Summer Transfer Window

[MrRobbo]

On the admittedly unreliable Transfermarkt, Chalobah's price has fallen dramatically to E13M and Pavlovic is at E17M. However, those prices are fair gauges if you sub the currency and add EPL mark-up to possible value in the summer.

If they are both bench warmers from now till June, the clubs want/need to sell, and few suitors come a calling, don't expect those prices to rise much no matter how much the selling clubs demand.

However, I accept the players may baulk at the pay drop. Few seem overly impressed with the prospect of regular play, being valued, possible international call ups etc. Perhaps we can lure them with improved sponsorship offers? Then again, Gallagher and Loftus Cheek showed little desire to come back and eventually profited from their decision, so I expect the same with Chalobah.

V good point. Grasping at straws, but Chalobah seams a bit more low key....and he's been completely frozen out this season, and may not end up playing again. Neither Gallagher or RLC were treated quite that bad.

But as you inferred, its their career, if a better team offers them more money why wouldn't they go.

 

[Palacesince64]

Back to the topic at hand.

Guehi, as much as I love him, we need to be smart and cash in at the right time, which is probabely this summer. Hope he gets the move to Liverpool as the VVD replacement.

Mateta - think we'll try to tie him down, and I think he'll sign. We're got him under contract for 2 years so IF clubs came after him we'd demand a big old fee. As much as I love him, there will only be a certain type of club he'll be right for (e.g. no Liverpool, city etc). So in England at least its going to be that 2nd bunch. So could see villa or Newcastle interested if Isak or Watkins get poached.

Munoz, contact up 27 with a year option. He'll be 29 in the summer, cant see any truth that any big club would go for him. Would need a big bid. Plus, he seams pretty tight with Lerma. That probabely has some sticking power.

TM, great defender. Not good enough with the ball for the top teams so cant see any interest there.

Eze - too inconsistent, not a chance in hell anyone is going to come in for him.

Wharton - will be too big of a risk with the injuries and the fee we'd command.

Lacroix - I'd be surprised if there isn't some interest there. But we'd hold all the cards.

In summary, I cant see there being an exodus.

RE inbound.

Riad is a bit of a fly in the ointment. Wont be back before the start of the season so we'll need to be signing some cover. Ideally we'd have 5/6 centre backs. So we may need to sign 2/3

Its clear from the Chilwell transfer that OG wants a propper wingback. If Chilly does well the chances of signing him are low, but you never know. If not, expect we'll be interested in Diouf again.

Chalobah, is a known entity. Looks he enjoyed his time here. I'd assume we'd try to make that happen if the money is right.

If Franca and Esse can contribute this season, with Sarr and Eze thats probably the 10's sorted.

Then I'd love a Munoz understudy, but no idea who.

And something else a bit more creative centrally (but the club may see Kamada as that player)

Out
Guhei - £70m

In
Chalobah £20m
Pavlovic £20m
Chris Rigg/Bellingham £20m
Chilwell/Diouf £20m

Then Hughes gets another contract, might need to give Clyne one too. And need to sort a 2nd keeper.

A good summary, and I wouldn’t be unhappy with those signings. On the Munoz understudy I think it’ll be Bright Osayi-Samuel and that could be tied up any time soon.

 

[PatrickA]

Anything for summer at the moment is difficult to project with any kind of certainty.

Business decisions were taken on Ayew and Anderson last summer and Olise's release clause was exercised.

It seems generally accepted that Guehi will go and I could also see potential exits for Mateta and Munoz if Champions League clubs do come in for them with the right offers.
City, for eaxmple, are currently linked with Munoz and will clearly be in the market for a speedy right back with the departure of Walker.
Mateta has a record as good as nearly any striker over the last year and goalscorers are always in demand.
There's no sign of a new contract for him, and this may be his last chance of a big move.
I don't want to see our top players leave, but we're not Real Madrid in terms of refusing offers.

 

[Willo]

Anything for summer at the moment is difficult to project with any kind of certainty.

Business decisions were taken on Ayew and Anderson last summer and Olise's release clause was exercised.

