Transfer rumours and speculation to take us through to summer.

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  • alderzalderz
    Didn’t Thauvin absolutely flop at Newcastle?
  • alderzalderz
    Just checked. He did, he’s only ever scored goals in his most recent spell at Marseille and is a winger. If he’s the answer to our striker problems I don’t think we’ve asked the right question.
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    So if we are to believe the rumours concerning strikers in recent times

    Bacca didn’t want to join us
    Lacazzette didn’t want to join us
    Bats didn’t want to join us
    Gomez didn’t want to join us
    Haller doesn’t want to join us

    A bit of a common theme

    :hmm:
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    #NotAlwaysUs

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48948345
    Koscielny refuses to go on tour as he attempts to force Arsenal to release him on a free with a year to go on his contract.
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Well, the common theme wold seem to be they were wanted by more successful clubs, so it isn't terribly surprising to me.
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Morelos of rangers and Columbia linked. That guy is a nightmare in terms of his temper!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited July 2019
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    So if we are to believe the rumours concerning strikers in recent times

    Bacca didn’t want to join us
    Lacazzette didn’t want to join us
    Bats didn’t want to join us
    Gomez didn’t want to join us
    Haller doesn’t want to join us

    A bit of a common theme

    :hmm:

    Bacca - went nowhere
    Laczzette - often benched
    Bats - loaned and benched

    So not necessarily the right decisions on their part. :hmm:
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    IH

    :ok:

    And Bats even ended up at Palace eventually!
  • alderzalderz
    baracks_a_hammer said:

    So if we are to believe the rumours concerning strikers in recent times

    Bacca didn’t want to join us
    Lacazzette didn’t want to join us
    Bats didn’t want to join us
    Gomez didn’t want to join us
    Haller doesn’t want to join us

    A bit of a common theme

    :hmm:

    Bacca was playing for AC Milan and eventually left for Villarreal who were playing in Europe. Lacazette went to Arsenal and has played European football every year since he moved. Batshuayi went to Chelsea and won the league, and played in Euope for Chelsea, Dortmund and Valencia. Gomez wanted Champions League, and Haller is linked with Champions League teams too.

    I think the common theme is European football.

    We want these players to push us up to the next level (whatever that is), but like grey said earlier (I think it was grey but I refuse to scroll back :diva:) they think they are already at the next level. Realistically we are going to sign players who haven't made it at the top level yet, and we will need to dig up a gem, probably.
  • MarkNobleLocalHeroMarkNobleLocalHero
    "we will need to dig up a gem, probably"
    Hugill
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    edited July 2019
    I’d like to think Pelle and Husillos can conduct a slightly better level of due diligence than the previous regime.

    Prior to joining us, Hugill had played for 10 different clubs, including the mighty Seaham Red Star, Jerez Industrial and Marske United.

    It was clearly a no brainer as to why we should have chosen to part with £10m to secure his services to take us to that next level
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited July 2019
    baracks

    But we didn't, did we?

    He was a January signing when we found ourselves near the end of the window and had several injured strikers. He was only ever emergency cover.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Think the common theme was AC they knew when he was fit he’d play and they couldn’t risk him having a 3-4 week of fitness :whistle:
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Preston have accepted a bid by a unnamed premier league club for forward Callum Robinson surely not a friend and strike partner of hugill
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Preston sell Robinson and then they will have the money to buy Hugill back, :pray:
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    How about Diego Costa?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    :sofa:
  • yoyoyoyo
    Preston....I don't think thats a bad shout about Costa. He's one of those players that you dislike when they're with another team but having a big guy upfront with a ruthless streak, with a runner along side is not a bad thing
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Nah, sorry. I tried, but no can do.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    First reaction to Costa is what's he done and why would A Madrid want rid of him. Obviously hes not the most charismatic and it wasnt that long ago he got out of Chelsea to go to Athletico. Maybe hes age wise just starting to be past sell by date? Hes a big lump so that may tie in.

    I didn't think Higuain, movement wise at least, looked that bad at all. There were plenty of voices coming out of Chelsea that he wasn't fit enough and wasn't coping with the EP L pace. Thats pretty normal initially though. He's a real natural predator and I think Anderson, Fornals, Lanzini and Yarmo would lay on plenty for him. Ok wages wise it'll be high (assuming so would Costa) and I would imagine we'd only loan him but I'd totally prefer him over Costa (although I doubt either will be coming)

    I'd still be happy with Balotelli coming too :wahoo:
  • alderzalderz
    So we all say we don’t want diva players, but now we’re in two camps over Balotelli and Costa :lol:
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    Anders Herrera has gone to PSG on a free? They love burning money don't they?
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    edited July 2019
    For me, it isn't that Costa is a diva, I just see him as a nasty piece of work, and would be very disappointed to see him in our shirt. Balotelli is mostly nuts off pitch, as opposed to on it.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    You sure about that. Balotellis disciplinary record isn't that great
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Higuain should be a non starter. He looked overweight at Chelsea, already looks like a player coasting to retirement.
  • ianbishoplegendianbishoplegend
    Antonio is one of the few top flight forwards that can break a defensive line (as showed today). Higuaín and Chicha make it very hard for us to move forward as a team (to the final third). Arnie was great as he allowed us to many options in one package (hence so much better to watch when he played). So I basically a no from me for Higuaín.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    grey_til_I_dye said:

    Balotelli is mostly nuts off pitch, as opposed to on it.

    18/19 - Played 25 Yellow 10 Double Yellow 1 Red 1
    17/18 - Played 38 Yellow 15 Double Yellow 0 Red 1
    16/17 - Played 28 Yellow 09 Double Yellow 1 Red 2

    That's roughly two bookings every 5 games and sent off twice a season.

    NUTS!!!! Whole hazelnuts! Ooohh...
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Plus he got an additional two game suspension at the start of last season for saying rude things about French referees.
  • HamstewHamstew
    VAR would have a field day with Costa
  • mikemike
    Speculation is we are interested in Duvan Zapata.
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