Summer 2024 transfer window thread.

[stever]

Wouldn't be against this if he wants the move as well. He's one player that's always ****ed me off when playing against us, would be nice to have a bit of that ****housery on our side for a change.

I like his **** housery stuff but he does have brain farts like Sa. Do I think he would be an upgrade? No

 

[92WWFC]

If he isn't too expensive I'd think we will look at Kelleher, I wasn't too convinced before this season but he had a good run of games while Allisson was out and looked solid. But Liverpool don't sell players for cheap especially a prominent squad player (there isnt many better no2s in the league) like him so I reckon we could probably find cheaper.

 

[wolfslair]

Wasn’t Hoever a CB when we signed him? He’s probably one of those that O’Neil has to have a look at pre-season.

He was seen as utility player who can CB and RWB.

 

[JohnB]

So what are we thinking the 2024/25 squad looks like?

GK - New Bentley King
WB - Semedo Doc Bueno and New
CB - Bueno Dawson Kilman Toti and Mosquera
Mid - Lemina Gomes Doyle and Traore
Forward - Cunha Hwang Sarabia Chiquinho Bellegarde and 2x New

Above assumes Sa, RAN and Neto go plus Guedes, Podence, Hoever, Lembikisa, Hodge, Cundle, Silva and Sasa are sold/loaned.

Would be c£100m available for 4 players. Have coverage at WB from Mosquera and Toti, plus bench coverage from Chirewa, Chiwome and Fraser.

Any seeing it differently?

 

[Oliwolf44]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1781946219109011457

No no no 1000X no.
We need someone more reliable than Sa not less. He's an absolute helmet. Don't like the cut of his jib at all. Plus west brom connection

 

[Glow69]

No no no 1000X no.
We need someone more reliable than Sa not less. He's an absolute helmet. Don't like the cut of his jib at all. Plus west brom connection

Better than Sa.

 

[Tring Wolf]

Guess it depends on the fee we would get for Sa. If it’s somewhere in the ballpark of what we’d have to pay for Ramsdale (perhaps we’d get that from a Saudi club) then fine.

But if we effectively lose Sa and Neto in exchange for Ramsdale and say £30m, I think I’d rather keep Sa and get the full £50-60m for Neto as I don’t think Ramsdale is that huge an upgrade.

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

So what are we thinking the 2024/25 squad looks like?

GK - New Bentley King
WB - Semedo Doc Bueno and New
CB - Bueno Dawson Kilman Toti and Mosquera
Mid - Lemina Gomes Doyle and Traore
Forward - Cunha Hwang Sarabia Chiquinho Bellegarde and 2x New

Above assumes Sa, RAN and Neto go plus Guedes, Podence, Hoever, Lembikisa, Hodge, Cundle, Silva and Sasa are sold/loaned.

Would be c£100m available for 4 players. Have coverage at WB from Mosquera and Toti, plus bench coverage from Chirewa, Chiwome and Fraser.

Any seeing it differently?

Think another CMF needed and cover for Semedo Doc wont cut it

 

[Wolf316]

No no no 1000X no.
We need someone more reliable than Sa not less. He's an absolute helmet. Don't like the cut of his jib at all. Plus west brom connection

He’s levels above Sã and would be a very very good signing.

 

[Matt]

We have been linked with so many goalkeepers it does seem like Sa may be moving on, which surprises me to be honest.

 

[Timberrrr]

It's fairly obvious fosun have **** out and expect a couple of big sales in the summer.no way they will invest it all and I hope gon stays cos we're gonna have to go down the young and hungry route(and cheap)
If Luton go down mengi and one from adebayo or Morris would do and as an outside punt szmodics from Blackburn is worth a look.gotta be better than what we got.that team we put out last night was the weakest since before nunos reign

 

[Oliwolf44]

He’s levels above Sã and would be a very very good signing.

Couldn't disagree more with the very very good signing bit tbh

 

[Black Country Wanderer]

We have been linked with so many goalkeepers it does seem like Sa may be moving on, which surprises me to be honest.

