Winter transfer, gossip, speculation and usual butter ollocks thread

[Duncan Shaw]

Benteke's been linked to Spurs hasn't he?

Only linked in as much as his agent has been in touch with them.

[villa `cross the mersey]

According the BBC site (yes I know ….) Spurs are looking at the same players we have been linked with ……...I cant see Levy paying big bucks so its up to us prove we are a "big club" with ambitions

[JUAN PABLO]

According the BBC site (yes I know ….) Spurs are looking at the same players we have been linked with ……...I cant see Levy paying big bucks so its up to us prove we are a "big club" with ambitions

so we have caught up with Spurs at least

[Ads]

The Arsenal loanee at Leeds not a target according to John Percy.

[Drummond]

According the BBC site (yes I know ….) Spurs are looking at the same players we have been linked with ……...I cant see Levy paying big bucks so its up to us prove we are a "big club" with ambitions

We're not allowed to under FFP.

[DB]

Benteke's been linked to Spurs hasn't he?

Everybody we've been linked with has also been linked to Spurs.

The injury to Kane is another complicating factor in our recruitment drive.

It's also sending the media and wannabe ITKs in to a frenzy, Spurs need a striker, who can they be linked with?

[Gareth]

With the striker issues surprised we haven’t brought Hepburn-Murphy back from loan, not sure if he is injured at the mo?

[Drummond]

With the striker issues surprised we haven’t brought Hepburn-Murphy back from loan, not sure if he is injured at the mo?

Or he's not actually good enough which is why he was sent out in the first place/

[chrisw1]

The Mirror linking us with Steven Nzonzi who has had a fallout at Galatasaray.

He's 31.  Roma paid 27m euros for hin in Aug-18 and loaned him out a year later.

Sounds very unlikelyy to me as surely we're beyond saddling ourselves with big contracts on ageing players, but short term he could be very useful in shoring us up in midfield.

[cdbearsfan]

With the striker issues surprised we haven’t brought Hepburn-Murphy back from loan, not sure if he is injured at the mo?

Hasn't played since Christmas, so most likely.

[Gareth]

With the striker issues surprised we haven’t brought Hepburn-Murphy back from loan, not sure if he is injured at the mo?

Or he's not actually good enough which is why he was sent out in the first place/

Possibly the case but he would be a striker who had actually played some first team football as a squad option

[Walmley_Villa]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. We will be lucky to get any in form striker who can fit straight into the team on Saturday. As we know Jan is the worst time to buy. We should never have gone into the season with 3 strikers, an unproven young Brazilian, the ill disciplined Kodja and Keinan "out for 3 weeks/months" Davies.

However, with SJM'd injury we have lost our pressing legs in midfield. Losing Heaton and Wesley means we have lost our spine. Solve this in January and we have enough to survive. There were many predictions on H&V in the Summer that we expected to be on the end of a few hammerings but also winning and surprising a few teams. To date that has been the case in my opinion.

After Sunday I finally got round to watching the Citeh Amazon documentary. That is what we have to aspire to as a set-up but it will take years and tens of ££. That is the reality. 

[Malandro]

The Mirror linking us with Steven Nzonzi who has had a fallout at Galatasaray.

He's 31.  Roma paid 27m euros for hin in Aug-18 and loaned him out a year later.

Sounds very unlikelyy to me as surely we're beyond saddling ourselves with big contracts on ageing players, but short term he could be very useful in shoring us up in midfield.

He'd be a decent upgrade if we are thinking about replacing Driinkwater.

[tomd2103]

Let's face it, relegation is a very real threat, so that is going to factor in.  In the position we are in, bringing in a big signing is a bit of a risk.

Yes, they might keep us up, but if we go down their wages are likely to be a big burden and are they going to be interested in the Championship grind?  We're in a tricky position.

[aj2k77]

Nzonzi would walk in to this side.