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04 Jul 2026 13:16:36
Juventus apparently also in for Suzuki. I do feel that we can secure a keeper at least as good as him for half the reported £30m asking price.

04 Jul 2026 13:55:26
Dave, how about one of the good, reliable Aussie keepers, Matt Ryan or Beach, for a fraction of £30 million.

And save that money for much needed upfront reinforcements.

04 Jul 2026 14:12:28
Agree. Let's fill the needed spots first. Cb. Decent striker. Then gk. It's not rocket science. Or, are they just trying to show effort with cheap deals so don't need to spend on what's needed.

04 Jul 2026 15:19:31
For a new gk, Atubolu at Freiburg looks good, and would likely be cheaper than Suzuki. He is talked about as the long-term replacement for Neuer in the Germany team. Hull were keen on him, but maybe he'd fancy us above a newly promoted (maybe soon to be relegated) team.

04 Jul 2026 15:29:25
Juventus are looking to move on their current keeper Di Grigorio and have sold one of their young keepers, Daffara, to Parma for about EUR6m so they're in the market. Have asked about Martinez as well, but Villa are reluctant at the moment.


The price being quoted for Suzuki is a bit steep for them, and I think too much for us as well. Agree. Spend the big money elsewhere and look for a cheaper alternative. Lammens was considerably cheaper, and he had a good season.

04 Jul 2026 20:14:11
I'm not sure who I'd go for, but £30m for Suzuki does seem excessive. Trafford loan with obligation would be good, but no buy back and no sell on clause!

04 Jul 2026 20:18:42
Trafford is a big no for me, irrespective of what deal we could get.

04 Jul 2026 22:34:12
I'd not mind Trafford, but not on the sort of terms MC are virtually certain to ask.

05 Jul 2026 08:45:52
City are buying back keeper Pierce Charles from Wednesday, so there might be some movement on keepers. He was in their academy, but they let him go.
His brother was also there - Shea Charles.

05 Jul 2026 11:07:07
With it being a Suzuki, can we do a part exchange?

04 Jul 2026 07:39:07
{Ed's Note - newnameoldideas has posted a new article entitled, Why United Keep Missing Midfield Targets

04 Jul 2026 02:22:00
Things slow with lufc, other clubs straight on it but we seem to always have drawn out saga with a player every window.
I think we should drop interest in Charles, move onto others.
Need creativity and goal scorer, imo id go for Mane from Wolves and Jonh Duran as striker, not happy apparently with loan in Russia and approx 20 mil.

04 Jul 2026 07:41:02.
I'd avoid Duran like the plague.
Kids talented but just look how many clubs he's had in like 2 years?
He clearly brings problems.

04 Jul 2026 10:56:12
I'd honestly say Kevin Pina, the Cape Verde defensive mid. He's been class. He's on 8k a week, market value of £5m.

04 Jul 2026 13:56:43
The two Cape Verde goalscorers vs Argies both impressed.

Cape Verde are the best thing about this WC for me.

04 Jul 2026 14:13:58
So much value to be had at lower level teams at World Cup. 2-3 fillers for 20 coin total.

04 Jul 2026 15:09:27
Yes, but will those players from lower ranked nations who look good in one-off games at the World Cup be able to hack it week in and week out in the PL? Those with proven track records may be more expensive, but are likely to be a better bet in the long run.

04 Jul 2026 00:24:05
Forget Charles for £30m. I would look at the Coae Verde midfielder Kevin Pina from Krasnodar.
£5m market value on 8k a week last year of contract.

03 Jul 2026 22:31:39
I like Darlow but he needs to sign now or move on. We need a top class keeper in before pre season or we will struggle.

03 Jul 2026 21:30:54
Just watching Australia v Egypt and Harry Souttar is having a fine game for the Aussies. 6'6" in height and only 27 years old, he might be worth a look at, especially if Leicester want him off the payroll.

03 Jul 2026 21:45:39
Not as a penalty taker though!

03 Jul 2026 22:54:11
Not really impressed by any of the Australian team as potential targets. Mo Salah is now a free agent though, just saying.

03 Jul 2026 23:19:50
Have to say their keeper looked decent.

04 Jul 2026 02:01:28
Think that a decent shout, feath. Think Souter is around 5mil and be a good squad player, great at blocks and crosses, and can score.
Probably a tad slow, but in a 3, he be ok.