Maybe Bentley,but we need a keeper that can use his feet better in the modern game,Sa gives me a heart attack everytime he has the ball

 

[Skrilla]

I'd like a sweeper keeper that doesn't make a lot of errors, and confident coming for crosses. Is that too much to ask for?

Yeh, probably.

All I know is if we theoretically had a £50m budget in the summer, I'd want most of that spent on striker(s)!

Arsenal would want a fortune for Ramsdale to recoup most of the £30m they paid for him and I've always had my doubts about him... he doesn't have much of a market either as I don't think many other Premier League clubs will be in need of a keeper this summer, unless Chelsea want him.

 

[RosehillWolf]

My worry is that the current crop of players only pick up one more win this season as the season fizzles out AGAIN. They’ll see that Shi and his penny pinching cost them a trip to Wembley and that they’re basically playing for 13th
Players like Neto , Cunha , Gomes and RAN have more ambition in one combined little finger than Shi , so they will want out
They’ll be sold and new average players will be bought in to maintain mid table obscurity.
FOSUN only want PL membership , they are not interested in pushing for European spots as they won’t outlay the necessary capital
So more of the same next season , with lesser quality players and less hope of winning anything
How long GON tolerates such tight **** owners is anyone’s guess.

 

[Rabid Wolf]

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Yes ...we everything goes so quickly......I wouldn't joke about the cancellation.....cause heard it's Korea again and maybe Singapore...

I wonder if we'll stop over in Japan and play against Shonan Bellmare the club we linked up with.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Absence makes the heart grow fonder !

Haha! Better than naming 15 yr old the bench but is what it is. Trust the club to put right the wrongs in the summer. Hobbs is a clever man

 

[maws]

4 goals and 3 assists from Hoever this season from RB/RWB. I wonder if there is a way back for him. I hope so, I rated him quite a bit don't really think he did much wrong (bar that Liverpool game) but needed experience which he has now.

Not if you listen to Stoke fans, same old problem is not committed

 

[Northampton_wolf]

we need 6 points from the next 2 realistically and then draw gets us 50 if we can get 49 or 50 points what a season. just let down by Coventry game and injuries (small squads.. ffp)

 

[Tring Wolf]

I'd like a sweeper keeper that doesn't make a lot of errors, and confident coming for crosses. Is that too much to ask for?

Yeh, probably.

All I know is if we theoretically had a £50m budget in the summer, I'd want most of that spent on striker(s)!

Arsenal would want a fortune for Ramsdale to recoup most of the £30m they paid for him and I've always had my doubts about him... he doesn't have much of a market either as I don't think many other Premier League clubs will be in need of a keeper this summer, unless Chelsea want him.

If we’re after that, Valles fits the bill. The other one who I’d be looking at (and I know he dropped a howler against Brentford recently) is Muric at Burnley.

You’d assume that Burnley will probably have Trafford as first choice next year so Muric could be available (particularly if Burnley go down). Generally excellent with the ball at his feet and thought he looked very assured against us.

Best keeper in The Championship (soon to be League One) is Viktor Johanssen at Rotherham.

 

[Northampton_wolf]

If we’re after that, Valles fits the bill. The other one who I’d be looking at (and I know he dropped a howler against Brentford recently) is Muric at Burnley.

You’d assume that Burnley will probably have Trafford as first choice next year so Muric could be available (particularly if Burnley go down). Generally excellent with the ball at his feet and thought he looked very assured against us.

Best keeper in The Championship (soon to be League One) is Viktor Johanssen at Rotherham.

muric had a great game yesterday honestly would take a look definitely

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

If we’re after that, Valles fits the bill. The other one who I’d be looking at (and I know he dropped a howler against Brentford recently) is Muric at Burnley.

You’d assume that Burnley will probably have Trafford as first choice next year so Muric could be available (particularly if Burnley go down). Generally excellent with the ball at his feet and thought he looked very assured against us.

Best keeper in The Championship (soon to be League One) is Viktor Johanssen at Rotherham.

