Polarboy 2317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 90mins were also all over the Ekitike saga from start to finish from January onwards. Perhaps whatever legit contacts they do have, have decent intel about Ligue 1, which of course is where Dieng and Paqueta ply their trade. Of course this is me more trying to convince myself than actually being all that confident. With Shelvey out now, Gallagher, Dieng and Paqueta could be a very decent end to the window. Of course Gallagher is unlikely to want to come if we can't guarantee him that he would be an important part of the team. So I can't see him and Paqueta happening unless we restructured the team to accommodate both, which is unlikely. If our move for Paqueta is legit, then the Gallagher stuff was very likely pure paper talk. Edited August 9, 2022 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 7029 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 12:18, Dr Gloom said: According to that article Dieng is available for £15m - so two players for less than one James Maddison, potentially. Fuck knows if there’s any truth in it Expand Does anyone know anything about Bamba Dieng? A quick snoop on Wikipedia suggests he's scored 9 goals in 46 games (1 in 5). Hardly earth shattering for a striker. Wilson by contrast has scored 20 goals in 40 games for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 12:58, Craig said: Does anyone know anything about Bamba Dieng? A quick snoop on Wikipedia suggests he's scored 9 goals in 46 games (1 in 5). Hardly earth shattering for a striker. Wilson by contrast has scored 20 goals in 40 games for us. Expand Only 11 of those were starts in the league. With Dieng it seems we are going after potential, and are willing to take a chance on a young player given he can play centre forward and out wide, which will allow us to cover Wilson while we bed him into the team playing him out wide, which obviously has less pressure on it than leading the line for a team. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7835 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 He's 22 and only played one full season in the top flight. 8 goals wasn't a bad return for last season (better than Wood!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 6155 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 13:12, Polarboy said: Only 11 of those were starts in the league. With Dieng it seems we are going after potential, and are willing to take a chance on a young player given he can play centre forward and out wide, which will allow us to cover Wilson while we bed him into the team playing him out wide, which obviously has less pressure on it than leading the line for a team. Expand If he can play wide right I'd take that solution, sounds perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11351 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) On 09/08/2022 at 12:58, Craig said: Does anyone know anything about Bamba Dieng? A quick snoop on Wikipedia suggests he's scored 9 goals in 46 games (1 in 5). Hardly earth shattering for a striker. Wilson by contrast has scored 20 goals in 40 games for us. Expand Not really a striker, more a wide forward. Only had 12 90mins. Really raw, but bags of potential. Him+ Paqueta would be improvements on Almiron and Willock/Longstaff. Or different options at the very least. Edited August 9, 2022 by The Fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 7029 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hey I wasn't knocking him, I just genuinely know nothing about him and asked if anyone else did given the headline stats weren't that great. I knew Dave would come armed with a chart, like 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 13:14, Rayvin said: If he can play wide right I'd take that solution, sounds perfect. Expand When he played wide last season it was mostly from the left (11) than the right (2). He's right footed so it all depends on how much his game relies on playing as an inverted winger when he isn't playing as a centre forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 10581 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 13:19, Craig said: Hey I wasn't knocking him, I just genuinely know nothing about him and asked if anyone else did given the headline stats weren't that great. I knew Dave would come armed with a chart, like Expand and polarboy with what jeeves told him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24012 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 12:55, Polarboy said: 90mins were also all over the Ekitike saga from start to finish from January onwards. Perhaps whatever legit contacts they do have, have decent intel about Ligue 1, which of course is where Dieng and Paqueta ply their trade. Of course this is me more trying to convince myself than actually being all that confident. With Shelvey out now, Gallagher, Dieng and Paqueta could be a very decent end to the window. Of course Gallagher is unlikely to want to come if we can't guarantee him that he would be an important part of the team. So I can't see him and Paqueta happening unless we restructured the team to accommodate both, which is unlikely. If our move for Paqueta is legit, then the Gallagher stuff was very likely pure paper talk. Expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper 940 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 90 mins are saying we're going to have a go for Paqueta & Dieng. Let's see what happens Edited August 9, 2022 by trooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 