03 Jul 2026 21:30:07
Looks like the England v Mexico game is now going to be a 7pm Sunday night KO, not 1 am Monday morning.
The temperature won't be much different but it might be a problem for some of the travelling fans who have flights booked.
It won't please some of the pubs but it's probably a better time for the majority of the home based fans.

03 Jul 2026 21:48:13
Not confirmed yet by FIFA, but being considered due to the threat of thunderstorms when the game is scheduled for.

04 Jul 2026 01:22:26
Back to square one (AM) .

03 Jul 2026 17:14:48
Rennes about to sign Cressy for £30m inc add ons. Nice little 15% cash back on that one!

03 Jul 2026 17:31:08
Always rated Cressy.

03 Jul 2026 18:26:01
Agree, Baz, but he did lack a yard of pace.

03 Jul 2026 18:49:45
Really, Baz, you should have mentioned it. 🤣

03 Jul 2026 19:02:26
Hehe lol. 🤣 Class that was especially for you.

Yes, LUFCfeath, I agree.. He lacks pace.

But he has so many other attributes.

120% er effort.
Supreme in the air, in both boxes.
Very strong physically, a tough tackler.
Good positioning.
Exceptionally good at blocking shots.
Scores quite a few goals, too.

Wish he was still a Leeds United player.

03 Jul 2026 19:03:07
That's £3.93M - not to be sneezed at.

03 Jul 2026 12:11:07
Already getting bored of this transfer window. As usual keep bidding for a target, don't want to pay the money then lose out. Need to move on from Charles, get better value abroad. See the 49rs getting business done for Rangers, but as always messing about. Also need to get rid of players Farke won't use.

03 Jul 2026 14:06:10
Yes Brum. I too really do hope we move on from SC, and this latest saga.

We had the 2023 summer long CDK forlorn saga and the 2025 Paxo cubes one too.

Prefer not to have another long saga on a player and position that, imo, should not be anywhere near a priority for LUFC.

And one that will not improve our first 11.

03 Jul 2026 16:08:36
There will be plenty of other targets, but the WC is affecting transfers. Unless Charles gets done, probably nothing more will happen until after the WC anyway.

03 Jul 2026 16:22:55
Alas, there is too much deja vu about this one. If everyone is waiting til after the World Cup, it's gonna be time-restrained carnage. How can players get a break and a proper pre season in? Very frustrating.

03 Jul 2026 16:43:27
It's always the case anyway - most business happens towards the end of the window. It's a domino effect with clubs waiting to source replacements before letting players go etc.

03 Jul 2026 16:55:53
What about Wilson or Brant, free agents who we have still not heard anything about?
I know the recruitment department had a lot of success last year, but it would b really nice if DF could actually use some of these players in pre season to work some tactics and formations out.

03 Jul 2026 17:10:18
That's a point that seriously pisses me off, Haydock. We leave it so late to try and bring new recruits up to "match fitness" then.

03 Jul 2026 18:28:03
This pursuit of Charles is reminding me of last year with Paixo.

03 Jul 2026 20:12:53
And De Ketalaere the year before.

03 Jul 2026 20:36:32
Brandt was always a long shot. We arent his first choice, and he will probably have plenty of options. We are offering a good wage packet, but other than that I don't have much hope. As already stated, we are just working through the final details in Wilson's contract by all accounts.

03 Jul 2026 20:46:25
Only hope with Brandt, Alf, is if he is determined to play in the PL and we are the only club interested.

03 Jul 2026 21:16:40
Wilson is all signed, sealed, done and dusted, finito, from what I've read. (Contract signed.) He just needs to be back in the building for the presser, which should be next week, supposedly.

03 Jul 2026 21:23:15
I agree with Bright. Wilson is a Leeds player. It's not very good PR by the club, but if there are reasons for not immediately confirming it, then so be it. Maybe they want to introduce four new players at the same time. 😃😂

04 Jul 2026 10:52:55
Sgt Wilko Style, Dunelm! 8 in one day, or something like that!. 😃🤣

04 Jul 2026 14:43:13
Trafford, Brandt, Wilson and Ivan Toney all on the same day! Imagine.