Transfer Rumour Thread Season 2021/22

[king canary 7,603]

Josh Martin has gone out on loan to MK Don's for the year. Good chance for him to play week in week out. 

[TheGunnShow 5,937]

1 minute ago, king canary said:

Josh Martin has gone out on loan to MK Don's for the year. Good chance for him to play week in week out. 

Not to mention, with Russell Martin he's going to a Farkeball devotee. Probably room for another youngster or two to go there, I'd think.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

On the 'Max to Tottenham' stuff, it is worth pointing out they are close to signing Tomiyasu who played a lot at RB for Bologna last season. Personally I prefer him at centre back, but can see why top tier clubs have him pegged as a right back.

[Terminally Yellow 2,448]

5 minutes ago, king canary said:

Josh Martin has gone out on loan to MK Don's for the year. Good chance for him to play week in week out. 

I think he could have played in the Championship, but I know Russ will look after him and the regular football will be a great help at bringing him on.

Chuffed at this 👍

[cambridgeshire canary 6,704]

7 minutes ago, Terminally Yellow said:

I think he could have played in the Championship, but I know Russ will look after him and the regular football will be a great help at bringing him on.

Chuffed at this 👍

Pretty much this. Fair to say that even though he is clearly talented he has fallen down the pecking order here, and being at MK will provide him with a base to both play and impress.

 

Have no doubt he will tear it up and do fantatsic for them.

[BroadstairsR 2,159]

17 minutes ago, king canary said:

Josh Martin has gone out on loan to MK Don's for the year. Good chance for him to play week in week out. 

That's surprised me, I fancied Martin above all. Must be the right thing though.

I'm rooting for MK Dons next season then.

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by BroadstairsR

[kirku 1,332]

15 minutes ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

On the 'Max to Tottenham' stuff, it is worth pointing out they are close to signing Tomiyasu who played a lot at RB for Bologna last season. Personally I prefer him at centre back, but can see why top tier clubs have him pegged as a right back.

Seems like the market for Aarons is dwindling by the week?

[cambridgeshire canary 6,704]

11 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said:

That's surprised me, I fancied Martin above all. Must be the right thing though.

I'm rooting for MK Dons next season then.

 

Could never root for a fake, history fruading, souless franchise wannabe club like them... Butttt with Russell at the helm and Martin now playing for them will be interesting to see how they do.

Edited July 1, 2021 by cambridgeshire canary

[BroadstairsR 2,159]

34 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

Could never root for a fake, history fruading, souless franchise wannabe club like them... Butttt with Russell at the helm and Martin now playing for them will be interesting to see how they do.

Whilst not wishing to arouse that particular argument ... and I didn't think much of the takeover at the time, it need be considered that the real dilemna was caused by the building of such a highly populated new town.

NCFC was founded in 1902 and eventually joined the Football League in 1921

Milton Keynes with a population of 230, 000 was built in the sixties. How long would it have taken 'Milton Keynes United' to reach Football League status, serving that population, if they hadn't have gone the American way and instead taken the traditional route? 

Of course you could apply the same argument to the likes of Basildon, but most there seem to have remained loyal to West Ham, and down through the generations.

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by BroadstairsR

[sonyc 5,510]

Hernandez upgrade? Could be our kind of signing?

 

 

Norwich City and Rangers to fight over Colombian forward

NORWICH CITY FC

Posted by 

Eduardo Razo

9 hours ago

The transfer window is now open, and clubs are free to pursue players to shape their squad for the 2021-22 season. 

Steven Gerrard and his Rangers FC side are looking for ways to improve as they want to win the Scottish Premiership again next season.

According to Daily Record (via AS), the last Scottish Premier League champion would be preparing an offer of €3-million for Santiago Moreno, the winger of America de Cali.

The 21-year-old winger has 51 appearances for the Colombian squad, where he’s scored ten goals and registered seven assists. The report states that Rangers are said to be preparing a bid worth £2.6million.

However, the Scottish club faces competition Premier League side Norwich City and even some from Major League Soccer in the United States.

Moreno is a rising star in Colombian football, and if Rangers want to secure the transfer for another Cafetero, they’ll need to move fast before another club scoops him up.

