It's Quiet 18 - Wanna ring the bell?

[leo_city]

I totally disagree with you on this one and I am not on a wind up on this one. We can do a lot better than Raphinha and stats only tell part of his overall ability.

Do you have any names? Please don’t throw Cole Palmer and Oscar Bobb

 

[RayCTID]

Do you have any names? Please don’t throw Cole Palmer and Oscar Bobb

How about Gnabry or even Kingsley Coman for starters? Brahim Diaz? Players who aren't available.

 

[Sir peace frog]

Foden has a huge season in front of him and I do think he will get some of those goals we have lost. I can see him getting roughly 30 goals or assists but he's usually in and around 25 a season anyway.

I agree Gundogan especially and Mahrez were players that would win us games which would see us through difficult periods. That needs replacing with real quality. Young players doing well at the likes of Palace or Lyon are not good enough to fill that role.

foden over his career gets a goal/assist on average every 2 games , which considering his age is brilliant, i think he will start to up that, i have as much faith in phil as i have in any player

 

[GX Blue]

When you think back to Khaldoons end of season interview I don’t think he mentioned summer transfers once did he?

Usually he always says we’ll be active etc..

 

[Paulmcfc2703]

foden over his career gets a goal/assist on average every 2 games , which considering his age is brilliant, i think he will start to up that, i have as much faith in phil as i have in any player

Completely agree. I think everyone here loves Foden. Its why I think he will do really well next season. With Pep's rotation Foden playing 50-55 games and having 30 goals/assists would be a great return.

 

[leo_city]

How about Gnabry or even Kingsley Coman for starters? Brahim Diaz? Players who aren't available.

Coman would be excellent yes. Agree on that.

 

[Edwin Edwin]

'*It's Quiet 18 - Wanna Gaslight?'

 

[JewelZee]

I am disagreeing with you. Do you know Raphinha is a geniune target? Or is it someone that you really want?

I have no idea if he's a target other than the mentions one sees here and on other sites. Personally, I hadn't thought of him but, yes, I rate him and I'd take him in a heartbeat. I'm still waiting for who you believe to be realistic better alternatives...

 

[Sir peace frog]

I have no idea if he's a target other than the mentions one sees here and on other sites. Personally, I hadn't thought of him but, yes, I rate him and I'd take him in a heartbeat. I'm still waiting for who you believe to be realistic better alternatives...

you're asking a poster who gave a list as big as your arm as to why big erl was a bad choice to give you realistic alternatives,go and make yourself a brew and ask the biscuit jar :)

 

[JewelZee]

you're asking a poster who gave a list as big as your arm as to why big erl was a bad choice to give you realistic alternatives,go and make yourself a brew and ask the biscuit jar :)

I know, LOL, but if he's going to say someone I propose is shit then at least have the juice to say who you think would be better and attainable. In other words, put up or shut the fuck up...

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

'*It's Quiet 18 - Wanna Gaslight?'

Gaslighting in the transfer forum!

Thst could be the new thread title.

 

[Chi-town blues]

'*It's Quiet 18 - Wanna Gaslight?'

Sure I ate burritos last night with rice and beans , why not ?

 

[Lkzerinho]

Gvardiol in is a full squad, without outgoings.

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We are almost certainly going to have multiple foreign spots open...

I can't see Cancelo staying, Laporte is going to be off if Gvardiol comes in, and Gomez is going to be going on loan somewhere. I think we will be more active in the market later than people think. I think it will be more opportunistic but I see at least 3-4 more signings, including Gvardiol.

 

[Sir peace frog]

We are almost certainly going to have multiple foreign spots open...

I can't see Cancelo staying, Laporte is going to be off if Gvardiol comes in, and Gomez is going to be going on loan somewhere. I think we will be more active in the market later than people think. I think it will be more opportunistic but I see at least 3-4 more signings, including Gvardiol.

has gomez been linked with a move away ?

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Things will probably get moving (in the transfer market) once the Kane & Mbappe sagas are sorted, maybe it’ll take just one of them. We’ve had the early rush of deals going through, with the more obvious & easy to complete deals being made, we’ve had the Saudi intervention where PL clubs are either offloading or losing the odd player to big money, and now we’ll see the ‘real’ transfer market, where one big transfer generates 3-4 more, where negotiation is a large part of the game, brinksmanship, a gamble or two. We’ve assessed players pre season, and have enough to start the season unless we lose somebody, the problem lies with the ‘who?’ If we’re going to sign the next Mahrez etc which may only become obvious after a few months in the Pl & first rounds of the CL

 

[teddykgb]

For Chelsea in the league Kovacic averaged just over 3 goals or assists a season, for Madrid it was just over 2.

Even if Grealish increases his best season of his career and adds another 50% thats still only 7 or 8 more.

For ease lets call it 30 extra goals we need to find. I completely agree its very unlikely we don't bring in another player to replace Mahrez.

As he isn't here yet, like I said as of right now we are weaker.

I’m truly calm about it and think we will likely be fine but I think you’ve got the right of it on the hard math facing the squad. Even down the stretch last season we were more pragmatic than prolific. We need a big season from Phil and as good as Grealish was last season if he’s gonna play all the big matches at LW we really need him to improve in goals and assists. More responsibility on these two players in particular now. You’d also expect Bernardo’s contribution might jump of player in more forward areas consistently

 

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Cancelo money?

 

[leo_city]

Cancelo money?

They have too much debt to write off so maybe Ferran Torres money for starters

 

[RayCTID]

I have no idea if he's a target other than the mentions one sees here and on other sites. Personally, I hadn't thought of him but, yes, I rate him and I'd take him in a heartbeat. I'm still waiting for who you believe to be realistic better alternatives...

Not Raphina for starters.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

When you think back to Khaldoons end of season interview I don’t think he mentioned summer transfers once did he?

Usually he always says we’ll be active etc..

Didn’t he also say a year or two back that we would get to a point where we would stop spending money on players as such and use what we are developing instead? Maybe we have hit that point in the plan?