summer '22 transfer craziness and stupidity

[I am invisible]

I do prefer bigger athletic players, tbh, as long as it's not at the detriment to ability. However, if we're bringing in a big beast I'd rather it be at CB. White is too lightweight for me back there. Has zero presence. Saliba is 6 4" apparently so I'm pinning my hopes on that particular player who I've never seen play.

That seems to be the way it’s going. The way I see it most of the midfield problems we see are caused by the vast distance between front and back that midfielders are / were having to cover, and there’s two fixes: recruit big, powerful, athletic midfielders who can better cover those distances; or reduce the distance. If you do the latter then that changes the need to athletic defenders with recovery pace who can push high, maybe a forward or two who can drop to link play, and technical midfielders with quick feet who can work in tight spaces.

(Incidentally, this is why I think Pep has gone all in for Haaland - people are assuming he just wants a big lump to overpower packed defences and score a different type of goal when needed, but Pep is very good at working out what’s coming next in the game and I think he’s seen the way the wind is blowing here. I think he’s seen an increasing move towards high lines again and he’s tooling up with a forward with devastating pace and running power who can exploit it.)

[KSE Comedy Club]

Hope so, man.

Would be a brilliant signing. Bit of a statement too. Based on his Leeds form he's definitely the kinda player that should contribute to Arteta's 90-100 goals required to challenge.

Also has an edge to him that this squad kinda lacks.

11 goals and 3 assists is not exactly stellar

[Marc Overmars]

Leeds have rejected a 50m offer.

[I am invisible]

Oh wow, not that much of a low-ball offer then?

[KSE Comedy Club]

Leeds have rejected a 50m offer.

lol, he's not worth more than that.

These clubs are a joke

[mandela8]

11 goals and 3 assists is not exactly stellar

In that Leeds team it's brilliant.

[Marc Overmars]

lol, he's not worth more than that.

These clubs are a joke

To be fair they don’t need to sell him and they know we’re after new attacking options, why not milk us dry?

Most clubs drive a hard bargain, it’s only us where players are sold on the cheap or in most cases just given away.

[KSE Comedy Club]

To be fair they don’t need to sell him and they know we’re after new attacking options, why not milk us dry?

Most clubs drive a hard bargain, it’s only us where players are sold on the cheap or in most cases just given away.

Yep and I have no problem with that, clubs can be a bit cheeky here and there when it comes to player sales.

But they will need to sell him as he doesn't want to stay there & had they been relegated the clause was £25m.

We've offered double that and £5m more than his actual value so what exactly are they expecting?

He isn't a world class, 30 goal a season striker at the moment.
I just think anymore than £50m is a pisstake

[mandela8]

Yep and I have no problem with that, clubs can be a bit cheeky here and there when it comes to player sales.

But they will need to sell him as he doesn't want to stay there & had they been relegated the clause was £25m.

We've offered double that and £5m more than his actual value so what exactly are they expecting?

He isn't a world class, 30 goal a season striker at the moment.
I just think anymore than £50m is a pisstake

50-60 million is pretty fuckin reasonable nowadays, man.

We've just spent over 30 on some malnourished Portuguese guy who never regularly started for Porto, ffs (I like the signing, fwiw, just speaking from Leeds perspective). Players like Grealish going for 100m. He's Leeds best players and proven to be one of the better players in the league, despite playing for a relegation battling team. Brazilian international with intradest from teams like Barcelona.

[KSE Comedy Club]

50-60 million is pretty fuckin reasonable nowadays, man.

We've just spent over 30 on some malnourished Portuguese guy who never regularly started for Porto, ffs (I like the signing, fwiw, just speaking from Leeds perspective). Players like Grealish going for 100m. He's Leeds best players and proven to be one of the better players in the league, despite playing for a relegation battling team. Brazilian international with intradest from teams like Barcelona.

Oh I agree, I'm not suggesting that £50m isn't a reasonable middle of the road sum these days.

But Leeds are suggesting it isn't and think we should be paying more