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Online Dante Lavelli

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #480 on: December 29, 2020, 12:09:14 PM »
We really need a striker, we are an injury or suspension for Watkins away from being in an avoidable mess.

We have options.

Davis can hold onto the ball, bring others in to play and after lots more coaching/training might have improved his finishing. Deserves a chance.

McGinn has scored one in the last 33 games, we can play him in a more advanced midfield role and unleash his left foot.

A forward line of Trez, El Ghazi and Traore intermingling would put the shits up any defence.

Wesley on the road back. Voted young professional player of the year in Belgium in 2018, Brazilian international, not to be sniffed at.

We are better with Watkins but far from a mess without him.

That's looking at things with massively rose-tinted glasses.  Davis is never, ever going to be a reliable option up front.  Best thing for him would be to go on loan, as others have said several times.  We don't know when Wesley is going to be back, or what state he'll be in when he does. None of El Ghazi, Trez or Traore are out and out forwards.  We need a back up for Watkins.

A loan for that Jovic bloke would be ideal.  Theoretically, due to his quality, should hit the ground running, allows Wesley time to recover and pisses off Wolves (as they have been linked).

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #481 on: December 29, 2020, 12:36:53 PM »
Preparing to make a bid for midfielder Matias Vecino at Inter according to reports. He's been there three years but not made much of an impact. At 29 doesn't fit the mould of young up and coming players either but would fill out the squad a bit.

Sounds like an agent link, that.

Offline SoccerHQ

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #482 on: December 29, 2020, 01:16:41 PM »
It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Tarkowski from Burnley come in. May even be able to trade 1 or 2 of the squad with them as they are a bit strapped and the takeover is dragging on.

West Ham and Leicester wanted him in the summer and Burnley want over 40m IIRC.

Think I'd pass at that. He's a good backs to the wall defender but not sure how great he'd be in a higher line.

CB can wait until the summer given how well Hause has done.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #483 on: December 29, 2020, 01:20:32 PM »
I don't see the point in paying £30m+ for someone in a position we're strong in when we can see that we have coaches that are capable of developing players. And with that in mind, we have to consider the young players already at the club. There was a lot of talk about Mungo Bridge a couple of years ago, for instance. He might be able to step up and become an understudy and allows us to sell Engels.

Offline paul_e

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #484 on: December 29, 2020, 01:20:44 PM »
For use of a better word, our current 'B' Team:

                                           Heaton

Guilbert/Elmo               Hause                         Engels              Taylor

Trez                    Marvelous                  Hourihane           Ramsay

                                                   Barklay (floating)

                                          Davis

With Wesley to come back in a month or two.
         

On that list Elmo, Taylor and Hourihane are out of contract in the summer. Elmo doesn't need to be replaced if we keep Guilbert so replacements for the other 2 are the priority over the next 6 months. If they beleive Ramsey works as a replacement for Hourihane then the spot in the squad created by Kalinic going might be best used for a left back in this window to give them a chance to settle in for a while before being they're pushing for game time.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #485 on: December 29, 2020, 01:21:13 PM »
Diego Costa is now out of contract.

Offline andyh

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #486 on: December 29, 2020, 01:24:33 PM »
We really need a striker, we are an injury or suspension for Watkins away from being in an avoidable mess.

We have options.

Davis can hold onto the ball, bring others in to play and after lots more coaching/training might have improved his finishing. Deserves a chance.

McGinn has scored one in the last 33 games, we can play him in a more advanced midfield role and unleash his left foot.

A forward line of Trez, El Ghazi and Traore intermingling would put the shits up any defence.

Wesley on the road back. Voted young professional player of the year in Belgium in 2018, Brazilian international, not to be sniffed at.

We are better with Watkins but far from a mess without him.
If you have ambitions to kick on, especially from a strong position, such as we are in now, you do not ‘make do, and hope for the best’.
A second ‘proven’ striker is paramount in our situation.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #487 on: December 29, 2020, 01:52:42 PM »
The last outfield position we need to strengthen is Centre Half.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #488 on: December 29, 2020, 02:01:41 PM »
Preparing to make a bid for midfielder Matias Vecino at Inter according to reports. He's been there three years but not made much of an impact. At 29 doesn't fit the mould of young up and coming players either but would fill out the squad a bit.

Sounds like an agent link, that.

This was on Twitter yesterday. The link I saw said it would be a 6 month loan deal. Think he was quite good for them last season, scoring a few goals but dropped out of the team this season.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #489 on: December 29, 2020, 02:07:55 PM »
Diego Costa is now out of contract.

I’d take him for 6 months, if only to make heads explode in Small Heath and Tipton at our shithousery.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #490 on: December 29, 2020, 02:10:21 PM »
Diego Costa is now out of contract.

I’d take him for 6 months, if only to make heads explode in Small Heath and Tipton at our shithousery.

I'd love a bit of Diego Costa, teaching Watkins how to be even more of a fucking pest than he is, pissing off the defenders Jack is already pissing off so much they get themselves sent off, all the good things.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #491 on: December 29, 2020, 02:11:19 PM »
It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Tarkowski from Burnley come in. May even be able to trade 1 or 2 of the squad with them as they are a bit strapped and the takeover is dragging on.

I'd say no chance of that at all. He's Burnley's main saleable asset, and I can't see us spending the £30m+ they want for him, when Smith seems happy with Konsa/Mings/Hause.

I thought he was out of contract in the summer. If so no chance of £30m

Nope, 2022.

Offline oishiiniku

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #492 on: December 29, 2020, 02:36:58 PM »
Diego Costa for the rest of the season would be glorious! And if that is not realistic, then someone of that ilk - an experienced striker with proven goal-scoring ability available on loan - would be a vital addition to the squad. Somebody to share the burden with Watkins and teach him a thing or two would be great.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #493 on: December 29, 2020, 02:43:59 PM »
Yeah someone like that on loan would be ideal. Can worry about whether we need a permanent upgrade when Wesley is back to fitness.

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Re: January Transfer Window
« Reply #494 on: December 29, 2020, 02:50:24 PM »
Diego Costa would be awesome. And he’s already played in the CL so that’s not going to be a consideration for him. It’s just about money and opportunity to play. And he knows John Terry also having played with him at Chelsea. Terry has referred to Costa as a “born winner.”

 


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