Summer transfer window

[bumba]

Wouldn't mind Tyler Morton on loan

[Hedontplayforyou]

Morton might leave permanently this summer

[claretspice]

Tyler Morton is a good player. If he's available and we want a tall, rangy central midfielder, I'd be surprised if we're not interested.

[FeedTheArf]

Diouf MIGHT not make the first team at Palace, unless they sell Wharton. He might not make the first team with us but his chances would be better.

He might be more concerned about his relegation wage drop clause kicking in than making the first team. And that is far more likely to happen here than Palace.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Footie Insider reckons BHA are ready to sell Evan Ferguson for £28m.

Knock £5m off that I’d be all over it, or as a loan with a mandatory buy if we stay up.

I feel he is just what we need, big, strong, can finish, but has had a tricky time and needs some love and tactical advice. Could easily be a £50m player if he can find his form again, and it would keep us up if he did it with us. I see him as a better version of Chris Wood potentially but Wood has maximised what he has and Ferguson has to figure that out.

[FeedTheArf]

Would be taking a look at Jack Harrison on a free transfer. Decent experience and only 28.

[Vegas Claret]

just sign a bunch of 6ft 6 lads and do teams on set pieces

[burnley007]

Footie Insider reckons BHA are ready to sell Evan Ferguson for £28m.

Knock £5m off that I’d be all over it, or as a loan with a mandatory buy if we stay up.

I feel he is just what we need, big, strong, can finish, but has had a tricky time and needs some love and tactical advice. Could easily be a £50m player if he can find his form again, and it would keep us up if he did it with us. I see him as a better version of Chris Wood potentially but Wood has maximised what he has and Ferguson has to figure that out.

I haven't seen him recently.
I wonder why he's not made the step up...lack of game time?

Being 1st choice striker might be just what he needs

[BurnleyFC]

Footie Insider reckons BHA are ready to sell Evan Ferguson for £28m.

Knock £5m off that I’d be all over it, or as a loan with a mandatory buy if we stay up.

I feel he is just what we need, big, strong, can finish, but has had a tricky time and needs some love and tactical advice. Could easily be a £50m player if he can find his form again, and it would keep us up if he did it with us. I see him as a better version of Chris Wood potentially but Wood has maximised what he has and Ferguson has to figure that out.

I like Evan Ferguson, but £28m is an insane price, considering his struggles for the last 18 months.

[CyrilEbokiPoh]

Off to Saudi when they return from the US. Was expected yesterday but they won.

May not have been entirely serious. Missed the wink. I think.

[CyrilEbokiPoh]

I like Evan Ferguson, but £28m is an insane price, considering his struggles for the last 18 months.

Agree on this. But a loan with a permanent if we stay up could be a very good deal for all.

That said I can imagine him wanting to feature in a more attack minded squad where he can get games and more chances. Like a palace especially if they’re in Europe. (Palace may be a bad example with Brighton. But point stands).

[Steddyman]

Nixon on Diouf: https://x.com/reluctantnicko/status/1940047352632402350

[claretonthecoast1882]

Nixon with his breaking news.

Just think people actually pay for that service

[Steddyman]

Summary from the article, via ClaretXtra:

Despite Crystal Palace’s interest, Oliver Glasner is not making the 22-year-old a priority, while Scott Parker is determined to complete the signing.

[RVclaret]

The news is behind the paywall, which someone else has posted online. Essentially it says Diouf isn’t seen as priority for Oliver Glasner, while Palace might wait for the sale of a midfielder, and so we have hope we can seal the £17m deal.

[Tribesmen]

I said before and will say it again , stay away from Evan as too many problems on the field and off it .

[Firthy]

Nixon on Diouf: https://x.com/reluctantnicko/status/1940047352632402350

Groundbreaking

[jedi_master]

End of the day, if we're the only ones in for him then he is going to come. He will no doubt double or triple his salary at Burnley you'd imagine.

[HahaYeah]

This sounds to me like one of the deals we had under wraps as mentioned by Matt Williams and Palace have arrived late to the party and turned his head.

Now my guess is that we've got a back up just in case he goes to Palace in Warren Bondo.

https://sportwitness.co.uk/burnley-enqu ... g-on-mind/

From the youtube clips I've seen I'd rather have Warren Bondo than Andy Diouf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C82fnmzniwo

[warksclaret]

Bondo and Diouf both look good on the You Tube clips. Hopefully the recruitment team have been tracking both and base their decisions on their research and findings, and hopefully we can secure one if the first choice fails. I remember how a few on here became excited when they saw You Tube clips of Hountondji

[gandhisflipflop]

Bondo and Diouf both look good on the You Tube clips. Hopefully the recruitment team have been tracking both and base their decisions on their research and findings, and hopefully we can secure one if the first choice fails. I remember how a few on here became excited when they saw You Tube clips of Hountondji

I thought Hountondji looked a donkey even on the video clips at the time.

[Darnhill Claret]

The video clips of Diouf often end when he's in position for a killer pass, cross or shot. If there was a good end result, they'd include that as well.
So not convinced, but .......

[CoolClaret]

Nixon with his breaking news.

Just think people actually pay for that service

That old saying about a fool and his money springs to mind...

