January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[maidstonevillain]

How can Chelsea spend this much money? 

It's all on the HP, Todd made his money starting as an agent for Kays catalogue and knows the system back to front.

Have 28 days for a refund if they don't fit.

[jwarry]

Based on absolutely nothing but I wonder whether the forthcoming ground upgrade is having an effect on cash flow and, hence, the lack of transfer activity. It apparently happened with Arsenal and now with Spurs. It would be understandable but the worry is that we might end up not being able to fill those extra seats with a meh team.

Doubt it but I do wonder if Emery and Lange have been told to shift the deadwood before they can make signings.  Problem is it’s taken most of the window to shift them

[Pat Mustard]

Based on absolutely nothing but I wonder whether the forthcoming ground upgrade is having an effect on cash flow and, hence, the lack of transfer activity. It apparently happened with Arsenal and now with Spurs. It would be understandable but the worry is that we might end up not being able to fill those extra seats with a meh team.

I doubt it will have much of an impact to be honest - what we are spending on the new stand is less than a tenth of what Spurs spent.  NSWE picked us up for a relative pittance when you look at what we are now worth as a club, you would imagine that spending on infrastructure was already factored in at some point anyway.

[Toronto Villa]

I don’t think Emery has been told that. I don’t think he wants them around as he doesn’t like to have a big squad and with the exception of Ings none of the players who have left contributed anything since he’s been here. Or even before that. The concern is we haven’t brought in many new starting players that he actually might want. And we don’t know if that’s down to him and who he wants or the club being unsuccessful so far in securing those players.

[Drummond]

Squad we'll have after today.... (unless we add)

Martinez/Olsen/Steer
Young/Cash
Konsa/Mings/Chambers/Carlos (late feb)
Moreno/Digne
Kamara/Luiz/Mcginn/Ramsey/Dendonker
Buendia/Coutinho
Watkins/Bailey/Duran

Plus the young players that are still here. There's some versatility in there, some quality too but we are definitely light up top.

[kippaxvilla2]

For some reason that squad scares me.

[kippaxvilla2]

And chambers is off to West Ham if you believe some reports.

[ozzjim]

Good job we have 28 points.

The only ones I'm surprised at us not going for are Jackson and Danjuma because Emery knows them so well, and they were clearly available pretty cheaply. It does suggest he's being very particular about who he brings in.

[Drummond]

And chambers is off to West Ham if you believe some reports.

I can't see Chambers going unless Maguire comes in.

[sid1964]

We have not really dropped our wage bill, we will still be paying Morgan and Marvellous, and they will return to us in the summer

I would think that as we have signed 2 players permanently our wage bill will have gone up, even with the transfer of Ings.

[PaulWinch again]

Good job we have 28 points.

The only ones I'm surprised at us not going for are Jackson and Danjuma because Emery knows them so well, and they were clearly available pretty cheaply. It does suggest he's being very particular about who he brings in.

Screams of ambition.

[TaxDodger]

I think it was always the plan to only add significant players in January if they were avaliable at a logical price, whilst also looking to shift some of the players deemed surpless to requirements - Sanson, Guilbert, Nakamba etc.

With Ings I just think we saw an opportunity to get £15m for a striker who, although part of the first team squad, was very much behind Watkins in the pecking order and on massively inflated wages. I assume we've attempted to replace him, but have decided none of the avaliable options were preferable to gambling with what we've got until the end of the season. We presumably didn't think Ings would be sold when we decided to loan out Archer.

[Drummond]

Good job we have 28 points.

The only ones I'm surprised at us not going for are Jackson and Danjuma because Emery knows them so well, and they were clearly available pretty cheaply. It does suggest he's being very particular about who he brings in.

That squad is only lighter by an Ings minus Dhuran and stronger by a Moreno minus Augustinsson. Its got us to 28 points,and we've only played 7 games under the new manager. Let's see what he can do with them for the rest of the season.

[tomd2103]

The only thing that is nagging at me is the opportunity we might have this season to really propel the club forward.  If the European spots were miles off, then it wouldn't really feel as much of a pressing need.  As it is, top six looks more than achievable with a strong end to the season and it feels like now could be the time to push on with some additional quality and build on the momentum we have got. 

That said, I wouldn't want to see us panic buying and bringing in expensive flops who we then struggle to get rid of going forward. 

 

[Drummond]

And that's the problem Tom.