The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread

[Beard82]

Targett can be brilliant, it's a confidence thing with him I think. He's struggled with the change in formation etc. Plus he's not a wing-back.

I do think a central midfielder could be needed, but to be honest, if we want to be challenging at the top end of the table we need to be spending a lot of money to upgrade wherever we want to improve. Every player we have has increased in value, we just need to get them playing together better.

We need someone who has the best attributes of Nakamba and Luiz combined don't we?

Darvelous Lakamba

[chrisw1]

Boubacar Kamara. Out of contract this summer. Def midfield. Job sorted.

He should be a priority.

Lots of midfielders out of contract next summer and gettable in January. Makes a bit more sense to me than paying 40m for the likes of Bissouma even if we could get him.

https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/statistik/endendevertraege

Careless of Chelsea to have both Rudiger & Christensen's contracts expiring in the summer.

[Mister E]

Our whole midfield simply has to improve their ball retention. So wasteful in possession.

Definitely. It may, of course, also be an issue of who's ahead of them and what moves they're making to open the game up.

[Beard82]

Targett can be brilliant, it's a confidence thing with him I think. He's struggled with the change in formation etc. Plus he's not a wing-back.

I do think a central midfielder could be needed, but to be honest, if we want to be challenging at the top end of the table we need to be spending a lot of money to upgrade wherever we want to improve. Every player we have has increased in value, we just need to get them playing together better.

We need someone who has the best attributes of Nakamba and Luiz combined don't we?

Darvelous Lakamba

Not to be mistaken for Mouglas Nuiz - who has the worst attributes of both combined.

Oh no, wait, that's Danny Drinkwater

[Drummond]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

[chrisw1]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

I would, but he'd se us as a big step down unfortunately.  I get the impression he already hates Grealish (never passes to him, never seems to celebrate with him) I think he'd hate the idea of swapping clubs with him.

[ozzjim]

Can't believe he's only 26. Would be the sort of profile signing that would make people sit up and take notice, but not sure he'd fit into the Gerrard formation.

[Drummond]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

I would, but he'd se us as a big step down unfortunately.  I get the impression he already hates Grealish (never passes to him, never seems to celebrate with him) I think he'd hate the idea of swapping clubs with him.

I wonder whether the Gerrard connection would perhaps help swing it..... given he's such a draw...

[Sexual Ealing]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

All day long. But it won't happen.

[chrisw1]

Can't believe he's only 26. Would be the sort of profile signing that would make people sit up and take notice, but not sure he'd fit into the Gerrard formation.

He'd work well as one of the front 3 I'd have thought, but it would leave us a bit overloaded with Bailey, Traore, Buendia, Watkins and I guess ElGhazi and Trez.

[Risso]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

Too bloody right we would. Miles and miles better than anybody we currently have.

[ozzjim]

Can't believe he's only 26. Would be the sort of profile signing that would make people sit up and take notice, but not sure he'd fit into the Gerrard formation.

He'd work well as one of the front 3 I'd have thought, but it would leave us a bit overloaded with Bailey, Traore, Buendia, Watkins and I guess ElGhazi and Trez.

He's head and shoulders above any of our options.

[Drummond]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

Too bloody right we would. Miles and miles better than anybody we currently have.

In my view, he's the sort of ambitious signing we should be after. The question is, would he come.

[Sexual Ealing]

Raheem Sterling always seems to be linked with moving. Would we take him?

Too bloody right we would. Miles and miles better than anybody we currently have.

In my view, he's the sort of ambitious signing we should be after. The question is, would he come.

No, he wouldn't.

[sickbeggar]

Sterling would be a bit like getting fandago wheels and a spoiler when you still haven't got an engine.