Deano’s wishlist - the Jan transfer speculation/guaranteed nonsense thread

[mallo]

Standard press talk about Maupay for big money, more than 17M which would be silly. Better spent on midfield and defence. Although I would trade hogan back if they wanted him. In fact I’d trade hogan for quite a few players who would cost half his transfer.

[RussellC]

Not a left-back, but I saw someone on Twitter suggest that, with Blose desperate for cash, we should offer them £1m + Gary Gardner for Jota. Given how well he played under Smith for Brentford, that could be a stroke of genius.

i dont think blues are strapped for cash - arent they just hamstrung by FFP?

Same thing really isn't it? It'd add revenue to the Balance Sheet that they wouldn't otherwise have, and allow them to keep their favourite son without having to show and expenditure towards him (presuming that they're already covering his wages in full).

[eamonn]

How much of McCormacks wages are Motherwell covering - £3k of £40k? And possibly nothing until he's fit. Average wage at a middling Scottish club must be League One/Two levels surely.

[UK Redsox]

How much of McCormacks wages are Motherwell covering - £3k of £40k? And possibly nothing until he's fit. Average wage at a middling Scottish club must be League One/Two levels surely.

Maybe not that much; see Rooney & Salford.

I recognise that Salford aren't your normal non-league outfit but I think it was £4k per week that Rooney was given. I assume that this was more than Aberdeen were paying him.

[cdbearsfan]

You'd expect Aberdeen will have significantly greater resources than Motherwell, too.

[pauliewalnuts]

Standard press talk about Maupay for big money, more than 17M which would be silly. Better spent on midfield and defence. Although I would trade hogan back if they wanted him. In fact I’d trade hogan for quite a few players who would cost half his transfer.

I'd trade Hogan for quite a few people who aren't even footballers.

I wouldn't even rule out swapping him for inanimate objects.

[in exile]

Seems Brentford are trying to price Maupay out of the market

[Malandro]

Seems Brentford are trying to price Maupay out of the market

From what I’ve seen, he probably is worth over ten million. I hope that’s enough to price us out, nevermind twenty million!
Fingers crossed we don’t have to look for a forward.

[paul_e]

Seems Brentford are trying to price Maupay out of the market

For me about £5m is enough to do that. He had a 10 game spell at the start of the season where he scored a goal a game and other than that is a 1 in 3 striker over 18 months in this league. That's about the same as Kodjia who he'd effectively be the replacement for. He's 22 and may well improve but given our finances and squad he's just not worth the gamble for the sort of fee that would get Brentford to even talk to us.

[RussellC]

As per usual, it looks like the vast majority of business will happen at the very end of the window. From that list of Championship players that are out of contract in the summer, I'm sure clubs will be looking to cash-in if they haven't signed new contracts so will be looking for as much money as possible. I still think we'll get Barbet, for example, but probably at the very last minute.

Hopefully, with our fixture-list between now and the end of the month, this might work in our favour a bit.

[CT Villan]

I wouldn't even rule out swapping him for inanimate objects.

Why do you have to bring Glenn Whelan into the conversation, that's just mean

[brian green]

I think Paulie was usi g the term in its strictest sense ie being without life.  I am pretty sure Glenn Whelan is alive it is just that he never shows it.

[JJ-AV]

Assuming Jack is going be fit soon then we need a LB as priority. If we get someone in there and the rest of the team stay fit we’ll get top 6 IMO

[robleflaneur]

Seems Brentford are trying to price Maupay out of the market

For me about £5m is enough to do that. He had a 10 game spell at the start of the season where he scored a goal a game and other than that is a 1 in 3 striker over 18 months in this league. That's about the same as Kodjia who he'd effectively be the replacement for. He's 22 and may well improve but given our finances and squad he's just not worth the gamble for the sort of fee that would get Brentford to even talk to us.

I agree that we have other priorities but I think Maupay could very well be the real deal .
He was the 2nd youngest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history.As a teenager he had scored 9 goals in 50 plus appearances but 3/4 of those were as a sub.So time wise less than 30 games ? Then as a 20 yr old ,11 goals in under 30 appearances in League 2.Already 27 goals for Brentford in 49 + 17 as a sub.Game time 54-56 matches.About 1 in 2 and improving.
Add to that ,a lot of appearances for all the French age groups and a record of almost 1 in 2 for them. So ,a  record of being a fairly consistent scorer.He's mobile and strong ,has to be if he plays upfront in England,and 22. Strikers scoring ratios usually improve as they mature..His eventual price would be not too exorbitant as he's in the Championship and a relative newcomer and comes with the caveats of 'not done it at the top level' and 'could be a one season wonder'.
If we got promoted,I would make it a priority to sign him.

[paul_e]

Seems Brentford are trying to price Maupay out of the market

For me about £5m is enough to do that. He had a 10 game spell at the start of the season where he scored a goal a game and other than that is a 1 in 3 striker over 18 months in this league. That's about the same as Kodjia who he'd effectively be the replacement for. He's 22 and may well improve but given our finances and squad he's just not worth the gamble for the sort of fee that would get Brentford to even talk to us.

I agree that we have other priorities but I think Maupay could very well be the real deal .
He was the 2nd youngest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history.As a teenager he had scored 9 goals in 50 plus appearances but 3/4 of those were as a sub.So time wise less than 30 games ? Then as a 20 yr old ,11 goals in under 30 appearances in League 2.Already 27 goals for Brentford in 49 + 17 as a sub.Game time 54-56 matches.About 1 in 2 and improving.
Add to that ,a lot of appearances for all the French age groups and a record of almost 1 in 2 for them. So ,a  record of being a fairly consistent scorer.He's mobile and strong ,has to be if he plays upfront in England,and 22. Strikers scoring ratios usually improve as they mature..His eventual price would be not too exorbitant as he's in the Championship and a relative newcomer and comes with the caveats of 'not done it at the top level' and 'could be a one season wonder'.
If we got promoted,I would make it a priority to sign him.

I don't really look at scoring records in youth football and I have no idea what the standard of Ligue 2 is like so it's hard to know how good he was. My worry is that he seems to be a bit of a bully who is good against poor defenders that he can just out battle. I don't think that would translate to the premier league which is why I'd be wary of spending big money on him on the back of what is really 6 months of top form. We made that mistake with Hogan (I'm not comparing them, just the situation) and it's one I would want to see repeated. If we don't go up the cost is too high, if we do the risk is too high, I rather use the money on Tammy as at least he'd know the club and have a much longer run of form.  I just can't think of a situation where Maupay, in 2019, is a worthwhile use of £20m.