January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[Beard82]

I bought Football Manager a few months ago cos it was going cheap, but only managed about an hour with it.

It's not like it used to be. Now it's like an actual job. A really boring one where you don't get paid.

Honestly, this is the badboy you want: https://twitter.com/cm9798v2

CM97/98, with the database expanded & the ability to play 5 leagues at once rather than 3 (although for some weird reason you can only play 4 leagues if one of them is Scotland).  Bang it on the V2 version and you get coloured stats etc - you get the 97/98 Villa side which are, as it happens, pretty bloody good on there.  And you also have a mild cheat mode in that you know which players are currently 15-18 years old - so cheap - but are going to provide a bloody strong spine to a side in 10 seasons time (e.g. you can pick up John Terry and David Villa for about £1m each).

Also agree with LeeB that the mobile version is way, way better than the full version.

Totally agree on mobile version - much more fun.  Also if you play enough seasons your son comes through the youth system.  There normally massively disappointing - so it’s true to life

[JUAN PABLO]

Guendouzi links seem to be gathering pace.

YES please

[mrfuse]

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa. Guendouzi is only TWENTY THREE years old? Hasn't he been around for a decade?

It does feel like that doesn't it. Guendouzi absolutely loves Emery for bringing him through at Arsenal and the feelings mutual as Emery was trying to sign him for Villareal.
I haven't  really followed his career much in France but by all accounts he is a far better player than we saw at Arsenal.

[LeeB]

I bought Football Manager a few months ago cos it was going cheap, but only managed about an hour with it.

It's not like it used to be. Now it's like an actual job. A really boring one where you don't get paid.

Honestly, this is the badboy you want: https://twitter.com/cm9798v2

CM97/98, with the database expanded & the ability to play 5 leagues at once rather than 3 (although for some weird reason you can only play 4 leagues if one of them is Scotland).  Bang it on the V2 version and you get coloured stats etc - you get the 97/98 Villa side which are, as it happens, pretty bloody good on there.  And you also have a mild cheat mode in that you know which players are currently 15-18 years old - so cheap - but are going to provide a bloody strong spine to a side in 10 seasons time (e.g. you can pick up John Terry and David Villa for about £1m each).

Also agree with LeeB that the mobile version is way, way better than the full version.

https://champman0102.net/

More or less the same but for 01-02, they've been updating the database for years now, it works really well.

[paul_e]

I like Guendouzi, I reckon most of the stick he got at Arsenal was because he had the same hairstyle as David Luiz.

That said it would suggest that at least some of the midfielders we have will be moved on soon.

With how we're setup and the kids coming through I think 5 senior central midfielders in squad is right so for me Kamara, Luiz and Ramsey are all ones we should be trying to keep long-term.

That leaves Dendoncker, McGinn, Sanson and Nakamba for 1 spot if Guendouzi comes in which would need to be addressed. I suspect it'd be between McGinn and Sanson who stays, with McGinn more likely of the 2.

[LeeB]

I bought Football Manager a few months ago cos it was going cheap, but only managed about an hour with it.

It's not like it used to be. Now it's like an actual job. A really boring one where you don't get paid.

Honestly, this is the badboy you want: https://twitter.com/cm9798v2

CM97/98, with the database expanded & the ability to play 5 leagues at once rather than 3 (although for some weird reason you can only play 4 leagues if one of them is Scotland).  Bang it on the V2 version and you get coloured stats etc - you get the 97/98 Villa side which are, as it happens, pretty bloody good on there.  And you also have a mild cheat mode in that you know which players are currently 15-18 years old - so cheap - but are going to provide a bloody strong spine to a side in 10 seasons time (e.g. you can pick up John Terry and David Villa for about £1m each).

Also agree with LeeB that the mobile version is way, way better than the full version.

Totally agree on mobile version - much more fun.  Also if you play enough seasons your son comes through the youth system.  There normally massively disappointing - so it’s true to life

And you get to name the new stadium, which of course with me being a grown adult means 'Felcher Fields' or suchlike.

[JUAN PABLO]

Guendouzi looked good with kamara too , so know each other .

Still lots of potential, this would be a great signing especially with someone like that Korean winger lee Jang in.


Mckennie never seems to look that good when I've watched him , wouldn't excite me .

[mrfuse]

I guess Sanson could be part of the Guendouzi deal with the him going the other way?

Wasn't sure about this initially, but the more I hear about him I want it to happen. The sort of player you hate if against you but love playing for you, a midfield Emi Martinez if you like.

[JUAN PABLO]

I guess Sanson could be part of the Guendouzi deal with the him going the other way?

Wasn't sure about this initially but the more I hear about it I want to happen. The sort of player you hate if against you but love playing for you, a midfield Emi Martinez if you like.

He's one of those annoying players who runs round after the ball and don't let the player settle .  Pressing all over the pitch like a bloody wasp .   So yes sign him .

[Monty]

Normally I think player exchanges are incredibly unlikely, but Sanson as part of a Guendouzi deal would probably make sense for everybody.

[Hookeysmith]

Well if he is to be a villa player he can get a bloody haircut 

Always thought he was bang average at Arsenal, left due to attitude and application issues at training (whilst under UE?) and must confess do not follow many players outside of UK

If other think he is an upgrade then i would bow to their better judgement

[London Villan]

It was interesting how Sanson seemed to wave at all four stands when he came off - I wonder if he knows he is leaving.

[tomd2103]

Interesting that we are being linked to central midfielders.  Would have thought we have enough options there, but maybe Emery has seen things he doesn't like. 

[Toronto Villa]

Guendouzi isn’t the player he was at Arsenal. He was 18 or 19 back then and very raw. But you could see his style emerging. Now he’s filled out, 6’1” and he’s not just a player who breaks things up he actually gets involved in the offensive side of the game too. He’s pretty much represented France at all levels and has 7 full caps. He’s only 23, so with JJ 21, Kamara 23 and Luiz 24 we suddenly have a backbone in our midfield for the next 4/5 years. Throw in Tim coming through and possibly one or two others there are some solid young options. And as I was saying earlier he has a very strong bond with Emery from their time at Arsenal. So I hope there is some truth to this story.

Obligatory YouTube video

[London Villan]

Those wide positions in our current 442 need a certain type of player. McGinn fits the role pretty well, lots of energy, good engine and disciplined... It certainly doesn't suit Ramsey or Buendia or Cash!