[Albion] Squad for 23/24 - Summer 2023 Window

[jackalbion]

Here is the squad

33 !
Absentees : Moder (still injured ? ), Sanchez (the obvious), Connolly/Zeqiri /Karbownik (loans again ? )
u21s : Weir, Baker Boitey, Rushworth, Turns, Hinshelwood, Peupion, Samuels - expect most , if not all to be loaned - who are the lucky 1/2 that will be part of the squad ? And where is Offiah (imminent loan ? )
Loanees last season now in the fold: Adingra, Alzate
Still our player : Caicedo!
He's fit!!: Lamptey, Lallana
In Chelsea's squad: Colwill ha ha.

Interesting to see Ben Baker Boatiey travelling out of the list, wouldn’t have had him down to make the jump to first team so soon.

EDIT: No Moran, must be heading out on loan soon? As he’d be the first U21 I’d bring.

EDIT 2: No Sarmiento either, must be injured.

 

[prawnsarnies]

No Sarmiento in USA?

 

[Farehamseagull]

That squad does highlight the fact we're currently short at the back and most unusually, top heavy up front!

Edit - good point, where is Sarmiento?

 

[veuve]

Moder?
Moran?
Sarmiento?

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Interesting to see Ben Baker Boatiey travelling out of the list, wouldn’t have had him down to make the jump to first team so soon.

EDIT: No Moran, must be heading out on loan soon? As he’d be the first U21 I’d bring.

EDIT 2: No Sarmiento either, must be injured.

Agree with your EDITs

 

[Heart and Soul]

That squad does highlight the fact we're currently short at the back and most unusually, top heavy up front!

Edit - good point, where is Sarmiento?

Must be injured... as usual.
I guess there is a very small chance we're sending him on loan somewhere - pretty heavy competition and he was struggling to get enough minutes as it was.

 

[jackalbion]

Someone has told me that Sarmiento has travelled, but won’t be playing.

 

[chaileyjem]

Sarmiento must not be quite there in terms of injury recovery. He's been training. And has travelled. RDZ had him in the dressing room last season even when he was in his boot.
Moder - either above or he's being lined up for a move.
Moran - likely to have loan planned for 23/24 and some EFL/ Championship interest so perhaps thats imminent.

 

[sparkie]

Sarmiento must not be quite there in terms of injury recovery. He's been training. And has travelled. RDZ had him in the dressing room last season even when he was in his boot.
Moder - either above or he's being lined up for a move.
Moran - likely to have loan planned for 23/24 and some EFL/ Championship interest so perhaps thats imminent.

Rushworth's loan doesn't seem as imminent as it looked.

Moran, Khadra, Connolly, Karbownik, Zeqiri the likeliest to leave the squad soon.

 

[sparkie]

Quite a few German clubs being linked with Karbownik with HSV being the one now being rumoured to lead the chase.

 

[sparkie]

Naylor Says "widespread" interest in taking Sarmiento on loan.

Will he be "Leeds through and through" or "Wednesday for life" by next summer ? The "Free Sarmiento" t-shirts will be being priced up already lol.

 

[chaileyjem]

- Redi Khadra sold to L1 side Reims.
- Caicedo/Colwill - same as it ever was
- Imminent - the signing of Igor Julio looks close. (Naylor reporting yesterday that this doesn't mean that Colwill interest would be off the table)
- Loans - Rushworth, Connolly looks in progress. Sarmiento looks a loan possibility now along with a raft of u21s.

