Transfer rumours

[Dubciteh]

I touted Bertrand a few weeks back as a perfectly capable bargain to allow us spend money elsewhere. Funny thing is he’d probably go straight in as our best left back.

Pep very rarely makes a clever ageing signing. Sometimes u need one to fill the gap, cavani last season was a good example.

If we have limited money we dont have to pay top dollar for every position esp back up full back.

Actually whats more annoying than that is in 10-15 years we havent been able to bring through a solid back up full back from our academy. Its one of the easier positions to fill. Source the best 16 year old in the world and bring him in and in two years time he will be capable of doing that role. We should have had a punt on the 18 year old from hearts aaron hickey who went to bologna. And we should have punted on tierney before he went to arsenal, hed done the business against us in the champs league for celtic when he was about 18.

[PeterParker]

[aaron bond]

I thought both Ryan Bertrand and Danny Rose were good options as free transfers.

I know both are in the latter parts of their careers and not the high profile signings we usually make, but considering our ongoing struggles to find a left back and given Pep turned both Delph and Zinchenko into reasonable makeshift left backs, I’d have thought he’d easily be able to get someone like Bertrand or Rose to fit in.

[sheblue]

Less than a month to the first PL game and its all very quiet out there.
I think chavs, murder merchants, and rags will be much better this time around.
We probably need a much better start than last season.
But it's all very quiet, wouldn't be surprised if we didn't sign a striker at all.

[carl_feedthegoat]

We will be a top 4 team this season - cannot see it being anything other than mediocre .

Just a gut feeling .

[nottsblue]

Manchester City and Germany Under-21 striker Lukas Nmecha has joined Bundesliga side Wolfsburg.

The 22-year-old spent an impressive season on loan at Anderlecht in Belgium last year, scoring 21 goals in 41 appearances.

Hamburg-born Nmecha, who represented England at youth level, previously played for Wolfsburg during a loan spell in 2019-20.

He featured for City in the Carabao Cup and twice in the Premier League.

Heard the transfer fee is somewhere in the region of £12m which to me seems rather low considering he scored 21 goals in a half decent league last season. Hope there are add ons to this and a sell on clause if true

[Hazy2]

[PeterParker]

[Mase]

£12m is what we paid for Patrick Roberts - a championship player that had barely any experience. We’ve sold Harrison and Nmecha for the same after having good seasons in top divisions. Our selling is pathetic to say the least.

[Hazy2]

[PeterParker]

[Mase]

[PeterParker]

This Kane saga is turning into something similar with Koulibaly last summer. Hope we it flops and we bring someone like Ruby who wasn’t our priority.
Just hope that we buy what we need before the season starts and we don’t need a 2-5 at home to convince us.

[Nickyboy]

[nottsblue]

[Dameerto]

[PeterParker]

If we don't sign anyone this week then I will start to be a bit worried to be honest.

[Dimples]

[sheblue]

[Hazy2]

Bobby Manc wanted his elite signings ! Pep has the support to get it over the line.