Summer Transfer Window 2023

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  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    edited August 2023
    @Ironduke, No.41 left without a replacement being purchased so Paqueta could easily go on that basis? Scamacca also left with no new striker to take his place.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited August 2023
    Yes we definitely seem to operate a sell first, buy later policy.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    There's a risk of 'buy first, sale falls through..then what?'

  • alderzalderz
    MrsGrey said:

    There's a risk of 'buy first, sale falls through..then what?'

    You have two good players?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Who you can't afford to keep, so you have to sell one for whatever you can get.

    Or if you can afford to keep them both, one gets the 'ump at not being first choice starter.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    I'm curious to what extent clubs really do sign the replacement before they've sold the outgoing player. Surely it's not at all common? And if, in those cases, there's specific set of circs. Such the club being rich and easily under the FFP threshold, or the outgoing player going on loan or a free so fee not being such an issue that the 'new' club can't hold the selling club to ransom.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Once this window is closed, I might have a look.
  • nychammer66nychammer66
    Or, you convert one of them to a striker cos you forgot to sign one over the summer.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    Spurs will give an indication as they are in exactly the same position as we were in having to replace their best player in a pivotal position. If Levy has done what you would expect you would see a bid that is enough to capture their target in the next week or so if not sooner.
  • LukerzLukerz
    I suppose until your player goes, he’s your player. We sign a DM to replace Rice, Rice fails Arsenal medical & deal is off. Then we have a possible surplus player.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Steinberg confirms that Maguire hold up is Man Utd end, no issue with player.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    JWP official
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited August 2023
    Are we still lacking that ‘driving with the ball’ ability from our midfield? We have the defensive side sorted, the passing/leadership/creativity side sorted. Not sure we have a player who will pick the ball up in our half & run to the opposite box.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    We've signed two midfielders but not two midfielders who replace Rice's qualities yet.
  • LukerzLukerz
    I think all we are missing is that dynamism. We need a player who is dynamic & explosive from midfield which is what Rice was.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Could we get it from a player we already have?

    It's a team game after all :-)
  • IrondukeIronduke
    A player who can point another player in he right direction.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Álvarez is considered ‘progressive’ with the ball so we’ll have to see if he can do it. If he can we should be ok with the height & physicality of Soucek (especially if he can add goals), & Paqueta (if he stays). Not to mention we have Fornals too.
  • LukerzLukerz
    So, absolute desperate positions to fill:
    LB (given Cresswell is not in contention anymore)
    ST (given we have sold Scamacca)

    Possible positions:
    CB
    WG
    AM
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    We need two new strikers.
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Wouldn’t be surprised if Moyes prioritises a new winger over a striker, and plays Bowen there instead.

    I don’t want that but Moyes seems to have suggested that a couple of times. Still think Antonio will leave so we should be signing at least two strikers.
  • LukerzLukerz
    We won’t sign two when we play one up top, not with Cornet & Bowen options.
  • BarneyBarney
    I wouldn't mind Solanke as one of them
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    I think Solanke would fit in nicely with our style of play, but very unlikely we can get Bournemouth to part with him.
  • alderzalderz
    Lukerz said:

    Álvarez is considered ‘progressive’ with the ball so we’ll have to see if he can do it. If he can we should be ok with the height & physicality of Soucek (especially if he can add goals), & Paqueta (if he stays). Not to mention we have Fornals too.

    Alvarez has good stats for progressive carries, but you have to remember that he has been playing for Ajax, picking the ball up deep and then bringing it forward where the opposition often sit deep against them. I think some of his stats will be very inflated as a result of where he was playing and who he was playing for.
    MrsGrey said:

    Could we get it from a player we already have?

    It's a team game after all :-)

    I think we can. Emerson, Benrahma, Fornals, Bowen, Paqueta, and (to a lesser extent) Coufal are all capable of carrying the ball up the field. It just means we will need to change the way we build up, rather than driving up the pitch centrally we need to be doing it down the flanks.

    Last season Rice actually had the 5th highest number of progressive carries in the side (Benrama, Cornet, Bowen and Emerson all had more per 90), whilst Antonio & Coufal were only just behind.
  • IrondukeIronduke
    Good strikers are hard to come by. We need a fox in the box who can latch onto the loose ball and create panic so I suggest Bowen closer to target man with Pqueta being given a free role just in front of the midfield trio, Souchek, Fornals and JWP
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    A 🦊 in the box closer to a target man someone like Danny Ings could be the man, now how can we ✍️ him? 😉
  • LukerzLukerz

    Not just us then…
  • LukerzLukerz
    FabRom says we have opened ‘initial’ talks with sign Kudus at Ajax, deal will depend on Paquetá, though.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    edited August 2023
    Very different player but interesting. Very fast, having him in the team could be a bit like the Lingard impact.
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