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

[paul_e]

…and how East 17 gets a shoeing but Cliff Richard gets off scott-free

At least Cliff's efforts are Christmas songs. All East 17 did was stuck on big white oversized fluffy coats in the video and hey presto, it's a Christmas song. Mind you, Stop the Cavalry wasn't a Christmas song either but at least it's good.

A song with a line "wish I was at home for Christmas" isn't a Christmas song?

[Clampy]

…and how East 17 gets a shoeing but Cliff Richard gets off scott-free

At least Cliff's efforts are Christmas songs. All East 17 did was stuck on big white oversized fluffy coats in the video and hey presto, it's a Christmas song. Mind you, Stop the Cavalry wasn't a Christmas song either but at least it's good.

A song with a line "wish I was at home for Christmas" isn't a Christmas song?

Apparently not. It wasn't written as one anyway.

[Drummond]

We need a Nr 9 and a RB as priorities in the January sales

The CF one is going to be tricky.  Ollie Watkins is clearly number one choice, so the two options are spending very big on someone who is better or bringing in someone who is content to play second fiddle for the time being.

I think option 1 would involve a very small pool of players, would be mega money and probably wouldn't be interested in coming to us anyway.  Option 2 would probably involve a younger striker with potential or an older one who is probably on a step down.

Option 2.
Jhon Duran
Danny Ings

[Rigadon]

More about Arsenal trying to sign Luiz in January from Fabrizio Romano (who is he anyway
?!). Same shit every week about it being ‘a difficult deal’ but he’s their ‘prime target’.  It’s grinding my gears a bit now I must admit.

[Meanwood Villa]

Romano is one of those whose reputation is built on being the first to report deals when they happen. Sounds like he is caveating Luiz to Arsenal quite heavily. It's no secret they wanted him summer before last and he's improved since then so why wouldn't they want him now? As has been said many times before, given we told them to do one then when we were crap, seems unlikely we wouldn't tell them the same now. With a bit of luck we might be above them by Jan anyway.

[AV84]

I've mentioned it before but during the last window I saw an interview with Romano where he was asked where he gets his info from and he said the vast majority of the time it comes directly from the source i.e. club, agent, or player.

He did acknowledge that quite often it's someone trying to make something happen, whether that's Arsenal, for example, trying to turn Luiz's head in the hopes he'll want a move. Or, us wanting rid of player and making it clear he's for sale (obviously not the case here), or, an agent trying to get his player a better deal in contract negotiations and using known interest from somewhere as leverage in negotiations.

I'm pretty sure that last one happened with Watkins and Arsenal just before he signed his new deal.

Whatever it is that's happening with Luiz, I can't see why anyone would want to leave us now. Obviously there's a few tough games coming up and our position could change by the time the window opens, but I can't see our key players abandoning ship mid season.

[Ads]

Arsenal desperate for him but can't afford him, trying to rock boats to see if he'll react which might drive the fee required down. Not today you north London junkies.

[Dante Lavelli]

Have there been any links to players coming in? Seems very quiet even if we don’t have a long list of holes in the squad.

[Beard82]

The only way I see luiz going is by f there is a release clause that arsenal can afford. 

Which is possible.  But we’ll see

[VillaTim]

More about Arsenal trying to sign Luiz in January from Fabrizio Romano (who is he anyway
?!). Same shit every week about it being ‘a difficult deal’ but he’s their ‘prime target’.  It’s grinding my gears a bit now I must admit.

He's the bloke who announced we signed Jack Harrisson a couple of months ago then half hour later quickly backtracked to say Everton had signed him.
Tap in merchant who still gets it wrong

[dave shelley]

The only way I see luiz going is by f there is a release clause that arsenal can afford. 

Which is possible.  But we’ll see

Always assuming of course if any release course is met, said player actually wants to go.  It is possible.

[pauliewalnuts]

I can't believe we'd sanction selling him in January, that would be absolutely insane.

I hope there is no release clause, because if he did go, it would absolutely derail our season, and be so frustrating. He's that important to us.

[pablo_picasso]

The only way I see luiz going is by f there is a release clause that arsenal can afford. 

Which is possible.  But we’ll see

If we haven't learned from the Grealish situation then we deserve to lose him.

But, I cant see that happening with Douglas Luiz...

[Dave]

The only way I see luiz going is by f there is a release clause that arsenal can afford. 

Which is possible.  But we’ll see

If we haven't learned from the Grealish situation then we deserve to lose him.

What lesson did we need to learn from the Grealish situation?

[Rigadon]

The only way I see luiz going is by f there is a release clause that arsenal can afford. 

Which is possible.  But we’ll see

If we haven't learned from the Grealish situation then we deserve to lose him.

What lesson did we need to learn from the Grealish situation?

If there were a lesson perhaps not was not to put release clauses in contracts, but I certainly see your point because he probably wouldn't have signed any new contract if we hadn't.