Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Goldie.7]

I love how Smith bangs on about that "addressing our striker/forward options is priority" but his first signing is a washed-up midfielder who only looked good playing next to Kante years ago.

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Looks like Jack Jnr is done too.

[Chris Smith]

I love how Smith bangs on about that "addressing our striker/forward options is priority" but his first signing is a washed-up midfielder who only looked good playing next to Kante years ago.

That’s a bit of non sequitur as an argument. Signing Drinkwater in no way invalidates our need for a striker but if that is taking a little longer it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do any other business.

With McGinn out we are risk if we get further injuries or suspensions so adding an experienced player makes sense.

[ROBBO]

I hope we can get rid of some players that will never be good enough probably about six of them.

[ozzjim]

Drinkwater in half decent form is better than fucking Lansbury. And unlikely to be the Hollywood player that Hourihane appears to have become. For a midfielder with such a lovely left peg, how he gets through so many games without touching the ball for long periods I will never know. Drinkwater is a free hit. If he's any good, we have got a potentially top 6 midfielder for the next couple of seasons. If he's shite it makes no odds.

Up top, if we pull this Piatek fella out the bag then fair fucking play to the board and Suso. Never going to happen but if it does, it will be a massive moment in the quest to move forward. Getting Benteke in on the cheap too is a no brainer. Forget his record last couple of seasons. Show him the love. Get the ball in to him, give him a bit of confidence and hes a better player than Wesley.

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£30m bid for this fella at Milan.

[QuintonVilla]

A lot of Italian journalists and Villa accounts on Twitter saying that we've bid €30m for Piatek and that Milan are considering the offer. Suso apparantly flew out and met with Milan officials today.

[dave.woodhall]

A lot of Italian journalists and Villa accounts on Twitter saying that we've bid €30m for Piatek and that Milan are considering the offer. Suso apparantly flew out and met with Milan officials today.

If there's any truth in that it's a bit of a statement.

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No idea who he is (well I have wiki'd him) £30m strikers do make you a bit fizzy in the crotch area.

I nearly crashed my car on the M58 on slow moving traffic when we signed Bent.

[Smirker]

Now that's what I'm talking about.

I'm a bit excited.

[Villan82]

Signing Bent looked like such a statement at the time, it was a rush!

What a false dawn...here's hoping we get this lad and he takes us forward.

[Monty]

God damn video won't play but on Gazzetta's site their transfer roundup is titled 'Ibra's here, bye Piatek', which while clearly just a rumours thing is still worth pointing out.

[Damo70]

Piatek has scored 26 goals in 55 games in Italy for Genoa and Milan. Apparently Newcastle want him too.

[QuintonVilla]

We've also enquired about Pepe Reina, also at Milan, according to plenty of media sources on Twitter. What a double deal that would be. But this is the Villa and we'll probably end up with Joe Hart and Glenn Murray.

[Villan82]

Piatek has scored 26 goals in 55 games in Italy for Genoa and Milan. Apparently Newcastle want him too.

Spurs and West Ham sniffing around too.