Dr Gloom 23461 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 looking at howe's comments it does sound like it might be a loan or two to complete our window rather than spunking a load of cash on the likes of diaby or maddison. fair enough given we have spent more than 200m in the two windows since the takeover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I think you should take what a manager says in the last week of a window with a pinch of salt, given it could easily all be part of a negotiation, but yeah given what we've spent already I'd be surprised if we spent over 15-20m on a player, and indeed whoever we get in will likely be a loan, loan to buy or something else close to that description. With the Chelsea players looking difficult if recent reports are to be believed, we don't appear to have many quality options left in the loan market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 90mins are alleging that we're in talks with Arsenal to loan Ainsley Maitland-Niles off them. He is a versatile player given he can player right back, right wing and centre mid, but you tend to think he's a jack of all trades master of none. Still he'd be a useful back up with Krafth out. Even if we are after him I'd imagine he'd rather join one of the bottom half teams where he was guaranteed more game time. Not much point in switching Arsenal's bench for ours, even if he'd likely get more minutes here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 14568 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Maitland-Niles would make some amount of sense. Him and Dendoncker would actually be fairly shrewd if they came off. Not world-beaters or eye-catching names but they’re dependable PL players at a time where we desperately need better second choice options Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1334 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Are we all writing off Manquillo as cover for Krafth then? I know Krafth has improved a lot under Howe but for me at least he was way behind Manquillo prior to that. I'm not so sure we need to bring anyone else in for that position. I mean I've got absolutely no problem with bringing in this youngster from West Ham if he's a good prospect but I'd certainly still be focussing my attention futher up the pitch. I'm not too convinced we'll sign anyone else though. The remotely credible links have dried up in the last week since the Issak news broke, and while the fact that deal came out of nowhere offers some hope, there is very little time left now for someone to appear out of the blue. If this is it for this window, I think we've made some excellent moves but I am slightly disapointed we've not addressed the midfield/wing situation. Had we done that I think we could have potentially gave the top six a shot this season with the world cup and number of games before it potentially hindering the teams in Europe. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego21 2155 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Polarboy said: According to Sky Sports Leicester are in talks to sign an attacking midfielder called Amine Harit off Schalke. A replacement for Maddison? Maybe, then again maybe not. Could we sign Harit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22640 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 15 minutes ago, David Kelly said: Are we all writing off Manquillo as cover for Krafth then? I know Krafth has improved a lot under Howe but for me at least he was way behind Manquillo prior to that. I'm not so sure we need to bring anyone else in for that position. I mean I've got absolutely no problem with bringing in this youngster from West Ham if he's a good prospect but I'd certainly still be focussing my attention futher up the pitch. I'm not too convinced we'll sign anyone else though. The remotely credible links have dried up in the last week since the Issak news broke, and while the fact that deal came out of nowhere offers some hope, there is very little time left now for someone to appear out of the blue. If this is it for this window, I think we've made some excellent moves but I am slightly disapointed we've not addressed the midfield/wing situation. Had we done that I think we could have potentially gave the top six a shot this season with the world cup and number of games before it potentially hindering the teams in Europe. Are they hoping Isak can play where Miggy plays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1334 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: Are they hoping Isak can play where Miggy plays? Well I do think they've signed him as they think he gives us a potential option there. At the price we've paid for him you have think they expect him to be one of our best players and we already have Wilson who is one of our best players so if they both only play as a striker then you could only play one of them at a time. Obviously Wilson is injury prone but you'd still have large portions of the season where you'd have one of them on the bench. So it makes perfect sense to look for a player who can play as a wide attacker. I don't know whether Isak is that player as he doesn't appear to have been used in that way before but that would seem to be the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaser 1352 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Just bring Jude Bellingham in. Would complete the window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polarboy 2317 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Hope backing up 90mins reporting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6799 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Maitland-Niles would make sense. I get the 'jack of all trades, master of none' comment but he's more than ample cover for Krafth whilst he's out. And I don't think