January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[Drummond]

I'm worried we won't win the league this season unless we buy all the best players from everywhere else.

[Chris Smith]

I'm worried we won't win the league this season unless we buy all the best players from everywhere else.

Is that a quote from Todd Boehly?

[stubbsyandy]

I’m Unai we trust

[Lastfootstamper]

I'm worried we won't win the league this season unless we buy all the best players from everywhere else.

Is that a quote from Todd Boehly?

Or the inner musings of Steve Bruce in November 2016?

[Hookeysmith]

I have been thinking and hypothetically if money was no object who from which team would I think fits our particular need. Forget Haarland for a minute and I must admit I'm not really clued up on player outside the prem and I keep coming back to the same player.

Anyone else that would take Toney from Brentford? 
I know he comes across as a bit of a knob and has some current baggage but can play the Watkins role, with Extra goals, than most out there

Maybe 40 - 45 m would get him

[coreyfeldman]

Don't think anyone will be going there until the betting stuff is over

[Brazilian Villain]

Anyone else that would take Toney from Brentford? 
I know he comes across as a bit of a knob and has some current baggage but can play the Watkins role, with Extra goals, than most out there

Maybe 40 - 45 m would get him

Too much of a gamble at that price.

[Exeter 77]

Toney may have a ban to serve (possibly a lengthy one) at some point soon.

[PeterWithe]

Anyone else that would take Toney from Brentford? 
I know he comes across as a bit of a knob and has some current baggage but can play the Watkins role, with Extra goals, than most out there

Maybe 40 - 45 m would get him

Too much of a gamble at that price.

Odds on.

[pablo_picasso]

I have been thinking and hypothetically if money was no object who from which team would I think fits our particular need. Forget Haarland for a minute and I must admit I'm not really clued up on player outside the prem and I keep coming back to the same player.

Anyone else that would take Toney from Brentford? 
I know he comes across as a bit of a knob and has some current baggage but can play the Watkins role, with Extra goals, than most out there

Maybe 40 - 45 m would get him

Its a shame that Isak has gone to the Barcodes because he would have been perfect. After that, I would like the Portuguese chap called Beto from Udinese. He has a good partnership with Delefeau. Or Charles De Ketelaere from AC Milan. He has a lot of potential. He doesn't seem to have settled at Milan & could be available for a good price. For the future, I wouldn't mind a cheeky little punt on Jebbinson from Sheff Utd. All three are tall, all have pace, all have a good touch. Stick the likes of Bailey either side & that is a complimentary front three, or four, if we stick another striker like Archer in there... More pace.

[algy]

Frankly it’s bizarre that we’ve sanctioned Ings going without having someone else in the bag. It’s all very well that the money works, but it doesn’t work on the pitch IMO.

I’m clinging to the hope his wages will go on an established goal scorer that ticks all the boxes and makes Ollie a substitute. Rather than spread across numerous players.

The thing is, wait around too long and you end up in a situation like we did with AEG and Traore - had we sold them that summer, when it was clear their star was as high as it was going to get, we'd have got a decent fee for them. Keep them around and you struggle to even give them away.

Same would've almost certainly happened with Ings in the summer ... he'd be 31 and in the last year of his contract, there's no way we'd get anything approaching £12m-£15m for him, in honesty we'd probably struggle to get rid of him at all since we wouldn't have the likes of West Ham panic buying players.

[PaulTheVillan]

I rate Toney but wouldn’t touch him unless he’s cleared of the gambling charges.

[Percy McCarthy]

I like the look of Moussa Dembele.

[clash city rocker]

I rate Toney but wouldn’t touch him unless he’s cleared of the gambling charges.

If he is convicted then he must be thick. Don't these idiots know the bookies aren't stupid.

[Mister E]

From the French press regarding Guendouzi (google translate):
"In view of his first hour yesterday against Rennes, we would not swear that Mattéo Guendouzi is not affected by the rumors of departure concerning him. The midfielder did not shine in a team that mainly played on the right side, with Cengiz Ünder and Ruslan Malinovskyi. But in the 59th, he scored the only goal of the game, that of qualification, and he then shone in an arched formation to defend his advantage. At the final whistle, he largely celebrated qualification with his teammates and supporters.

But his future continues to raise questions. This Saturday, L'Equipe ensures that Aston Villa is still interested in his profile and has even entered into negotiations with his entourage! However, OM do not need to sell him and will therefore only agree to negotiate on the condition that there is a very big offer. The conclusion is that we thought the threat of Villans remote but it is not. An offer could still fall by January 31. And we already know that, next summer, the Birmingham club will return to the charge."

I think this guy really would make a big difference for us.