The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread

[sickbeggar]

Well he's being linked to liverpool and Arsenal on the interweb so lets not get our hopes up just yet 

[Smirker]

This would be an unbelievable signing. A statement signing.

Surely with a view to a permanent move so very little risk.

My balls are tingling.

[Smithy]

Well he's being linked to liverpool and Arsenal on the interweb so lets not get our hopes up just yet 

If it's a permanent move, then yes, Liverpool, in particular, would be attractive to him.  But if it's a loan for the rest of the season, and he's already cup-tied in Europe, he'd want to know he has the best chance of playing week in week out domestically, right? - and that's here, surely?

[Smirker]

Well he's being linked to liverpool and Arsenal on the interweb so lets not get our hopes up just yet 

Don't think Liverpool need him? Arsenal don't either.

He's coming to B6. It's happening.

[Monty]

If he's motivated, there really aren't many better on earth. If he's not, he really is actively terrible, worse than nothing, a sort of black hole for creativity on the pitch. I'd like to think Gerrard would know what he's doing on this though, hardly one to get overawed by reputations.

[sickbeggar]

Depends. You think Liverpool being his old team would be an attractive proposition for him. Arsenal, you'd hope the Gerrard connection would swing it.

[Smirker]

When the ball hits the goal it's not Shearer or Cole it's Coutinho
He's our boy from Brazil and he's got all the skill it's Coutinho

🇧🇷😍

[Goldenballs]

What position does he play these days? In place of Buendia?

[Smirker]

Behind the striker.

 

[sid1964]

On SKY's transfer talk at lunchtime, they said Villa were not interested in Coutinho

[Smirker]

Oh. Didn't want him anyway tbh he's shit.

[ChicagoLion]

Oh. Didn't want him anyway tbh he's shit.

Dodged a bullet

[LeonW]

Initially, Coutinho is potentially an exciting loan move. But then breaking it down, I'm not really sure what sense it makes. He's not played much over the last couple of years, so we'd be paying a wedge to get him fit for a transfer at the end of the season. He's also been out of the Premier League for a few years and as we saw last season with Traore (a younger player who came off the back of having played full seasons) it can take a few months to reacclimatise. Plus, this blocks the pathway for younger players and others who will probably be here next season. Traore and even Trez as sub will be back in a month and we've (currently) only got 3 games in January. It smacks of a vanity signing.

[SamTheMouse]

Guardian reckons there are three Premier League clubs in for Coutinho, including us. Surely Newcastle has to be one of the others. Not sure which the third is.

[aev]

I'd much rather a shit hot DM than Coutinho.