Enquires?

Just sign some bloody players.

We've made an offer for Shearer but unfortunately, he's already signed for Newcastle.

If they bought him for £10M and are looking for 4X profit on that then move on.

Plus he'll be missing for Afcon, just when we need more players, not less.

£39M knocked back.

I think we can discount that one!

If they can get a player for 10 million and are now looking for a massive profit then it shows that there are still some out there.
It just needs good scouting and maybe taking a bit of a chance that they can do it in the Premier.
Lots of young, hungry, skillful players out there who are looking for a chance in the Premier.

John #5, but is he worth £40 million? Or even the £10 million they paid for him?

Why are they looking to get rid of him after 6 months? If he's tore the league up and scored a shedload of goals (he hasn't) then hang onto him and sell for even more at the end of next season when he's done it again.

Or there's something not quite right about him and they're trying to fleece the market?

Go balls out for kubo, pace, aggression, scores and creates goals and defends too.

Him and Maitland Niles can do a job on the right flank and can cover other positions too.

So if we bring Diao to join his Senegalese team mates, then come December the three of them will be off to the African Nations Cup along with the Moroccan player we signed yesterday? So we'd be even worse off for player numbers in a few months than we are now?

Sociedad want 60m for Kubo. I can’t see us signing him

I swear there are people posting here who look for excuses NOT to buy a player. Too cheap/expensive. Too young/old. His club were relegated. He's a "cast off". No PL experience. Only after a big salary. Etc etc. Negativity can become a habit and after recent seasons it's no wonder. But we must remain positive. Every player will have their pros and cons. It is up to Moyes, his staff the DoF to decide if the pros outweigh the cons. I think we have to accept that they know more about players abilities than we do because it is their living. So maybe we should just let them get on with it and hope that they are right more than they are wrong.

Do we actually have a scouting system?

It seems to me we only ever go for players who have been scouted by others.

Eddie, who scouted Thierno Barry and Adam Aznou before us?

Surely we have to get these players just before the rest of Europe has clocked on to their talent?!

Como this summer bought pacy winger Rodriguez from Betis for £20M and playmaker Baturina from Zagreb for £16M plus talented young speedster Addis from Alkmaar for £12M. All very decent players who could have added something to our squad.

Missed Gnoto off that list Sam...

Eddie, as Rob says, the scouting system is there. As well as the ones Rob mentions, we could highlight several first team regulars recruited over the past couple of seasons.

The reality is, once a player becomes available, the agents will be putting them out there and we will be in the mix with other clubs.

We should have been all over Kubo this summer.

The Friedkin Group is so far underwhelmed me.

Eric (6), where are you reading that any of these clubs they are actually keen to sell and actively pushing these players out the door?

Every club now has to show good financial stability so may occasionally need to sell or maybe the potential profit can be too good to pass up. Some clubs may just have a surplus of options in one position so it makes sense to let someone go and maintain a more balanced and happier squad overall.

Si, they've put a price on a player they bought 6 months months ago.

Tells you something doesn't it?

These days Eric, most clubs will sell if the money is good enough. Trading when the right opportunity arises is what keeps the vast majority of clubs afloat. Premier League clubs have the deepest pockets generally.
There is also ‘player power’ when it becomes pointless trying to keep hold of players who are aware they could be set for life with a move to an English club which has the the added bonus of exposure in the most watched league in the world.