Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:04 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:45 pm
Brighton leading the race to sign Cole Palmer on loan according to Northern based Telegraph reporter.

City want him to play regularly next season whilst out on loan would he get that at Brighton compared to us

ervi34 · Post by **ervi34** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:05 pm

Mail reporting Trafford will have his medical on Wednesday. That's about fifth time he's doing it.

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:06 pm

ervi34 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:05 pm
Mail reporting Trafford will have his medical on Wednesday. That's about fifth time he's doing it.

He needs 5 medicals because of the 250m fee we're paying City

Vegas Claret · Post by **Vegas Claret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:10 pm

on the off chance this bit hasn't been reported...Redmond has just recently said his goodbyes to Besiktas and to their fans

CnBtruntru · Post by **CnBtruntru** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:11 pm

ervi34 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:05 pm
Mail reporting Trafford will have his medical on Wednesday. That's about fifth time he's doing it.

Because they keep changing the goalposts

Firthy · Post by **Firthy** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:13 pm

After what has happened with Tella and Maatsen I would much rather us sign players rather than loan them. So losing out on Palmer to Brighton doesn't really bother me.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:16 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:04 pm
thing is though if he comes in he has to play and that will harm the development of players we've bought

We had 4 key players on loan last season. Getting two loans in to help us compete in the Prem is a given.

As for Palmer he’d feature in every game with us, not sure Brighton can say the same.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm

Firthy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:13 pm
After what has happened with Tella and Maatsen I would much rather us sign players rather than loan them. So losing out on Palmer to Brighton doesn't really bother me.

Don’t really understand that logic - they played a key role in achieving last seasons goals. Now we’re in a different season (and still might get one / both btw).

davideyresleftear · Post by **davideyresleftear** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm

I’m weirdly excited about redmond, I think he’ll surprise a few people

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:18 pm

If we can bring in Lokonga, another winger and a left back then we’re in great shape in my opinion (assuming Redmond and the Swiss lad are done deals).

It’s pure speculation, but good fun. The players are there for this, if Weghorst is staying or we intend to replace him with a similar profile. Looks a good side to me (Roberts to move up into a midfield three when we’re in possession). Brownhill in a three instead of one of the strikers against the likes of City etc…

—————————————-Trafford
—-Roberts———Al-Dakhil———-Beyer————-NEW
——————————Cullen——-Lokonga
——Benson——————Amdouni—————-Zaroury
———————————-—Weghorst

Feels like we need to go all out to finish off the deal for Lokonga or another Centre mid after this, and get a final decision on Maatsen or source an alternative. The first choice team would be almost there for me (again, dependant on Weghorst - he’ll need replacing too if he goes).

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:19 pm

davideyresleftear wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm
I’m weirdly excited about redmond, I think he’ll surprise a few people

Yep - Think he’ll suit us down to the ground.

CrosspoolClarets · Post by **CrosspoolClarets** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:20 pm

Redmond of course played 4 months with Wout last season, always helps.

bumba · Post by **bumba** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:21 pm

davideyresleftear wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm
I’m weirdly excited about redmond, I think he’ll surprise a few people

Similar style to Tella only difference is he's actually proven himself at the highest levels. Tella wasn't a goalscorer until last season maybe Redmond will make the same runs and get some goals. I think it's great business on a free

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:27 pm

jedi_master wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:18 pm
If we can bring in Lokonga, another winger and a left back then we’re in great shape in my opinion (assuming Redmond and the Swiss lad are done deals).

It’s pure speculation, but good fun. The players are there for this, if Weghorst is staying or we intend to replace him with a similar profile. Looks a good side to me (Roberts to move up into a midfield three when we’re in possession). Brownhill in a three instead of one of the strikers against the likes of City etc…

—————————————-Trafford
—-Roberts———Al-Dakhil———-Beyer————-NEW
——————————Cullen——-Lokonga
——Benson——————Amdouni—————-Zaroury
———————————-—Weghorst

Feels like we need to go all out to finish off the deal for Lokonga or another Centre mid after this, and get a final decision on Maatsen or source an alternative. The first choice team would be almost there for me (again, dependant on Weghorst - he’ll need replacing too if he goes).

That is some team

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:28 pm

davideyresleftear wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm
I’m weirdly excited about redmond, I think he’ll surprise a few people

I, for one, won't be surprised. Redmond's an excellent player close to international standard. He'd make it into at least half of European national sides.

swissguy · Post by **swissguy** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:29 pm

Vino blanco wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:52 pm
I’ve got to say that “swissguy “ speaks perfect English for someone, I am assuming, is a foreigner. He uses nuances and phrases in English which are incredible for a foreigner so I would love to know if he is an expat Brit or a Swiss guy who has spent many years in England.

