Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

[jedi_master]

It would be strong. Don't think it "guarantees" anything though. Leicester had Tielemans, Ndidi and Maddison in their midfield last season and went down!

They didn't have Vinny!

[northeastclaret]

It would be strong. Don't think it "guarantees" anything though. Leicester had Tielemans, Ndidi and Maddison in their midfield last season and went down!

Yes but they didn’t have Vincent Kompany managing them.

[CFS]

Lokonga deal still on according to Sky Sports this lunchtime

Lokonga deal was done a long time ago. End of last season.

[eastcoastclaret]

Berge signed 4 year deal this morning

https://twitter.com/arilasos

[Vegas Claret]

for those that don't have twitter

[NorthIsCool]

Berge signed 4 year deal this morning

https://twitter.com/arilasos

Nothing there about Berge
It's all about Martin Ødegaard

[Vegas Claret]

Romano says it's done too

[Vegas Claret]

Nothing there about Berge
It's all about Martin Ødegaard

it's literally the first thing that is on his page

[ClaretInLeeds]

Any guesses on the reveal video?

[Firthy]

Any guesses on the reveal video?

Just hope it's nothing to do with the Titanic

[RVclaret]

Lokonga deal was done a long time ago. End of last season.

This sounds like an awful lot like the ‘Tella is done, he’s coming home, medical booked in’ folk the other week. It’s just not possible a transfer would be done for 3 months without anyone knowing, let alone why it wouldn’t have been announced before now.

[davideyresleftear]

I honestly can’t wait to play as us on Football Manager in the next update

[Vegas Claret]

I honestly can’t wait to play as us on Football Manager in the next update

love it

[Jakubs Tash]

Lokonga deal was done a long time ago. End of last season.

Yeah……ok.

[ClaretInLeeds]

This sounds like an awful lot like the ‘Tella is done, he’s coming home, medical booked in’ folk the other week. It’s just not possible a transfer would be done for 3 months without anyone knowing, let alone why it wouldn’t have been announced before now.

I don't understand why the club would not announce it if it was done 3 months ago.....

[Tricky Trevor]

It would be strong. Don't think it "guarantees" anything though. Leicester had Tielemans, Ndidi and Maddison in their midfield last season and went down!

Because they had nothing decent up front, oh! wait a minute!!!

[northeastclaret]

This sounds like an awful lot like the ‘Tella is done, he’s coming home, medical booked in’ folk the other week. It’s just not possible a transfer would be done for 3 months without anyone knowing, let alone why it wouldn’t have been announced before now.

Hasn’t he been injured that last few months ? Maybe that’s the reason nothing was finalised before ?

[jedi_master]

In what world would Lokonga be a done deal for so long yet unannounced, not integrated into the club and not been played in friendlies and so on? Makes absolutely no sense.

[jedi_master]

I honestly can’t wait to play as us on Football Manager in the next update

Haha, yes, good point - me too.

[ksrclaret]

This sounds like an awful lot like the ‘Tella is done, he’s coming home, medical booked in’ folk the other week. It’s just not possible a transfer would be done for 3 months without anyone knowing, let alone why it wouldn’t have been announced before now.

It’s been rife with shite like that this summer.

I think my favourite was when pushpinpussy pretended he was told Maatsen was at the training ground when it turned out he’d mistaken Marcel Lewis for him on a training video and spotted an opportunity to pretend he was in the know.

[Blyclaret]

Ok. Ur where is Lokonga now if real is done since last season. That’s total bull

[Goalposts]

When paul Heckingbottom is saying the deal is done and he’s disappointed, take it that the deal is done..

https://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1191811883?-919:978

[BigChaCha]

jedi_master wrote:

A midfield three of Cullen, Lokonga and Berge guarantees consolidation for me - there, I said that.

That is ridiculously strong for the bottom half of this league.

Unfortunately, we also have an incredibly weak strike force!... I would be worried about this set of strikers if we were still in the Championship, never mind the Premiership, so we still have some way to go in this transfer market.