Goalkeepers
1. Sanchez ( HGP ) (2025) - 25
u21 Verbruggen (2028) - 20
2. Rushworth (HGP) (2025) - 21
3. Steele ( HGP ) (2025) - 32
4. McGill (HGP) (2025) - 23

Defenders
5. Lamptey (HGP) (2025) - 22
6. Estupinan (2027) - 25
U21 Samuels (2024) - 20
...NEW FULL BACK...
7. Karbownik (2026) - 22
8. Veltman (2025) - 31
9. Webster ( HGP ) ( 2026) - 28
10. Dunk ( HGP ) (2026) - 31
...NEW LEFT SIDED CB...
u21 Offiah (2024) - 20
11. van Hecke (2025) - 22
u21 Turns (2025 + 1 year option) - 20

Midfielders
12.. Caicedo ( 2027 + 1 year option) - 21
13. Moder (2025) - 24
14..Gilmour (2026) (HGP) - 22
u21 Moran (2027) - 19
15. Alzate (2024) (HGP) - 24
u21 Ayari (2027) - 19
16. Lallana ( HGP ) (2024) - 35
17.Milner (HGP) (2024 + 1 year option) - 37
18. Groß (2025) - 31
19. Dahoud (2027) - 27
u21. Hinshelwood (HGP) (2026) - 18
u21: Leonard (HGP) (2023) - 21
...NEW NUMBER 10...

Forwards
U21. Sarmiento (2027 + 1 Year option) - 21
U21. Buonanotte (2027) - 18
20. March ( HGP ) (2026 + 1 year option) - 28
21. Mitoma (2025) - 25
U21. Enciso (2026 + 1 yr option) - 19
22. Welbeck ( HGP ) (2024) - 32
23. Undav (2026)- 27
24. Joao Pedro (2028)- 21
25. Connolly (2024) -23
26. Zeqiri (2024) - 23
u21 Adingra (2026) - 21
U21. Ferguson (2028) - 18
u21: Peupion (2024) - 20
u21: Barrington (2025) - 18
...NEW WINGER...

u21s in 23/24 are born on or after Jan 1 2002.

Players bought in Summer 2023: Joao Pedro (£30m/Watford/2028) , Dahoud (Free/Dortmund/2027) , Milner (Free/Liverpool, 2024+1), Verbruggen (£16m/Anderlecht/2028), Mazilu (£2.5m/FCV Farul Constanta/Jan Window)
Players sold in Summer 2023: Richards (QPR), MacAllister (£35m/55m, Liverpool), Tsongui (Feyenoord), Khadra (£1.7m, Reims)
Players Released: Roberts (Bristol City), Spong (Queens Park), Bull, Jenks (Forest Green Rovers), Clark, Miller, Packham, Shann, Talley, and Tolaj (Aldershot).
New Summer 2023 Contracts: McGill (2025), Sarmiento (2028), Baker-Boitey (2024 +1), Kavanagh (2024 + 1), Veltman (2025), Turns (2025 +1), Dunk (2026), Furlong (2025), Van Hecke (2025).
Summer 2023 Loans: Beadle (Oxford Utd), Sima (Rangers), Scherpen (2025/Sturm Graz), Koslowski (2026/Vitesse Arnhem)

 

[The Fits]

I know it is subjective and a bit pedantic but I just don't see how one of the remaining positions to be filled could ever be a number 10? DM maybe.

 

[chaileyjem]

I know it is subjective and a bit pedantic but I just don't see how one of the remaining positions to be filled could ever be a number 10? DM maybe.

There's credible reporting - although its mostly been Fabrizio Romano - to suggest we were after Mo Kudus . Plays a number of positions - mostly attacking mid., centre mid - but also on the fwd line. hence No.10 . I guess we recruit / look for players AND positions each summer. So won't avoid getting in the right player if they are available ... See also talk that we're after both Igor Julio AND Colwill.

 

[sparkie]

Karbownik and Igor updates this week ?

 

[chaileyjem]

Imminent: Igor Julio signing, and an u21 signing from Preston - 18 year old defender; Jacob Slater (more Irish youth internationals !)

