DizzyBala
Jack Burkitt
On the assumption we are in a certain competition next year;
Out
Kalimuendo
Bakwa
Ndoye
Hudson-Odoi
In
Summerville
Solanke
Elanga
Out
Kalimuendo
Bakwa
Ndoye
Hudson-Odoi
In
Summerville
Solanke
Elanga
Summer 26 Transfer Window
- Thread starter Notcher
- Start date
Mozza
First Team Squad
Ando, Morato, Murillo, Ndoye, Carmo, Silva, Cuiabano i expect all to leave in the summer.
Some decent funds raised for recruitment.
Some decent funds raised for recruitment.
Ripple
First Team Squad
Oof, no mate.
I'd keep Bakwa and Kali and work on them to improve in their second season. Give these guys a chance mate. Kali literally had half a season of not playing.
Ndoye if there is a good bid OK
CHO is a top professional and either a starter or super-sub. We won't get much for him with Chelsea's sell-on I believe.
Summerville would be good but a lot of teams would be after him if Wham go down
Solanke is worse than all four of our strikers. Nope.
Elanga. Best not going back for a player. Best remembering him as a good'un for us.
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
It is impossible to work out what will happen, being in the Champions League would change everything.
But I don't think any big player outside of Anderson will leave regardless - just based on how we have operated in previous years, he will raise so much money on his own there will be no need & we only really sell when we a forced too. If we have Anderson money incoming partnered with CL, we will have another year of going absolutely crazy. Then again, we probably will anyway, just more player trade focused.
I also think despite how good Anderson is and is clearly our best player, he is more replaceable than Murillo or MGW in my opinion, just based on his position. Those at either end of the pitch are the ones that make the real difference most weeks. Anderson will help but without top quality defenders or attackers it's meaningless most of the time.
But I don't think any big player outside of Anderson will leave regardless - just based on how we have operated in previous years, he will raise so much money on his own there will be no need & we only really sell when we a forced too. If we have Anderson money incoming partnered with CL, we will have another year of going absolutely crazy. Then again, we probably will anyway, just more player trade focused.
I also think despite how good Anderson is and is clearly our best player, he is more replaceable than Murillo or MGW in my opinion, just based on his position. Those at either end of the pitch are the ones that make the real difference most weeks. Anderson will help but without top quality defenders or attackers it's meaningless most of the time.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
Fixed that for you
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
I suspect we'll get a few decent bids in for our second string players who we might fancy upgrading. Time to do it is when you've qualified for the CL.
Morato out for £15m?
Ndoye out for £25m?
McAttee out of £15m?
Kalimuendo out for £25m?
Cuibano and Jota Silva out for £5m each?
That's nearly £100m right there. If we get £100m for Anderson and there's another £50m+ of CL revenue to come then like you say that's an awful lot to reinvest.
He has played as an outright striker for Eintracht, and also on occasion as a slightly more withdrawn forward behind another striker.
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
That'll never work here
Don't forget UEFA fine that we are due. Also will be a plan like Villa which means we will have to have a net positive transfer window. It felt likely that we would receive more from sales then buying this summer anyway.
apondaway
Geoff Thomas
If Ando is the only starting player we have to replace we should comfortably be net positive
Daz
First Team Squad
If we don’t qualify for the champions league, then I would be happy if we retained most of our current squad. We have been playing with such freedom recently and even players I’d written off (like Taiwo) are putting their hands up.
Perhaps a striker, winger and two in midfield will be needed, alongside a big effort to keep MGW/Murillo. We can trim some squad players without too much pain e.g. Morato
If we do qualify for the champions league then it makes it a little tougher. I’d probably want an extra full back so there isn’t such a drop off when Ola/Nico aren’t available. We might want another centre back. We’d probably want two wingers rather than one.
Another thought, is that considering we struggled with ‘club trained’ players this season, could we think about going after Matty Cash or Brennan Johnson? I can see both being available with decent offers
Perhaps a striker, winger and two in midfield will be needed, alongside a big effort to keep MGW/Murillo. We can trim some squad players without too much pain e.g. Morato
If we do qualify for the champions league then it makes it a little tougher. I’d probably want an extra full back so there isn’t such a drop off when Ola/Nico aren’t available. We might want another centre back. We’d probably want two wingers rather than one.
