Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation (continued)

Pearces_Left_Foot

He is reported to be flying in for his medical this week

Giant_Hammer

Pearces, he'll probably plead insanity. ;biggrin

HappyHammer_ish

I really think we need a winger after carvalho... feel as though Ayew isn't a winger... which leaves us with Antonio, Arnie and snodgrass ( who should be on his way out too) so we literally have two wingers... not enough for a season imo

OutcastLondoner

We seem to have gone from having too many wingers to barely enough.

As a winger, I think Ayew is best on the left. Otherwise, he's more of a roaming supporting striker.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Is Adama Traore still at Boro?

Vorselaarhammer

There is a vote on the 07th Sep to end the transfer window by the start of the season, so around 3 weeks earlier than at the moment.

http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40931420

Bazshuayi

Seems apt that a Transfer issue should be discussed on my birthday! ;lol

mike

What we need and what we get is two things.

If we get carvalho ;pray i think that could be it for this transfer window.

ASLEFshrugged

Under the proposals, Premier League sides would not be able to add to their squads once the season begins.

However, clubs from other European leagues could sign players from England in line with their own domestic deadlines.

Does anyone else think that's a daft idea? If a club got a good offer for a player from a big club like Real Madrid then they'd either have to accept it and not be able to replace the player or reject it and possibly have a player in a Payet-like sulk until the January transfer window.

Yeoldhammer

I think its a good idea but it needs all the other domestic leagues from across Europe to follow suit to really work. I just don't see it happening.

Dodger58

I don't think we need other European Leagues to follow suit. Or alternatively we could stop playing football in the middle of the cricket season, start the EPL later and make all the dates fit.

Yeoldhammer

Impossible to start it later, they already find it difficult enough fitting in extra games, let alone more if you take off the start of the season.

You couldn't extend the PL season either as this would clash with Internationals.

MrsGrey

Dodger58 said:

I don't think we need other European Leagues to follow suit.

If they don't then there's no point changing it. As Aslef says, it won't lead to a 'settled squad' for the start of the league, as other clubs in Europe can still come in and take your players.

Vorselaarhammer

I don't think the European thing is a problem for most English teams.

Only a few teams in Europe can take players from England if the English club doesn't want to sell them

This won't change, the teams that are effected will be the top 6 as the only clubs that will have players that Barca Madrid etc want.

Pearces_Left_Foot

I think the Russian and Chinese windows are open after ours close already so I can't see it being a problem . I would prefer it was done and dusted by the start of the season.

alderz

I think it's a problem, because the Chinese and Russian leagues aren't an appear to most of the big players. It seems to me that it would severely impact our league if we couldn't bring new players in but the likes of Coutinho, De Gea, Hazard get poached to other leagues.

Pearces_Left_Foot

Until is happens it will be hard to tell, big clubs will always poach players but if the window is closed the selling club will be less inclined to sell and English clubs are in the strongest position in years to hold on to their players. If a player throws a strop because a big club comes in for them they can do that anytime . Players will know if they want a move they are more likely to get it before the deadline.

adecoker

Vorselaarhammer said:

the teams that are effected will be the top 6 as the only clubs that will have players that Barca Madrid etc want.

The top 6 and West Ham. Julien Faubert went to Real Madrid. Perhaps that's the reason why Robert Snodgrass wasn't involved on Sunday..

Vorselaarhammer

;hmm

BREAKING: West Ham will turn to Porto midfielder Danilo Pereira as the £31m move for William Carvalho has stalled.

[Mirror]

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.claretandhugh.info/carvalho-talks-go-on-despite-new-target-report/

eskimoking

See this is a load of rubbish. It was reported last week that a decision wouldn't be made until after the qualifiers. Now they're trying to make out it's stalled. Just go away journalists.

buffybegood

Surely most clubs in most of the major leagues would prefer to have a settled side once the season starts. No reason not to have the summer transfer window across all European leagues to close on 31st July. All business is resolved before any of the major leagues start, clubs in most leagues have a week or 2 to get all new signings settled before the season starts.

It's so logical it will never happen ;doh

MunichHammer

A transfer window from 01/06 to 31/07 would be perfect. It would mean the clubs start with a settled side and almost 9 weeks should be more than enough to arrange transfers.

MrsGrey

;hmm I could see problems because of the impact of the summer competitions (World Cup, European Cup) which would basically take a month out of that window. Leaving about 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after to do transfers. I can't see clubs, players or agents being too keen.

Bazshuayi

with our record of new signings getting injured straight away. do West Ham, really want the window closing as the season starts ;hmm

thornburyiron

Mrs G it needs 14 PL clubs to vote for it and according to SSN a majority of clubs have reported they're in favour of it so it could possibly get through.

SuzanneClaret

To me it has never made any sense that the window remains open after the season has started. It should open midnight of the last day of the season at close midnight a day or two before the season starts again.

thornburyiron

It opens on 1 July because most contracts run until the end of June but a simple change to make contracts expire 31 May would enable window to run from 1 June until say 15 August.

grey_til_I_dye

It would probably close on someone's fingers...

MrsGrey

Which season, suz? PL? Championship?

I wonder what would happen if the window was for new signings AND sellings.... ;hmm That would get round the problem of the window closing here but European clubs being able to still buy your players leaving you no time to get in a replacement.