The Transfer Window 2: Electric Boogaloo

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  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Kouyates role in this squad wouldve been as the holding midfielder...which he was 3rd choice behind Obiang and Rice

    Still need a new midfielder though. Maia seems exciting as would the Celtic lad Ntcham

    Have a feeling it may end up being Drinkwater on loan as it makes a lot of sense
  • LukerzLukerz
    Ex says Mario wants to return to us over other interested clubs & we want a 2 year loan deal with an obligation to buy at the end of it. He says it'll go right to the end as Inter still want to flog him but may settle for a loan deal as the window draws to a close.
  • stevesteve
    Would love to have him back ,and he wants to come
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Agree

    Think he suits a midfield 3 and the passing game weve shown in preseason

    A 2 year loan is a little strange, but they do them abroad all the time

    Seems like a pretty decent deal...if true
  • LukerzLukerz
    Mario not happening now, according to Ex.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Lukerz,

    Where would he have fitted in? IMHO Thiago Maia is a far more important signing to have for how the team plans to set up. ;ok
  • LukerzLukerz
    Ex also reports Obiang & Antonio will be staying with us. ;hmm
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited August 2018
    Mawson joins Fulham for £15m. Don't overly rate him tbh, but a decent signing for Fulham given they've just been promoted.

    Burnley have bid for Clucas (£8m) & Rodriguez (£16m, which was rejected), & have also bid £12m for Boro's Ben Gibson.
  • adecokeradecoker
    Can someone close the transfer window now. The longer it goes on the more worried about the coming season I become. Seven/eight in already with Maia, Mario, Maxi, Mina and Mamma Mia perhaps to follow.

    I may be in a minority of one but four words spring to mind:

    Peter Ridsdale Leeds United
  • LukerzLukerz
    Sky Italy reporting that Obiang has asked to leave.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Hope not.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    If Obiang does go we will HAVE to sign a quality CDM, maybe it might sharpen the focus on Maia? The Italian transfer window also stays open longer than the English one so we still aren't sure of him staying until late August!
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Some Twitter noise that we're back in for Bernard on a free (although his wages would be huge).

    Could be one to keep an eye on over the next week.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    adecoker said:

    Can someone close the transfer window now. The longer it goes on the more worried about the coming season I become.

    This season, I expect the transfer speculation thread will stay open even after the (Premier League) window closes...

    #beafraid
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Yeoldhammer said:

    So the rumours from various website i have gathered about players we are looking at.

    Moussa Marega
    Yacine Brahimi
    Joao Felix
    Xande Silva
    Thiago Maia
    Maxi Gomez
    Danilo Pereira
    Hector Herrera
    Joao Mario
    Danny Drinkwater
    Yerry Mina
    Andre Gomes
    Diego Laxalt
    Thiago Mendes
    Antonio Sanabria

    adding to the mix:-

    Bernard
    Harold Moukoudi
    Stefano Stuaro
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    edited August 2018
    Fabianski

    Fredericks Balbuena Diop (no new LB)

    Yarmelenko Wilshire (no new CM) Anderson

    (no new striker) (no new striker)



    Almost signed a whole new 11.
    (not including the youngsters signed)
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited August 2018
    Dunno why its a surprise

    Pretty much everyone agreed the club lacked any depth let alone quality in depth

    And we have a manager with a completely different style of play

    There were gonna be a lot of moves, the squad needed an overhaul
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Its true we needed a major clear out and to eeduce the squad age a bit.

    Hopefully things click fast. Might be a good 10 games before we get settled.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Likely, but a positive is that barring any potential deals they have all been done pretty early in the window

    Apart from Anderson & Fabianksi theyve already had a good few games together unlike the 16/17 window were we brought in Ayew, Zaza, Calleri etc in late in the window
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    It will be a great shame having spent alot of money on some very exciting new players if we don't address the issue that has hampered us over the last couple of seasons, a quality CDM. We realised it was a problem, if stories are to be believed, in that had we not bought Obiang we would have pursued our interest in Kante so now Kouyate's gone I reckon we need to pick Maia up on our way back from playing Angers.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    It is the last piece in the Jigsaw a decent CDM / DM. If we can secure that we should then have quality through the spine. Instead of quality in various positions.

    This could be an Everton like season where it goes belly up in the first 10 - 15 games or a Spurs like season where we begin the challenge on the top 6 and start nipping at the heels.
  • Pearces_Left_FootPearces_Left_Foot
    We still have Rice and Obiang to cover that position I am hoping with the added quality we will retain the ball a lot better this season and it wont be such a problem as last year, if not we will have to go full Kevin Keegan tactics and win 4-3 every week :smile:
  • alderzalderz
    Pearces_Left_Foot said:

    We still have Rice and Obiang to cover that position I am hoping with the added quality we will retain the ball a lot better this season and it wont be such a problem as last year, if not we will have to go full Kevin Keegan tactics and win 4-3 every week :smile:

    Wasn't that Wenger's plan for the last 14 years?
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    alderz,

    Yes and the minute he leaves his replacement sees where the problem is and buys Torreira who would have been perfect for us. ;weep
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    SSN reporting Everton may offer £3 million for Reece Oxford!!!!!!!
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Everton's squad is bursting at the seams!
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Burnley agree fee with Middlesbrough for Ben Gibson...

    Should we be interested ;hmm
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Nah.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    So you think hes a touch of the Michael Keanes as opposed to a bit of Harry Maguire then ;hmm
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Lucas Perez linked on sky Italia

    Sead Hamsandwich loan to Malaga being mentioned elsewhere.
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