January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[OCD]

The last player we signed from Lyon didn't do too badly and I think their fans said similar things about him at the time.

Jean Makoun wasn’t great.

( I’ve missed someone obvious haven’t I?)

The last Lyon player we signe was Bertrand Traore I think.

Ok, make it the last striker we signed from Lyon (also signed in a January transfer window).

[edgysatsuma89]

The Jonathan David link seems to have stemmed from one bloke on Twitter who has himself said he has now been lied to so that can be canned.

One of the worst things about the transfer windows is the amount of idiots that crop up on various media and social media platforms claiming to be ITK or have information from their 'sources'.  Of course, it nearly always turns out to be complete horseshit.

I just pretty much go by Romano now for confirmation. His whole 'Here. We. Go.' thing is naff but he's an absolute goal poacher, he only comments when he knows for certain.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

The last player we signed from Lyon didn't do too badly and I think their fans said similar things about him at the time.

Jean Makoun wasn’t great.

( I’ve missed someone obvious haven’t I?)

The last Lyon player we signe was Bertrand Traore I think.

Ok, make it the last striker we signed from Lyon (also signed in a January transfer window).

You were right, Traore of course! Thought you were a closet Jean II fan for a moment.

[paul_e]

The last player we signed from Lyon didn't do too badly and I think their fans said similar things about him at the time.

Jean Makoun wasn’t great.

( I’ve missed someone obvious haven’t I?)

The last Lyon player we signe was Bertrand Traore I think.

Ok, make it the last striker we signed from Lyon (also signed in a January transfer window).

You were right, Traore of course! Thought you were a closet Jean II fan for a moment.

Is he not talking about Carew?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

The last player we signed from Lyon didn't do too badly and I think their fans said similar things about him at the time.

Jean Makoun wasn’t great.

( I’ve missed someone obvious haven’t I?)

The last Lyon player we signe was Bertrand Traore I think.

Ok, make it the last striker we signed from Lyon (also signed in a January transfer window).

You were right, Traore of course! Thought you were a closet Jean II fan for a moment.

Is he not talking about Carew?

Probably, a bit of confusion over last players signed from there, position and when. It’s just me, been a long day!

[john e]

Whats Dembele’s hold up play, touch and control of the ball like ?
Please someone say it’s good, we need someone who is comfortable with the ball

[Tayls_7]

Whats Dembele’s hold up play, touch and control of the ball like ?
Please someone say it’s good, we need someone who is comfortable with the ball

"I've heard" he's like a heavily medicated Rudi Gestede.

[ROBBO]

Not sure about this, early on he went from Fulham to Celtic which in my eyes is a step down, those that follow other leages will have a better idea.

[LeeB]

Whats Dembele’s hold up play, touch and control of the ball like ?
Please someone say it’s good, we need someone who is comfortable with the ball

"I've heard" he's like a heavily medicated Rudi Gestede.

That's not a bad analogy from what I've seen

[Mister E]

Arsenal signing Trossard for £26m seems like a steal. Great player.

[ozzjim]

It's a good signing for Arsenal that.

Dembele I'm not convinced by massively, but for £3-4m he seems a pretty decent pickup. Would immediately challenge Watkins at least.

[algy]

It's a good signing for Arsenal that.

Dembele I'm not convinced by massively, but for £3-4m he seems a pretty decent pickup. Would immediately challenge Watkins at least.

I don't think we should pick up players just because they happen to be cheap.  I'd worry with Dembele that, although his domestic scoring record is impressive - it's playing for stronger sides, in the Scottish and French leagues ... and with all due respect to both leagues, even being generous half the teams in their top divisions are Championship standard at best.  And his record in European football, which is perhaps a better gauge, isn't that prolific - 1-in-3 or 1-in-4 striker from memory.

I dunno, if Emery/Lange want to bring him in then I'd trust their judgement way more than my cursory glance at the career statistics bit of his Wikipedia page .... but I don't see the point in buying a striker who isn't going straight in to the first team, since we already have a 1-in-3/1-in-4 striker in the shape of Ollie Watkins.

[LeeB]

Whilst be minded not to take answers from managers regarding potential transfers as any kind of gospel, I'm going to cling to Emery's words yesterday regarding trying to bring in another forward now or in the summer as proof that he'd rather wait and get the right player, which isn't the man seemingly available right now on a cut price deal.

[paul_e]

Whilst be minded not to take answers from managers regarding potential transfers as any kind of gospel, I'm going to cling to Emery's words yesterday regarding trying to bring in another forward now or in the summer as proof that he'd rather wait and get the right player, which isn't the man seemingly available right now on a cut price deal.

Well it could be because that description applies to a few people, including Thuram.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

If he’s available for a cut price deal on less wages than Ings and is similar in style to Watkins, that gives us an option till the summer. We then evaluate and pick between them as cover for our top summer signing of a shit hot striker and sell the one we don’t want. Duran or Archer as third choice.