Transfer in's and out's rumours etc.

[Billyni]

The biggest concern for me with bringing in defenders from Europe, is them adjusting to the physicality of the league and how the refs in the premiership apply the rules.

The PL is almost a European league anyway.
They would have more bother adjusting in the championship.

[Billyni]

Llorente seems to be a done deal.

[ozleeds]

Llorente seems to be a done deal.

Yes knowing our luck he will fail medical lol. Now a nice left-back and we might be ok. I see we are up to our old tricks trying to loan a midfielder and the club said no way pay up or look elsewhere.

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Great signing - he improves the quality of the squad hugely. Can see him and Koch being first choice (but for Cooper being skipper) once they get used to the system and each other.

[Billyni]

Seems to have been done and dusted in a couple of days.
Not something were used too.

[Jezleeds]

Seems to have been done and dusted in a couple of days.
Not something were used too.

Injecting a note of caution on Llorente here - seen a thread and lots of comments in which Real Soc fans are glad he's departing - comments along the lines of him being good in the air and scores a few goals from set pieces, but can be a liability at the back as he thinks he's a better footballer than he is. Some suggestions he might struggle against the more physical forward play he encounters in the PL.

Hopefully not, but was interesting to see that reaction.

5 Spanish caps suggests he's better than that, and MB will make him better anyway, so still a good signing hopefully.

Has the ability to play left of a back three too. We have so many left footed players - wonder if it's a MB tactic as part of his usual approach or it's just happened because of who we had when he arrived.