January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[Dick Edwards]

When is the cut off for registering a player to be available for Saturday as we now have one forward available?

Midday tomorrow I believe.

[robleflaneur]

Deulofeu has  been playing as a central striker as well as out wide for Udinese.Emery rates him.

[pablo_picasso]

Deulofeu has  been playing as a central striker as well as out wide for Udinese.Emery rates him.

While he would be welcome for several reasons, I think we should be looking at his strike partner at Udinese, Beto...

[Villafirst]

According to SSN there's a Unai Emery Press Conference coming up at 4:00pm. Probably to confirm Jhon Duran's signing and maybe someone else??

[Brazilian Villain]

Anyway I think we'll get 4 strikers.  A nurse, a postman, a teacher and a train driver.

*begrudging applause*

Think it was doing the rounds on WhatsApp last week i.e. that Small Heath had signed 4 strikers, a nurse....etc.

[SamTheMouse]

Ings has reportedly gone then.

I assume that means we have a deal in place for a quality replacement, because otherwise that's a mental decision.

[SoccerHQ]

Deulofeu has  been playing as a central striker as well as out wide for Udinese.Emery rates him.

Hasn't he been injured since mid November? I really wouldn't be banking on player out for months to suddenly come back and fire us into europe, we had all this with Bailey last season struggling to get back into rhythm after long injury lay offs.

His best football at Watford and Everton was always played out wide so I see that sort of signing just giving us more wide options to change games.

[Scott Nielsen]

No, Tammy has tailed-off in Italy where the game is played 10% slower (except for those sexy sides ripping it up, Napoli and Atalanta).

Actually he's on fire again. Great few games lately and the partnership with Dybala looks like it's going to be special.

[SoccerHQ]

Has Marcus Thuram gone anywhere yet?

That would be exciting.

[Ger Regan]

If previous experience is anything to go by when we sell a reasonably senior player, we can expect a reasonably big signing imminently. Hopefully it works out a bit better than previous instances.

[paul_e]

Until proven wrong I'm going to assume we have a forward lined up and Ings going was just us taking the opportunity to replace (at no cost really) a high wage 30 year old with a 19 year old with the potential to be a much better fit for how we want to play as our 3rd option.

If no one else comes in then this will feel very different.

[Baldy]

Using my Sherlock Holmes like 'powers of deduction', I have worked it out.

Logically, we wouldn't sell Ings unless we had another striker lined up.
As time is of essence, that striker would have to have no problems with work visa, injury, pace of game etc, so he is likely to be British.
Clearly, new striker would have to be better than Ings or whole exercise is pointless.
New striker would need to be unhappy with his current club as they are likely to win 'feck all' for many years to come.
We have rich and ambitious owners plus a Top 6 manager. The future is 'claret and blue'.

I expect Harry Kane to sign within the next 24 hours.

It's elementary dear villains. 

[Villafirst]

Striker cover is crucial. This doesn't make sense. Why have they rushed it?

[tomd2103]

Using my Sherlock Holmes like 'powers of deduction', I have worked it out.

Logically, we wouldn't sell Ings unless we had another striker lined up.
As time is of essence, that striker would have to have no problems with work visa, injury, pace of game etc, so he is likely to be British.
Clearly, new striker would have to be better than Ings or whole exercise is pointless.
New striker would need to be unhappy with his current club as they are likely to win 'feck all' for many years to come.
We have rich and ambitious owners plus a Top 6 manager. The future is 'claret and blue'.

I expect Harry Kane to sign within the next 24 hours.

It's elementary dear villains. 

Heard on Talksport this morning that Chris Wood could be leaving Newcastle.  The plot thickens.

Seriously though, maybe it is a case of trying to get Ings' wages off the payroll to give us a bit more flexibility, rather than bringing in a direct replacement.

[SoccerHQ]

Wood's joining Forest on loan.

Would've been good for us about two years ago, not so much now.