The Official Silly Season Summer Transfer Thread 2018/19

[Ordar]

Would rather pay the extra money for Tierney than pay £10m+ for Targett as I think Tierney will turn out to be the better player so we'd recoup the money, plus I have some doubts over Targett's pace and physical capabilities being exposed in the PL

I agree. You buy the better player, who is going to be worth more in the future. If we're talking only an extra 10m (or less)

[GJB]

Moreno is hopeless defensively - not the player we need if surviving relegation is on our minds. Danny Rose and Monreal on the other hand have been told their surplus to requirements - could be worth looking into these two

[Milo]

I would've liked Targett to get upfield more than he did. Does Tierney?

[colinwhite]

Like Targett alot but Tierney would be abig upgrade on him . He is the best talent in Scotland for along time. Dont think we can get him ,but who knows ?

[Facts Not Fiction]

http://hammyend.com/index.php/2018/07/fulham-ready-to-return-with-another-targett-bid/

This is the kind of news I like to hear.

Half the price of a Tierney.  Good move if we can get him back.  Spending 25m on a left back would be bonkers. 

Tierney is one of the best young LBs around, if we can afford it, I'd go for him.

[bornafulhamfan]

Did anyone watch Newcastle vs Porto last night? If yes, how did Herrera do?

[Bryanthebroom]

Isnt Tierney meant to be super good? And one of the best young prospects around?

Yep.
Wow we're certainly shopping in Selfridges for our players this window.
We've spent - what, about 52m so far? How much more do people expect Fulham to spend this window. Another 100m?!? Still so many gaps to fill!

How on earth did you conjure up 52 million for our signings so far? You are as bad as a 10 yr old journalist.

Widely quoted Seri and LM were 30, Fabri 5-5.4million - how do you figure a two year loan deal is worth £16-£17m?

Clueless AF.

Ridiculously harsh response.

A 2 year loan deal for a 27 year old on a 3 year contract is almost like buying the player so if you think it would have been cheap then you are "clueless AF". Maybe it wasn't as much as he said but all our deals thus far have been undisclosed so you don't know, do you. Maybe he's factoring in £20m for Mitro in anticipation of that being confirmed very soon.

I was quoting 30m (as widely reported for LM and Seri), 5m for Fabri and yes probably a minimum of 17m for Mitro which now seems imminent - 52m.

I wasn't even counting the wages Schurrle's loan deal which were reported to be 6.2m a year.

As I am not a sports journalist myself nor have anyone ITK at the club all of these figures could be wildly wrong. Let's just ignore all the reports because the journos are probably making it all up anyway. As far as I know we got/are getting them all on free transfers.

[grandad]

I am not fussed about how much we have apparently paid for a player. What other business would disclose how much they paid for a product?
All I hope is that we get value for money.

[Deeping_white]

Really hoping they do a double announcement of Mitro and Mawson and use some sort of M&M pun

[Woolly Mammoth]

Could be a busy week in the medical room if all of our intended transfer incomings are resolved.
Especially with our last two friendlies this Wednesday and then on the Saturday.
Would be nice to see as many as possible in action.

[LVBPTS]

sky rumours have us at 4.0/5.0 for herrera. in compariospn, mitrovic is 4.8
i wonder if there is truth in it?

[Deeping_white]

Could be a busy week in the medical room if all of our intended transfer incomings are resolved.
Especially with our last two friendlies this Wednesday and then on the Saturday.
Would be nice to see as many as possible in action.

Can you give any hints on who the incomings are? Mitro seems a given and I doubt he'll even need a full medical all things considering

[Woolly Mammoth]

Could be a busy week in the medical room if all of our intended transfer incomings are resolved.
Especially with our last two friendlies this Wednesday and then on the Saturday.
Would be nice to see as many as possible in action.

Can you give any hints on who the incomings are? Mitro seems a given and I doubt he'll even need a full medical all things considering

I have been sworn to secrecy, and under the circumstances, that is reasonable, as nobody wishes to jeopardise any recruitment missions our Negotiating team are working on.
One things for sure, we will not have long to wait, with only a maximum of 11 days left, and we never know it could be worth waiting for.

[Lighthouse]

I wonder Mitro will need micro surgery on an injury and miss the beginning of the season and Mawson will need more time to recover from his injury. Sorry but things are going too well at the moment. There has to be a back lash soon.

[DevonFFC]

The odds on Mawson keep getting slimmer

[WhiteJC]

I wonder Mitro will need micro surgery on an injury and miss the beginning of the season and Mawson will need more time to recover from his injury. Sorry but things are going too well at the moment. There has to be a back lash soon.

I'm just worried its all been a dream and Derby's "fans" invaded the pitch with 2 minutes to go and we never had our day at Wemberly  :012:

[Slaphead in Qatar]

The odds on Mawson keep getting slimmer

we are odds on at the moment per this link.

https://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/alfie-mawson/club-after-summer-transfer-window

[WolverineFFC]

Isnt Tierney meant to be super good? And one of the best young prospects around?

Yep.
Wow we're certainly shopping in Selfridges for our players this window.
We've spent - what, about 52m so far? How much more do people expect Fulham to spend this window. Another 100m?!? Still so many gaps to fill!

Let's say we are hypothetically spending 25m on Tierney (highly doubt it) and 20m on Mawson. Could see us padding the squad out with a freebie or two and maybe a loan and that'll be us done. Think we will spend another 40m or so on top of Mitrovic which'll take us up to what? 85-90m total?

85 - 90 million was about the number MJG had postulated as max outlay for FFP about a month ago when others were saying the club would spend 40 - 50 mill. The way the deals seem to be structured I could see it being reported as "more", but with add ons and future payments the Khans are spreading the spend out over multiple years.

The other part which is impressive is the names reported have potential for resale value. Seri, Mitro, Marchand, Mawson?, Tierney? all would seem to be players where the club could recoup some if not all of their financial investment if needed. I am optimistic this is what Shad means when he describes his goal as making the club self sustainable.

[LondonCalling]

I'm just worried its all been a dream and Derby's "fans" invaded the pitch with 2 minutes to go and we never had our day at Wemberly  :012:

"Day at Wembley"...oh what a day it was...I'm getting emotional again!  :yay:

[Ordar]

FULHAM NEAR MAWSON MOVE

Fulham's move for Swansea defender Alfie Mawson is edging closer with talks at an advanced stage, according to Sky sources.

There is agreement on many aspects of the deal and it is hoped the transfer can be finalised in the next 48-72 hours.

Personal terms are not expected to be a problem.

Burnley and West Ham have both held talks with Swansea, but it appears their interest has now cooled.