The happy days are here again, hopefully no more repeated arguments, transfer thread

[Jayjaywolves]

If Margot touched me I’d be going straight to the big finish!

I'd have big finished before she touched me.

 

[Bill McCai]

Loïc Tanzi

@Tanziloic


En fin de contrat avec Tottenham, Thimothée Lo-Tutala (2003) est en contacts avancés pour s’engager avec Wolverhampton #Mercato

 

[WickedWolfie]

I’d rather Benteke over Batshuayi - I’ve seen Batshuayi miss countless sitters. At least Benteke misses sitters in the prem.

At least Batshuayi moves....

 

[lmuwolf]

Maybe just maybe, the noise about Batshuayi and Hwang are just a smokescreen.

We've not released a 3rd shirt yet have we??

Hmmmm.........

 

[Flaneur]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555167912335376384

 

[TheConcourse]

So it looks like we will sell MGW for around £25m , Neves for around £45m and Coady for about £20m
Couple that with the savings of loaning out players and getting rid of a few more and that about covers the £120m or so that FOSUN wrote off
Shi well tell Bruno that we have adequate backups in Campbell and Ronan and we will probably sign a second rate striker and they will hope we manage to stay up
With Fosuns pay off paid back and another year of SKY money in the bank and it’s obvious it’s all a turkey being fattened up for sale
They’ve sure had our pants down with offering inferior product for more money

Jesus. That’s a stretch.

 

[WolfLing]

I take your point and I guess it depends how you rate the Scottish Premier league. But he played there last season and did well.

Scottish Premier League is ranked 16th in the World. Just behind the MLS (15th), but above the Swiss League (18th).

So a lower mid table team like St Mirren would probably be on a par with Grasshoppers, if not a slightly higher standard?

I suppose the question is if we'd have loaned a player to Grasshoppers and they played 29 games, scoring 8 times and was their player of the season, would we be happy with him coming back into the squad the following season?

Undoubtedly.

 

[Joshwolf218]

Rumours like buses today

 

[NothingButNeto]

Loïc Tanzi
@Tanziloic


En fin de contrat avec Tottenham, Thimothée Lo-Tutala (2003) est en contacts avancés pour s’engager avec Wolverhampton #Mercato

Why. We have 5 goalies now.

 

[Metal Wolf89]

Maybe just maybe, the noise about Batshuayi and Hwang are just a smokescreen.

We've not released a 3rd shirt yet have we??

Hmmmm.........

Had no concrete transfer news for weeks, and when news finally does break you think it's a smoke screen

 

[WolfLing]

I'd have big finished before she touched me.

And then been arrested and given another restraining order.

 

[tonto]

So it looks like we will sell MGW for around £25m , Neves for around £45m and Coady for about £20m
Couple that with the savings of loaning out players and getting rid of a few more and that about covers the £120m or so that FOSUN wrote off
Shi well tell Bruno that we have adequate backups in Campbell and Ronan and we will probably sign a second rate striker and they will hope we manage to stay up
With Fosuns pay off paid back and another year of SKY money in the bank and it’s obvious it’s all a turkey being fattened up for sale
They’ve sure had our pants down with offering inferior product for more money

I do love your optimistic approach to life

 

[Joshwolf218]

Why. We have 5 goalies now.

So some could go out on loan etc?

 

[Skrilla]

Batshuayi would be decent, I would guess he'd be very open to that given he knows he'd be our only striker for at least two months. Obviously his career hasn't panned out as Chelsea had wanted, but I think he could do a job for us.

 

[goldfish]

We shouldn't be in a position where we're relying on a player who has never played above league 1 standard to be playing for us in midfield in a premier League game.

Everybody has 5 subs to make, so while other teams will freshen up their midfield, we'll be at a massive disadvantage with the quality drop off. It's shameful.

I don't want Ronan as first choice back-up, but I don't mind him as second.

I think it'll be rare teams use the 5 subs to bring on holding/passing/defensive midfielders except for injuries. It'll be attacking players who get brought on a la Toone and Russo for England women. And tbh that's where our squad is lacking with respect to five subs: there's Hwang, but Traore will necessitate changing the system and Campbell's untested. I suspect this is why Hwang Ui-Jo appeals as he can play wide too.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Hopefully operation let's get Jorge some funds for a forward is happening.......coady has been fantastic but if we can direct the funds to either Ramos or Guedes .....keep Gibbs and get Nico Gonzalez on loan.....then great.....

 

[KBWWFC]

I take your point and I guess it depends how you rate the Scottish Premier league. But he played there last season and did well.

Yet none of the bigger teams in the league have come in for him at a reduced price.

 

[WickedWolfie]

A loan is low risk and it's an actual striker in the squad, which would be a start!

Wages might be an issue though.... Chavski pay stupid money. Think l saw that he's on £85/wk which might be bearable....

 

[Houston Lobo]

Why is Batshuayi perennially available for loan and never down for a permanent move, especially given his age?

