The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread

[Gareth]

If we could find a striker on loan in next 2/3 weeks I would be sorely tempted to dangle Ings in front of Newcastle and see if they would bite, even for just recouping the money….he is a decent player but I am beginning to think his standard is looking good in very average sides with low expectations.

[ozzjim]

With you all the way on that Gareth. I reckon they would pay £30m for him too.

[sickbeggar]

I dunno. I think both Ings and Watkins are fine playing on their own so bringing in a replacement only really solves the "two England strikers fighting for 1 place" scenario, if that is a problem for anyone but Ings and Watkins. I could understand moving one on if we could find a striker who knows they're coming in as a reserve and is hoping to win their place.

[Dante Lavelli]

I am fairly certain a forward with pace and power coming from wide will be targeted too.

You’ve accurately described bailey there.  He will genuinely be like a new signing next summer.

[ROBBO]

The Lucas Digne transfer seems to have gone very quiet.

[VILLA MOLE]

I am fairly certain a forward with pace and power coming from wide will be targeted too.

You’ve accurately described bailey there.  He will genuinely be like a new signing next summer.

when is he back ?

[sickbeggar]

The Lucas Digne transfer seems to have gone very quiet.

yeah, I imagine they're trying to rinse us seeing he's on a long contract so they don't really have to sell.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The Lucas Digne transfer seems to have gone very quiet.

yeah, I imagine they're trying to rinse us seeing he's on a long contract so they don't really have to sell.

They need to sell as they're skint.

[sickbeggar]

Maybe, but Rafa doesn't want to cop a "you sold him for how much?!" situation as Glen would say.

[Smithy]

The Lucas Digne transfer seems to have gone very quiet.

yeah, I imagine they're trying to rinse us seeing he's on a long contract so they don't really have to sell.

They need to sell as they're skint.

The manager has publicly said he wants to go, and they've already bought his replacement in this transfer window.  There is no 'bluffing' to be done here with them pretending they want to keep him.

[AlexAlexCropley]

Plus the Everton fans don't want him gone

[sickbeggar]

The Lucas Digne transfer seems to have gone very quiet.

yeah, I imagine they're trying to rinse us seeing he's on a long contract so they don't really have to sell.

They need to sell as they're skint.

The manager has publicly said he wants to go, and they've already bought his replacement in this transfer window.  There is no 'bluffing' to be done here with them pretending they want to keep him.

I think they'd want what they paid for him so 18m? Doesn't seem over the odds imo. Probably undisclosed so both clubs could spin it...

[Steve67]

Some chat about it being a loan, probably to buy, option.

[sickbeggar]

Some chat about it being a loan, probably to buy, option.

Be surprised if we went for that. Bring him back once Rafa inevitably gets the push? No thanks.

[ozzjim]

I am fairly certain a forward with pace and power coming from wide will be targeted too.

You’ve accurately described bailey there.  He will genuinely be like a new signing next summer.

Have I... Pace yes, but not sure about powerful, or indeed ever in control. Hopefully he proves me very wrong, but I am not sure about him at all.