Summer 2026 Transfer Thread

Mile End Wanderer said:
This is his first week. Sussing it out and what not ? Pre season is mostly about fitness

The tactics and system / set up they will work on each week anyway

If the season was starting tomorrow I’d be concerned but there is plenty of time yet

Last minute would literally be the end of August.

If we can’t beat Mowbray’s blackburn may as well just give up
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I think players often keep themselves in top condition during the off-season now. Look at Trippier and Lopez as examples - they have both been doing pre-season work at camps in Spain.

If the new coach is to implement a completely different style of play, it needs to be embedded ASAP. The fitness can come at the same time, i.e.: conditioned games etc.
 
Hawkeeper said:
I think players often keep themselves in top condition during the off-season now. Look at Trippier and Lopez as examples - they have both been doing pre-season work at camps in Spain.

If the new coach is to implement a completely different style of play, it needs to be embedded ASAP. The fitness can come at the same time, i.e.: conditioned games etc.
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fitness comes with the work they will put in in these camps the tactcis and the system really thats training and embedding in the pre season games, we havent got as many as this year or it feels like we dont, but they then come quick and fast end of july
 
Northampton_wolf said:
just a note on the 3 weeks mandatory leave if can be wave with agreement from club and player, but player has to agree they want to come back earlier

dont know if this would mean we could see the likes of hwang,sa,sasa,jimenez etc back earlier to decide on our best XI as well as any outgoings

Krejci would be good to get resolved pronto

I expect DMW wont be back till just before Carabao cup
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Minimalist said:
I’d prefer they had the rest and came back fresh. It’s not like they will become unfit in 3 weeks.
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I expect some of them won't be here for the Carabao Cup, and one or two of those that get back won't turn up before Christmas.
It's not a matter of fitness more of attitude.
Let's hope Hwang doesn't get a bye, through arriving back late or an early injury in training..
 
Madmalc said:
I expect some of them won't be here for the Carabao Cup, and one or two of those that get back won't turn up before Christmas.
It's not a matter of fitness more of attitude.
Let's hope Hwang doesn't get a bye, through arriving back late or an early injury in training..
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Other than DMW, the latest of them all coming back is what SA which would be probably 28th/30th July

Most are going to be 22nd July week when we play maidenhead

IF norway beat England DMW wont be back before Carabao

If they lose he may be back in training before the first game against Blackburn 5-8th august
 
Well if we can't actually sell anybody at least the squad will have had a full pre-season for a change.
 
Lawndog said:
I wonder if he wants to??......he's always appeared passionate about us....
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I kind of hope he doesn't stay. i really don't like 2 very defence minded midfielders in the matchday squad - ultimately it is Andre that has signed a new contract not JG. I hope we sell and re-invest the cash.
 
Mark Rankines Lovechild said:
I kind of hope he doesn't stay. i really don't like 2 very defence minded midfielders in the matchday squad - ultimately it is Andre that has signed a new contract not JG. I hope we sell and re-invest the cash.
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He can be a lot more positive than he showed at times.

He has better range of attacking passing too, look at some of his assists.

I always thought he could be a good box to box midfielder.
 
Mark Rankines Lovechild said:
I kind of hope he doesn't stay. i really don't like 2 very defence minded midfielders in the matchday squad - ultimately it is Andre that has signed a new contract not JG. I hope we sell and re-invest the cash.
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Yeah. It makes me sad but I agree. Wouldnt surprise me to see JG at Forest though, which would be painful.
 
It will be telling which players do and (more importantly) which players don't go on the pre-season training camp to Portugal. Any who are left behind are surely on their way out. That's not to say they will be the only ones but it might be an indication of who Cesar wants to keep around and who not
 
MickHolmesFanClub said:
It will be telling which players do and (more importantly) which players don't go on the pre-season training camp to Portugal. Any who are left behind are surely on their way out. That's not to say they will be the only ones but it might be an indication of who Cesar wants to keep around and who not
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I was under the impression they were going this weekend so wont be long to find out right?
 
I mean his record looks good on the Championship last season. Any one know anything about him?

Also this the first time we've seen is being "credited" with a interest with someone ? It's usually monitoring
 
JamesWolves said:
I mean his record looks good on the Championship last season. Any one know anything about him?

Also this the first time we've seen is being "credited" with a interest with someone ? It's usually monitoring
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Very good championship player, he was involved with some FFP nonsense teams are doing, trading the best youth player to get around it. My only issue with him is that I don't see him as a Prem-level player, as he lacks the contact balance and overall speed to be a threat at that level.

Reminds me a little bit of Lingard, can play either wing or 10, quick but not fast, slight build but decent with both feet and can go either way. Glides with the ball and has some real ability. But against quicker, more physical and smarter defenders, I think he'll struggle to get past them. He can be a bit one-paced at times; he won't stop and start or knock the ball and run, it's glide at the defender, give them a shoulder fake or a step over, then go the other way without the burst to really punish them for it. But, if you can get some fluid movement with the forwards, that little bit of space he can turn into a shot, cross or some combination play. You don't want him hugging the touchline all game; get him moving around and find pockets. Could work really well with the likes of Raul, Fer and Mane with him, if the fullbacks can give the width.
 
Really surprised no one has come in for gomes yet, especially at such a cheap price in this market
 
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