Transfer Rumours Summer Transfer window

It's fair to mention that IMO.

I still think that facing your own goal and taking the ball like that is a tough ask for anyone, in any team and not many do it well. You don't "stand out" very much when you do it

Dan is a good player. He has learned that role pretty well and when the play opens up he has the vision and ability to pass it well.

The final third of last season our midfield tired. It was as clear as a bell and they all looked a bit sluggish at times. Regis played a blinder resting them like he did.

But Dan has to want to stay. The money is not my business, but they don't appear to be skinflinting Ballard for instance.

Get signed up Dan. This is where you fit.

 

Nah

 

I think our next couple of signings and going to be like this, upper calibre recruitment

diarra is one like that, as is le fee

talbi sadiki adingra not as much but still great but feel as if the gk, cb and rw will be serious needle movers

 

It's a big risk, but hopefully one that pays off in a big way - or we stay up anyway so we can flog him to Saudi at a loss!

 

We’ve briefed him about the length of the deal like. Clear that we now brief him and Phil Smith.

 

Not my story to tell mate, Malaga can post it if he chooses now the deal is done …

… there’s a lad on here who posts more up to date stuff but he just won’t spill the beans!

 

Aye. We need experience and need someone to set the bar high. He does that no doubt about it. I just want to see him and Diarra bounce people into orbit while ELF produces the magic

 

£13m up front + add ons for Xhaka is a better deal than Henderson on a free. Such a good player.

 

Yep. I'm the same. Will just continue to read all posts, agree/disagree as I see fit - and reserve the right to tell people to **** off and pipe down when they get too uppity

 

Looking nicer already

 

Bitter because some anonymous clown has me on ignore

 

Yeah. Seems reasonable and not the 20m that was being touted.

 

I knew this anyway.

On Saturday my willow twigs were wobbling about all over the place. I wore a cardigan and shoved a pipe in my gob too, just to make sure it would work. They said he was coming.

Welcome Granit lad. My type of player!!

 

That’s exactly it. Current squad massively lacking

 

So we didn’t go to 20m as was claimed minutes ago …

… it’s a mover this one!

‘Upped our offer by 7m …. ‘

 

He'll be like a Rolls Royce midfielder sat infront of the back 4 pulling the strings whilst our younger lads do all the running.
What a signing this is for us, it reminds me when we signed Steffan Schwartz who coincidentally was an ex Gunner aswell.

This'll be huge for us, probably the most important signing we've made so far imo. Also takes huge pressure off us when the Afcon starts aswell.

 

BILD and Keith Downie both reporting £13M (€15M) plus an additional £4.3M (€5M)

 

That seems a fair deal. Worth every single penny and more if we stay up

 

It is mate. But all the other signings have a sell on value. Some possibly more than we paid, and a player like that should improve others as well as his own contribution.

I don't think about the cash in all honesty, it's not mine. This lot are different gravy, and I don't see them spending all this time building steadily to chuck it all on the red.

 

What's nice about Xhaka is he will also put in a shift as well

Really good leader and organiser but he has that real ability on the ball that we need in CM

If you look at the 6 options we have in CM, it's becoming a real strength now - obviously Neil might go now and if he does he will need replacing

Xhaka is just a different level type of signing for us, a calm (and at times heated) head in the middle with the young talent we have is exactly what we need

Now get him announced and get the CBs and Gk in