January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ha! Not wasted on me, BV.

[Bad English]

¡Jajajaja! ¡Coño!

[Sexual Ealing]

Certainly is.

[rougegorge]

imo he’ll be competing for that first-team place from the off if he comes, I don’t see him as a back up more a replacement

I don’t think Emery rates Digne that much and in fairness, plenty on here including me haven’t been that impressed either

Yes, Digne has had one or two decent games, but nothing consistently good. He was seen as an upgrade on Targett and nobody seemed to mind he was 28 when he signed, so if Moreno is an upgrade, I don't really mind if he's 21 or 29.

[tomd2103]

 Unai Emery and his staff will know him well, so hopefully will be a shrewd addition.

[Scott Nielsen]

I wonder if the winger might be Sarr.  Delafeu (dreadful spelling, sorry) still being linked.  But might be injured.

Can't (won't!) believe it is Sarr. A player who has one good game in five at best. In the Championship.

[Scott Nielsen]

Joao Felix sounds a bargain. A mere €21m for a six months loan.

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1609829457245749248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I wonder if the winger might be Sarr.  Delafeu (dreadful spelling, sorry) still being linked.  But might be injured.

Can't (won't!) believe it is Sarr. A player who has one good game in five at best. In the Championship.

Yup, my money's on Deulofeu.

[Risso]

Yup, my money's on Deulofeu.

Probably. A bit underwhelming if true.

[eamonn]

Joao Felix sounds a bargain. A mere €21m for a six months loan.

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1609829457245749248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Ross Barkley was £11m for nine months so...

[Rigadon]

I don't know much about Felix, but why is his current club apparently wanting to loan him out? 

[olaftab]

Joao Felix sounds a bargain. A mere €21m for a six months loan.

https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1609829457245749248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Yes a steal at that price, specially when it takes  about a season for these players to get up to speed with the PL. Good luck to any club interested.

[Dave]

I don't know much about Felix, but why is his current club apparently wanting to loan him out?

They basically want their money back (they paid over €100m for him on the strength of one decent season in Portugal), and he's been fine but not €100m+ fine.

Right now they'd struggle to get two-thirds of it back, but they're banking on him scoring a dozen goals in the Premier League and that being enough to reinflate his value.

[Rigadon]

I don't know much about Felix, but why is his current club apparently wanting to loan him out?

They basically want their money back (they paid over €100m for him on the strength of one decent season in Portugal), and he's been fine but not €100m+ fine.

Right now they'd struggle to get two-thirds of it back, but they're banking on him scoring a dozen goals in the Premier League and that being enough to reinflate his value.

Cheers.  So it wouldn't be a Ross Barkley sized risk then.  I don't really like loans but am open minded to whoever Emery wants bring in.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I don't know much about Felix, but why is his current club apparently wanting to loan him out?

They basically want their money back (they paid over €100m for him on the strength of one decent season in Portugal), and he's been fine but not €100m+ fine.

Right now they'd struggle to get two-thirds of it back, but they're banking on him scoring a dozen goals in the Premier League and that being enough to reinflate his value.

The other point is him and Simone don't get on. Félix doesn't want to play for him and wants to leave.