Recency bias?
There is no way FSG are going to allow that type of overhaul. Get ready for some incoming free agents next season.
It will be interesting to see what Chiesa can do with a full preseason with Slot. There is a lot of quality there and I’m hopeful he will come good.
2 Likes
We need 
as a reaction for how boring these sort of posts are.
2 Likes
Please bookmark my post. We’ll revisit it next season.
Yeah I know your playbook.
Fast forward to September 2025 when we’ve signed a new CF, CB and LB
Retro Helix: “See I told you they wouldn’t buy us a new DM”
3 Likes
Yes, but did we spend £150b on each of them? If not, FSG OUT!!!
The stars seem to be aligning for a big summer, to set us up for the next cycle of success under Slot. It would be fantastic if he wins the league at his first attempt, with only 10M Chiesa added to his squad. But then clearly he will have learned a lot about all of them, and will of course have worked along the way with Hughes to talk about how the squad will be shaped for the future.
My best guess is only VVD will renew of the 3 big contracts, but let’s see.
I could see 6 incoming signings, possibly even more.
Centre forward - first choice
Right wing - first choice if Salah goes
Left back - first choice, with Robbo or Tsimikas as the back up
Centre midfield - 5th choice, who will see more action and add to the main 4 options Slot uses
Centre defender - prob a third choice option who will see plenty of action, with a long term view to becoming a main man after VVD
Under FSG we have only ever signed 2 free Milner and Matip agents so yeah we sign loads of free agents.
2 Likes
I can think of three impending free agents we could try and sign…
1 Like
& Bellamy.
& Kolo.
& Solanke.
& Adrian.
Otherwise yes, you are correct.
Bellamy under FSG? And surely we paid for Solanke?
2 Likes
In his 2nd stint yes.
Solanke, Harvey and Ings were all technically free transfers as their contracts were up. Maybe later down the line we had to pay a nominal fee, maybe not. No real difference to paying a signing on/bonus fee for a Milner/Matip.
Oh shit loads. Solanke was paid for.
1 Like
Solanke, Elliot and Ings were signed subject to tribunal setting a fee (£3m for Solanke, £6m for Ings, £1.5m plus potential further £2.8m in bonuses for Elliott). I’m not sure they were considered ‘nominal’ fees at the time, nor would I equate it to signing bonuses for Matip and Milner given they were established players.
3 Likes
“Only ever signed 2 frees” when it’s in fact at least 5.
Fabio Carvalho too.
1 Like
Its actually 6 of 63 signings. Absolutely huge number of free agents.
3 Likes
Solanke, Harvey and Ings all had fees set by tribunal, so they were not free signings. (I think Danny Ings set a record for a tribunal fee)
4 Likes
I thought we dropped £10m on Carvalho?