20 Apr 2025 10:40:17
Morning Ed001. Hope all’s good with you. Your thoughts on midfielders you’d like to see come in? Both realistic and needed?
{Ed001's Note - I will just list a few I like that could be bought:
Joao Gomes or Andre - Wolves
Hugo Larrson - Frankfurt (maybe, I would like to see more but he looks interesting)
Baleba - Brighton
Ederson - Atalanta
Santos - Chelsea (currently out on loan with Strasbourg)
Rigg - Sunderland
And, if Forest have some PRS issues again, I would try and get Anderson from them.
We don't need all of them but we do need a couple more that Slot trusts and preferably one or two with bite. I think Gomes would be my first choice though, he has bite and technical skills. I like him a lot, the more I see of him, the better he looks. He looks on a par, at least, with Guimaraes, who is a top class player.}
20 Apr 2025 12:51:15
Wow ed that is high praise coming from you.
Don't know Gomes at all but am very intrigued now thanks.
{Ed001's Note - very welcome. I really like Gomes.}
20 Apr 2025 12:57:58
Thoughts on Wharton, Ed?
{Ed001's Note - I like him a lot but there is nothing he does thar Elliott hasn't done in our shirt. He just needs to be given a chance in midfield and coached into the role.}
20 Apr 2025 13:09:54
Quite like games as well, physical presence about which we lack.
On Rigg ed1 how would u describe him as a player? Haven't seen him at all.
{Ed001's Note - too early as he is still developing mate.}
20 Apr 2025 13:10:02
Really Like Gomes too Ed. Has the legs we crave in there too. Still so young too. Would cost a pretty penny after his new contract though!
{Ed001's Note - possibly, but he has said in the past that he wants to play for us, so he might well get an agreement to leave for us. Got to be worth a try.}
20 Apr 2025 13:29:02
Thanks Ed001. Haven’t seen much of Gomes but he’s at least PL proven and I respect your view. I guess Slot would want more of a ball playing midfielder rather than just an enforcer? Baleba looks to have a high ceiling.
{Ed001's Note - I think Gomes offers both sides of the game, so would be better suited to Slot's style that Baleba.}
20 Apr 2025 13:58:59
Eds you said Gomes will not be sold as well as Cunha this summer, so likely a case of getting Cunha this summer and Gomes next?
{Ed001's Note - I never said they won't did I? Won't want to or need to, but the players can make the decision for them if they want to go.}
20 Apr 2025 14:01:53
Has he? Wow, didn’t know that. Makes even more sense now. He’d be well worth the 60-70m anyway I reckon.
20 Apr 2025 14:24:50
Thanks Ed001. Sounds like Slot would prefer Gomes to Baleba from what you’re saying. Hopefully we can get in the reinforcements needed.
{Ed001's Note - he looks more of a Slot type of player to me, I don't know if Slot agrees though.}
20 Apr 2025 14:54:47
Shame we didn’t go for him direct from Brazil when he was pining for us, £20m shoots up to £60m now.
20 Apr 2025 15:07:31
Did Slot want Zubimendi do we know or had he been identified and pursued before? Not saying we should go back in for him but wonder if he was a Slot choice and an indication of the type of player he wants.
20 Apr 2025 15:35:03
Gomes is undoubtedly a superb player and wolves fans have repeatedly said that he is the one player besides Cunha who can play for any of the top teams in the prem. Andre isn't far behind though, he is a real gem and I don't know why we didn't go for him when he was ready to come to us.
20 Apr 2025 21:55:12
I think we replace Endo and Elliott with a first choice DM and 10. Rogers and Wharton would be my choices Throw in MacAllister Szoboszlai Jones and Gravenberch and you’ve got plenty of options for all competitions. I think you could get near 100m for Elliott Endo Bajcetic and Morton.