It seems generally accepted that Guehi will go and I could also see potential exits for Mateta and Munoz if Champions League clubs do come in for them with the right offers.
City, for eaxmple, are currently linked with Munoz and will clearly be in the market for a speedy right back with the departure of Walker.
Mateta has a record as good as nearly any striker over the last year and goalscorers are always in demand.
There's no sign of a new contract for him, and this may be his last chance of a big move.
I don't want to see our top players leave, but we're not Real Madrid in terms of refusing offers.

We are at a level in the 'Food chain' whereby our prized assets will depart and will need to be replaced.
Regular churning.
Apropos Munoz, I do not envisage him departing for Man C. He will be 29 in October and the club have been acquiring players in the teens/early 20s.

 

[CrazyBadger]

Back to the topic at hand.

Guehi, as much as I love him, we need to be smart and cash in at the right time, which is probabely this summer. Hope he gets the move to Liverpool as the VVD replacement.

Mateta - think we'll try to tie him down, and I think he'll sign. We're got him under contract for 2 years so IF clubs came after him we'd demand a big old fee. As much as I love him, there will only be a certain type of club he'll be right for (e.g. no Liverpool, city etc). So in England at least its going to be that 2nd bunch. So could see villa or Newcastle interested if Isak or Watkins get poached.

Munoz, contact up 27 with a year option. He'll be 29 in the summer, cant see any truth that any big club would go for him. Would need a big bid. Plus, he seams pretty tight with Lerma. That probabely has some sticking power.

TM, great defender. Not good enough with the ball for the top teams so cant see any interest there.

Eze - too inconsistent, not a chance in hell anyone is going to come in for him.

Wharton - will be too big of a risk with the injuries and the fee we'd command.

Lacroix - I'd be surprised if there isn't some interest there. But we'd hold all the cards.

In summary, I cant see there being an exodus.

RE inbound.

Riad is a bit of a fly in the ointment. Wont be back before the start of the season so we'll need to be signing some cover. Ideally we'd have 5/6 centre backs. So we may need to sign 2/3

Its clear from the Chilwell transfer that OG wants a propper wingback. If Chilly does well the chances of signing him are low, but you never know. If not, expect we'll be interested in Diouf again.

Chalobah, is a known entity. Looks he enjoyed his time here. I'd assume we'd try to make that happen if the money is right.

If Franca and Esse can contribute this season, with Sarr and Eze thats probably the 10's sorted.

Then I'd love a Munoz understudy, but no idea who.

And something else a bit more creative centrally (but the club may see Kamada as that player)

Out
Guhei - £70m

In
Chalobah £20m
Pavlovic £20m
Chris Rigg/Bellingham £20m
Chilwell/Diouf £20m

Then Hughes gets another contract, might need to give Clyne one too. And need to sort a 2nd keeper.

I reckon Spurs will be all over EZE this summer, but I can't see anyone else. ManC have previously been linked, and the problems they've had this year, they may well be linked again.

I thing Lacroix is a better VVD cover than Guehi. Hopefully 'pool don't see that, as I'd rather keep him than Guehi right now.

Munoz, I'd hope he has at least a couple of years left with us...but half decent WB's are seemingly in demand at the moment. I think he'll stay too.

 

[eaglesdare]

I'm pretty sure Glasner will walk in the summer and we end up with dyche. Back to 4 at the back in a 4 4 2. Which means Munoz and Guihe can go. Mitchell back to comfortable LB.

 

[Palacesince64]

I'm pretty sure Glasner will walk in the summer and we end up with dyche. Back to 4 at the back in a 4 4 2. Which means Munoz and Guihe can go. Mitchell back to comfortable LB.

Well as the saying goes “opinions are like arseholes, everybody has one”

 

[RubinsCube]

We are at a level in the 'Food chain' whereby our prized assets will depart and will need to be replaced.
Regular churning.
Apropos Munoz, I do not envisage him departing for Man C. He will be 29 in October and the club have been acquiring players in the teens/early 20s.

Munoz is a Spanish speaking, swashbuckling full back or wing back who has proved he can cut it in one of the top European leagues. I'd not be surprised if an Athletico Madrid or similar come in for him with the lure of Champions League football. In many ways this would be a shame as he has done brilliantly for us.

