshuayi

I'd guess Harts confidence has taken a knock since he was cast out by Pep.

IMO- He is a step up but....

In terms of how many points he'd save us a season ( a la Petr Cech moving to Arsenal ) I don't think it'd be significant for the bandied about 18M fee. Also, if a loan, the rumoured 75K cut in wages to 100K a week is something we dont need added to our wage structure. I'd rather we used those wages for striker(s)

In short, I don't think we need to be entering into those figures for someone who will not be much of an upgrade on ASM

Vorselaarhammer

Giroud would be fab.....

EXETERHAMMER

Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

Lots of speculation today we have opened talks with Giroud.

;pray

Although I would prefer Iheanacho, Giroud would be a fantastic acquisition!
However I don't believe he will sign.

McHammer

Manchester United's England defender Chris Smalling will be sold this summer, with West Ham, West Brom and Everton interested in the 27-year-old. (Daily Telegraph)

The Hammers will make an opening offer of £10m for Smalling, who has been at Old Trafford for seven years, although Manchester United want £15m for the former Fulham and Maidstone United player. (Daily Star)

Lukerz

Don't rate Smalling.

The sort of player who only plays for England due to his club. As soon as he drops to a smaller club he'll be straight out the England squad.

Very limited technical ability considering who he plays for and a lack of pace.

For £15m+ on another CB? Not for me.

Bazshuayi

Would rather go for Maguire at Hull than Smalling

MrsGrey

CB is our least priority, imo.

Fortuneseeker

Defence looks quite good need someone to put the ball in the back of the net. Hart wants to go back to Torino, will they have him? ;biggrin

steve

;not if they have any sence

IronHerb

Bazshuayi said:

Would rather go for Maguire at Hull than Smalling

Going to Leicester for £17m according to the Beeb.

TwistandShout

IronHerb said:

Bazshuayi said:

Would rather go for Maguire at Hull than Smalling

Going to Leicester for £17m according to the Beeb.

Ridiculously overpriced