Summer Transfers 2025 Missed Opportunities and Regrets

[Niall_Quinn]

Would definitely consider selling Martinelli if a decent offer came in. I like him because he’s the only direct forward we have and sometimes that’s a welcome change given how often we end up overplaying. However I just don’t see something special in him that suggests he could explode into something else here, I feel like he shrinks when he reaches the final third which is not a good look. Now I imagine that could change at a club like Bayern because they’re so dominant but what he’s doing for us is the only thing that matters here.

We shouldn’t be too sentimental with long serving players, City and Liverpool have sold big name players in the past (players better than Martinelli) and replaced them well. You don’t build and succeed by hanging on to players who’ve done ok but not really moved the needle for the team.

So why not sell half the team - particularly that Swedish bloke whose name I've actually forgotten - oh yeah, Odegard.

[Mac76]

So why not sell half the team - particularly that Swedish bloke whose name I've actually forgotten - oh yeah, Odegard.

You probably did it deliberately, but Odegaard's Norwegian

I'm beginning to think I wouldn't object to selling him as he's becoming a trademark of over-elaborate, too-clever-by-half play that often yields little result, but we'd need to sign a decent replacement and we've enough to do already

What we need to do is get the ball out left more, rather than so much play being sent down the right to Saka/Odegaard

Which btw means Martinelli gets underused, it may be one of the reasons he's not developed as much as we might hope

Much as I like Gabriel, he's particularly culpable of almost completely ignoring our left hand side when he's looking to progress the ball

[21_GOONER_SALUTE]

You probably did it deliberately, but Odegaard's Norwegian

I'm beginning to think I wouldn't object to selling him as he's becoming a trademark of over-elaborate, too-clever-by-half play that often yields little result, but we'd need to sign a decent replacement and we've enough to do already

What we need to do is get the ball out left more, rather than so much play being sent down the right to Saka/Odegaard

Which btw means Martinelli gets underused, it may be one of the reasons he's not developed as much as we might hope

Much as I like Gabriel, he's particularly culpable of almost completely ignoring our left hand side when he's looking to progress the ball

I've mentioned that Gabriel thing before, he's really quite reluctant to distribute to the left, though part of me thinks he knows how subpar both players there are.

I totally agree with your assessment of Captain Marvel, though I'd give him one more season to redeem himself, but I think we should identify a solid successor this summer as it make sense and on average it takes us over a year to realise any transfer target