Summer transfer window 2023 - rumours, links and discussion.

[Vegas Claret]

Cole Palmer, Man City to Chelsea for 40 million + 5 in add ons sounds done, hopefully means they need to sell someone

[Spijed]

Sacha Tavolieri on twitter now confirming the above news RE Daka from yesterday.

Re: Maatsen - are there any other irons in the fire assuming that one doesn't get over the line?

[forzagranata]

Daka a much better option for CF than Origi. Good news.

Cornet an alternative to Maatsen in his original left-wing back role?

[Rumpelstiltskin]

Daka a much better option for CF than Origi. Good news.

Cornet an alternative to Maatsen in his original left-wing back role?

Think Cornet will sit tight on his £80,000 a week contract.

[PremierLeagueClass]

Cornet - Love the guy but a huge no from me.

Agree Daka is a better option than Origi.

[LongsideClaret]

Re: Maatsen - are there any other irons in the fire assuming that one doesn't get over the line?

Every time I ask about us getting a left back I am told “unlikely” or “probably not”. Personally think that’s mad but that’s the info I’ve been given.

We’ve tried v hard for Maatsen so I don’t see why we don’t seem to have an alternative there.

[CnBtruntru]

Sacha says VK did not talk to Origi, despite the rumours he did.

[CnBtruntru]

Cornet a no from me sick note sadly, loved him when he was here though.

[123EasyasBFC]

Every time I ask about us getting a left back I am told “unlikely” or “probably not”. Personally think that’s mad but that’s the info I’ve been given.

We’ve tried v hard for Maatsen so I don’t see why we don’t seem to have an alternative there.

Taylor has to been given game time then and coached into the role, we can’t play a season with a makeshift left back

[123EasyasBFC]

And all the talk was we had multiple offers players for every position but left back we only had Maatsen, seems very strange

[ClaretAL]

I don’t know much about Daka so did the obligatory YouTube and I’m not seeing why he looks a good fit for us. That said I’m sure officianados on here know him inside out will provide stats showing why.

https://youtu.be/ye-cSyffUeM?feature=shared

[equinox]

Cornet an alternative to Maatsen in his original left-wing back role?

Cornet at left back now? Jesus fncking Christ almighty, the son of Joseph and the nephew of John the Baptist.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Cornet at left back now? Jesus fncking Christ almighty, the son of Joseph and the nephew of John the Baptist.

He played there for Lyon in the champions league.

[Vegas Claret]

Maatsen starts for Chelsea, I just don't see any way we get him

[Firthy]

Cornet at left back now? Jesus fncking Christ almighty, the son of Joseph and the nephew of John the Baptist.

Cornet was a LB before he came to us so don't sound so surprised.

[Spijed]

Maatsen starts for Chelsea, I just don't see any way we get him

We surely must have had some encouragement from Chelsea otherwise we wouldn't be putting this much effort in trying to sign him.

[123EasyasBFC]

Maatsen starts for Chelsea, I just don't see any way we get him

Cucurella starts to

[equinox]

Cornet was a LB before he came to us so don't sound so surprised.

Gareth Bale played left back at Southampton, Gareth Southgate plays Trippier at left back, Vincent Kompany plays Vitinho at left back...file with this lot.

[colne-claret]

Cornet was a LB before he came to us so don't sound so surprised.

Did you see Cornet play at Burnley? Surely if so, that tells you that he is no left back.

[Vegas Claret]

Cucurella starts to

Pochetino has played Maatsen way further forward in all the games. I just don't see it, Spijed may have a point about us not blindly pursuing him though.

[equinox]

Remember when Dyche continued to play Mee at left back when we had Ward waiting in the wings? This is the same, give Taylor the shirt ffs.

[RicardoMontalban]

Did you see Cornet play at Burnley? Surely if so, that tells you that he is no left back.

And yet he played games at left back for Lyon, a team in the champions league. Football eh?

[equinox]

And yet he played games at left back for Lyon, a team in the champions league. Football eh?

Fnck Lyon

[Vegas Claret]

Fnck Lyon

what happened to your prediction about us smashing Villa ?

[Selby Claret]

Bakayoko starts for PSV

[equinox]

what happened to your prediction about us smashing Villa ?

Aye, Heart over head, I've changed now

[northernpowerhouse]

Maatsen starts for Chelsea, I just don't see any way we get him

Alongside Lesley Ugochukwu, Mason Burstow, Diego Moreira and Bashir Humphreys, whoever they are. If anything it makes me more confident of signing Maatsen.

[JarrowClaret]

Some fans genuinely believed that we were gonna finish 10th or above mate and just football teams off the park.

If only.

Why do you care what other fans think it is just an opinion right or wrong we all have 1 and we are all entitled to have 1.

