Summer transfer thread

[Steveo]

I was joking about the left back.
Milner will get more minutes than El Greco.

For sure / like a new signing. Responsible stewardship in action.

[miller0863]

West Ham are in preliminary talks to sign 26-year-old Belgium striker Divock Origi from Liverpool. (Football Insider)

[CCTV]

I think we need 2 new players myself CM and forward.

I cant work out which is priority yet keep changimg my mind but as I type this im going midfielder

I'd go for a forward first, then a cm.

Seeing as 19s not been posting, the squad would be better served playing 4231.

[CCTV]

Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 34, is scheduled to have a medical on Monday morning before completing a free transfer to Paris St-Germain. (L'Equipe - in French)

Messi is to be unveiled as a PSG player at a special ceremony at the Eiffel Tower in the coming days. (ESPN)

Barcelona are attempting to block any attempt by PSG to sign Messi by filing a complaint with the European Commission saying the French club would breach spending rules if they successfully recruit the Argentine. (Marca, in Spanish)

Tottenham are among the clubs that have tried to sign Messi after Barca said he would not be staying at the Nou Camp. (Express)

A lot of drama with Messi, as someone posted earlier if he really wanted it to work he could have signed up for sweet fa in wages.

[CCTV]

West Ham are in preliminary talks to sign 26-year-old Belgium striker Divock Origi from Liverpool. (Football Insider)

Soton linked with a move for Ox on the BBC.

[Daffydd]

Soton linked with a move for Ox on the BBC.

And a loan move at that. Wtf

[miller0863]

Didn’t post that one due to it’s source CCTV.

[Insidious]

And a loan move at that. Wtf

That IS an odd one. I want Elliott (who has been given midfield minutes in pre-season) to get more pitch time this season but I don't want to remove Ox to facilitate those minutes personally.

I do think we will want to wean one of Ox or Keita out of the squad over the next year or two with a view to replacing one (just can't be trusted injury-wise, Wijnaldum is gone, Milner will be gone) of them, but again, a LOAN of Ox just seems odd. Hopefully nothing in it.

Some small/tenuous links to Gibbs White from Wolves. At 21 and being home-grown he would tick a couple of boxes, but, needless to say, players need to be good enough.

[Daffydd]

Yes, it's odd but even odder because Ox is homegrown too so we'd really be painting ourselves into a corner on that score - unless other (homegrown) incomings are already in place.

[miller0863]

Because another club may have approached us to loan a player, doesn’t mean we have any interest in the move ourselves. I very much doubt that’s going anywhere