this link is particularly a snub of Manquillo either, who is known to be injury prone. If Trippier and Manquillo both got injured and we didn't get cover in we'd be down to drafting the kids in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1334 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 If we got down to it, would Schar not be an adequate option for cover at fullback? I mean I'm all for having three players to cover every position but when we still have starting eleven positions that aren't locked down I'd rather see that addressed first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7502 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Ive always thought he'd be a good right back to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32992 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 Martin Dubravka GKR 2 Kieran Trippier DEF 3 Paul Dummett DEF 4 Sven Botman DEF 5 Fabian Schär DEF 6 Jamaal Lascelles DEF 7 Joelinton MID 8 Jonjo Shelvey MID 9 Callum Wilson FWD 10 Allan Saint-Maximin MID 11 Matt Ritchie MID 12 Jamal Lewis DEF 13 Matt Targett DEF 14 Alexander Isak FWD 17 Emil Krafth DEF 18 Federico Fernandez DEF 19 Javier Manquillo DEF 20 Chris Wood FWD 21 Ryan Fraser MID 22 Nick Pope GKR 23 Jacob Murphy MID 24 Miguel Almiron MID 26 Karl Darlow GKR 27 Matty Longstaff MID 28 Joe Willock MID 29 Mark Gillespie GKR 32 Elliot Anderson MID 33 Dan Burn DEF 36 Sean Longstaff MID 39 Bruno Guimaraes MID Looking at our current squad we have 30 senior players. Dubravka looks to be off and I doubt whether Shelvey, Krafth or Matty Longstaff will be registered for the first half of the season. I That still means at least two outgoings or unregistered players before we're able to bring anyone else in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7502 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Fernandez and Lewis would be the obvious choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1334 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 14 minutes ago, ewerk said: 1 Martin Dubravka GKR 2 Kieran Trippier DEF 3 Paul Dummett DEF 4 Sven Botman DEF 5 Fabian Schär DEF 6 Jamaal Lascelles DEF 7 Joelinton MID 8 Jonjo Shelvey MID 9 Callum Wilson FWD 10 Allan Saint-Maximin MID 11 Matt Ritchie MID 12 Jamal Lewis DEF 13 Matt Targett DEF 14 Alexander Isak FWD 17 Emil Krafth DEF 18 Federico Fernandez DEF 19 Javier Manquillo DEF 20 Chris Wood FWD 21 Ryan Fraser MID 22 Nick Pope GKR 23 Jacob Murphy MID 24 Miguel Almiron MID 26 Karl Darlow GKR 27 Matty Longstaff MID 28 Joe Willock MID 29 Mark Gillespie GKR 32 Elliot Anderson MID 33 Dan Burn DEF 36 Sean Longstaff MID 39 Bruno Guimaraes MID Looking at our current squad we have 30 senior players. Dubravka looks to be off and I doubt whether Shelvey, Krafth or Matty Longstaff will be registered for the first half of the season. I That still means at least two outgoings or unregistered players before we're able to bring anyone else in. Would Anderson need registering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1334 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Holden McGroin said: Fernandez and Lewis would be the obvious choices. I'd be hoping on Murphy personally. The kids absolute dogshit. But Fernandez is clearly nowehere near the team these days and was linked with Stoke yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32992 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, David Kelly said: Would Anderson need registering? Nope, good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 7502 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Yeah, Murphy would be on my list but he is still getting minutes and has a bumper contract. He is going nowhere permanently. We'll probably end up loaning him out until his contract runs down in 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 4633 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Surely Ritchie would be attractive to some championship sides. Offers absolutely nothing to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22640 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 52 minutes ago, ewerk said: 1 Martin Dubravka GKR 2 Kieran Trippier DEF 3 Paul Dummett DEF 4 Sven Botman DEF 5 Fabian Schär DEF 6 Jamaal Lascelles DEF 7 Joelinton MID 8 Jonjo Shelvey MID 9 Callum Wilson FWD 10 Allan Saint-Maximin MID 11 Matt Ritchie MID 12 Jamal Lewis DEF 13 Matt Targett DEF 14 Alexander Isak FWD 17 Emil Krafth DEF 18 Federico Fernandez DEF 19 Javier Manquillo DEF 20 Chris Wood FWD 21 Ryan Fraser MID 22 Nick Pope GKR 23 Jacob Murphy MID 24 Miguel Almiron MID 26 Karl Darlow GKR 27 Matty Longstaff MID 28 Joe Willock MID 29 Mark Gillespie GKR 32 Elliot Anderson MID 33 Dan Burn DEF 36 Sean Longstaff MID 39 Bruno Guimaraes MID Looking at our current squad we have 30 senior players. Dubravka looks to be off and I doubt whether Shelvey, Krafth or Matty Longstaff will be registered for the first half of the season. I That still means at least two outgoings or unregistered players before we're able to bring anyone else in. Beautiful table format there. Excel legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 32992 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Suck my VBAlls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 22640 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 34 minutes ago, aimaad22 said: Surely Ritchie would be attractive to some championship sides. Offers absolutely nothing to us. No doubt his wage is too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wykikitoon 22640 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I find that fee low tbh. Fair play Dubs. You served us well and you clearly want to play. Especially world cup year. But to take over from DDG is an interesting one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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