Transfer news, rumours, speculation, insinuations, and outright transfer slanders - Season 2025/26

[FKAS]

Great addition for Sale if true. Him and Bamber will be fearsome

Or would he play 6 at Sale? With Dan du Preez heading off they'll want some more back row physicality.

[Puja]

Great addition for Sale if true. Him and Bamber will be fearsome

Or would he play 6 at Sale? With Dan du Preez heading off they'll want some more back row physicality.

Gods, I hope not. Just like when Martin was coming up, I hold to my opinion that a powerful and mobile lock is much more valuable than a solid 6. We've got plenty of the latter, few of the former, and the bar of physical requirements is lower there. If we have a player capable of being a powerful lock, we want them there.

Puja

[twitchy]

Great addition for Sale if true. Him and Bamber will be fearsome

Burrow looks to have huge potential also, they are getting a tidy pack together.

[Danno]

Great addition for Sale if true. Him and Bamber will be fearsome

Or would he play 6 at Sale? With Dan du Preez heading off they'll want some more back row physicality.

Gods, I hope not. Just like when Martin was coming up, I hold to my opinion that a powerful and mobile lock is much more valuable than a solid 6. We've got plenty of the latter, few of the former, and the bar of physical requirements is lower there. If we have a player capable of being a powerful lock, we want them there.

Puja

Completely agree, and Sale are certainly hurting for locks

[FKAS]

Or would he play 6 at Sale? With Dan du Preez heading off they'll want some more back row physicality.

Gods, I hope not. Just like when Martin was coming up, I hold to my opinion that a powerful and mobile lock is much more valuable than a solid 6. We've got plenty of the latter, few of the former, and the bar of physical requirements is lower there. If we have a player capable of being a powerful lock, we want them there.

Puja

Completely agree, and Sale are certainly hurting for locks

6 is often a useful way to get a young lock game time whilst they fill out and get experience. Kpoku has played a good chunk at 6 over at Racing. Chessum and Martin played 6 for Tigers as they were coming through. Itoje even made his debut at 6. Kpoku is only 20, game time whether at lock or 6 will be good for him.

[Puja]

Gods, I hope not. Just like when Martin was coming up, I hold to my opinion that a powerful and mobile lock is much more valuable than a solid 6. We've got plenty of the latter, few of the former, and the bar of physical requirements is lower there. If we have a player capable of being a powerful lock, we want them there.

Puja

Completely agree, and Sale are certainly hurting for locks

6 is often a useful way to get a young lock game time whilst they fill out and get experience. Kpoku has played a good chunk at 6 over at Racing. Chessum and Martin played 6 for Tigers as they were coming through. Itoje even made his debut at 6. Kpoku is only 20, game time whether at lock or 6 will be good for him.

I can absolutely understand that, but what I don't want is him getting moved there long-term because Sale want a big ball-carrying back row.

Puja

[Captainhaircut]

Big lad Kpoku but seen nothing to suggest he’s a big carrier. He very rarely carries for Racing and didn’t particularly carry for the under 20s.