Summer transfer thread

Been away a bit coz I've had a stottin cold.

I remember spending the whole of last summer following every nuance of the transfer rumours thread and all I got out of it was a load of anxiety.

This summer I'm just going to sit back until the friendlies start and then see what happens.

In all honesty my interest until then will be centred around board and ownership machinations.

 

Dunno how true this could be

https://www.footballinsider247.com/...erland-very-quickly-amid-tottenham-claim/?amp

 

Hopefully the lad has a great future with SAFC..

 

I think he will stay as long as we keep progressing. Doesn't strike me as the sort of lad who would chase a move to a premier League club and not be involved in match day squads

 

It makes perfect sense for all parties in my opinion. We get a player back who was good for us last season and has performed at this level before. Spurs get him more game time to see if he can keep developing. Clarke gets to play regularly and get his confidence and form back to see if he can earn a chance at Spurs.

 

I don't see the attraction of any of the Championship clubs. He may as well prove it with us and get a shot at a Premier League club if he really wanted to move on. We've no idea what kind of pull Rangers have, depends on his allegiances and what his ambitions are. We've got him under contract for this year and an option for next though, so even if he wanted to leave, I'd think we can play hardball and keep him this year unless we got £7-8m

All of that is hypothetical worst case though. I genuinely think he'll sign a new contract and stay. I also think he'll score as many in the Championship as he did in League One.

 

Rangers and Europe I think is the only pull, not to sound arrogant but why move to a championship club when he already plays for one of the biggest clubs in the division?

 

Agree mate. I dont see any championship clubs having the ability to get him. Prem clubs will want to see how he does this season IMO. Rangers I doubt have the money. For me it is a £12m starting price and even then I dont see us needing to panic with the 1 year option.

 

And he played for Celtic as a kid so unlikely to be massively drawn to Rangers from being a boyhood fan perspective, unless he was a boyhood fan of course

 

Yes. Sorry

 

did ok the hoff in all honesty.

think he maybe lost a bit confidence after 'that run' but i cannot think of a single goal that was purely down to him, he was just caught up in a bad run for the whole team and being the man between the sticks it looks worse for him.

i always felt confident with him in there so i wish the lad well wherever he ends up (unless the mags nip in of course)

 

"The AFC"
Quite like that!

 

A young foreign GK that played in a team where the unwaivering attacking minded-ness of the manager left him with absolutely zero protection - no wonder his confidence fell away. Think he'd have been a different prospect behind an Alex Neil organised defence, but Patto has made that spot his own.

 

Well thought out as usual, and good to see you back.

 

BLACK CATS OUT
Sunderland release 16 players following promotion to Championship including fan favourite Aiden McGeady and Will Grigg

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/18702209/sunderland-release-retained-list-free-transfers/amp/

I had high hopes for Stephen Wearne, never mind.

 

So did I. But I saw somebody point out he’s actually older than Dajaku. Can kinda see the difference

 

Lincoln linked with Burge. The sort of club I’d expect him to be at…

 

Clarke is an interesting one, rumours are Spurs are going to offer him a new deal then loan him out (hopefully back to us)

I wonder if actually playing first team games might tempt him to reject it and look for a team that can offer him that?

 

Clark is young hungry, and in the short time he was with us grew in stature, i would be very happy if we could loan him again. or even happier if we could buy him, as we already know what he can bring and how he will fit in the team, he is also no slouch and very quick in my eyes, it takes time to settle in and he has already done that, all i can see is positives

 

Same here, and its often down to getting a chance at the right time imo.