Transfer Rumours Summer transfer rumours 2023

Yep. The best way to convince players to stay, is to start winning games of football.

 

I didn’t mean it literally (that’s my biggest gripe on here - most of us write in a general sense, not perfectly accurate - not a particular dig at you btw). However, it’s already been suggested on TSP (more informed blokes than me; that’s for sure!).

 

Could this be the new version of Tottenham’s spending of the Gareth Bale windfall? One massive sale and then loads of players for a fraction of that

No indication on whether these are all expected to be first teamers. But I assume so.

Transfers website? Advertised? What happened to scouting? So are they just expecting agents to approach? I’m tempted to see what KUMB has to say about this

 

Blimey, that is just cringy as ****! How bad must your recruitment be.

 

Note to Liverpool and West Ham - this is how you do it. Make opening bid only slightly below the asking price. Not 50% of it hoping to get the other club to climb down to 70-75% of asking. This is a football club not a market in Thailand

 

Slightly odd one for me, as presume Raya will want to be first choice, so where does that leave Ramsdale?

 

I wonder if they were one of the PL teams interested in Manning - would have been ideal for them as they could have put the LB £20m across the other positions.

 

The Athletic have a discussion about it on their podcast but i haven’t listened

I wonder where he could go. I don’t see anyone matching his contract or bidding 20m plus.

 

Some West Ham fans seem convinced that JWP has not only informed Saints that he wants to leave but that he specifically wants to join West Ham. And as a result our asking price will come down because it will have to. Anyone know where they are getting this from?

 

Pretty sure that's bollocks as we all know, Wilcox will have told JWP that our valuation is this and unless they bid this you aren't going anywhere.

 

Their arses.

 

Pretty sure Saints signed Alcaraz using something similar. Maybe it's the same one. Essentially an online transfer market/listing where actual clubs list actual players for sale, and can receive offers on it from other teams.

I'm sure someone else can confirm, but I'm sure I read that that's how we signed him. This type of website will probably play a big role in future transfers.

 

I read that McTominay is having a medical at West Ham. Don't know how true this is and whether or not they see this as a JWP alternative.

 

Update to the above, and here's the article from The Athletic. We used a website called Transfer Room to sign Alcaraz. https://theathletic.com/4287138/2023/03/21/alcaraz-southampton-transferroom/

 

Twitter!

 

The tweet I posted says they are looking for a DM and CM. So I guess it depends on if they see either of the two as a DM. Or both as CM.

 

You realise arsenal offered 80m for rice before eventually signing him for 105m?

Also, arsenal thrown around more money than any other club since arteta took over so seems like they aren’t fussed about fees and just gonna pay whatever. Seems odd to buy a back up keeper for 40m though.

 

Which is more than 50% of what they eventually paid. Which was the point I was making. Forgot to add Burnley to the list as they are also pursuing the low ball strategy

Not obvious he will be the backup. Might be taking over from Ramsdale

 

Not sure winning trophies will ever be a concern of ours tbh.

 

I heard that we'd sold the trophy cabinet because the ghost of the Johnstone Paint trophy upsets the cleaners