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

[paul_e]

Given how much Cash has played, and how when he doesn't Konsa seems to move out there, I don't think Emery rates Chambers at all. 

I agree. When Chambers didn't leave in the summer I assumed he was kept to cover for Cash because we couldn't get a better option in but he's not even been trusted to be that. I suspect we'd love to move him on.

What we do with Donk is the more difficult one because we do need someone as like-for-like cover for Kamara but again he doesn't seem to trust Donk to do it. If we see Tim I on the bench/getting minutes between now and window then I suspect that'll be a sign that Donk is on his way.

Traore I suspect will stay until the summer when his contracts up anyway.

[Risso]

Chambers isn't quick or good enough to be a right back. I don't think Emery minds him as a centre back, but even with Mings out he's 3rd choice sub behind Lenglet and Carlos. I guess the other reason for keeping him around is that he can at a push cover for DCM.

[Gareth]

As there is a Euros next summer (presume Belgium have qualified?) and he has lost his place in the squad at the moment that dendoncker would want to move on in Jan to get football under his belt…although 6 weeks is a long time in football and he might get some minutes

[coreyfeldman]

apparently expectation is that Tim will go out on loan in Jan, and personally I think we need competition for Kamara's place especially with Donk pretty clearly not rated

[Risso]

apparently expectation is that Tim will go out on loan in Jan, and personally I think we need competition for Kamara's place especially with Donk pretty clearly not rated

I don't think that we're too badly served in the centre now. If anything happened to Kamara, Luiz can play a bit deeper and then Tielemans gets more of an attacking role. The reverse is quite feasible as well.

[coreyfeldman]

apparently expectation is that Tim will go out on loan in Jan, and personally I think we need competition for Kamara's place especially with Donk pretty clearly not rated

I don't think that we're too badly served in the centre now. If anything happened to Kamara, Luiz can play a bit deeper and then Tielemans gets more of an attacking role. The reverse is quite feasible as well.

Yeah that's true, just IMO that's one position I'd target in the summer, if not in January

[AV84]

If we have the cover then maybe trying to get Chambers and Donk out on loan in January wouldn't be a bad thing. At least someone might give us money for them in the summer then. Even if its only a little bit. Not sure how much we'd get for them now with about 90 minutes of football between them.

Just looking it up, Chambers signed on a free in Jan 2022, on a 3.5 year contract, so still 1.5 years to go on that. He's only 28 too, so I'm sure if he found his level elsewhere we'd make a bit by selling him.

[pauliewalnuts]

Samuel Iling-Junior being linked today.

God I hope we don’t sign him.

His name is going to create havoc on my internal jukebox with “ You Be Illin” by Run DMC.

[DrGonzo]

I'm sure when Zaniolo and Diaby were brought in there was talk about how they could also play as a striker, especially Zaniolo. Maybe with Ramsey back in midfield we'll see Zaniolo deployed as a striker rather than whatever he's doing now.

Zaniolo struggles in his favoured position...there's no way we would go into the 2nd half of the season with those players making up our strike force.

He's not been playing in his favoured position.

What? "I can play anywhere across the front line." So he's played wide left, inside right and just off the main striker...which of those aren't his favoured position?  He is a wide player historically.  He's just not very good.

[Footy-Vill]

I'm sure when Zaniolo and Diaby were brought in there was talk about how they could also play as a striker, especially Zaniolo. Maybe with Ramsey back in midfield we'll see Zaniolo deployed as a striker rather than whatever he's doing now.

Zaniolo struggles in his favoured position...there's no way we would go into the 2nd half of the season with those players making up our strike force.

He's not been playing in his favoured position.

What? "I can play anywhere across the front line." So he's played wide left, inside right and just off the main striker...which of those aren't his favoured position?  He is a wide player historically.  He's just not very good.

I hope Zaniolo is just a mere stop gap till we get hold of Nico Williams of Athletic Bilbao who contract is up in June.
Williams plays as a left winger but can be used up front or play on the right.
Let's just get a favourable deal in the winter window with a fee but I can be patient and have him for free in the summer

[Scovilla]

That French right back Claus would be worth a watch. Plays for OM. It was hird game in a row tonight. He scored. Avery good player.

[CT Villan]

Jonathon Clauss...I just checked him out on TransferMarkt. It says he's 31 and his last 7 transfers before OM were all free transfers ! Seems odd.

[Mister E]

If we played Bailey on good left foot, off the left side, we'd have a great left winger (at least till Ramsey returns) and Zaniolo could be deployed differently (probably off the bench).

[Scovilla]

Jonathon Clauss...I just checked him out on TransferMarkt. It says he's 31 and his last 7 transfers before OM were all free transfers ! Seems odd.

Unorthodox carreer indeed. He was transferred from Lens to Marseille for 11 million euros though.He's only been playing professional football for 7 or 8 years and yet 1st choice with les bleus now.

[Clampy]

That French right back Claus would be worth a watch. Plays for OM. It was hird game in a row tonight. He scored. Avery good player.

With a name like that, he might only turn up once a year.