The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread

[Steve67]

Ndidi and Bissouma behind Coutinho, Ramsey and Buendia is a great idea. Style and steel is what Gerrard said he wanted. Will cost more than 50 mill though.

[coreyfeldman]

Have a feeling the Milner chat is agent generated to get more money from Liverpool for a new contract. Klopp loves him and doesn't want him to go.

[Mister E]

Ndidi and Bissouma behind Coutinho, Ramsey and Buendia is a great idea. Style and steel is what Gerrard said he wanted. Will cost more than 50 mill though.

We'll not be seeing both Ndidi and Bissouma!
Why can't we find our own version of these highly-priced / highly-prized players?!

[OCD]

Or make them ourselves. It remains to be seen how good Iroegbunam and Bogarde could be.

[chrisw1]

Sometimes to take the next step you just have to bite the bullet and pay for top quality players.  Finding hidden gems and nurturing youngsters is fantastic, but we want to be at the top table sooner rather than later and I don't think we can write off another season due to having a huge gap in the squad.  In my view the likes of Ndidi or Bissouma is exactly what we need.

[eamonn]

What did Ndidi do to make us so in need of him ?

[Beard82]

Sometimes to take the next step you just have to bite the bullet and pay for top quality players.  Finding hidden gems and nurturing youngsters is fantastic, but we want to be at the top table sooner rather than later and I don't think we can write off another season due to having a huge gap in the squad.  In my view the likes of Ndidi or Bissouma is exactly what we need.

I think the challange is trying to convince them to come to us - one will be coverted by all the top teams as will be available on the cheap.  The other is playing for a team where he won the FA last season.   There is a good chance both will finish above us, and Newcastle will be able to pay more than us - so its Going to be a tough sale

[Footy-Vill]

What did Ndidi do to make us so in need of him ?

Wilfred Ndidi
When I saw him I was like

There he was he just takes the ball and plays to feet, sign him!
'Do we need Ndiddy at DM? hmm indeedy we do'
Snappin' into tackles and Wilfred likes to compete, sign him!
'Do we need Ndiddy at DM? hmm indeed we do'
He looked good! (Looked good!)
He played fine (Played fine!)
He looked good, he played fine
And he puts his body on the line!

[Risso]

Very good, once I'd worked out the tune (Do Wah Diddy).

[eamonn]

Good man Footy 

[N'ZMAV]

Milner will sign a new deal at Liverpool.
Ndidi if he leaves Leicester could get a team in Europe, likewise with Bissouma.

[LeonW]

I think we've missed the boat on Bissouma in January by not paying the extra. The market for him in the summer will be much greater and the trajectory of our season will hardly be a selling point.

[N'ZMAV]

It'll probably end up being Kamara from Rangers - who doesn't strike me as being the upgrade on Nakamba and Luiz we need.

[LukeJames]

People have been presuming we'd be signing Rangers players since Gerrard was first linked. We haven't.

[LeonW]

It'll probably end up being Kamara from Rangers - who doesn't strike me as being the upgrade on Nakamba and Luiz we need.

Possibly. If nothing else, he knows Gerrard's preferred system and that particularly position is critical to it. I think the summer transfer window will be challenging. Last season we finished with a tiny bit of momentum after a largely average second half to the season. We finished in our highest league position in 10 years and had Joe as a demonstration of intent. This season we've gone backwards. It'd be delighted at the likes of Bissouma and JWP came in but I think it'll be a struggle. Hope I'm wrong.