Summer Silly Season Transfer Thread 2024

[hovewhite]

Think Silva didn't want him and the sell on fee helps towards a player he wants .

[Drewry66]

So conclusions after pre-season remain more or less the same pretty much all on the same page regarding.

We look good on paper already as a starting 11 capable of beating good teams.
But we can still improve at RCB and CM/DM specifically and likely will by the end of the window by all reports.

Would like another striking option if, as seems likely, Stansfield gets moved on given he's barely going to get minutes here at this point. I really like the look of Semih, I think his tenacity and strength for such a young lad is very much what we could do with as another option.

All in all we have a team absolutely capable of picking up points from the jump. Wether they do or not we'll see and a tough game away at Utd to start things off in all honesty. From there we're 2 possibly 3 signings away from a seriously top-quality-looking starting 11 and any extra squad depth from there would be a bonus.

Here's hoping for an exciting last 3 weeks of the window. Hope we end up with a squad with huge potential for the next couple of years.

If come the end of the window our first team sheet once settled in looks like

                         Leno
Castagne.  Carlos   Bassey   Robinson
       Mactominay       Andre
Traore                ESR                Iwobi
                         Muniz

I really think we'd be a huge threat. Even if you swap Mactominay for Andreas or Lukic/another. There's a lot of quality there to really cause teams problems.

Bring it on.
COYW

If Marco sees AP as an 8 now I reckon we only buy a 6 in midfield. If ESR is seen mainly as a 10 we only have Iwobi LW. I think he may switch then from RCB/DM/CM to RCB/DM/LW. A lot of recent rumours for LW's so just wonder if we've switched our attention here from CM to LW? Or maybe we go for all 4?! Going to be a crazy few weeks I think.

[Porthogs FC]

Good thoughts - if we do get LW, DM, RCB, do we stop there? I think we'd need to start considering selling prior to buying anyone else once those 3 are in. Can't see us getting another CF with Muniz and Raul available, unless someone arguably better than both becomes available, and we sell Jay.

[Somerset Fulham]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

[Roberty]

On the plus side, that £3m we're getting means we sign Andre and that's one more piece of the jigsaw puzzle in place. Based on the lineup for today's game I think it's a DM, #8 and winger alongside a centre back that we'll be targetting

Or Carlos. An extra 2 million in unexpected profit could help the club move his fee up to a level Aston Villa could accept.

Genius - maybe better to get the Villans to come down to the level we want to pay
By all accounts they need to make some sales to balance their accounts
Why make that any easier for them ?

[Deeping_white]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

On £170k a week and we'd have to match it because that's what they've told Palace

[Somerset Fulham]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

On £170k a week and we'd have to match it because that's what they've told Palace

Didn't know that bit!  Thats a shame, I would love to see him in a Fulham shirt.

[Somerset Fulham]

Mind you, for one season....

[junior white]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

On £170k a week and we'd have to match it because that's what they've told Palace

Loan fee of about 8 million on top of that as well i think

[Somerset Fulham]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

On £170k a week and we'd have to match it because that's what they've told Palace

Loan fee of about 8 million on top of that as well i think

'Kin 'ell!  I definitely take that back then.  Who on earth to Gala think they have on their books?!

[Twig]

Manu selling the Average White Band and Carvalho having no ambition, someone will need to 'Pick up the pieces'!

Really didn't rate the Average White Band.

[junior white]

We really could do a lot worse than Zaha on the left and he is available.

People worry about age but he is only 31, which is fine these days, especially as we have dragged the average age of the squad down significantly anyway.

On £170k a week and we'd have to match it because that's what they've told Palace

Loan fee of about 8 million on top of that as well i think

'Kin 'ell!  I definitely take that back then.  Who on earth to Gala think they have on their books?!

Agree, apparently they want 30+ million euros to sell him

I'm only going for twitter but seems ridiculous sums, guess they are trying to recoup some of his wages they have paid for the last season

[Somerset Fulham]

Agree, apparently they want 30+ million euros to sell him

I'm only going for twitter but seems ridiculous sums, guess they are trying to recoup some of his wages they have paid for the last season

Insane. Nobody is paying that, what a shame too.

[sunburywhite]

Manu selling the Average White Band and Carvalho having no ambition, someone will need to 'Pick up the pieces'!

Really didn't rate the Average White Band.

I thought they were average too

[Twig]

Manu selling the Average White Band and Carvalho having no ambition, someone will need to 'Pick up the pieces'!

Really didn't rate the Average White Band.

I thought they were average too

So many great bands but their live performances were disappointing and their album was pants.

[BestOfBrede]

[quote       author=BestOfBrede link=msg=1514731 date=1723311913]
Manu selling the Average White Band and Carvalho having no ambition, someone will need to 'Pick up the pieces'!

Really didn't rate the Average White Band.
[/quote]
Me neither but it reminded me of them when someone poster AWB to spam

[Deeping_white]

https://twitter.com/brunoandrd/status/1822379968896106841

Helps that we're interested in Wesley because a deal can be done there

[hovewhite]

Manu selling the Average White Band and Carvalho having no ambition, someone will need to 'Pick up the pieces'!

Really didn't rate the Average White Band.

you can always, pic up the pieces

[jayffc]

https://twitter.com/brunoandrd/status/1822379968896106841

Helps that we're interested in Wesley because a deal can be done there

Straight swap, cheers and thanks 😂

In all seriousness though Vini + £12.5m and we shake?

[General]

Do people feel now we'll be back in the UK transfers will pick up more?

Appreciate we signed two players whilst on tour, but hoping it may focus the minds of those responsible more and help simplify the logistics.