The January New Manager Warchest Transfer Thread

[KevinGage]

Another one for the wishlist? https://twitter.com/pgr_analytics/status/1498629419455373312

Also reported by Fabrizio Romano. Anyone seen him, is he any good?

A lot of big clubs have been linked with him, so unlikely.  Any genuine bid would be a strong statement of our ambition.
No idea if he is a proper DM or more of a generalist.

is it one to file under PR stunt?  Clearly they make some bids public if they think it reflects well on the club.

It's more likely from the player's end - either to draw in a better offer from us, or to tell other clubs to get a move on.

We're not in the habit of leaking that sort of thing.

[mrfuse]

Rumour is Gerrard greatly appreciates the versatile profile of Olympique de Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara & has made the midfielder a priority. A big contract has even already been proposed by Aston Villa.

[Steve67]

Is that another quote from Noel Whelan MrFuse?  🤪

[LeeB]

Rumour is Gerrard greatly appreciates the versatile profile of Olympique de Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara & has made the midfielder a priority. A big contract has even already been proposed by Aston Villa.

A big contract is proposed. It's £200 a week but it's printed on A2 paper.

[paul_e]

I thinkhe's a better choice that Bissouma, would need time to settle in but looks a very good player.

[Neil Hawkes]

[Ian.]

Rumour is Gerrard greatly appreciates the versatile profile of Olympique de Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara & has made the midfielder a priority. A big contract has even already been proposed by Aston Villa.

A big contract is proposed. It's £200 a week but it's printed on A2 paper.

Listen, it’s erm, massive.

[Mellin]

“I’m delighted to come and make debut for an English team. I nearly joined Chelsea in 2007 and Aston Villa in 1995, but it didn’t work out.”

Roberto Carlos on making his debut in English football for a pub team. Must’ve been pretty close to being done considering he talks about it nearly 30 years later.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/05/a-shropshire-lad-roberto-carlos-becomes-a-pub-footballer

[Rigadon]

“I’m delighted to come and make debut for an English team. I nearly joined Chelsea in 2007 and Aston Villa in 1995, but it didn’t work out.”

Roberto Carlos on making his debut in English football for a pub team. Must’ve been pretty close to being done considering he talks about it nearly 30 years later.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/05/a-shropshire-lad-roberto-carlos-becomes-a-pub-footballer

Irrational, but that (us nearly getting him in the nineties) made me a bit cross. 

[LukeJames]

He's no Alan Wright anyway.

[eamonn]

Did he pull up (m)any trees before the bendy free-kick goal at Le Tournoi'97 that made his fortune for life?

We probably would have stuck him in the reserves, passing time with Carl Tiler and Franz Carr and playing cards at the Bodymoor canteen.

[KevinGage]

Did he pull up (m)any trees before the bendy free-kick goal at Le Tournoi'97 that made his fortune for life?

We probably would have stuck him in the reserves, passing time with Carl Tiler and Franz Carr and playing cards at the Bodymoor canteen.

He was in the Brazil squad for that Umbro Cup thing at VP, Goodison and Wembley in 1995, so his reputation was growing. Don't think he was a guaranteed starter back then. Could be wrong.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I went to the Brazil game at VP and pretty sure he started, think he may have even laid the goal on for The Animal, Edmundo iirc.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I went to the Brazil game at VP and pretty sure he started, think he may have even laid the goal on for The Animal, Edmundo iirc.

Brazil v Sweden? Thought that ended 0-0.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I went to the Brazil game at VP and pretty sure he started, think he may have even laid the goal on for The Animal, Edmundo iirc.

Brazil v Sweden? Thought that ended 0-0.

Nah, Brazil won 1-0.