[BroadstairsR 2,159]

Get in there SW.

[king canary 7,603]

8 minutes ago, sonyc said:

Hernandez upgrade? Could be our kind of signing?

 

 

Norwich City and Rangers to fight over Colombian forward

NORWICH CITY FC

Posted by 

Eduardo Razo

9 hours ago

The transfer window is now open, and clubs are free to pursue players to shape their squad for the 2021-22 season. 

Steven Gerrard and his Rangers FC side are looking for ways to improve as they want to win the Scottish Premiership again next season.

According to Daily Record (via AS), the last Scottish Premier League champion would be preparing an offer of €3-million for Santiago Moreno, the winger of America de Cali.

The 21-year-old winger has 51 appearances for the Colombian squad, where he’s scored ten goals and registered seven assists. The report states that Rangers are said to be preparing a bid worth £2.6million.

However, the Scottish club faces competition Premier League side Norwich City and even some from Major League Soccer in the United States.

Moreno is a rising star in Colombian football, and if Rangers want to secure the transfer for another Cafetero, they’ll need to move fast before another club scoops him up.

I think the general view has been we won't sign from South America this summer as we haven't been able to actually scout them.

[KeiranShikari 1,410]

The Pinkun journalists have stated a few times that because of Covid the scouts haven't been able to travel to watch them players from South America are probably not on this summer.

I could only see them taking tiny financial risks on players they haven't seen live, a few million is almost certainly too much.

[Fuzzar 1,702]

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[king canary 7,603]

50 minutes ago, kirku said:

Seems like the market for Aarons is dwindling by the week?

I'm starting to think he'll remain but then I thought that about Emi too.

I think the market for a player who only plays a specialist position like right back is always going to be quite limited. It has been noted most of the top teams are already pretty set in that position and likely aren't going to drop £30m on a player when they aren't convinced they'll be a starter.

[Bethnal Yellow and Green 1,557]

3 minutes ago, king canary said:

I'm starting to think he'll remain but then I thought that about Emi too.

I think the market for a player who only plays a specialist position like right back is always going to be quite limited. It has been noted most of the top teams are already pretty set in that position and likely aren't going to drop £30m on a player when they aren't convinced they'll be a starter.

Only takes one club to want him with enough conviction. If Arsenal sell Bellerin then a move there could be a real possibility but it does seem there aren't a huge number of paths open for him right now. Everton were interested but backed away due to the price, wouldn't be surprised if they came back later in the window.

[chicken 2,624]

2 hours ago, BigFish said:

Mores the point why have so many armchair coaches got hung-up on formations? EPL football is far more fluid than that and how we play will largely be driven by the personnel, the opposition and what actually happens in the game. What we know is Farke will play one up front and one in goal, everything else is up for grabs. This seems driven by the Ajer saga and the idea that we might play three CBs, so we don't really yet have the players in the building to do that.

Even with Ajer in, it would be to replace an outgoing Klose. And four CB's isn't enough to play 3 at the back. It'd be a little harsh to rely on a youngster as the other viable back up option. An injury and a suspension would leave us probably reverting back to a 4-2-3-1. More interestingly for me, Ajer can play DM. If you'd popped him alongside Gilmour and told him to sit like Tettey, when we attacked, he'd be one of a central three defenders anyway - that's how fluid that formation is. I don't see it changing unless they bring in another CB or they decide that Byram's injuries are less tested in that way as one of a CB 3. He has played there before I believe.

 

2 hours ago, king canary said:

That may be the case but I'm not sure- it is noticeable with Trybull particularly that we've really struggled to move him on. Blackburn reportedly paid only 10% of his wages last season. This is for a proven performer at Championship level at a good age. To me that suggests other teams couldn't come close to matching his wages and we had to settle for a deal like that.

Similarly with Stiepermann- we've had to pay him off as clearly we couldn't get clubs interested enough to take him- and you'd imagine if we were willing to pay him off we'd have happily taken a loan only covering half his wages. So something was clearly putting off teams taking on another proven Championship performer.

I think trying to move anyone on since March 2020 has been difficult for obvious reasons. For starters, with countries in lockdown, it was almost impossible to actually get to some of them. No non-essential flights etc.