Just a Swiss tennis player who used to have an english coach. Thanks for the compliment though

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:33 pm

swissguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:29 pm
Just a Swiss tennis player who used to have an english coach. Thanks for the compliment though

Roger that!

AGENT_CLARET · Post by **AGENT_CLARET** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:34 pm

davideyresleftear wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:17 pm
I’m weirdly excited about redmond, I think he’ll surprise a few people

Redmond has a fantastic first touch and he'll score goals for us no problem

mybloodisclaret · Post by **mybloodisclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:35 pm

swissguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:29 pm
Just a Swiss tennis player who used to have an english coach. Thanks for the compliment though

Thanks for the info Swissguy and dropping in.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:36 pm

swissguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:07 pm
Hello everyone. As an FC Basel fan my view on your new striker Zeki Amdouni: Amdouni will join Burnley FC for a fee rumoured to be above 15 million euros according to the most reliable sources around FC Basel. He‘s a player capable of playing as the number 9 or behind the striker. Having only joined Basel last summer on loan (with buy option) from Lausanne he straightaway was their best player in my opinion, even though he didn’t start scoring regularly until the start of this year. His abilty in tight spaces, technical abilities and game intelligence are amazing. He can finish off either foot and scores some headers as well. He‘s fairly quick on the first few metres but lacks some pace afterwards. it will be interesting to see how he can adapt to the physical demands of the PL. Wherever he‘s been it always took him some months to get comfortable and start scoring so give him time before you judge him.

Much better than your average troll DA

123EasyasBFC · Post by **123EasyasBFC** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:36 pm

Vegas Claret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:43 pm
if we get Redmond I think he's a great signing for us with the way we play, loads of experience, still quick etc. No brainer

Totally agree

jedi_master · Post by **jedi_master** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:37 pm

From just watching his brace against Romania for Switzerland, I have established the pronunciation is:

Zeck-Ee Un-Doo-Knee

TheFamilyCat · Post by **TheFamilyCat** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:45 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:16 pm
We had 4 key players on loan last season. Getting two loans in to help us compete in the Prem is a given.

As for Palmer he’d feature in every game with us, not sure Brighton can say the same.

They're in a much better position to pay any clause City may include in the deal for not playing him enough.

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:47 pm

I don't know why people are putting Weghorst int their teams....I doubt very much he'll be here come September. He's training to stay fit/get sharp...but he won't want to stop at Burnley.

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:50 pm

Interesting snippet from Andy Jones in the Athletic re. Coulibaly

‘The 19-year-old was set for a medical last week but a small medical concern was flagged and with Burnley agreeing a mandatory buy option of £15million for next summer, the club walked away.‘

kentonclaret · Post by **kentonclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm

swissguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:29 pm
Just a Swiss tennis player who used to have an english coach. Thanks for the compliment though

Toby Lerone

ksrclaret · Post by **ksrclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm

BBC running the story of Redmond now.

Looks like, fingers crossed, we could have Trafford, Redmond, and Amdouni sewn up by the end of the week.

That would be brilliant and leaves us needing a left back and defensive mid before the end of the window as the real priority areas.

CoolClaret · Post by **CoolClaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm

Very happy about Redmond - he’s a supremely talented player and I’m sure Kompany will get the most out of him.

No idea about this Swiss lad but 5 goals in 5 for the national team is pretty good going!

It’ll all come good folks, the transfers will be rolling in now

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm

Vino blanco wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:52 pm
I’ve got to say that “swissguy “ speaks perfect English for someone, I am assuming, is a foreigner. He uses nuances and phrases in English which are incredible for a foreigner so I would love to know if he is an expat Brit or a Swiss guy who has spent many years in England.

Some Swiss people speak English in a way that you can tell they're foreign, and some Swiss speak English like a native. There may also be Swiss people who don't speak English at all, but I think mot of them are under 6 years old.

(They also speak French and German.)

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:57 pm

I’m more impressed that Swissguys first port of call is UTC.

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:57 pm

swissguy wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:29 pm
Just a Swiss tennis player who used to have an english coach. Thanks for the compliment though

“THE” Swiss tennis player?

tally · Post by **tally** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:58 pm

Speaking English and then the written word are two different things.

Guller Bull · Post by **Guller Bull** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:59 pm

https://sportwitness.co.uk/developments ... t-patient/

Newcastleclaret93 · Post by **Newcastleclaret93** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:03 pm

Sacha said this guy is way better than Mikaudetze

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:03 pm

Wow The Swiss Guy has caught some whoppers with just his first cast.

