Transfer Rumours The Summer Transfer Rumour Thread 2016

Very poor analogy in my opinion. Gallagher is a player who doesn't look like he can make it at the top. Pete is so much better than that; in fact he has a season at top flight already under his belt.

 

So just Fonte to go.

 

I think it's fair.

Sam has as much chance of making it at a midtable Prem club as Hojberg does for a Champs League winning side. Probably a better chance IMO.

(I'm just trying to soften the disappointment of when Hojberg doesn't turn out to be the next Zidane.)

 

Wooden table, a nice rusty tent peg.

 

I see what you are getting at, but disagree.

 

Ok, we disagree on Sam's level by a long way.

 

That's fair. I just hope you are all right about this lad!

 

I haven't seen enough of Hojbjerg to make a fair judgement.

But I think Sam could still make it (in a few years) given the right set up and enough game time in the Championship.

 

One thing I hate about footy. It's always jobs for the old boys.

 

I'd liken Hojbjerg more to someone like Cork...both of his moves, actually. Chelsea sold him to us for pennies knowing full well that he would probably be a capable PL player, but wasn't likely to feature with them. We sold him to Swansea for below market value knowing the same. In each case, the teams went their eyes open...the player wanted more playing time than they could offer, so they were sold. Hojbjerg was unlikely to play more than a bit role for them prior to the expiration of his contract in 2018, and equally unlikely to re-sign given that he was tired of going out on loan; they had little to gain from keeping him.

 

And there's no shame in not quite being good enough yet to be a starter for Bayern at 20 years old.

 

But he has now so, in my view, even less reason to stay at Leicester. There is a lot more chance of winning things over the length of a 4/5 year contract at Chelsea/Arsenal

 

is this their major signing of the summer then?

 

Could be just paper talk that he's leaving Leicester.

 

No, Granit Xhaka is. So far.

 

Are we classing him as major though?

 

Don't know enough about him personally. But one of my gooner mates is convinced he's the Wanyama type presence they've been crying out for, only with infinitely better ball playing skills. We'll see.

 

With a name like Granit, one would expect him to be a rock in midfield.