[Albion] Will caciedo be in the squad tomorrow...... (Poll)

[banjo]

I hope so.

 

[Littlemo]

Ok so I had put yes but after hearing about the Kudus deal, I’ll change it to no since I reckon he is the replacement.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

This has suddenly become something I feel quite anxious about. If he’s fit (and he seems to be), he’d be a nailed-on starter for the final pre-season match. If he’s not in the team to face Rayo, that can surely only mean one thing… Gulp.

 

[dwayne]

Yep. 'Houghton' always brought the house down too.............

Actually tbf I hadn't even realised I'd spelt it wrong until this morning. I thought it was just the lack of capital letter before.

So mods please feel free to fix. It is a bit annoying when players names get spelt wrong on this forum. I get that.

 

[Icy Gull]

If the rumours of signing for Chelsea on Monday are true, he is 100% not in today’s team or squad……

I am going for yes because I can’t bring myself to vote no

 

[Napper]

If kudus is happening i suspect no for the poll

 

[dejavuatbtn]

He has to be waved in front of Chelsea!

 

[Questions]

Goodbye Cazeido.

 

[nwgull]

Let’s see what happens tomorrow.

The Kudus story has triggered a lot of noise on twitter but Caicedo’s agents are yet to feed the scraps to Jacobs and Romano.

I’m not sure how credible this sort of stuff is….

It's a complete stab in the dark made in the hope that it'll be correct and win himself a massive load of ITK kudos. Apart from the fact that £80m is still £20m below the widely reported valuation, I can hardly see BHA and Chelsea sharing the so-called deal sheet with a random bedrooom journalist in Holland.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Ok so I had put yes but after hearing about the Kudus deal, I’ll change it to no since I reckon he is the replacement.

Can’t work out why everyone is saying Kudus will be Caceido’s replacement - they don’t play the same position !

 

[Hugo Rune]

Can’t work out why everyone is saying Kudus will be Caceido’s replacement - they don’t play the same position !

He has played DM a few times and has similar qualities in terms of speed, strength, dynamism, passing and ball control.

Folk have described him as a hybrid of Saka and Micheal Essien.

If you see the ‘Essien’ in him, I guess you’d see him as a Caicedo replacement.

 

[Mad as my Mother]

Yes he will be in the squad today.

 

[Littlemo]

Can’t work out why everyone is saying Kudus will be Caceido’s replacement - they don’t play the same position !

For me it’s just because it’s the only reason I think we need someone else. He can apparently play all across midfield and we have quite a few players who can play that position already.

 

[dwayne]

It's crazy nothing has leaked one way or t'other with this story.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

Will Mitoma be in the squad today ? Rumours that Man City want him in a possible swap deal !

Be interested to hear people’s thoughts on our transfer window if we end up losing MacAllister, Caceido and Mitoma in this window

 

[Hiheidi]

I feel like we wouldn't have let Sarmiento go on loan if Mitoma was off.

 

[nwgull]

Can’t work out why everyone is saying Kudus will be Caceido’s replacement - they don’t play the same position !

I'm not sure that replacement is the best description; as you say they're not like-for-like. What I do think is credible however, is that where the loss of Caicedo may weaken the defensive midfield aspect, the club may be looking to offset that by making big signings in other areas of the pitch.

Having said that, with the amount of incoming transfer fees over the last 2 years and this summer - I make it around 290m if Potter et al are included - it's more than possible that the Kudus transfer can be made independently of the outcome of a Caicedo deal, particularly going into our first ever European campaign. Caicedo is only 21 and contracted until 2028 (accounting for the one-year option) so it's not as if his value will drop before next summer - in fact it'll probably increase.

 

[West Upper Seagull]

I feel like we wouldn't have let Sarmiento go on loan if Mitoma was off.

Well we’ve got Adingra now though

 

[WATFORD zero]

I was going to say only 3 hrs to go before we find out whether he stays or goes, but then checked and we transferred Cucurella 2 days before the first game of the season.

So Chelsea could still offer double Moisés actual value between now and Saturday

 

[dwayne]

Well we’ve got Adingra now though

Yer looks a good player but not mitoma from what I've seen so far. Caicedo impossible to replace.

Mo D better than maccer.

But if all 3 go we will be considerably weaker overall.