Let’s let 4 in the other day I’m not convinced he’s any better than Sa

 

[Skrilla]

If we’re after that, Valles fits the bill. The other one who I’d be looking at (and I know he dropped a howler against Brentford recently) is Muric at Burnley.

You’d assume that Burnley will probably have Trafford as first choice next year so Muric could be available (particularly if Burnley go down). Generally excellent with the ball at his feet and thought he looked very assured against us.

Best keeper in The Championship (soon to be League One) is Viktor Johanssen at Rotherham.

Never watched Johanssen so can't comment on that one but I'll take your word for it. Muric does look steady, I do wonder if Burnley kept faith with Trafford for so long because of the price tag, he always looked a bag of nerves. I think that's a good shout and presumably wouldn't cost a great deal.

 

[Jawwfc]

The other one who I’d be looking at (and I know he dropped a howler against Brentford recently) is Muric at Burnley.

Muric also gifted Everton a goal the week before which cost them the game. I don't see him as an upgrade at all to Sa if I'm honest he'd probably be quite a downgrade.

I'd expect us to go abroad for a keeper as UK based keepers seem way overpriced.

The Rotherham keeper wouldn't be a bad shout from what I've saw but can he make the step up? That's the big question.

 

[AndyY]

Wasn’t Hoever a CB when we signed him? He’s probably one of those that O’Neil has to have a look at pre-season.

depends a bit whether we are sticking with 3/5 at the back (& i hope we do).
Also worth noting that Stoke fans think he is decent going forward but defensively suspect. Not ideal for a CB.
I guess it also depends whether Semedo and RAN stay. Hoever wont want to be on the bench all the time and we can probably only get away with one marauding wing back.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Never watched Johanssen so can't comment on that one but I'll take your word for it. Muric does look steady, I do wonder if Burnley kept faith with Trafford for so long because of the price tag, he always looked a bag of nerves. I think that's a good shout and presumably wouldn't cost a great deal.

Berge, Cullen, Foster, Odobert, Brownhill are all decent players just need to play in a better formation. Playing open football is suicidal. Some of them like Cullen, Foster & Odobert have good potential to improve further. I think Odobert will get a decent fee for them looks very impressive. Berge is a bit of quality on the ball when he’s fit can pick a pass. Brownhill is defensive work horse type

 

[Minimalist]

depends a bit whether we are sticking with 3/5 at the back (& i hope we do).
Also worth noting that Stoke fans think he is decent going forward but defensively suspect. Not ideal for a CB.
I guess it also depends whether Semedo and RAN stay. Hoever wont want to be on the bench all the time and we can probably only get away with one marauding wing back.

The best route into our squad for Hoever (or Lembisika) would be to replace Doc as backup/competition for that position.

 

[AndyY]

So what are we thinking the 2024/25 squad looks like?

GK - New Bentley King
WB - Semedo Doc Bueno and New
CB - Bueno Dawson Kilman Toti and Mosquera
Mid - Lemina Gomes Doyle and Traore
Forward - Cunha Hwang Sarabia Chiquinho Bellegarde and 2x New

Above assumes Sa, RAN and Neto go plus Guedes, Podence, Hoever, Lembikisa, Hodge, Cundle, Silva and Sasa are sold/loaned.

Would be c£100m available for 4 players. Have coverage at WB from Mosquera and Toti, plus bench coverage from Chirewa, Chiwome and Fraser.

Any seeing it differently?

I have a feeling that Kilman and Semedo might go - both been here a while and prob at the peak of their value. So those two need replacing.
I also think Chirewa, Chiwome and Fraser will all go on loan meaning we need squad depth their, too.

 

[lets all have a disco]

depends a bit whether we are sticking with 3/5 at the back (& i hope we do).
Also worth noting that Stoke fans think he is decent going forward but defensively suspect. Not ideal for a CB.
I guess it also depends whether Semedo and RAN stay. Hoever wont want to be on the bench all the time and we can probably only get away with one marauding wing back.

That weird ....cause I never posted that...