Another thought, is that considering we struggled with ‘club trained’ players this season, could we think about going after Matty Cash or Brennan Johnson? I can see both being available with decent offers
Notcher
Ian Bowyer
If we're taking a punt I'd rather go with Troy Parrott.
Bing Crosby's Head
Geoff Thomas
Cuiabano won't be going anywhere in the summer. His loan runs until the end of the year.
insidenffc1
A. Trialist
Unless they purchase him before the end of his loan.
If we're taking a punt I'd rather go with Troy Parrott.
Danga
Formerly JLingz
I'd love to see the list of strikers who are better than what we have, within our budget and will definitely score goals...
Half the forum were creaming their knickers over Wissa, well Newcastle dropped £55m on him and he looks like he can't hit a barn door. Said it before, unless you can afford a Haaland, it is all about catching lightning in a bottle with strikers (look at Thiago at Brentford, I'd be my right knacker he doesn't reach those type of numbers again next season). We would have all turned out noses up at Calvert Lewin last summer, he has double figures for Leeds...
I agree with Maxi 100%. IF we get CL football, I think Marinakis will go out and spend the money on a top striker. If we don't qualify, I am more than comfortable going in to next season with Wood, Jesus and Awoniyi. If you add a 4th striker to that group, with the number of wingers and 10's we have already, there will be a couple of players not making match day squads on a regular basis who cost a lot of money...
Anyway, if West Ham go down (which looks the most probable at the minute), I hope we go back in for Fernandes is Anderson leaves, he feels like the natural replacement IMO. Summerville is an interesting one, but West Ham fans seem to think he blows more cold than hot. If the money is right I would take a stab at Bowen (if the fee is the £20m mark), he could play wide right in a 4231 or alongside the striker in a 442 (which we have been playing recently).
Half the forum were creaming their knickers over Wissa, well Newcastle dropped £55m on him and he looks like he can't hit a barn door. Said it before, unless you can afford a Haaland, it is all about catching lightning in a bottle with strikers (look at Thiago at Brentford, I'd be my right knacker he doesn't reach those type of numbers again next season). We would have all turned out noses up at Calvert Lewin last summer, he has double figures for Leeds...
I agree with Maxi 100%. IF we get CL football, I think Marinakis will go out and spend the money on a top striker. If we don't qualify, I am more than comfortable going in to next season with Wood, Jesus and Awoniyi. If you add a 4th striker to that group, with the number of wingers and 10's we have already, there will be a couple of players not making match day squads on a regular basis who cost a lot of money...
Anyway, if West Ham go down (which looks the most probable at the minute), I hope we go back in for Fernandes is Anderson leaves, he feels like the natural replacement IMO. Summerville is an interesting one, but West Ham fans seem to think he blows more cold than hot. If the money is right I would take a stab at Bowen (if the fee is the £20m mark), he could play wide right in a 4231 or alongside the striker in a 442 (which we have been playing recently).
robboisagenius
Youth Team
Bowen > Wissa and similar age. £20m nowhere near enough.
HBB
John Robertson
In a non relegation scenario Bowen fee would be in excess of £50m I reckon, proven top top PL player and international - even with a demotion tax upper 30s and would imagine big clubs would be after him (not saying we're not!!!)
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
I think you're probably on the money with this (both club, and figure).
Rzar
Bob McKinlay
Definitely, well on a pathway to the PL. I think he is arguably our best prospect 21 and under behind Cuhna.
Another year in the Championship for a team expected to be in the promotion mix will do him good. We are blessed to have such a good central defenders.
Should be good to watch him at the World Cup.
Red Ray's Redlist
Geoff Thomas
I'd be all over Elanga if we can sign him for around 0.7 of an Elanga.
He needs a run of games and the bar codes just aren't giving it him. He's better than all of our current wingers and I bet we could sell N'Doye to just about finance it.