[FCBurnley]

I am still more interested in the fitness or not of Benson and Cullen than any new signings

[arise_sir_charge]

On the Lokonga point. I was told that someone looking very similar to him was at Gawthorpe all day yesterday.

[Blyclaret]

So now Lokonga is at Burnley training ground filming the reveal video. Il believe it when I see it.

[burnley007]

On the Lokonga point. I was told that someone looking very similar to him was at Gawthorpe all day yesterday.

I will be absolutely delighted

[GetIntoEm]

Lokongo has been at gawthorpe at least twice this week. they are stacking the public reveals to unleash hell. 3 in 1 day is coming

[ksrclaret]

Oh FFS I was getting excited about Lokonga possibly being closer than we thought... that was until GetIntoEm posted about it.

Ah well.

[RVclaret]

Oh FFS I was getting excited about Lokonga possibly being closer than we thought... that was until GetIntoEm posted about it.

Ah well.

Thought the exact same

[Quicknick]

Unfortunately, we also have an incredibly weak strike force!... I would be worried about this set of strikers if we were still in the Championship, never mind the Premiership, so we still have some way to go in this transfer market.

What about the new signing up front? He's really good. Forgotten his name. Belgian lad, I think.

[welsbyswife]

What about the new signing up front? He's really good. Forgotten his name. Belgian lad, I think.

Not sure he'll be any good in the Premiership. Crap at rugby the Belgians.

[gandhisflipflop]

Get a loan bid in for Lukaku

[KRBFC]

Lokongo has been at gawthorpe at least twice this week. they are stacking the public reveals to unleash hell. 3 in 1 day is coming

Surprised you showed up again after your last fake info, quite incredible you’re back pretending to be in the know like we all just forgot

[Quicknick]

Lukaku has a good strike rate. Only 30 years old.

[CoolClaret]

Get a loan bid in for Lukaku

I have a smidgeon of hope for something like this.

Yeah we can’t offer European football (yet) but it’s a bloody good way for him to play back into contention as Belgian #1 striker in the Euros in the summer …

[jedi_master]

Get a loan bid in for Lukaku

Imagine

[Vegas Claret]

Luton have signed Ross Barkley

[burnley007]

Just get Lokonga sorted. Please

[gandhisflipflop]

Imagine

It’s slightly tongue in cheek but this window is so insane I can’t rule anything out. It’s an emotional rollercoaster

[BB4Claret]

Any guesses on the reveal video?

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[Pickles]

Doubt it'd happen but Lukaku would be a staggeringly superb signing. Always rated him and never understood the stick he gets.

[Vegas Claret]

Doubt it'd happen but Lukaku would be a staggeringly superb signing. Always rated him and never understood the stick he gets.

I suspect he gets stick because of his decisions. Loves Chelsea so goes to Inter, loves Inter so goes to Chelsea then goes back to Inter because he loves them. Now wants to sign for Juventus because they are offering more money than the team he loves - then you take into account all the sitters he misses and it leaves people giving him a bit of grief. He was far better when he was younger, no idea what's gone wrong with him on the pitch, I remembering him absolutely destroying Ben Mee physically at the Turf

[ClaretInLeeds]

Surprised you showed up again after your last fake info, quite incredible you’re back pretending to be in the know like we all just forgot

Smoke and mirrors.

[Stockbrokerbelt]

Lukaku going to Juve as part of the deal including €40 mil for Valdic if that’s his name, (Juve striker).

[blatherwickstattoos]

Sander posing for pics with fans down gawthorpe from his car. Just had 2 pics sent

[Quickenthetempo]

Just seen a pic on Facebook of Berge posing with a young fan outside Gawthorpe.

Only a matter of time for the announcement

[Quickenthetempo]

Beat me to it

[Ampth7]

I am still more interested in the fitness or not of Benson and Cullen than any new signings

I agree with this. Strange how quiet it is regarding their injuries and it would be good to know a rough timeframe for them both.

[burnley007]

Just seen a pic on Facebook of Berge posing with a young fan outside Gawthorpe.

Only a matter of time for the announcement

Was Lokonga in the background?