Transfer Rumours Summer '23 Transfer Thread

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NewcastleTiger said:
It seems to be a misconception about how much you need to break into the top 6. Look at Huddersfield for an example, a top holding midfielder in O’Brien and a goal scoring and providing wide player in Toffolo taken away and they were in a relegation battle. Season prior those 2 and 9 other hard working experienced championship players with a set way of playing, THIRD!

Luton another one, a top holding midfielder in Nakamba and a top striker in Morris, THIRD!

We’ll struggle to compete with those at the top, but the current squad really isn’t a million miles away. Top 6 quality? Who knows, we’ve not really seen this squad of players fully fit, albeit that’s very rarely the case in the real world but after watching most of them enough on individual occasions, can anyone really argue that a side with Oscar/Tetteh leading the line, Traore in behind with a midfield of Tufan/Slater partnering Seri with a rock solid defence with the experience of Christie up and down. Reliable Ingram too. Add to that a proper left back and a bit more proven quality out wide (which are the reported targets at present) it’s hard to not be optimistic about our chances this season.
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My main worries are injuries, lack of depth, goals, and the AFCON.

Our first XI is pretty decent, we're a couple short but it isn't bad at all. I'm not sure about injuries mind, we'll have to wait and see but the likes of Tetteh and Traore, I'm still dodgy about. The lack of depth is the issue, we've got numbers but no real quality there. If a centre half gets injured, we're a bit stuck (assuming Greaves is gone or playing LB), if Seri's injured we don't have anyone to do close to what he does and I think there are a few more positions where the back up is a real drop off.

It's not mentioned much but the AFCON is going to be crippling for us in Jan. We'll lose Tetteh, Traore and Seri (providing they aren't injured) and that's a lot of quality to lose.
 
Shark Sports said:
My main worries are injuries, lack of depth, goals, and the AFCON.

Our first XI is pretty decent, we're a couple short but it isn't bad at all. I'm not sure about injuries mind, we'll have to wait and see but the likes of Tetteh and Traore, I'm still dodgy about. The lack of depth is the issue, we've got numbers but no real quality there. If a centre half gets injured, we're a bit stuck (assuming Greaves is gone or playing LB), if Seri's injured we don't have anyone to do close to what he does and I think there are a few more positions where the back up is a real drop off.

It's not mentioned much but the AFCON is going to be crippling for us in Jan. We'll lose Tetteh, Traore and Seri (providing they aren't injured) and that's a lot of quality to lose.
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The problem is unless you have parachute payments, it’s very hard to have quality depth at this level. You have to rely on academy lads and experienced journeyman types who are happy to train and wait their chance.
 
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