 

[chaileyjem]

Loans: Jeremy Sarmiento joins WBA.
Next: Igor Julio


Goalkeepers
1. Sanchez ( HGP ) (2025) - 25
u21 Verbruggen (2028) - 20
2. Rushworth (HGP) (2025) - 21
3. Steele ( HGP ) (2025) - 32
4. McGill (HGP) (2025) - 23

Defenders
5. Lamptey (HGP) (2025) - 22
6. Estupinan (2027) - 25
U21 Samuels (2024) - 20
...NEW FULL BACK...
7. Karbownik (2026) - 22
8. Veltman (2025) - 31
9. Webster ( HGP ) ( 2026) - 28
10. Dunk ( HGP ) (2026) - 31
...NEW LEFT SIDED CB...
u21 Offiah (2024) - 20
11. van Hecke (2025) - 22
u21 Turns (2025 + 1 year option) - 20

Midfielders
12.. Caicedo ( 2027 + 1 year option) - 21
13. Moder (2025) - 24
14..Gilmour (2026) (HGP) - 22
u21 Moran (2027) - 19
15. Alzate (2024) (HGP) - 24
u21 Ayari (2027) - 19
16. Lallana ( HGP ) (2024) - 35
17.Milner (HGP) (2024 + 1 year option) - 37
18. Groß (2025) - 31
19. Dahoud (2027) - 27
u21. Hinshelwood (HGP) (2026) - 18
u21: Leonard (HGP) (2023) - 21
...NEW NUMBER 10...

Forwards
U21. Buonanotte (2027) - 18
20. March ( HGP ) (2026 + 1 year option) - 28
21. Mitoma (2025) - 25
U21. Enciso (2026 + 1 yr option) - 19
22. Welbeck ( HGP ) (2024) - 32
23. Undav (2026)- 27
24. Joao Pedro (2028)- 21
25. Connolly (2024) -23
26. Zeqiri (2024) - 23
u21 Adingra (2026) - 21
U21. Ferguson (2028) - 18
u21: Peupion (2024) - 20
u21: Barrington (2025) - 18
...NEW WINGER...

u21s in 23/24 are born on or after Jan 1 2002.

Players bought in Summer 2023: Joao Pedro (£30m/Watford/2028) , Dahoud (Free/Dortmund/2027) , Milner (Free/Liverpool, 2024+1), Verbruggen (£16m/Anderlecht/2028), Mazilu (£2.5m/FCV Farul Constanta/Jan Window)
Players sold in Summer 2023: Richards (QPR), MacAllister (£35m/55m, Liverpool), Tsongui (Feyenoord), Khadra (£1.7m, Reims)
Players Released: Roberts (Bristol City), Spong (Queens Park), Bull, Jenks (Forest Green Rovers), Clark, Miller, Packham, Shann, Talley, and Tolaj (Aldershot).
New Summer 2023 Contracts: McGill (2025), Sarmiento (2028), Baker-Boitey (2024 +1), Kavanagh (2024 + 1), Veltman (2025), Turns (2025 +1), Dunk (2026), Furlong (2025), Van Hecke (2025).
Summer 2023 Season Long Loans: Beadle (Oxford Utd), Sima (Rangers), Scherpen (2025/Sturm Graz), Koslowski (2026/Vitesse Arnhem), Sarmiento (2027+1 Year Option/ WBA)

 

[Hugo Rune]

Still so many players to find a loan or sale for. If not, the U21s will have a great season!

I can’t see many of these players making the 1st team squad:

Goalkeepers
1. Sanchez ( HGP ) (2025) - 25
2. Rushworth (HGP) (2025) - 21

Defenders
U21 Samuels (2024) - 20
7. Karbownik (2026) - 22
u21 Offiah (2024) - 20
u21 Turns (2025 + 1 year option) - 20

Midfielders
12. Caicedo ( 2027 + 1 year option) - 21
u21 Moran (2027) - 19
u21 Ayari (2027) - 19
u21 Hinshelwood (HGP) (2026) - 18

Forwards
U21 Buonanotte (2027) - 18
25. Connolly (2024) -23
26. Zeqiri (2024) - 23
u21 Peupion (2024) - 20
u21 Barrington (2025) - 18

And a few more still to join once Igor is announced.

 

[sparkie]

Not really sure why Barrington is on the list but not Baker-Boaitey but

Anyway, Igor to join today it seems

 

[Bob!]

BBC Sussex Sport reporting Rushworth has a loan deal lined up with Swansea once he returns from the US