Summer 2024 Transfer Window Discussion - Rumours and Links welcome

[Stayingup]

I hope not, we can't compete with Leeds on any level unfortunately

Hopefully on the pitch we can more than compete with them.

[Blyclaret]

Potentially a bigger club but living on past memories
Med table championship team …as opposed to top table team.
bigger wages paid … I don’t think so

[mybloodisclaret]

Do we and Leeds have the same scouting/analytic research on players, oarticularly midfield and wingers where we always seem to be linked with the same player, or is there a mole in either camp.

I think what is more likely happening is that clubs know we want a player, and then let a story out that Leeds are also interested to hurry things along and inflate the price. Sarmiento? Hannibal? The lad from Paris FC? All seems very coincidental to me.

Either that are Leeds have no scouting network, are listening to journo's and going after players we are linked with.

EDIT: having noted Commy bringing up French Ligue2 player.

[ANASS]

I'll give you three and you can work the rest out yourself

Bigger club

More pulling power

Bigger wage structure

Bigger club, yes I’ll give you that.

More pulling power? They’ve signed no one significant and let most of their assets leave, so I wouldn’t agree with that.

Wage structure would be very similar imo, would even probably favour us.

[Rick_Muller]

I'll give you three and you can work the rest out yourself

Bigger club

More pulling power

Bigger wage structure

less chance of being a Premier League team next year

[Hedontplayforyou]

Romano trotting the Humphrey’s deal is £12m with £2.7m add ons. Sounds a bit steep if true

[AGENT_CLARET]

Hopefully on the pitch we can more than compete with them.

I think on the pitch at the moment we can definitely compete with them but when it comes to a race for a player I think we come off second best

[Commy]

Weren't they supposedly in for the defender from Chelsea that we are signing? At the minute we are the better prospect. They have lost a lot of their better players and have only about 19 left in the squad.

[Blyclaret]

Humphries dident think so

[Blyclaret]

I think on the pitch at the moment we can definitely compete with them but when it comes to a race for a player I think we come off second best

Humphries dident think so

[Dodobdobodobo]

Where’s he been linked? Can’t see any link to him

Some random twitter (X) account. It’s just as plausible as half the $hi¥ other posters put on the board.

[123EasyasBFC]

Some random twitter (X) account. It’s just as plausible as half the $hi¥ other posters put on the board.

Nothing on twitter remotely linking us with burger

[AGENT_CLARET]

Potentially a bigger club but living on past memories
Med table championship team …as opposed to top table team.
bigger wages paid … I don’t think so

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[Hipper]

I don't think any of us really want to see Benson leave. He scored some incredible goals in our last Championship campaign and gave us a moment at Ewood that will never be forgotten. However, as much a I like him, it's telling that Kompany rarely started him in the Championship and then chose to completely ignore him last season. On top of that, Parker hasn't given him a minute during the first two games. The Manager see's more than we do. There must be a reason Houtondji, Amdouni, Gudmundsson, Weghorst, Massengo and Zaroury have all been given the nod off the bench before him.

The problem is we have no idea if Benson has progressed as, say, Vitinho has, especially defensively. He was on the bench for both games, unused of course, but he was not what was required in either match. With Vitinho looking good on the right, both defensively and in attack, there is no place for Benson. Zaroury is more versatile as he seems to be able to play on both wings (however I'm not convinced he is good enough at the moment). If Vitinho goes or gets injured, with our current set up (which of course may still evolve) Benson has his limitations.

On Saturday at Sunderland with Clarke on the left I would expect Vitinho to be playing.

[Hipper]

I agree and I believe it's because Parker seems to have moved away from Kompany's Idea that Vitihno can play full back. I've been saying for 2 years he's a very good player in the opposition half, but can be something of a liability in ours. Yes, as a winger he still has some defensive duties, but when his main purpose is offensive he looks a miles better player (imo).

Vitinho seems to have improved defensively in the two games so far and I like him playing as he does. He had a short stint at left back at Luton after Pires went off and did well.

[Steddyman]

I've NEVER said he shouldn't be sold so please don't mis quote me

I didn't 'quote' you. I know you were clarifying that all those players are legends by the logic of other posters.

I was following the thread to the logical conclusion that if someone 'was' a legend, then we can't sell them.

Benny certainly was not a legend last season, probably through no fault of his own, but who knows.

[Tricky Trevor]

Anybody have any info on this guy?
From The Athletic: Aston Villa winger Samuel Iling-Junior is exploring potential loan options ahead of the transfer window deadline.

[Tricky Trevor]

Benson made 2 short, late appearances at the end of last season and was more threatening than anybody else all season.

[NewClaret]

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They won’t be paying higher salaries now their parachute payments have disappeared. Thats why they’re selling all and sundry.

That’s why it’s so important to go straight back up and why I fear we’re cutting too deep on the selling side!

[Steddyman]

Humphrey's announced

[Newcastleclaret93]

Anybody have any info on this guy?
From The Athletic: Aston Villa winger Samuel Iling-Junior is exploring potential loan options ahead of the transfer window deadline.

All I know is he is excellent on Footy manager

[AGENT_CLARET]

They won’t be paying higher salaries now their parachute payments have disappeared. Thats why they’re selling all and sundry.