13:43, Dr Gloom said: Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Juventus focus on Depay as Newcastle close on Muriel - Football Italia (football-italia.net) No idea how reliable La Gazzetta dello Sport are, but if the whole Botman saga is anything to go by then they're little more than propaganda for Italian clubs when teams from outside Italy are involved. Dieng would make more sense given Muriel is 31 and Dieng is 22. Edited August 9, 2022 by Polarboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14852 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 If the Italian sports press told me the sky was blue, I’d have to jump outside and double check 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37373 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 14:53, Polarboy said: Juventus focus on Depay as Newcastle close on Muriel - Football Italia (football-italia.net) No idea how reliable La Gazzetta dello Sport are, but if the whole Botman saga is anything to go by then they're little more than propaganda for Italian clubs when teams from outside Italy are involved. Dieng would make more sense given Muriel is 31 and Dieng is 22. Expand It’s a daily newspaper dedicated to sport and about 3/4 of it is football-related. So lots and lots of speculation, especially at this time of year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 23397 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 A few on Twitter nervous about Paqueta going to city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4869 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Surprised we didnt push more for Werner with the reported $17M fee Leipzig have agreed. Not sure if that's due to Howe not rating him or the player just being comfortable going back to a place where he knows it will work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4869 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 16:50, wykikitoon said: A few on Twitter nervous about Paqueta going to city. Expand To do what? They had Philips, Mahrez and Silva on the bench last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24012 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 16:55, aimaad22 said: To do what? They had Philips, Mahrez and Silva on the bench last game. Expand replacement for silva who could be on his way to Barca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24012 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Paqueta or Maddison? If you could choose one for us to sign this window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 37338 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 12:27, The Fish said: I don't believe anything these days. Nothing. My son said he liked the song we had on in the car this morning, but there was something in his voice that made me think "This kid is a fucking liar" Expand "I don't believe anything these days. Nothing. Take kids, eh? Lovely little things aren't they? My son said he liked the song we had on in the car this morning, but there was something in his voice that made me think 'This kid is a fucking liar'. Still love 'em to bits the little sods! Has anyone tried the English tapas behind the bar? Three for a tenner and each meal comes with a paper napkin with the XG charts for this season's Premier League teams. Look away now, Man United fans!" 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4869 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 16:57, Dr Gloom said: replacement for silva who could be on his way to Barca Expand Highly doubtful currently with them already struggling to register the players they've got. But yeah that would be the only scenario, if Silva end up leaving somewhere. On 09/08/2022 at 16:59, Dr Gloom said: Paqueta or Maddison? If you could choose one for us to sign this window Expand You would think Maddison at first given his record in this league. But if Paqueta has Bruno-esque qualities about him (dunno if he does) and comes in $20M cheaper than Maddison it looks like a great deal. Would be delighted either way. More concerned about the winger and striker situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24012 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 17:12, aimaad22 said: Highly doubtful currently with them already struggling to register the players they've got. But yeah that would be the only scenario, if Silva end up leaving somewhere. You would think Maddison at first given his record in this league. But if Paqueta has Bruno-esque qualities about him (dunno if he does) and comes in $20M cheaper than Maddison it looks like a great deal. Would be delighted either way. More concerned about the winger and striker situation. Expand I’m just going on Twitter gossip so could be total bollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 4307 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 17:13, Dr Gloom said: I’m just going on Twitter gossip so could be total bollocks Expand I can put on Twitter that Silva definitely isn’t leaving city if that would make you feel better? It would be just as well sourced as the other shit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24012 Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 18:09, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: I can put on Twitter that Silva definitely isn’t leaving city if that would make you feel better? It would be just as well sourced as the other shit. Expand why not? Something to do innit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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