January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[brontebilly]

With Liverpool having six forwards on their books, I wonder if they'd let Jota go and how much would he fetch?

Likely Firmino will be first out door. Wouldn't be surprised if a desperate Everton went for him.

[Drummond]

Rumours seen so far today

In
Joao Felix
Alex Moreno
Nicolas Jackson
Arnaut Danjuma
Geoffrey Kondogbia

Out
Augustinsson (not happy at lack of minutes and not being in squad for Boxing Day)

[paul_e]

Rumours seen so far today

In
Joao Felix
Alex Moreno
Nicolas Jackson
Arnaut Danjuma
Geoffrey Kondogbia

Out
Augustinsson (not happy at lack of minutes and not being in squad for Boxing Day)

Rumours that Southampton want Bednarek back as well.

I think most of those 'ins' are pretty lazy but the Joao Felix one seems to have been lingering for a lot longer than I expected it to.

Kondogbia is the one that stands out a bit mostly because I see absolutely no point in it. Kamara is clearly good enough to be our DM for a very long time and with Dendoncker, Tim and Raikhy all around as cover I just see no need to be looking at ball winning midfielders unless it's someone genuinely world class and that's not Kondogbia.

[algy]

Rumours seen so far today

In
Joao Felix
Alex Moreno
Nicolas Jackson
Arnaut Danjuma
Geoffrey Kondogbia

Out
Augustinsson (not happy at lack of minutes and not being in squad for Boxing Day)

Also seen a couple of places saying Bednarek might be going back to Soton.

Edit: just saw paul_e beat me to that one

[N'ZMAV]

Doubt Joao Felix wants to play for a team in the bottom half of the league - he can do better than where we are at the moment, if he fancies it for the longer term, then that's different

[Risso]

But it's one of those "tennis players quits after one set with a slightly twisted ankle" rather than "boxer forced off with blood gushing from a massive cut on his forehead" ones.

Bit unsatisfying really.

Yep, it's the picking one player to make a point argument, like when people mention Joelinton coming good after being shit for two years.

[frank black]

Rumours seen so far today

In
Joao Felix
Alex Moreno
Nicolas Jackson
Arnaut Danjuma
Geoffrey Kondogbia

Out
Augustinsson (not happy at lack of minutes and not being in squad for Boxing Day)

Rumours that Southampton want Bednarek back as well.

I think most of those 'ins' are pretty lazy but the Joao Felix one seems to have been lingering for a lot longer than I expected it to.

Kondogbia is the one that stands out a bit mostly because I see absolutely no point in it. Kamara is clearly good enough to be our DM for a very long time and with Dendoncker, Tim and Raikhy all around as cover I just see no need to be looking at ball winning midfielders unless it's someone genuinely world class and that's not Kondogbia.

Rumours seen so far today

In
Joao Felix
Alex Moreno
Nicolas Jackson
Arnaut Danjuma
Geoffrey Kondogbia

Out
Augustinsson (not happy at lack of minutes and not being in squad for Boxing Day)

Add Doulas Luiz to the possible out list too

[Clark W Griswold]

And there’s a new tag on the ‘Coutinhos off’ daily click bait bollocks.

[pauliewalnuts]

But it's one of those "tennis players quits after one set with a slightly twisted ankle" rather than "boxer forced off with blood gushing from a massive cut on his forehead" ones.

Bit unsatisfying really.

Yep, it's the picking one player to make a point argument, like when people mention Joelinton coming good after being shit for two years.

Or when we sign some sort of washed-up hopeless case of a centre half and people say "Ha, yes, but I remember thinking the same about a certain alcoholic, knees-fucked written off defender in the past, and he was our best ever" as a defence.

[LeeB]

But it's one of those "tennis players quits after one set with a slightly twisted ankle" rather than "boxer forced off with blood gushing from a massive cut on his forehead" ones.

Bit unsatisfying really.

Yep, it's the picking one player to make a point argument, like when people mention Joelinton coming good after being shit for two years.

Or when we sign some sort of washed-up hopeless case of a centre half and people say "Ha, yes, but I remember thinking the same about a certain alcoholic, knees-fucked written off defender in the past, and he was our best ever" as a defence.

"Give the manager more time, it took Ferguson three years to get it right at Man Utd"

[Risso]

"Give the manager more time, it took Ferguson three years to get it right at Man Utd"

That one really grinds my gears. Ignoring as it does, the fact that Man U finished runners up in his second season.

[dave.woodhall]

"Give the manager more time, it took Ferguson three years to get it right at Man Utd"

That one really grinds my gears. Ignoring as it does, the fact that Man U finished runners up in his second season.

In his five full seasons before they won the league they would in normal circumstances have qualified for Europe four times, they'd won three trophies plus the Super Cup and he was their most successful manager since Busby.

[Risso]

"Give the manager more time, it took Ferguson three years to get it right at Man Utd"

That one really grinds my gears. Ignoring as it does, the fact that Man U finished runners up in his second season.

In his five full seasons before they won the league they would in normal circumstances have qualified for Europe four times, they'd won three trophies plus the Super Cup and he was their most successful manager since Busby.

But apart from that, what have the Romans....

[LeeB]

It's all Leeds fault anyway. Who phones up Man Utd to try and buy a player they're not going to sell (Dennis Irwin), only to end up instead selling them the player that would define them for the next half a decade (Cantona)? Maybe they were in a hurry as they needed to get back to that Nigerian prince that had phoned earlier.

Morons.

[OCD]

It's all Leeds fault anyway. Who phones up Man Utd to try and buy a player they're not going to sell (Dennis Irwin), only to end up instead selling them the player that would define them for the next half a decade (Cantona)? Maybe they were in a hurry as they needed to get back to that Nigerian prince that had phoned earlier.

Morons.

On a similar note, I've never forgiven Sheffield Wednesday or Nigel Worthington.