 

[Skrilla]

Berge, Cullen, Foster, Odobert, Brownhill are all decent players just need to play in a better formation. Playing open football is suicidal. Some of them like Cullen, Foster & Odobert have good potential to improve further. I think Odobert will get a decent fee for them looks very impressive. Berge is a bit of quality on the ball when he’s fit can pick a pass. Brownhill is defensive work horse type

The only one who's really stood out when I've watched them is Koleosho, wouldn't mind if we signed him to add some depth to our attacking options. He's got a bit of Jota about him.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

The only one who's really stood out when I've watched them is Koleosho, wouldn't mind if we signed him to add some depth to our attacking options. He's got a bit of Jota about him.

That’s what I’m saying the likes of Koleosho, Oderbert, Cullen and Foster have shown glimpses of what they can do. Put them in a better side with better coaching they will improve to a better level. It’s all a calculated risk whos worth taking a chance on and who isn’t….

 

[hollo]

I have a feeling that Kilman and Semedo might go - both been here a while and prob at the peak of their value. So those two need replacing.
I also think Chirewa, Chiwome and Fraser will all go on loan meaning we need squad depth their, too.

We have dani angel to replace chiwome so chill out.

 

[wolvesjoe]

Guess it depends on the fee we would get for Sa. If it’s somewhere in the ballpark of what we’d have to pay for Ramsdale (perhaps we’d get that from a Saudi club) then fine.

But if we effectively lose Sa and Neto in exchange for Ramsdale and say £30m, I think I’d rather keep Sa and get the full £50-60m for Neto as I don’t think Ramsdale is that huge an upgrade.

Keep Sa, embodies the spirit of the team. Ramsdale is a moaning ****, who would undermine the team ethos.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

Keep Sa, embodies the spirit of the team. Ramsdale is a moaning ****, who would undermine the team ethos.

Good point well made!! Winning mentality is important. Not cry baby attitude

 

[goldeneyed]

As long as we keep RAN, Cunha and Gomes I'm happy for the club to wheel and deal, getting as much as possible for Neto in particular. Above all we need two new grown up strikers in the mix - and I don't mean Che Adams. Mosquera coming back and prospering will be crucial. Hoever and/or Lembikisa can be wing back back up hopefully but still not sure on that. Chiquinho also hopefully good back up option out wide. Doyle obviously gets signed and we would do well to bring in his mate McAtee also as he won't be getting any games at Man City. Partial replacement for Neto.

Sa is fine for now but he needs more serious competition. Please Lord we get something for Silva- £8m would do and say £12m for Guedes plus £6m for Podence. That would pay for one of the strikers we neeed. Perhaps return to Broja who has potential at only 22.
Along side him a fast tricky goalscorer like Amoura.

Ideally we keep Kilman as Dawson is now heading for the tail end of his career so Kilman becomes with Toti and Santi Bueno useful options going forward.

It is the two needful strikers and a winger or two to replace Neto that will be by far the main concern for me unless Ait-Nouri is given an out and out attacking role and we bring in a new left wing back.

 

[Superted]

If we're choosing keepers that might be available I'd prefer Kelleher over Ramsdale.

 

[Mile End Wanderer]

If we're choosing keepers that might be available I'd prefer Kelleher over Ramsdale.

He ain’t an albion fan and improves our Irish contingent. Doherty, Hodge and Kelleher or Szmodics would be nice group. Mick would be proud

 

[YouGottaRaulWithIt]

He ain’t an albion fan and improves our Irish contingent. Doherty, Hodge and Kelleher or Szmodics would be nice group. Mick would be proud

Don't forget our own irish, born in Tettenhall, Nathan Fraser.

 

[lets all have a disco]

Could well be a case of who wants Neto more.... Liverpool or Arsenal with which keeper we get...reduced fee for either club but giving up there reserve keeper maybe the deciding factor....

With Jorge making up our transfer budget with the sale of Sa to Saudi.....it could work out for us....

 

[Supadavewolf]

It was also proven using the statics that wolves had about 40% more potential support than Albion.

So we're ahead of them on both quantity....... and quality