Petersa · Post by **Petersa** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:05 pm

dsr wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm
Some Swiss people speak English in a way that you can tell they're foreign, and some Swiss speak English like a native. There may also be Swiss people who don't speak English at all, but I think mot of them are under 6 years old.

(They also speak French and German.)

I worked for a Swiss company for a long time..believe
me they may have a bit of an accent but they speak and understand English just as well as anyone born in the UK I found that out to my cost more than once!

Rowls · Post by **Rowls** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:08 pm

A lot of people commenting on Swissguy's English.

If it's a fake, then it's a good one because there are a few minuscule grammatic oddities in there to indicate somebody whose first language is not English. If it's genuine (which I think it is) then he's got a superb grasp of English.

Thanks for posting, Swissguy!

davideyresleftear · Post by **davideyresleftear** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:15 pm

FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:03 pm
Wow The Swiss Guy has caught some whoppers with just his first cast.

I don’t think he’s some kind of master troll, laying down Machiavellian plots while playing everyone like puppets. All he’s said is, “Hey guys, I’m Swiss. This player you might be buying is good, but give him time.” If that’s trolling or fishing, then it’s lazy. Stayingdown4eva shows more skill.back in my day, trolling used to mean something. It was an art.

Besides, the responses he’s gotten are a lukewarm mixture of “okay, thanks” and “you aren’t Swiss.” He’s hardly started ww3 on here

RVclaret · Post by **RVclaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:23 pm

Mail reporter

‘Gustavo Hamer: Burnley want the midfielder, who is valued at about £15m by #ccfc. Structure of the deal is up for discussion. One year left on Hamer’s deal. Could be cash plus at least one player.‘

Quicknick · Post by **Quicknick** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:24 pm

Vino blanco wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 3:52 pm
I’ve got to say that “swissguy “ speaks perfect English for someone, I am assuming, is a foreigner. He uses nuances and phrases in English which are incredible for a foreigner so I would love to know if he is an expat Brit or a Swiss guy who has spent many years in England.

But he also made a grammar error that marked him out as a foreign speaker of English. As opposed to the grammar errors people often make on here.

Flying Without Ings · Post by **Flying Without Ings** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:35 pm

RVclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:23 pm
Mail reporter

‘Gustavo Hamer: Burnley want the midfielder, who is valued at about £15m by #ccfc. Structure of the deal is up for discussion. One year left on Hamer’s deal. Could be cash plus at least one player.‘

Sounds close, unless I’m misinterpreting. Would be a class signing.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:38 pm

Flying Without Ings wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:35 pm
Sounds close, unless I’m misinterpreting. Would be a class signing.

Presumably McNally is part of the deal

Hedontplayforyou · Post by **Hedontplayforyou** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:39 pm

Mcnally + £6/7m would be realistic . However the window is mental

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:41 pm

Hedontplayforyou wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:39 pm
Mcnally + £6/7m would be realistic . However the window is mental

Sounds about right to me...

Jakubs Tash · Post by **Jakubs Tash** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:09 pm

Flying Without Ings wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:35 pm
Sounds close, unless I’m misinterpreting. Would be a class signing.

It doesn’t sound close at all if the structure of the deal is still up for discussion.

AfloatinClaret · Post by **AfloatinClaret** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:10 pm

ksrclaret wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:52 pm
...and leaves us needing a left back and defensive mid before the end of the window as the real priority areas.

Given the players that we're reportedly trying to bring in to play further forward and more importantly, the fact that we're going to be doing a LOT more defending next season than last, I'm at a loss to understand why the majority on here seem to be so eager to replace/offload Charlie Taylor and some indeed for us spend top-dollar to buy Ian Maatsen.

Our dominance last season allowed VK to predominantly field aggresive/attacking sides, so quite rightly, Ian Maatsen was the preferred left back. However, I suspect that nobody (OK, there's the regular trolls) would argue that CT is better than Maatsen when we're under pressure - how often did CT come on to close-out games? To my mind, we'll moreoften (every game?) need to be defensively much stronger next season and in Charlie Taylor we already have an experienced,Premiership quality left back.

FCBurnley · Post by **FCBurnley** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:11 pm

randomclaret2 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:41 pm
Sounds about right to me...

How much is that in SFR

distortiondave · Post by **distortiondave** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:24 pm

The most expensive ice cream I've ever had in my life was in Switzerland.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:26 pm

This him?

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:30 pm

distortiondave wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:24 pm
The most expensive ice cream I've ever had in my life was in Switzerland.

Florence for me.