 

[StourWolves]

So it looks like we will sell MGW for around £25m , Neves for around £45m and Coady for about £20m
Couple that with the savings of loaning out players and getting rid of a few more and that about covers the £120m or so that FOSUN wrote off
Shi well tell Bruno that we have adequate backups in Campbell and Ronan and we will probably sign a second rate striker and they will hope we manage to stay up
With Fosuns pay off paid back and another year of SKY money in the bank and it’s obvious it’s all a turkey being fattened up for sale
They’ve sure had our pants down with offering inferior product for more money

I think it's going to take more than 25m for MGW. Maybe a total of 35

 

[WolfLing]

Wages might be an issue though.... Chavski pay stupid money. Think l saw that he's on £85/wk which might be bearable....

If they are willing to pay some too, it's a good deal.

He's out of contract next summer though, so I can't imagine they'd sanction a deal for the whole year, unless they just want him gone and some of his wages off the books.

 

[KBWWFC]

I think it'll be rare teams use the 5 subs to bring on holding/passing/defensive midfielders except for injuries

Moutinho won't be able to last 90 minutes every game. Neves' disciplinary record isn't the best either.

In terms of other teams using their subs:
For four years on the trot now, we've shown that our midfield cannot handle a press, and that the easiest way to counter us/turn the screw is to place an additional body in midfield.

Opposing managers who employ this tactic would indeed freshen up their midfield to maintain the press and nullify us. If we then look to add legs in midfield mid game we have to massively sacrifice the quality of our midfielder to do that.

 

[StourWolves]

Seems strange we've waited till now to act upon the strikers mentioned. Surely if these were long term targets a deal could've been agreed long ago

 

[Bryce]

Why. We have 5 goalies now.

Are the plan becomes clear. So impressed have fosun been by Nunos ability to change Coady from average championship midfielder to England CB that they have challenged Bruno to do similar. He has picked a Goalie to convert to a striker!

 

[Golden_Wolf]

Is Batshuayi actually good?

 

[Direwolf]

Well we seem to have a lot of irons in the fire today. I think the Hwang one may well happen as FabRom is suggesting it. As for all the others not so sure but it's great that progress really seems to be happening at last.

 

[WolfLing]

Why is Batshuayi perennially available for loan and never down for a permanent move, especially given his age?

No one wants to pay a fee for him, or match his big wages?

Only way he's going to get close to his current earnings is by leaving on a free?

So the club just keep farming him out until his contract expires?

 

[WolfLing]

Is Batshuayi actually good?

He's very similar to his Belgian compatriot Origi for me. If he settles somewhere, he will do well I think.

 

[WolfLing]

Rumours like buses today

Sellars firing off emails to journos left, right and centre, to lessen the abuse he gets on Saturday?

 

[dnf14]

If they are willing to pay some too, it's a good deal.

He's out of contract next summer though, so I can't imagine they'd sanction a deal for the whole year, unless they just want him gone and some of his wages off the books.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555162162196365315

Good news for you then.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555169401615286274

Bad news about Nico Gonzalez though.

 

[WolfLing]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555169401615286274

Bad news about Nico Gonzalez though.

Or good news for January after he plays a grand total of 0 times for Barca until then.

Why would any player take what Barca tell them on face value anymore?!

 

[Ironfistedmonk]

Seems strange we've waited till now to act upon the strikers mentioned. Surely if these were long term targets a deal could've been agreed long ago

Almost like there's no coherent plan and they are winging it

 

[dnf14]

Or good news for January after he plays a grand total of 0 times for Barca until then.

Why would any player take what Barca tell them on face value anymore?!

Barca have managed to pull the wool over Kounde's eyes (he thinks they'll actually pay him) so it's much easier to believe they can ruse their own academy product.

 

[WolfLing]

Barca have managed to pull the wool over Kounde's eyes (he thinks they'll actually pay him) so it's much easier to believe they can ruse their own academy product.

I really, really hope Frenkie de Jong is one of these stubborn types, who will just sit out the rest of his contract at Barca until 2026, picks up his money, all his deferred earnings, and stops them registering all the players they have 'bought' while not paying him.

 

[WickedWolfie]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1555167912335376384

How many bloody keepers do we need???

 

[Wulve5]

Is Batshuayi actually good?

No

 

[Jayjaywolves]

No

I like his hair.

 

[WolfLing]

No

Although he's a lot better than any of our current fit strikers.

 

[SteveBullsKnee]

Is Batshuayi actually good?

Looked fantastic as a youngster but never quite kicked on. One of many players who’s career stalled going to Chelsea and constantly being shipped around.

He was someone I wanted start of the summer so personally I’d be happy with him. Missed chances but great pace and movement

 

[WickedWolfie]

Looked fantastic as a youngster but never quite kicked on. One of many players who’s career stalled going to Chelsea and constantly being shipped around.

He was someone I wanted start of the summer so personally I’d be happy with him. Missed chances but great pace and movement

Him and Traore running at defences would scare more than a few....