On the flip side, he plays in a way which few others maintain much into their thirties (Kyle Walker is one of the few that come to mind. Our very own PVA visibly started losing pace once he transferred to Galatasaray aged around 30) so there is a balancing act for the club as well.

 

[eaglesdare]

Well as the saying goes “opinions are like arseholes, everybody has one”

You can bookmark my post for the summer in that case. 👍🏻 Would love to be wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[doombear]

We are at a level in the 'Food chain' whereby our prized assets will depart and will need to be replaced.
Regular churning.
Apropos Munoz, I do not envisage him departing for Man C. He will be 29 in October and the club have been acquiring players in the teens/early 20s.

I think you'll find that he'll be 29 even earlier on 26th May.

 

[NMPalace]

Back to the topic at hand.

Guehi, as much as I love him, we need to be smart and cash in at the right time, which is probabely this summer. Hope he gets the move to Liverpool as the VVD replacement.

Mateta - think we'll try to tie him down, and I think he'll sign. We're got him under contract for 2 years so IF clubs came after him we'd demand a big old fee. As much as I love him, there will only be a certain type of club he'll be right for (e.g. no Liverpool, city etc). So in England at least its going to be that 2nd bunch. So could see villa or Newcastle interested if Isak or Watkins get poached.

Munoz, contact up 27 with a year option. He'll be 29 in the summer, cant see any truth that any big club would go for him. Would need a big bid. Plus, he seams pretty tight with Lerma. That probabely has some sticking power.

TM, great defender. Not good enough with the ball for the top teams so cant see any interest there.

Eze - too inconsistent, not a chance in hell anyone is going to come in for him.

Wharton - will be too big of a risk with the injuries and the fee we'd command.

Lacroix - I'd be surprised if there isn't some interest there. But we'd hold all the cards.

In summary, I cant see there being an exodus.

RE inbound.

Riad is a bit of a fly in the ointment. Wont be back before the start of the season so we'll need to be signing some cover. Ideally we'd have 5/6 centre backs. So we may need to sign 2/3

Its clear from the Chilwell transfer that OG wants a propper wingback. If Chilly does well the chances of signing him are low, but you never know. If not, expect we'll be interested in Diouf again.

Chalobah, is a known entity. Looks he enjoyed his time here. I'd assume we'd try to make that happen if the money is right.

If Franca and Esse can contribute this season, with Sarr and Eze thats probably the 10's sorted.

Then I'd love a Munoz understudy, but no idea who.

And something else a bit more creative centrally (but the club may see Kamada as that player)

Out
Guhei - £70m

In
Chalobah £20m
Pavlovic £20m
Chris Rigg/Bellingham £20m
Chilwell/Diouf £20m

Then Hughes gets another contract, might need to give Clyne one too. And need to sort a 2nd keeper.

A good summary.

I agree Guehi will go but with 1 year of his contract left i'd be amazed if we can get £50m for him (happy to be proved wrong). So we definitely need 1 CB, probably 2.

Not sure any others will go unless a silly offer comes in e.g. Wharton and Mateta.

Incomings - we need at least 1 goalie as Turner will go back and surely Matthews as 3rd choice is preventing a younger player coming through.

I would let Clyne and Ward go as neither has played much and Clyne will be 34 in a couple of months.

I'm assuming Schlupp will also go now and hopefully we can get rid of Holding, although we may need to pay him off.

Agree we need another LWB - maybe Diouf.

The big issue for me are around Doucoure, Nketiah and Kamada. All 3 are on big money and on paper should be 1st team regulars. All 3 are well off the pace. Doucoure at least had an excuse as he was coming back from a serious injury and now has another long term one.

Arguably we need reinforcements in all 3 positions, but not sure we will have sufficient money

 

[JHB]

Munoz is a Spanish speaking, swashbuckling full back or wing back who has proved he can cut it in one of the top European leagues. I'd not be surprised if an Athletico Madrid or similar come in for him with the lure of Champions League football. In many ways this would be a shame as he has done brilliantly for us.

On the flip side, he plays in a way which few others maintain much into their thirties (Kyle Walker is one of the few that come to mind. Our very own PVA visibly started losing pace once he transferred to Galatasaray aged around 30) so there is a balancing act for the club as well.

