Summer 2017 Transfer Speculation
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GhostBoogers
He is a top top player and guarantees goals.....although I am slightly worried how he'll fit into the system (if we can call it that) we played with last year as it does seem to favour a 'work horse' kind of guy
In order for me:
1. Batshuayi- Just think he's class he looked great when he got the chance at Chelsea and is still second choice! Perfect age to perhaps sell for a profit one day
2. Giroud - The most complete player weve been linked with he fits our systems and gets goals but I question whether he will actually want to join.....plus there isn't likely to be a sell on fee
3. Bakambu - Biggest risk perhaps but stylistically is the perfect build, he gets goals and is at a great age + cheaper than Batshuayi
4. Gray - compared to the others perhaps a little underwhelming but in comparison to what we have.....and who we had last year (Zaza, Calleri) he's a major improvement plus is affordable and British (HG spot)
Joking aside I am quite happy we have heard nothing as last year we were pretty critical, and rightly so, that the club were making statements about players and big signings etc and we felt they should work more discreetly behind the scenes, so my hope is they are doing so and currently have around five deals being worked on of which two or three will get secured very soon.
I would imagine the problem we have is that we want to sign at the top of our level and the top of our level is just under top 6 meaning there are always more high profile clubs that our targets would like to go to, and so they will keep us waiting as long as possible until they feel their options will not go any higher.
I also feel once Arsenal buy a striker things will begin to move, in fact once Arsenal bring in a striker and Chelsea buy Lukaku then everything will begin to move.
they have spent nearing 100mil.
Presumably it will the the same for Iheanacho, Hernandez and pretty much any other half decent striker out there.
So I guess we just carry on waiting...
Feghouli on his way out ;hmm
And £4.5m?! An international forward with decent European footballing pedigree. I'd not be best pleased if he went, especially for so little.
Ayew played on the left at Marseille, he only switched to the right at Swansea, Antonio played mostly on the left at Forest while Snodgrass and Valencia have both played on the left.
I'd rather have Lanzini in the middle
Byram / Zabaleta
Fonte / Ogbonna
Reid / Collins
Masuaku / Cresswell
Obiang / Fernandes
Kouyate / Noble
Lanzini / Ayew
Valencia / Snodgrass
Feghouli / Antonio
Carroll / Sakho / Fletcher
That is what we have at the moment.
Move on Valencia / Snodgrass / Sakho
Bring in Hernandez / Gray or Grioud or Inhenacho / Tadic
That'll do me.
We probably wont get Giroud or Ihenacho as we really are not showing enough intent as usual.
So you are pretty much saying you would be happy with another season watching football as poor as last season.
How can we have Carroll and Sakho who will only play a handfull of games and fletcher who Bilic has no faith in as our strikers?
Noble was poor last season and is not going to get any better, Valencia doesnt want to be here. Snodgrass has lost his confidence completely, Feghouli is hit and miss , more miss. Byram, Fonte and Ayew did not shine at all last season.
This squad needs a good shake up with a number of decent signings but this window is pretty much following our normal ones.
We make a lot of noise and are linked with loads of players but other clubs get in first as we never really put up the money required or show the proper intent needed to get quality players that make a difference.
We will end up with more players like Zabaletta. Players let go by their clubs and are at the end of their careers or loans of shocking players who will hardly get a game as our manager doesnt really want them.
To move forward we need to buy three or four very decent players and get rid of a number of very average ones. However we are so slow at moving for the decent players (is this done intentionally so the club doesnt have to spend big money but looks as if the directors are making an effort) that I dont think any players we do want to buy feel that the club shows enough intent on moving forward and improving as per Payet!!!!) therefore they go elsewhere.
The two Daves need to get their act together and spend some money so we can attract other players who feel the club wants to go somewhere as good players dont want to join a team that is going backwards.
Results don't always indicate how much intent has gone into something.
Looks like his namesake may end up with 'arry at Brum
I guess I'm hoping this will push Giroud our way, but he'll probably wait to see what happens with Sanchez. I suspect if he's behind Lacazette and Sanchez, he'll look for a move; if Sanchez goes and he's second choice only to Lacazette, then maybe he'll be happy to stay ;hmm
I'm just asking because various people comment about the owners being reluctant to spend big etc.... which might mean different things to different people.
Because as per usual we are linked with every decent player going and have been for a while but we have only Zabaletta to show for it and I dont know any other club that showed any interest in him and he was cheap!!
Many teams around us who we should be looking to try and beat have made moves and spent good money.
Bournemouth, Everton -nearly 85 million already, West Brom . Even teams coming up have got decent players in i.e. Newcastle , Huddersfield.
We leave it so late we end up getting loans of players not wanted by their clubs or paying over the odds for average players.