07 May 2026 22:20:33
Lots of rumours we want Victor Froholdt from FC Porto. 20-year-old Danish CM with 8 goals and 6 assists this season. Apparently the 3rd highest for average ground covered amongst U21 players in Europe (behind Zaire-Emery and Bergvall).
Made 114 defensive contributions this season in just 32 league games.
Anyone seen him play? I have not, but on paper it sounds good. Seems to be a hard-working, all-action midfielder.
07 May 2026 22:33:00
Excellent, another youngster that Slot can demoralize and ignore when it comes to team selection.
07 May 2026 22:43:16
As if we need another attacking midfielder. Ffs.
07 May 2026 23:26:27
Dripping with positivity, the place.
07 May 2026 23:44:25
Rekon, we should just buy James Garner! :)
07 May 2026 23:56:32
Wasn't Curtis and Harvey classed as in the best when they were in the U21s?
08 May 2026 00:09:20
Harvey was player of the tournament at the Under 21 Euros. Seems Slot doesn't see enough there that he feels he can work with? Doesn't show enough talent, potential? Maybe it's his hair style.
08 May 2026 02:10:22
This guy will be a top player. But he is a runner and is excellent in the channels, so won't work with Slot as a manager.
08 May 2026 04:28:53
Does have qualities that none of our current midfielders have, bar maybe Szobozlai.
Has pace, power, likes to tackle and drive at the opposition.
Not an out and out DM, but an all action box to box midfielder.
08 May 2026 01:58:24
@Snoots, not to get in the way of a great fairy story but Eliot would have had playing time if he stayed - Slot went to press to say he wanted Harvey to stay (he said the same when Heitinga announced he was moving).
Harvey said he wanted more playing time which ant lad with aspirations of a World Cup squad place would have thought about, at the very least, before the season started.
Harvey made the choice to leave - his agent should be shot for the option he pushed given Emery didn't want the player.
If you want someone to blame I'd suggest that Slot wouldn't be the first choice.
Interesting thread for a rumour - OP reports a rumour about a potential CM joining and within half a dozen posts we have Slot, the young lad and the idea of buying an attacking CM shot down. It's almost like the standard of contribution on here is mirroring the coach and team's efforts this season.
08 May 2026 06:28:12
I've seen one full 90 and maybe an hour of him playing MK, in that there was nothing that would make me scream No. I suppose that's a positive review comparitive to the general current mood here.
08 May 2026 07:37:21
Florian you drip with naivety. Or are your rose tinted specs as thick as you are.
08 May 2026 08:00:33
Thanks Dan-Ish, MolbysMagic, and JevonScholes. At least there are some people on here still who can just answer a bloody question and not turn it into a drama thread!
08 May 2026 08:11:42
I'm all up for classic data / Ian / Edwards signings, especially if the ceiling is higher than what we have.
Realistically, we look set to lose Endo, Elliott, Fede, Alexis and Jones, so we will need a few MF's.
Wharton is one.
08 May 2026 07:54:40
Thats lovely Frode, keeping up to your usual neanderthal level of posts this fine Friday morn i see.Trust me i've very little positivity about the club at the minute.I just choose to not be that bloke who's constant moaning rubs off on everyone else.I'd say your a barrel of laughs.
08 May 2026 08:31:21
Doesn't it just show the amount of derision and division this whole season has created, even amongst us aul' sods on here, Mks!
08 May 2026 08:35:00
We do need a Dane to save our bacon.
08 May 2026 09:06:58
It does, Shanks, but the original post was about a player linked with us for a fresh season. Whether you've been great or terrible the season before, you still look forward to the next 9 months with hope and optimism.
Not "no point him coming to us anyway" or "why would he even contemplate coming to us?" all day long. Now I don't know the player, but if I did I'd have offered an opinion on him, good or bad, not moan for the sake of it.
08 May 2026 09:22:30
I think we should spend our transfer budget on cloning Gakpo, so Slot can utilise him more. If he had 3, he could play him at right back and in nets when Ali leaves. I actually like Gakpo. I think Slot overplaying him has ruined his confidence.
08 May 2026 09:26:40
It's okay to disagree, lads. Remember, we all support the same team. You can disagree and be respectful about it. Frode, you are entitled to your opinion, and so is Florian. Don't be getting personal or name calling, or making assessments on someone's intellect when you have never met them. It says more about you than them.
08 May 2026 09:27:28
What's his sideways passing stats?
08 May 2026 09:31:24
Chiesa's confidence must be through the roof, so.
08 May 2026 10:23:39
Not sure of the point of signing another midfielder who can only play as an attacking number 8 or 10. Unless the plan (again) next year is to keep on allowing opponents free run at our defenders, as that's proven really successful this year.
08 May 2026 11:08:12
Don't think it's the positions as such we have to worry about as much as signing players who simply won't accept opponents having free run at our defenders. The mentality and attitude of the players has never been as important as this summer for me.
With Mo, Robbo and potentially Alli leaving, we've seen the team of real men from 3 or 4 years ago replaced with a team that, on the most part, is lacking real leaders, players that are up for a scrap.
08 May 2026 11:26:41
I agree with Florian, let's just sign a load of mentally resilient players irrespective of their position. We've been playing a CM at RB all season anyway; more of the same, I say.
08 May 2026 11:47:27
That's not what I'm saying, Chewy, and you know it. Look at our squad for next season as it is now. That's with Mo and Robbo gone. How many would you hang your head on when you're up against it?
08 May 2026 12:09:41
@Vik, It's a rumour about one player who may be used as an attacker. I've read the original post half a dozen times now, but, for the life of me, I can't see the bit that says 'Of course if we do buy an attacking CM it means that we won't buy a DM or two under any circumstances whatsoever'.
08 May 2026 13:28:58
Hang your head on a player? That sounds sore.
08 May 2026 13:49:58
Gomez from Wolves would be a decent player for us imo.
08 May 2026 14:31:38
The opening post is interesting, as I have heard that Julian Ward will be taking over from Hughes in the summer. And he has that connection with the Portuguese league.
Maybe the switch has already happened. From technical director to sporting director.