I don’t know about Munoz. He has fantastic energy but technically is lacking a bit. He gets in great positions but execution of pass, cross, finish is erratic. I think Champions League clubs would want that more polished technical ability.

 

[ASCPFC]

I don’t know about Munoz. He has fantastic energy but technically is lacking a bit. He gets in great positions but execution of pass, cross, finish is erratic. I think Champions League clubs would want that more polished technical ability.

He suits the Premier League really - in terms of physicality. But I could see him playing in quite a few teams but perhaps not someone like Barcelona or Man City. But Liverpool? Athletico? Those pressing teams? That seems the most likely. Liverpool will lose Trent and Munoz looks like he could be top in a lot of stats this season.
I also got the feeling that his original contract wasn't that long but I could be wrong. It will also be his possibly last big pay day. Over 100k a week on a five year deal to a bigger club (maybe not Newcastle or Spurs) and he'll go in the summer won't he?
It's annoying but logically seems likely.

 

[doombear]

He suits the Premier League really - in terms of physicality. But I could see him playing in quite a few teams but perhaps not someone like Barcelona or Man City. But Liverpool? Athletico? Those pressing teams? That seems the most likely. Liverpool will lose Trent and Munoz looks like he could be top in a lot of stats this season.
I also got the feeling that his original contract wasn't that long but I could be wrong. It will also be his possibly last big pay day. Over 100k a week on a five year deal to a bigger club (maybe not Newcastle or Spurs) and he'll go in the summer won't he?
It's annoying but logically seems likely.

Only till 2027 BUT there is a 1 year extension option so in reality probably contracted till 2028 assuming the extension option is the club's (as was the case with Mateta).

 

[JHB]

He suits the Premier League really - in terms of physicality. But I could see him playing in quite a few teams but perhaps not someone like Barcelona or Man City. But Liverpool? Athletico? Those pressing teams? That seems the most likely. Liverpool will lose Trent and Munoz looks like he could be top in a lot of stats this season.
I also got the feeling that his original contract wasn't that long but I could be wrong. It will also be his possibly last big pay day. Over 100k a week on a five year deal to a bigger club (maybe not Newcastle or Spurs) and he'll go in the summer won't he?
It's annoying but logically seems likely.

Yes he would be a great fit for a team that needs high energy and aggression. Hopefully other clubs conclude he’s not worth it. He has been very important to our system.

 

[Living In Hope]

I don’t know about Munoz. He has fantastic energy but technically is lacking a bit. He gets in great positions but execution of pass, cross, finish is erratic. I think Champions League clubs would want that more polished technical ability.

Agree with this. His energy is fantastic and I love him at Palace, but I would be surprised if a big club came in for him both because of limited technical ability and lack of longevity (ie it can only be a couple of seasons before his energy level starts to drop).

 

[pssguy]

Can't we just enjoy the rest of the season? It's only February.

Clickbait will sell all our players.

Let me know when anything comes up for Nketiah or Kamada

 

[DANGERCLOSE]

Players that we need to move on:
Édouard
Schlupp
Holding
Ahamada
Clyne (We defo need to replace at the EOS)
Ebiowei
Plange

Jury still out as regards to Nketiah and Kamada
Need to have a conversation with franca
Need decent backups for GK,RWB,LWB and CBs
I would like to see ,Imray given a chance in the first team
Decision's need to be made as regards to rak-sakyi, Ozoh

 

[pssguy]

Agree with this. His energy is fantastic and I love him at Palace, but I would be surprised if a big club came in for him both because of limited technical ability and lack of longevity (ie it can only be a couple of seasons before his energy level starts to drop).

Let's hope you are right, but any team looking for a RWB would have to consider him as he is always available and never flags. He may not always make the best of the positions he gets into but that run, touch and pass at the end of the United game show what he is capable of and it is hard to think of other players that could do that. Some players who look after themselves can still produce high energy well into thier thirties. Munoz is a decade younger than Vardy

 

[Badger11]

Click bait saying Guehi will sign for Chelsea in the summer.

An agent once pointed out that the January is when most clubs do their business for the summer e.g. they hold talks and make tentative agreements to be firmed up in the summer window.

In this window my guess is we have had quite a few conversations with Chelsea about TB and Chilwell I suspect these have also included talks about Guehi.