Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Rigadon]

So, todays links are a player who scores loads in Saudi Arabia and a 16 year old.  Hmm. 

[Clampy]

So, todays links are a player who scores loads in Saudi Arabia and a 16 year old.  Hmm. 

Yep, just links.

[Ger Regan]

Getting negative about signing a 16 year old is pretty stupid, in my opinion. Only signing a 16 year old also would be, but there's no evidence that's what's planned.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, agree with that.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I see Brewster from Liverpool has gone to Swansea on loan.

[SoccerHQ]

Who is this defrel striker sky sports are saying we having been looking to sign from a long while ago ?

A 1 in 5 French striker currently on loan from Roma to some other Serie A team. 28. Not excited by this one tbh.

Yeah he's struggled at Sassoulo this season. However he did score 15 for them in europa and serie a in 16/17 season and 12 last season for Sampdoria so he can get to 10-15 goals at a good level.

No idea if he's a targetman striker or one who just drops off and out wide though.

[FatSam]

I would be pleased if we signed Louie Barry for the future. La Masia is no guarantee of immediate or long term success, and it is difficult to know how a 16 year old will continue to develop. He seems to be highly rated though. Leeds signed Kun Temenuzhkov from Barca, who at 19 is yet to make a first team appearance. Few on here felt we were making a mistake by letting Adama Traore leave. Of course Gareth Barry was the make-weight in the Michael Standing deal.

[Rigadon]

So, todays links are a player who scores loads in Saudi Arabia and a 16 year old.  Hmm. 

Yep, just links.

I know they're just links, I'm not losing any sleep.  But it at this (albeit fairly early) stage things aren't looking very promising on the links front.

Despite being on here for years, I haven't yet properly worked out how to reply to and quote to two separate posters in the same reply, but I agree with Ger Regan that signing a 16 year old isn't anything to get depressed about, so long as it's a slow burn thing.  I suppose I am looking for the club to make immediate impact signings too.

It's all conjecture til they're stretching the shirt saying how big the club is.

[GarTomas]

Most of our business in the summer came out of the blue and deals were done pretty quickly once word got out.

We were linked with loads of players I’m sure we had no interest in signing.

[Rigadon]

I hope that's right, Gar.  We needs more like Mings an Heaton, rather than 'Trezeguet' and Marvellous, the latter of whom, I still think will come good eventually.

[JJ-AV]

We'll sign a GK and atleast one CF and winger IMO based on Smith's quotes today. Obviously all effort in to a CF

[Clark W Griswold]

I’d be happy with Barry, but yes, of course we need someone for the here and now as well. I’m sure something will happen and despite the iffy start today (to put it politely) I’d imagine we’ll all be pretty happy by Feb 1

[PeterWithe]

It seems an awful lot of money for a lad of 16 that Barcelona paid nothing for 6 months ago and has hardly played.

[Arsey]

Where has the £3m fee come from?

I think 1.5 mil Euros is closer to the truth as this is in most reports. But I dunno I did spot the 3 mil somewhere

it’s a post brexit conversion.

[OCD]

Baggies fans were gutted when he left.