January 2023 Transfer Rumours, Discussions and Done Deals Thread

[PaulWinch again]

So I think it’s two things - disappointing that again we appear to have forgone the opportunity to kick on, although if it’s truly down to targets being unavailable I can sort of get that. However, being left with one senior striker is unacceptably risky and that should not have happened (acknowledging there’s still time to fix it). Also if Chambers does go we’re massively risking a problem at centre back. We’ve got no idea how long it’ll take DC to get up to speed and it’s pretty common to pick up niggly injuries after a bad one.

[paul_e]

So I think it’s two things - disappointing that again we appear to have forgone the opportunity to kick on, although if it’s truly down to targets being unavailable I can sort of get that. However, being left with one senior striker is unacceptably risky and that should not have happened (acknowledging there’s still time to fix it). Also if Chambers does go we’re massively risking a problem at centre back. We’ve got no idea how long it’ll take DC to get up to speed and it’s pretty common to pick up niggly injuries after a bad one.

I doubt Chambers will go unless we have someone coming in. If Carlos was already fit I think we'd potentially risk it and have someone like Feeney around the first team for the rest of the season but with us already needing to bring Carlos back we need more experienced cover for the next couple of months.

[SamTheMouse]

Who's going to play up front then, if Watkins picks up an injury? Just seems mental to me, to have flogged Ings without having a replacement lined up. Apart from anything else, even though he might not fit into Emery's system, his goals have earned us what, five points this season? Three of those were under Emery, away at Brighton. He worked fine that day. And five points could conceivably be a couple of places in the table come May. How much is that worth? Enough to cover a lot of Ings' wages, I'd imagine.

Sold him for relative peanuts too, considering it's January and clubs are supposedly desperate and it's so incredibly hard to sign anyone.

Not from us, it isn't.

[pauliewalnuts]

However, being left with one senior striker is unacceptably risky and that should not have happened (acknowledging there’s still time to fix it).

Fingers crossed that gets fixed or we're fucked up front.

[ChicagoLion]

Idiot in Sky Sports saying the period over which Chelsea pay for Fernandez will have FFP  implications.
Twat.

[kippaxvilla2]

I cannot see how it’s conceivably possible that Chelsea stay clear of FFP despite trying to get round the amortisation rules.

[pauliewalnuts]

Idiot in Sky Sports saying the period over which Chelsea pay for Fernandez will have FFP  implications.
Twat.

It's true.

[kippaxvilla2]

Leicester agree fee for Souttar at Stoke.  Now I think he’s very good.

[kippaxvilla2]

Arsenal signing Jorginho.

[alan_clarke]

I cannot see how it’s conceivably possible that Chelsea stay clear of FFP despite trying to get round the amortisation rules.

If they ship a few out for decent fees over the next 12-18months I think they'll be fine.

[Brazilian Villain]

I cannot see how it’s conceivably possible that Chelsea stay clear of FFP despite trying to get round the amortisation rules.

Same here, they seem to have put Viv Nicholson in charge of their transfers.

[pauliewalnuts]

I cannot see how it’s conceivably possible that Chelsea stay clear of FFP despite trying to get round the amortisation rules.

I read something about that, and it's not quite as insane as it looks. I think it was Keiran Maguire who posted it.

If Chelsea spend 300m (demonstrative figure, not meant to be accurate) on players, on 7 year contracts, and write them down at 40m plus a bit a year, they also have the likes of Gallagher, Hudson-Odoi, Loftus-Cheek as homegrown players, all of whom they could sell for big money, which would be accounted for against that year on year spend.

So, they sell Gallagher to Everton for 45m, that's one of those 7 years in the example accounted for.

[Drummond]

Jonathan David.......?
Conor Gallagher...?

[kippaxvilla2]

Makes you bloody sick.

[Clark W Griswold]

I suppose when you compare it to 3 years ago it's improved a lot. It's now a proper squad for this level, we're firmly established back in the PL. The question is, has it improved enough, considering the supposed ambition of the board? I think we'd have hoped for a bit more by now.

I agree with the comments of those who say 'it's always the next transfer window' and for a change it would be nice to see some real moves here and now. It's been the same for as long as i can remember, the the last 2 summer windows we were supposedly spending £200m plus which predictably turned out to be bollocks. The biggest issue for me with limping along keeping it ticking over is that your best players are going to get pissed off and want to move. So then you're trying to replace them before you can even think about moving it forward. Again, that's been the same story for as long as i can remember.