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

[AV84]

Seeing as there doesn't seem to be any real rumours regarding anything other than Dougie and Arsenal, what player (somewhat realistically*) would you love to sign in January.

I watched Chiesa for Italy against Ukraine last week and he was non stop up and down that pitch. Put in such a shift and really talented with it. Would love to have him here.



*ignore whether they'd actually come or if we need them or not, but probably not like Mbappe, for example.

[Dante Lavelli]

Genuine competition for Cash and Kamara please.  Both players in the £30-£40m bracket (in old money therefore assuming Monchi/Emery do not have unearthed gems lined up). 

I’d ship out Donk and Chambers to make some space and free up wages.  Tim can also go on loan unless Emery has a plan to use him in the remaining games.

The striker/GK alternatives needs addressing but I’m not sure January is the right time.

[Hookeysmith]

Dougie wanted by Cite£ now rumoured on Talk shite. Strange how the machine starts once a team breaks into the top of the league

[Steve67]

I wouldn't mind Kalvin Phillips as he'd be great under Unai.

[brontebilly]

I wouldn't mind Kalvin Phillips as he'd be great under Unai.

At the right price I guess, would hold similar fears that we had for Tielemans. Phillips has hardly played since joining Man City and his last season at Leeds he was very poor too. Just doesn't look like the athlete he was for Leeds in the championship tracking Grealish all over the pitch. I think Phillips is definitely gettable for us in Jan and we need cover for Luiz and Kamara.

[AV84]

Would Phillips want to swap their bench for ours though? I suppose he'd at least have a chance of playing with us.

[ChicagoLion]

Is he over his injury problems or is he the next Ross Barkley?

[Malandro]

Where the hell would Phillips fit in our team? I think he’d struggle to get in the squad.

[FatSam]

I wouldn't mind Kalvin Phillips as he'd be great under Unai.

I don’t think Manchester City would sell to another title contender.

[Steve67]

I wouldn't mind Kalvin Phillips as he'd be great under Unai.

I don’t think Manchester City would sell to another title contender.

Well played sir!

[brontebilly]

Would Phillips want to swap their bench for ours though? I suppose he'd at least have a chance of playing with us.

Backup to Luiz and Kamara but much better than the Donk for one. Guardiola I think would pick himself before giving Phillips a go. He would get plenty of minutes for us in the second half of the season. It's a bit of a strange one how he gets no look in at all at City. He can't be gone that bad.

[AV84]

Would Phillips want to swap their bench for ours though? I suppose he'd at least have a chance of playing with us.

Backup to Luiz and Kamara but much better than the Donk for one. Guardiola I think would pick himself before giving Phillips a go. He would get plenty of minutes for us in the second half of the season. It's a bit of a strange one how he gets no look in at all at City. He can't be gone that bad.

Yeah, definitely feels like a personality clash there. I suppose for someone like Phillips the question is does he prioritise staying at a decent level of club, or does he drop down to guarantee first team football immediately? He's valued at £28mil at the moment, which is a lot for some teams to be blowing on one player. And the teams that can afford it would probably be looking for better, or be a case of him still being backup.

[AV84]

Liverpool joining the race to sign Luiz now according to the gossip pages. Arsenal trying to shift Partey to Juve to fund it. Whatever the truth in any of it, it does seem like Arsenal can't afford him, which is nice.


Also saw us linked to LB Tierney today. Not sure we want to be trying to buy an Arsenal player if they're after Luiz, but he does have a hamstring injury at the moment, which sounds right up our street.

[SoccerHQ]

I wouldn't mind Kalvin Phillips as he'd be great under Unai.

The issue with that is I'm always wary of signing players who've basically been in semi retirement for a year/18 months.

Phillips has played laughably few minutes since signing for Man. City. I assume he's played more for England than in premier league.

Feels like he'd take ages to get up to speed as Sidwell was good at Reading and then warmed the bench at Chelsea and you could see he'd been impacted by that playing for us when he joined. Was going to say Drinkwater aswell but he just wasn't interested in football anymore when we signed him as he's since admitted in interviews.

[SoccerHQ]

How long does Wan-Bisakka have left on his deal at Man. United?

He's one I could see of interest and he was actually pretty good for them last season when he got back in the team.

Still only mid 20s and defensively he is very secure on one v ones so think Emery would be happy working with him as he has played a few seasons in CL now.

Would work well with him at RB and Moreno flying down the left once he's back to full fitness.