January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[peckvillajunior]

Would rather go for Pulisic if Chelsea are offloading players

[OCD]

Would have thought Ziyech was a bit similar to what we already have and Emery has said he wants different characteristics.

[PaulWinch again]

Ziyech is tremendously talented.

[coreyfeldman]

Would rather go for Pulisic if Chelsea are offloading players

Noooope, way too similar to Buendia and looks like he's going to have a panic attack every time he gets near the goal

[Dave]

Ziyech is tremendously talented.

Agreed, wouldn't be against that at all.

[LeeB]

Ziyech is tremendously talented.

He is, but he reminds of Beundia at times as he over complicates things. Still, I think he's probably better than him

[paul_e]

I'd take Ziyech, he's a far better player than Buendia or Bailey.

[ChicagoLion]

I'd take Ziyech, he's a far better player than Buendia or Bailey.

Definitely.
But do we need a player in that role to score a few though?

[Risso]

I'd take Ziyech, he's a far better player than Buendia or Bailey.

Definitely.
But do we need a player in that role to score a few though?

Yep, his actual output is very disappointing.

[pablo_picasso]

Ziyech is tremendously talented.

But very weak physically. We already have physically weak players at the club...

[paul_e]

At Chelsea he has been a bit low but in Holland he scored and assisted plenty.

On loan I think we'd get chance to see if his 'problems' at Chelsea are because he's been on the fringes of the team or because he just can't be as effective in the premier league. With a reasonable fee agreed ahead of the summer I think it'd be well worth a go.

[PaulTheVillan]

Hakim Ziyech is a good player, we all know Chelsea ruin attacking players, so I'm not going to judge him for being largely useless there

[SteveN]

Hakim Ziyech is a good player, we all know Chelsea ruin attacking players, so I'm not going to judge him for being largely useless there

Brilliant for Morocco in the WC.  Perhaps we could sign Hakim as well to link up with him again.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Hakim Ziyech is a good player, we all know Chelsea ruin attacking players, so I'm not going to judge him for being largely useless there

Apparently he's been in top form recently whether that's because he's been told he will be sold or trying to stay in the Chelsea side. AC Milan have also shown interest and  Italy may suit him more.

[eamonn]

Hope we're not loading up with over-28s. Gerrard has already left us with Digne and Coutinho on big contracts and they're now likely reduced to bit-part. No re-sale revenue so if they want to play elsewhere we'll take haircuts and if they're out on loan, have to subsidise a big chunk of their wages.