So.... Carl Rushworth, Ben Johnson ( hope he is over his doping problems) Jacob greaves Nat Phillips Omari Hutchinson Alexi Sanchez All strongly linked....thoughts
I'm taking all this with a pinch of salt, considering how our transfer business under the Americans has consistently been under the radar. Having said that, extra eyes on us as a Premier League club might mean leaks become more frequent and apparent. Ben Johnson would be a very astute signing, and it's been reported as a done thing. He's previously been West Ham's Young Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. He'd provide competition for Davis and as we're not paying a transfer fee, it's good FFP business. Jacob Greaves would be another good signing. He's an example of what most Premier League clubs should be doing - using their buying power intelligently to buy great talent from the second tier. £10 million would be a steal - and I think Hull know it - so I expect this deal to be closer to £15-20 million if we get it over the line. He's worth the money - got into the Championship Team of the Season last year and has been a consistently top performer at centre back for Hull over the last three seasons. We know Hutchinson is a good player who might be able to make the step up to be a consistent Premier League performer - certainly looks a better profile than most our other attacking players. £20 million seems like a lot, but in this market it's probably near enough his value and we'd more than make money on that if he becomes a success and we need to sell on to a bigger club. Nat Phillips a bit underwhelming, hopefully there's better options out there. I don't really know much about Carl Rushworth, but a keeper through the door is necessary - what with Walton likely to leave and Hdlaky potentially moving on. Alexis Sanchez is surely a wind-up. 36 in December, doesn't fit the profile of our recruitment model, and is nowhere near the player he once was for Arsenal. All in all - Ben Johnson, Jacob Greaves, and a right back would significantly improve the defence. Hutchinson would bring back arguably our best attacking player from last season into the squad. Hopefully there's still space in the budget to sign at least one central midfielder and one - maybe two - strikers. In an ideal world, we'd have a bit of Premier League experience through the door this summer too.
He is!! Medical passed and set to sign on Monday. Hutchinson deal in advanced stages for 20 million!!
Omari has huge potential but £20 million is a lot for a player who has only started 20 mens first team games in his career at Championship level. Quite a risk for a newly promoted player. I'd like him back at the club but that's a huge fee for a newly promoted club.
Sorry, right back but can also play left back. He'll probably be the starter at right back, but at least he also offers cover for the left.
If he carries on his improvement, then his value could double, or even treble in one season. Its a very calculated risk, but one that is definitely worth it.
20m quid is a drop in the ocean for a player in the Premier League, especially an attacker. I think it shows how long we've been away from the top table if people are mentioning it as a high price. If we want to stay a PL side, we'll be paying more than this for players in the future. Personally, I think it's a bargain!
Personally, I think Hutch, BJ (no redruth, not from Nuggets) Greaves and Philogene would be a fantastic 4 to get over the line but I still think Ben Sheaf would be a fantastic signing and we need at least 1 more CF!!
The athletic are reporting it. Wonder if they’re waiting so he can pose holding next seasons shirt (certainly won’t hurt sales)
Contracts expire on Sunday, so I'm sure they have been talking for a while and now they are in a position to make the signing on Monday.