Re Stiepermann, this resonates even more if you have seen Michael Bailey's twitter post:

Mutual consent doesn't always mean paying someone off. And sometimes it is just because there is more of a human element to it. He's been a good player and servant in his time with us. He gave 100% and got abuse for being played at left back to help the team before showing us what he could do further forward to much better effect. Sometimes it just is the best thing for both parties.

It really isn't as big a deal as you folks are making it out to be. These are players who are on what? £10-15k pw. Not the Naismith's on £40-45k in the Champ. All clubs have had to cut their cloth due to the pandemic, EFL and equivalent level clubs in other countries league systems have been impacted more heavily and those are the levels some of these players are operating at. They aren't all able to offer a transfer fee and the sort of wages. Paying them off means they have security and are more likely to find a club and play football.

[Essjayess 307]

2 hours ago, sonyc said:

Hernandez upgrade? Could be our kind of signing?

 

 

Norwich City and Rangers to fight over Colombian forward

NORWICH CITY FC

Posted by 

Eduardo Razo

9 hours ago

The transfer window is now open, and clubs are free to pursue players to shape their squad for the 2021-22 season. 

Steven Gerrard and his Rangers FC side are looking for ways to improve as they want to win the Scottish Premiership again next season.

According to Daily Record (via AS), the last Scottish Premier League champion would be preparing an offer of €3-million for Santiago Moreno, the winger of America de Cali.

The 21-year-old winger has 51 appearances for the Colombian squad, where he’s scored ten goals and registered seven assists. The report states that Rangers are said to be preparing a bid worth £2.6million.

However, the Scottish club faces competition Premier League side Norwich City and even some from Major League Soccer in the United States.

Moreno is a rising star in Colombian football, and if Rangers want to secure the transfer for another Cafetero, they’ll need to move fast before another club scoops him up.

This just seems a rehash of an old rumour about City being linked to this guy from 2 or 3 weeks ago, likely nothing in it at all.

[1902 1,167]

6 hours ago, Bethnal Yellow and Green said:

On the 'Max to Tottenham' stuff, it is worth pointing out they are close to signing Tomiyasu who played a lot at RB for Bologna last season. Personally I prefer him at centre back, but can see why top tier clubs have him pegged as a right back.

I imagine your days go something like this: 

7:00 wake up, have some weetabix. 

7:15 tune into the paraguayan second division for a light start to the day.

9:00 watch the Seria B highlights, whilst taking a mental note of the Bundesliga crossing stats.

10:00 check through AFC Wimbledon's training footage, check the Stole Sentinel for Port Vale's movements on the loan market.

11:30 Have a coffee, listen to radio clips of classic Boca vs River encounters

Etc.

 

 

 

[Tetteys Jig 830]

Looks like we're linked with going back to bremen for some more shopping... Max Eggestien.

Centre mid who has had a similar trajectory to Rashica in that he was very highly rated a couple of seasons ago but has middled out a bit. Was being compared to Toni Kroos not too long ago. Got a brother (Johannes) in the same Werder side who looks handy as well

[TheGoogler 324]

16 minutes ago, Tetteys Jig said:

Looks like we're linked with going back to bremen for some more shopping... Max Eggestien.

Centre mid who has had a similar trajectory to Rashica in that he was very highly rated a couple of seasons ago but has middled out a bit. Was being compared to Toni Kroos not too long ago. Got a brother (Johannes) in the same Werder side who looks handy as well

Where has this come from? 

I bought him and his brother on a game of Football Manager once - they were both very good! - but otherwise know very little about them. 

[Tetteys Jig 830]

1 minute ago, TheGoogler said:

Where has this come from? 

I bought him and his brother on a game of Football Manager once - they were both very good! - but otherwise know very little about them. 

https://mobile.twitter.com/TMgeruechte/status/1410697229250203650

probs just a 2+2=5 but would be interesting business for the middle of the park. Probably the sort of box to box type we need

[Indy_Bones 441]

Translated text ref Eggestein

[TheGunnShow 5,937]

16 minutes ago, Indy_Bones said:

Translated text ref Eggestein

Damn, that's a Google Translate job if ever I saw one. 😄

[TheGunnShow 5,937]

9 hours ago, Tetteys Jig said:

Looks like we're linked with going back to bremen for some more shopping... Max Eggestien.

