Transfer rumours and speculation to take us through to summer.

BubblesNeverDies

Grey,
https://www.90min.com/posts/6176917-watford-captain-troy-deeney-lifts-lid-on-how-he-copes-with-battling-mental-health-issues

MrsGrey

While I'm all for removing the stigma of mental illness, I think reporting sometimes lacks nuance.

There's a difference between a clinical diagnosis of mental illness, and someone having 'issues' although the press tends to not make much of a distinction.

(This isn't particularly directed at Try Deeney, nor is in intended to make light of those who experience emotional anguish or unhappiness.)

Hamstew

grey_til_I_dye said:

Ham

Although he has spoken openly about his mental health issues, so maybe should get cut a bit of slack?

Grey I was talking about on the field. Asking for fouls moaning at ref etc...

McHammer

I hear Vincent is leaving city and that we may be linked

I hear lots of things

I see dead people, all around us like regular people...

grey_til_I_dye

McH

As long as you don't start seeing clowns...

McHammer

I see one!! Heeeeelp

MrsGrey

McHammer said:

When do released players typically get announced?

Not sure, but transfer window dates are here https://www.premierleague/news/1220224

{edit - I've just read elsewhere that the clubs will announce their retained/released lists over the next few days... 3rd Saturday in May is the deadline, acc to PL website}

And at the bottom of this article, links to FAQs like how many loans allowed and what about work permits ... https://www.premierleague.com/news/1213395

IronHerb

EPL fixtures to be announced on 13th June.

Expat_Hammer

IronHerb said:

EPL fixtures to be announced on 13th June.

Yeah, but we still have to wait until the 10th of August to the kick off :weep:

I didn't want it to end this year with that finish we had

OldCastleSwift

Man City away.

Nailed on.

OldCastleSwift

Oh, and Ex seems to have dismissed the Cuellar stories.

WHU_Champo_league_in_7_years

Good

I'm all for finding the next Balbuena from a 'weak' league, but balbuena didnt cost £25mil

Too risky for that type of money

alderz

For every Balbuena you have a Valencia, Barrera and Ilan.

(I personally liked Ilan but yknow)

OldCastleSwift

Ilan was pretty decent. I'll never forget his flying header against Everton.

Guillermo Franco was handy, too.

But yeah, for that reported fee it would be too big a risk.

alderz

Franco :bowdown:

Cuz1

Sky saying oxford to Augsburg for £3 million

steve

:nonono:

alderz

Honestly, I don’t have a problem with that. I’d hope it would be £3m + 40% of any future deal or something like that, though. He’s obviously not going to make it here, and his 20k pw would be better spent elsewhere.

I wanted it to work so bad, but we all know it won’t.

steve

What happend to the 8-10 m we kept hearing about

alderz

None of the rumours (including this one) have ever been substantiated, so just us seeing it written down isn’t ever enough to go on.

OR

He’s been in a very poorly performing defence it wouldn’t shock me if his valuation had dropped a lot.

MrsGrey

steve said:

What happend to the 8-10 m we kept hearing about

I don't know. Why not see if the people/media who claimed 8-10m was on offer have any explanation....

... or, indeed, any foundation at all for those figures?

Cuz1

It was on sky but they do get things wrong though, my original post of the figure was meant really to how much is alleged stock had fallen in a short space of time

Pearces_Left_Foot

http://www.insidefutbol.com/2019/05/15/claim-from-portugal-celtic-target-set-for-exit-west-ham-tipped-as-destination/420233/

Marega from Porto linked again :hmm:

steve

:hmm: Looks a bit of a beast......... :sofa:

Pearces_Left_Foot

Would make a good drinking game go to the pub look up newsnow and have to neck a drink every time Mitrovic/Gomez/Shelvey/Cahill/Welbeck are mentioned :beer:

ammerinaberdeen

Wouldn’t do my head any good :wahoo:

Yeoldhammer

so plucked off KUMB but is a breakdown of Exwhuemployees first batch of Transfer speculation.



- Willy Caballero as the short term new back-up Keeper should he leave Chelsea on a free this summer;

- Aaron Mooy another midfileder being looked at.

- He mentioned we may target at least 1 English player as we want to boost the homegrown quota. Hence why Mooy was on the list, as even though he is Australian I believe he did come through an English academy (correct me if I am wrong);

- Franck Kessie has become a target. He specifically said to keep an eye on that one so that 'could' be one to watch;

- Guillermo Maripán is likely to be the centre half we get;

- Marega is a target but is behind Gomez and Mitrovic;

- He is still making clear Gomez is the main target ahead of Mitrovic;

- We are interested in signing in Jack Grealish, and we are hoping that Aston Villa do not get promoted, as it would keep his value down a little bit;

- Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos is still being watched by the club ahead of the summer;

- Samir Nasri was offered a reduced pay-as-you-play deal, but he feels he could earn more elsewhere.
He has also been late to training on a regular basis for the past few weeks.

- The club could look to move Aaron Cresswell on this summer;

- Marko Arnautovic is likely to stay at West Ham this summer;

- Oxford is set to join Ausberg;

- Lanzini has been offered new deal at WHU but has been slow to accept.

- The club have looked at potentially signing Adrian Rabiot, but know that a deal is very unlikely due to a load of other clubs being interested in him;

- Overall we want a : Back-up keeper, centre half, left back, at least 1 midfileder, 2 strikers. But the 2nd striker depends on if we lose Hernandez;

- Joe Powell is set to be offered a new deal with the club;

- Rangers, Real Betis, Crystal Palace and a couple of teams from Portugal have already shown interest in signing Adrian.

Yeoldhammer

the rumour mill / transfer speculation is in full motion now it seems.

OldCastleSwift

84 days of this until the window closes :wahoo:

thornburyiron

That’s because the window is now open