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

[AV84]

Mate, I wasn't having a go! Just voicing my opinion on news stories claiming to know we'd sell Douglas Luiz, arguably our most important player, for the same fee Arsenal paid for Kai Havertz.

Fair enough, I suppose we're in agreement on that. My only interest in this "story" is in terms of how much he's actually worth as a player.

[OCD]

Another RB....Frimpong from Leverkusen?
Another striker...is Tammy fit yet?

Frimpong is a good shout.

Rico Lewis from ManC might be a decent option, if they were prepared to let him leave on a permanent deal.

Always difficult to purchase young players from the likes of ManC without stupid terms that favour them though.

But it worked with Douglas Luiz, so worth a look...

Festy Ebosele from Udinese is another option. Ridiculous pace & strength. Fantastic running with the ball.

If we are going the more defensive route for the RB, then one of Lutsharel Geertruida or Jeremiah St. Juste.

Both pacy, both comfortable on the ball & both versatile enough to play RB, CB & CDM.

Are there still any links to the Argentine RB?

Acuna?

He is a LB...

Nahuel Molina?

[pablo_picasso]

Nahuel Molina?

I have never heard of him tbh, so missed that link.

If thats who Tom was mentioning, I retract my comment... 👍😉

[The Charmer]

I'd quite like us to sign Jeremiah St. Juste even though I know nothing about him.

Such a cool name!

[AV84]

I quite like Jean-Clair Todibo for the same reason.

We were mildly linked to him last summer but he's being linked with Man Utd now. Currently he's at Nice. I'll say no more.

[CT Villan]

If we're getting rid of Dendoncker then I'd prefer Timmy I to take his place in the squad.

We definitely need competition for Cash and Watkins. Not so keen on Tammy now but I wonder if AZ's Pavlidis would be a decent option given he may not get too much game time. I'd also send Zaniolo back to Turkey.

[pablo_picasso]

I'd quite like us to sign Jeremiah St. Juste even though I know nothing about him.

Such a cool name!

He is ridiculously fast.

I quite like the kid at Galatasaray too. Sacha Boey. I think we could get him for a reasonable price & at 22, he has years to grow into his potential...

[Risso]

It's because every single comma of those stories is bullshit.

I don't know how many times someone needs to say that before they read the posts acknowledging it's probably all nonsense but we're going to talk about it anyway.

Also worth noting that Fabrizio Romano has mentioned Dougie to Arsenal in the last few days. So at the very least something is happening with the player. It may well be his agent angling for a better deal, just like Watkins did before he signed.

No, all he said is that Arsenal remain keen on him, which I'm sure they are. Can we please change the subject now?

You're saying no and then repeating what I said. Read the posts you're replying to before you reply. Or better yet, don't reply to conversations you so obviously don't want to be a part of.

Even better, read your own posts back. "So at the very least something is happening with the player." No it isn't, it's just a reporter saying that Arsenal remain keen. But you keep on talking about Luiz being sold if it makes you happy, makes a change from meltdowns about Wayne Routledge I guess.

[OCD]

Nahuel Molina?

I have never heard of him tbh, so missed that link.

If thats who Tom was mentioning, I retract my comment... 👍😉

Atletico Madrid right back. One of the poster's on here who's had good information before said that we're keen on him. He's got a Transfermarkt valuation of €50m but a £26m release clause in his contract.

[Hookeysmith]

I have always rated Mbeumo at Brentford - pacey, always involved and scores goals - would be my ideal back up on the RH side of attacking midfield but could also play down the middle.

I like Walker-Peters at Soton as well as back up to Cash

[Brazilian Villain]

A good December would be nice, it might help entice some of our more ambitious targets if we're comfortably top 4 or 5, come Jan 1.

[Risso]

A good December would be nice, it might help entice some of our more ambitious targets if we're comfortably top 4 or 5, come Jan 1.

Agreed, if we're still looking like realistic Champions League place contenders then it takes away one possible reason for anybody leaving, and might be a factor in helping to entice one or two other bigger names to join.

[AV84]

Even better, read your own posts back. "So at the very least something is happening with the player." No it isn't, it's just a reporter saying that Arsenal remain keen. But you keep on talking about Luiz being sold if it makes you happy, makes a change from meltdowns about Wayne Routledge I guess.

Romano has said that his info comes mainly directly from players/clubs/agents and it is usually because someone is trying to engineer something. There's talk we want to open negotiations about a new contract with Luiz too, and just like Watkins' agent was "seen" talking to someone from Arsenal in the weeks before he signed his new deal, it's not a huge leap to think that the Arsenal talk is being used by someone to leverage something else.

I'm not talking about him being sold either, as I've said repeatedly.

I don't think I've ever said the name Wayne Routledge never mind had a meltdown about him so I've no idea who or what that is aimed at.

[AV84]

Not so keen on Tammy now but I wonder if AZ's Pavlidis would be a decent option given he may not get too much game time.

He's been linked with West Ham quite a bit lately. Antonio seems to be on the way out one way or another and Paqueta to Man City still seems to be a possibility.

[pauliewalnuts]

Even better, read your own posts back. "So at the very least something is happening with the player." No it isn't, it's just a reporter saying that Arsenal remain keen. But you keep on talking about Luiz being sold if it makes you happy, makes a change from meltdowns about Wayne Routledge I guess.

Romano has said that his info comes mainly directly from players/clubs/agents and it is usually because someone is trying to engineer something. There's talk we want to open negotiations about a new contract with Luiz too, and just like Watkins' agent was "seen" talking to someone from Arsenal in the weeks before he signed his new deal, it's not a huge leap to think that the Arsenal talk is being used by someone to leverage something else.

I'm not talking about him being sold either, as I've said repeatedly.

I don't think I've ever said the name Wayne Routledge never mind had a meltdown about him so I've no idea who or what that is aimed at.

Out of interest, have you ever been on here before under a different login?