[CoolClaret]

Why do you care what other fans think it is just an opinion right or wrong we all have 1 and we are all entitled to have 1.

I don’t particularly - just think some are getting ahead of themselves after a brilliant campaign last year… don’t want them to be left disappointed !

[BigGaz]

Could do with Maatsen having a stinker for the ages here

[JarrowClaret]

I don’t particularly - just think some are getting ahead of themselves after a brilliant campaign last year… don’t want them to be left disappointed !

You never know they might not be left disappointed

[agreenwood]

If Maatsen isn’t seen as a full back at Chelsea, he’s got a hell of a job on starting for Chelsea beyond the Carabao Cup.

Their wide/attacking midfield options at the end of this window appear to be:

Sterling
Chukwuemeka
Mudryk
Madueke
Nkunku
Moreira
Palmer

[Vegas Claret]

Aye, Heart over head, I've changed now

[Vegas Claret]

how on earth are they pulling this one off ?

[Ampth7]

how on earth are they pulling this one off ?

You do have to admire what Brighton have achieved in the last 10 years. The blueprint to follow it would seem.

[Spijed]

You do have to admire what Brighton have achieved in the last 10 years. The blueprint to follow it would seem.

If we follow their blueprint where are we going to get half a billion quid from?

[Ampth7]

If we follow their blueprint where are we going to get half a billion quid from?

I was meaning in terms of the way they have bought and then sold players for huge profits along with the way they play. Their recruitment of managers and their scouting system also appear to be excellent.

I’m not privy to their accounts, but from afar it seems to me that they get a lot of things right when other clubs, some of whom have spent much more, seemingly don’t.

[Tall Paul]

how on earth are they pulling this one off ?

Because he's not been very good after a long term injury a couple of years ago.

[Vegas Claret]

if Ekdal is a long term injury surely we go get THB on loan, he's available and knows the system inside out

[CrosspoolClarets]

If we follow their blueprint where are we going to get half a billion quid from?

We’re already a third of the way there since Kompany started.

Anyway, Brighton have never had a window like ours. Their record is a net £80m or so, they invested a lot initially in the PL, but not to the extent we just have, and on young players, which matches our model, but overall looking at their purchases and sales they have been in profit for several years with net spending for the few years before that but not to the extent we just have.

We clearly aspire to their model of selling at big profits every year, but I don’t see anything unreachable in how they have done it vs us.

[Claretnick]

if Ekdal is a long term injury surely we go get THB on loan, he's available and knows the system inside out

He should also have a good understanding with Trafford, in light of their England U21 playing time together..

[Gazclaret83]

Charlie Taylor Burnley left back.

[claretlegend]

I echo what was posted earlier. If Ekdal is injured long term, surely it makes sense for all parties for THB to return.

[GetIntoEm]

I was meaning in terms of the way they have bought and then sold players for huge profits along with the way they play. Their recruitment of managers and their scouting system also appear to be excellent.

I’m not privy to their accounts, but from afar it seems to me that they get a lot of things right when other clubs, some of whom have spent much more, seemingly don’t.

Strange how theyve got a load of debt tho. Press seem to ignore that bit

[PremierLeagueClass]

Think we will definitely aim for a CB loan now. THB seems an obvious choice but seems to be a few in the queue for him.

[Big Vinny K]

We’re already a third of the way there since Kompany started.

Anyway, Brighton have never had a window like ours. Their record is a net £80m or so, they invested a lot initially in the PL, but not to the extent we just have, and on young players, which matches our model, but overall looking at their purchases and sales they have been in profit for several years with net spending for the few years before that but not to the extent we just have.

We clearly aspire to their model of selling at big profits every year, but I don’t see anything unreachable in how they have done it vs us.

I think he was referring to the half a billion of subsidised losses which Brighton have had.

At the moment based on our published accounts we are roughly half a billion pounds away from the Brighton model given we have not posted any losses !

[TsarBomba]

Tresor deal off, apparently.

Player hesitant.

[agreenwood]

Tresor off..

[claretlegend]

Bugger! How has he left it so late to change his bloody mind?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

I was meaning in terms of the way they have bought and then sold players for huge profits along with the way they play. Their recruitment of managers and their scouting system also appear to be excellent.

I’m not privy to their accounts, but from afar it seems to me that they get a lot of things right when other clubs, some of whom have spent much more, seemingly don’t.

Their accounts are freely available from companies house, they’ve been examined and explained by Kieron Maguire on twitter and Swiss ramble

Brighton absolutely haemorrhage money, have done for years
£500 million of debt, mainly to Bloom
The club doesn’t own the ground or training facilities and pay rent on them both but all 3 are owned by a parent company

Bloom has a very good network of people who find players for Brighton but he has put big money into that network that isn’t billed to the club