2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[tomd2103]

Do we? My hunch is Emery will want a CB/RB rather than an attacking wing-back type.

That’s why Foyth is my prediction but I don’t think we have the FFP headroom.

It's all about opinions, but I think we are crying out for that attacking type of RB.  Matty Cash has proven this season that he can't do it, so bringing someone in who can to rotate with him would balance it up well on that side.

[Villatillidie25]

All those saying Emery doesn’t want an attacking RB because he plays Konsa there q a lot. Isn’t he doing that because of a lack of options? I get that he likes lopsided teams but if Kamara plays then in possession you can have him and the two centre backs as a back 3, allowing both full backs to push on. The two 10s then tuck in with the other midfield 2 to keep it tight in the middle. Personally, I think Emery would like the option of an attacking right back so we can change things up. He would then alternate with cash depending on game requirements like Digne and Moreno do. (& more importantly keep Konsa in the middle)

[nigel]

January window for me - Throw money at Man Utd for Wan-Bissaka, ship Duran out (sale or loan) and get Agent Martinez to have a word with Dybala. Done!

AWB is dreadful I think. Carlos Cuellar esque on the ball

AWB is ok if you need someone to pick up the pieces.

Certainly, we'd be Taking care of Business

I’m ok with it, too.
In fact I Feel No Fret

[dorsetvillian]

It looks like Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool will all strengthen this window. Hopefully, we can too.

[chrisw1]

It looks like Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool will all strengthen this window. Hopefully, we can too.

This is where FFP kicks in to protect the established top 6 and make life incredibly hard for pretenders like us and Newcastle.

[lovejoy]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

[Drummond]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

Unless we're pausing for precisely that reason, to maintain revenue in the short term and strengthen now, rather than lowering commercial and ticket revenue for a couple of years.

[Gareth]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

Unless we're pausing for precisely that reason, to maintain revenue in the short term and strengthen now, rather than lowering commercial and ticket revenue for a couple of years.

Exactly, those that know the finances, that know the FFP position will have made the decisions…however unpopular that is with us that don’t know the finances intimately

[Steve67]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

Unless we're pausing for precisely that reason, to maintain revenue in the short term and strengthen now, rather than lowering commercial and ticket revenue for a couple of years.

Exactly, those that know the finances, that know the FFP position will have made the decisions…however unpopular that is with us that don’t know the finances intimately

How about Francis, I know her intimately?

[Risso]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

Unless we're pausing for precisely that reason, to maintain revenue in the short term and strengthen now, rather than lowering commercial and ticket revenue for a couple of years.

Exactly, those that know the finances, that know the FFP position will have made the decisions…however unpopular that is with us that don’t know the finances intimately

A reduction in income because of a ground expansion would be disregarded as an exceptional event for FFP purposes, so it's not that.

[Drummond]

Also where the pausing of the ground expansion will seem short sighted in a few years.

Unless we're pausing for precisely that reason, to maintain revenue in the short term and strengthen now, rather than lowering commercial and ticket revenue for a couple of years.

Exactly, those that know the finances, that know the FFP position will have made the decisions…however unpopular that is with us that don’t know the finances intimately

A reduction in income because of a ground expansion would be disregarded as an exceptional event for FFP purposes, so it's not that.

Maybe they plan to put the North Stand prices up a gazillion percent first and then do it.

[OCD]

If you focus on the team initially resulting in a team that's qualifying for the Champions League every year, then your FFP ceiling ends up being far higher. Then when would be the time to develop the ground.

FFP effects the established teams as well. Arsenal signing Toney would be massive for them but they overspent in the summer and now can't afford him without first unloading a few.

[OCD]

On the fullbacks, I don't know whether Emery would prefer 2 attacking left backs and 2 defensive right backs, but you would think 1 option on each side would be more ideal.

In that case, someone like Frimpong would be a Cash upgrade with Konsa the defensive option.

I read yesterday that Juventus have been playing Iling-Junior at left back/left wing back when he has played. I'm wondering whether we might be thinking about having Moreno and Iling Junior as left back options next season and more solid right back options.

[Rigadon]

If you focus on the team initially resulting in a team that's qualifying for the Champions League every year, then your FFP ceiling ends up being far higher. Then when would be the time to develop the ground.

FFP effects the established teams as well. Arsenal signing Toney would be massive for them but they overspent in the summer and now can't afford him without first unloading a few.

Arteta keeps saying they can't buy anybody.  Maybe it's  a ploy to worry Toney / Brentford on the price. 

[Dave]

Reckon Brentford will be more than happy for Toney to stick around until the summer if nobody pays them stupid money for him.