Centre mid who has had a similar trajectory to Rashica in that he was very highly rated a couple of seasons ago but has middled out a bit. Was being compared to Toni Kroos not too long ago. Got a brother (Johannes) in the same Werder side who looks handy as well

Nothing on kicker yet, which is generally a pretty authoritative source re. German football.

Maximilian Eggestein | Werder Bremen | Spielerprofil - kicker

[BroadstairsR 2,159]

This report from a local supporter put me off  a bit, but others are more positive:

 

"I think more that you are ready to negotiate with him from 5-6 million. Apart from the willingness to run, there hasn't been much positive that can be attested to him since his nomination for the national team in spring 2019. While at Rashica certain skills represent a greater added value for some clubs, Eggestein is far more limited. Neither a real 6, nor a game designer who provides deadly passes or surprises on the offensive. I would be quite satisfied with the amount I estimate."

What's a nymber 6 nowadays, I've long since lost track?. Defensive midfielder? Replacement for Skipp or Rupp playalike?

Edited July 2, 2021 by BroadstairsR

[TheGunnShow 5,937]

26 minutes ago, BroadstairsR said:

This report from a local supporter put me off  a bit, but others are more positive:

 

"I think more that you are ready to negotiate with him from 5-6 million. Apart from the willingness to run, there hasn't been much positive that can be attested to him since his nomination for the national team in spring 2019. While at Rashica certain skills represent a greater added value for some clubs, Eggestein is far more limited. Neither a real 6, nor a game designer who provides deadly passes or surprises on the offensive. I would be quite satisfied with the amount I estimate."

What's a nymber 6 nowadays, I've long since lost track?. Defensive midfielder? Replacement for Skipp or Rupp playalike?

That's odd, as for me a number 6 is a centre-half, and 4 or 8 tend to be used for central midfielders in a classic 4-4-2.

However, I'm pretty confident he means a box-to-box midfielder, usually of a more defensive bent. According to kicker he scored two goals and had five assists, with an average mark of 3.83 in the Bundesliga for the season just gone, which isn't a great score (kicker uses the German educational grading system between 1 and 6, where 1 = outstanding and 6 = excrement). 

Incidentally, another German potential target we were linked with, Union Berlin's Robert Andrich, appears to be off to Leverkusen.

Edited July 2, 2021 by TheGunnShow

[BroadstairsR 2,159]

Transfermarket has him as:-

Main position: Central midfield.

Other positions: Defensive midfield.

                             Right midfield.

He wears the number  35. Players have two numbers nowadays clearly. That which defines their role, number 1, number 5, number 9 etc. and the one on their back, which can be anything from their favourite grandmother's birthday to the maximum number of beers they downed on their most notorious booze-up.

Not particularly excited by this one, tbh. 

 

 

Edited July 2, 2021 by BroadstairsR

[If wed kept Howie.. 208]

34 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said:

That's odd, as for me a number 6 is a centre-half, and 4 or 8 tend to be used for central midfielders in a classic 4-4-2.

However, I'm pretty confident he means a box-to-box midfielder, usually of a more defensive bent. According to kicker he scored two goals and had five assists, with an average mark of 3.83 in the Bundesliga for the season just gone, which isn't a great score (kicker uses the German educational grading system between 1 and 6, where 1 = outstanding and 6 = excrement). 

Incidentally, another German potential target we were linked with, Union Berlin's Robert Andrich, appears to be off to Leverkusen.

Yep, at some point "they" (also the same "they" who decided that "revert" means reply and "starburst" means Opal Fruits) decided that defensive midfielder was "number 6"... 

I say bring back 2-3-5 (where the traditional numbering comes from).. I think number 6 would have been a "Halfback"

Edited July 2, 2021 by If wed kept Howie..

[PurpleCanary 5,557]

I don’t know about this player, but if we are interested it is probably a sign of the Brexit effect limiting our markets.Our two really new signings so far have not come from comparatively obscure leagues but the EPL and the Bundesliga.