[scamander]

The issue with Ferguson is that there have been injuries and when he went on loan to West Ham it didn't work out. This is more interesting given that Potter was someone he had worked with back when Potter was the Brighton manager.

The fact that he didn't manage to do much under Potter is the wory for me. He is very young and may simply need more time.

[williamjblazkowicz]

Article is behind a paywall but Mike McGrath from The Telegraph:

"Burnley target in-demand Genk striker and Premier League free agents
Newly promoted club tracking Tolu Arokodare while Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Callum Wilson and Jamie Vardy are possible options"

[Papabendi]

just sign a bunch of 6ft 6 lads and do teams on set pieces

Well we had someone who was 6'7 and couldn't head a ball

[kentonclaret]

Article is behind a paywall but Mike McGrath from The Telegraph:

"Burnley target in-demand Genk striker and Premier League free agents
Newly promoted club tracking Tolu Arokodare while Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Callum Wilson and Jamie Vardy are possible options"

Dominic Calvert Lewin is currently 2/5 to join Chelsea and Jamie Vardy is priced at 25/1 to join Burnley.

So both of those scenarios are looking very unlikely as things stand.

[Hedontplayforyou]

Article is behind a paywall but Mike McGrath from The Telegraph:

"Burnley target in-demand Genk striker and Premier League free agents
Newly promoted club tracking Tolu Arokodare while Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Callum Wilson and Jamie Vardy are possible options"

Link enough names and hope one comes off story ?

[RVclaret]

Article is behind a paywall but Mike McGrath from The Telegraph:

"Burnley target in-demand Genk striker and Premier League free agents
Newly promoted club tracking Tolu Arokodare while Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Callum Wilson and Jamie Vardy are possible options"

Article says we really like Arokodare but Genk want £25m which is seen as too high for us at this stage, and we might wait to see if the price drops as the window progresses.

[CyrilEbokiPoh]

Tolu Arokodare Would be a very interesting option.

[TheFamilyCat]

just sign a bunch of 6ft 6 lads and do teams on set pieces

They'll need a coach.

[CyrilEbokiPoh]

I said before and will say it again , stay away from Evan as too many problems on the field and off it .

In what sense? Injuries? Drink? Characters he associates with?

[ecc]

I cant answer that but he played all but 4 of Luton's games in the PL-would have played more but signed late in the window. Todays game is very much about squad and rotation, but if we got 60-70 minutes out of him each game I think he would be a major asset. He had a huge impact at Luton, whilst appreciating they were relegated. THe fact Luton could get him to sign offers me hope that it might be possible

Barkley's had a rather disappointing career. He's a player but not consistent and not a worker. Luton got some mileage out of him after a sabbatical in Nice. Was very surprised when he returned to Villa. Just three starts in the PL last season.

[jojomk1]

Would be taking a look at Jack Harrison on a free transfer. Decent experience and only 28.

Decent shout but another wide man - do we really need any more especially given our weaknesses at CM and Striker requiring more attention

Would not be surprised if Leeds offer him a new deal and maybe Phillips makes a return there also

[Conroy92]

I've always liked Jack Harrison. Would take him.

[It Is What It Is]

Kepa to Arsenal from Chelsea for £5 million.
Now that is bloody good business!!!

[CoolClaret]

6f6 beast up top?

Yes please.

Hey at least we're not gonna get bullied next season - seems SP and the recruitment team are well aware of the physical test of the PL.

If we can't win every game, at least be hard to beat and make it difficult for the opposition; happy that we're going in this direction

[wilks_bfc]

Kepa to Arsenal from Chelsea for £5 million.
Now that is bloody good business!!!

The £5m is good business

The £70kpw maybe not

[Conroy92]

Kepa to Arsenal from Chelsea for £5 million.
Now that is bloody good business!!!

This and the keeper Brentford signed for 12.5 show that you don't have to spend 40m to get a good keeper.

[ollieclarets8]

This and the keeper Brentford signed for 12.5 show that you don't have to spend 40m to get a good keeper.

And you don't have to spend £50m to get a good Brownhill replacement. Whoever said that must have been on crack.

[jojomk1]

The £5m is good business

The £70kpw maybe not

Haven't we offered similar, if not more, money to Brownhill

[Spijed]

Are there no European players with the ability of Steven Defour, coming to the latter stages of their careers, who might fancy a season or two in the Prem?

[gandhisflipflop]

Are there no European players with the ability of Steven Defour, coming to the latter stages of their careers, who might fancy a season or two in the Prem?

Axel Witsel

[FeedTheArf]

Brownhill to Leicester is the rumour on X.

I get that Leicester would throw more money at it than us if we were in the same league, but disappointing if we’re losing out to them when they’re in the Champ.

[randomclaret2]

Axel Witsel

Two Axels in the team would help when we need to park the bus

[Hedontplayforyou]

Axel Rose ?

[bumba]

Sunderland deal for Diarra confirmed, great signing

[RVclaret]

Reports from France now suggesting Diouf is close to signing for us. Few more details to iron out, but it’s heading in a positive direction.

[Andingle]

https://x.com/GFFN/status/1940111324005 ... 3hi8w&s=19

[agreenwood]

Brownhill signing for Leicester would be a bit odd.

Aren’t they still facing a points deduction? They are certainly without a manager.