That’s why it’s so important to go straight back up and why I fear we’re cutting too deep on the selling side!

That's a quote for this season

[randomclaret2]

Humphreys deal done

[Steddyman]

Obligatory signing video: https://x.com/burnleyofficial/status/18 ... 6QKwfgixkA

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

I hope Parker tells Pace to chill now he’s getting giddy selling everyone. He’ll be ripping out the seats next and selling them.

We need to keep the better players and build for hopefully another promotion.

Sell the crap by all means

[Steddyman]

Interestingly, it is not a mandatory option, it is a genuine option to buy.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Humphries dident think so

Were Leeds in for him, did they hold talks like we did or was it just showing interest. It's a big difference because I believe if both clubs talked to him he'd of gone to Leeds

[NewClaret]

Benson made 2 short, late appearances at the end of last season and was more threatening than anybody else all season.

Agree entirely we this. We look a completely different threat the moment he walks on the pitch. He may not be a 90 minute player but the sort you need to win a championship and turn tight games.

Madness if we sell him.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Obligatory signing video: https://x.com/burnleyofficial/status/18 ... 6QKwfgixkA

Brilliant announcement video

[BigGaz]

I hope not, we can't compete with Leeds on any level unfortunately

[NewClaret]

Romano trotting the Humphrey’s deal is £12m with £2.7m add ons. Sounds a bit steep if true

I was going to say, I’d heard it was a loan with an obligation.

Fabs comments worrying me a bit it was a purchase as would’ve assumed that meant Esteve was getting offers.

Now been confirmed by the club as a loan with option.

[Stonehouse]

Is Agent Claret from Yarkshire?

[AGENT_CLARET]

Is Agent Claret from Yarkshire?

Don't be dirty

[Dodobdobodobo]

Nothing on twitter remotely linking us with burger

Never heard of him so I could hardly make it up

[BigGaz]

Either that or he's been smoking banana peels again.

The day we cannot compete with the likes of Leeds United is the day we should just all pack it up and take up watching "a place in the sun" reruns for the rest of time.

[BigGaz]

In all seriousness Leeds are on a financial knife edge. They are effectively where we will be this time next year if we don't get up.

One last push before the Parachutes completely run out and they return to the pool of clubs that have no major competitive advantage in terms of money and back to praying that they can have a miracle season against the next 3 that come down through the trapdoor with buckets of cash.

*Shudder*

[boyyanno]

I think the option to buy is better.

Means we don't get stuck with a Tresor but hopefully we don't lose someone who could be another Maatsen.

[Casper2]

I hope not, we can't compete with Leeds on any level unfortunately

Charlie Taylor ?
Chris Wood ?

[ksrclaret]

Yes hopefully the conflict in reports regarding the option to buy vs obligation to buy works in Burnley's favour.

If we go up we can spend the money on him, and if we fail to go up, we're not committed to what is a very large fee for a Championship club.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Charlie Taylor ?
Chris Wood ?

This season not yester year, how far do you want to go back to try and prove a point

[randomclaret2]

In all seriousness Leeds are on a financial knife edge. They are effectively where we will be this time next year if we don't get up.

One last push before the Parachutes completely run out and they return to the pool of clubs that have no major competitive advantage in terms of money and back to praying that they can have a miracle season against the next 3 that come down through the trapdoor with buckets of cash.

*Shudder*

Maybe returning to the last time the money ran out when they went from Mark Viduka to Ian Moore ...

[Casper2]

This season not yester year, how far do you want to go back to try and prove a point

You said any level

[Burnley Ace]

Benson made 2 short, late appearances at the end of last season and was more threatening than anybody else all season.

He really wasn’t! Have you looked at the stats for his actual performance, uninspiring at best.

[Shaggy]

In all seriousness Leeds are on a financial knife edge. They are effectively where we will be this time next year if we don't get up.

One last push before the Parachutes completely run out and they return to the pool of clubs that have no major competitive advantage in terms of money and back to praying that they can have a miracle season against the next 3 that come down through the trapdoor with buckets of cash.

*Shudder*

Our financial position is nothing close to Leeds. They owe over £190m in instalments from transfers for a start.

Our position is healthy and we will be absolutely fine should we run out of parachute payments.

Some people just love to bash our financial model because they don’t understand it.

[AGENT_CLARET]

You said any level

When in a foot race for a player we both want, Club size, pulling power, fan base, wages, does it really need pointing out to you

[Casper2]

Club size, pulling power, fan base, wages, does it really need pointing out to you

You’ve missed out Champions of Europe

[GetIntoEm]

Is Agent Claret from Yarkshire?

No, just one of them you could gift a solid gold bar to and he'd still moan it didn't weigh enough

[Rick_Muller]

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All I see there is they pay a cry baby far too much money

[summitclaret]

Some people just love to bash our young goalkeeper because they don’t understand why he was started in the PL prematurely.

[BigGaz]

I understand it fully. I understand enough to know that it will work great until it doesn't.

What we've learnt over the last season is that our ever so clever American overlords are not immune to

- making mistakes
- hubris
- naivety
- having the wool pulled over their eyes.

They, and their financial model are not infallible so you can take your condescension and shove it up your hoop.

All the best