Transfers, 2024-25 season

[Kid Dynamite 8069]

https://x.com/mcgrathmike/status/1931318236659802519
 

I assume it's him OR Elanga. Because if we get both, alongside Guehi and Trafford, we are winning the league!

[t00nraider2 41]

Wilson signed a new contract yit?

[Howmanheyman 38564]

21 minutes ago, t00nraider2 said:

Wilson signed a new contract yit?

 

[Kevin Carr's Gloves 4472]

3 hours ago, ewerk said:

I think he’d struggle to get a club to even pay half his wages.

It would be funny if the mancs have to pay stupid money to someone they won’t play.

[Ayatollah Hermione 15390]

Pedro and Elanga would be pretty tremendous but if we got those, my natural reaction is to assume we’re losing someone important  

[OTF 8964]

Does Pedro excite anyone here? We'd be paying a Premier League Premium price for someone who IMO has bafely proven himself to be worth what Brighton paid for him (£30m). He strikes me as a poorer Richarlison, a player capable of the brilliant but streaky and not assured. Elanga is also not a pure goal scorer buy he has express pace and versatility to play wide or centrally. Given we are still constrained on budget the versatility is more valuable. Pedro would only be getting substitute minutes in games where Isak is available. Elanga could earn himself a starting spot. We do need some depth up front but we'd be paying overs with Pedro who seemingly also has temperament issues. Pass.

[Dougle 3915]

1 hour ago, t00nraider2 said:

Wilson signed a new contract yit?

 

 

[Dr Gloom 24510]

If we sign Trafford, Elanga, Pedro and Guehi, it’s been a successful window and Howe will probably be happy but you’re talking the best part of £200m because they’ve got PL experience. And it could leave us in another PSR pickle if it goes wrong and we don’t continue to qualify for CL and do big commercial deals. There’s so much better value abroad, which is what I think Mitchell was getting at with his “not fit for purpose” comment. We also need to do more deals for the likes of this Spanish kid we just signed from Malaga to loan out then either bed in or sell, as we did with Minteh

[Dr Gloom 24510]

1 hour ago, OTF said:

Does Pedro excite anyone here? We'd be paying a Premier League Premium price for someone who IMO has bafely proven himself to be worth what Brighton paid for him (£30m). He strikes me as a poorer Richarlison, a player capable of the brilliant but streaky and not assured. Elanga is also not a pure goal scorer buy he has express pace and versatility to play wide or centrally. Given we are still constrained on budget the versatility is more valuable. Pedro would only be getting substitute minutes in games where Isak is available. Elanga could earn himself a starting spot. We do need some depth up front but we'd be paying overs with Pedro who seemingly also has temperament issues. Pass.

I like the player, yeah. Versatile who can play CF, out wide and midfield. Reckon he could thrive and fit in well with the other Brazilians. I don’t think he’s worth more than £40-50m however, let alone the rumoured £100m Brighton want for him.

 

To answer the question, does he excite me? I’d say, not massively. At least, not compared to other options out there. But I don’t think Howe cares. When we were linked with Madison and Barnes, we ended up with Barnes, despite Madison being the more flamboyant technical player. Most of us probably would have preferred Madison, but in hindsight, did Howe get it right? I’d say for us, yeah probably.
 

Howe’s priority, I think, is players with pace and athleticism who will buy into how he wants to play. Outstanding technical ability (Isak/Bruno) is a bonus but not the most important thing. 

[Kid Dynamite 8069]

I wouldn't rule out Gordon going to Liverpool for £70m+ and us replacing him with Jacob Ramsey 

[strawb 4859]

Is there a way to mute a thread on here?

 

I know I shouldn’t just come in, but I just click next unread and end up here

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[Monkeys Fist 46963]

6 hours ago, t00nraider2 said:

Wilson signed a new contract yit?

[ohhh_yeah 3101]

 

Kepa bought for 72m and now sold to Arsenal for just 5m!

 

   

 

[Kitman 2537]

51 minutes ago, ohhh_yeah said:

 

Kepa bought for 72m and now sold to Arsenal for just 5m!

 

   

 

Dodgy kepa?

[Kitman 2537]

9 hours ago, OTF said:

Does Pedro excite anyone here? We'd be paying a Premier League Premium price for someone who IMO has bafely proven himself to be worth what Brighton paid for him (£30m). He strikes me as a poorer Richarlison, a player capable of the brilliant but streaky and not assured. Elanga is also not a pure goal scorer buy he has express pace and versatility to play wide or centrally. Given we are still constrained on budget the versatility is more valuable. Pedro would only be getting substitute minutes in games where Isak is available. Elanga could earn himself a starting spot. We do need some depth up front but we'd be paying overs with Pedro who seemingly also has temperament issues. Pass.

The rationale for Pedro seems to be that he will play in a front 2 against sides who set up with a low block. Dunno if there's any truth to that obviously, there's no quotes from the club to say that we're still after him, let alone how he'd fit in. Apparently he still has 2 years on his contract, and Brighton always ask for silly money, so I doubt it will happen anyway.

[wykikitoon 24193]

My BIL said he rates madueke above elanaga. He did elanga is top but that's all based on his pace.