09 Jul 2026 15:05:19
Right, quick rundown on who Moyes and the team are actually looking at for our right back situation. Whether any of these get over the line is on the recruitment team, but these are the five names in the mix:
Rico Lewis (Man City)
Big target. Moyes loves the versatility. City will sell if he’s not in their plans.
Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta)
This one’s the hottest. We’ve already put in a £17m + addons bid. Atalanta want £20m.
Aaron Wan‑Bissaka (West Ham)
Moyes trusts him. Proper defensive full back. West Ham want £15–20m and we’re leading the race.
Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting CP)
Around £9m. Wants a move to a bigger, more competitive league. We’ve gone back in with fresh enquiries.
Guela Doue (Strasbourg)
Rated by Moyes and the recruitment lads, but the price is too high right now.
Then there are other names mentioned by the press but they are not actually on the radar:
Djed Spence (Tottenham)
He’s not currently part of Moyes’ shortlist. Everton have looked at him in the past, but there’s no live interest this summer and no fresh enquiries have been made. Spurs are trying to move him on, but Moyes is prioritising players with stronger defensive reliability.
Ben White (Arsenal) ,
He’s been mentioned in passing because of Arsenal’s situation, but he’s not a realistic right back target. Arsenal value him too high, his wages are more than what we would commit too and he prefers to play as a centre back.
I hope this helps everyone.
09 Jul 2026 16:41:43
Well, out of all of those I would take Rico Lewis. Already has Prem experience and is only going to get better.
09 Jul 2026 20:10:43
Personally, I'm not sure if any are quite what I think we need.
They're all massive improvements on what we have, no doubt, but, for me, we need someone with pace and directness; someone who can bomb down the wing, overlap, and give defenders another thing to think about while our RW cuts inside.
Lewis is good, but he's arguably more of a CM than a RB. Wan-Bissaka is defensively strong and offensively fine, but not a lot of threat going forward. Vagiannidis and Ballanova seem more like what we need, but I'm not very familiar with them, and a very cursory glance at some forums suggest neither team's own fans rate them at all (the word 'trash' was used multiple times on the former's) .
And Doue seems good, but again is part of Moyes' obsession with tall fullbacks, which I think is entirely redundant.
I don't rate him enormously, but I actually think Spence is the option which suits a traditional Moyes system the best.
09 Jul 2026 22:01:07
If we can get him, it has to be Lewis, the lad likes getting forward and is solid in defence.
10 Jul 2026 10:20:45
Out of the ones mentioned, Spence for me. Skilful, extremely fast, could also play in midfield. However, I think he would be very expensive in the £30 million +.
10 Jul 2026 11:13:08
Thanks to the 2 or 3 posters who are clearly well informed. Or, at least, are able to compile good information from the dearth of mindless opinion and click bait tripe. Makes pages like this tolerable above the usual yawn fest repeated daily posts. Thank you.
10 Jul 2026 11:33:50
Either Spence or Lewis would make sense. Neither likely to start regularly for their current clubs and both would immediately improve us.
10 Jul 2026 13:52:02
Looks like Wan Bissaka then. ?? I only say this because us fans want an attacking fullback, which doesn't suit how DM plays safe option every time. I would take Wan Bissaka as well if it means O'Brien isn't RB. Who knows, DM might shock us all.
10 Jul 2026 23:05:43
I wish that we would pay whatever is needed for the best right-fullback we can get. This has been a need for years now, and compromising on the amount we pay should not be in the equation.