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

[AV84]

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.

He's played 89 minutes in the league this season, and 291 last season. That's barely 1 full game in 13, and 7.5ish in 38 last year. Which is really quite poor when you look at it.

In comparison Jacob Ramsey has played 49 minutes this season having been out injured for 11 games.

[Brazilian Villain]

Arsenal, Citeh and Liverpool all keen to sign Dougie according to the Beeb's gossip. The media do seem a bit put out that we're in the top 4. Does this mean a possible bidding war as we brace ourselves for bids?

[Drummond]

City to hoover the best talent from a rival. They'd probably offer Ratboy in part exchange.

Arsenal have wanted him for ages, and he hasn't gone.

Liverpool? They can fuck off too.

It's typical shit stirring this. Unsettle the new challengers.

Or just an agent wanting more for their client. In this case I'd say he's worth it!

[Rigadon]

And so it continues.  https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38990681/arsenal-eye-douglas-luiz-amid-midfield-reshuffle-sources
This has been going on for months now and will only intensify as we play Manchester City and Arsenal.  I notice that Emery was asked about it on the weekend too.  Not sure if something was getting lost in translation but his response didn’t sound all that convincing - something along the lines of ‘we’d like him to stay’. 

If we sold Luiz this January or actually in the summer, we’d be holding up a white flag as our head bumped against the glass ceiling again. 

No more key player sales until we’ve cracked it please. 

[ChicagoLion]

Interesting analysis of Arse on sky which shows they are not improved on last season. I do not believe there is much between us and them, they have more depth and a few top players. It’s not as if Luiz is guaranteed CL or Pl silverware going there.
Of course if he wants to go and Arse come up with the right number / release clause amount he will go.

[algy]

Dougie isn't going in January. The only players that move then are either ones that aren't wanted at all by their club, places like the USA where that's the end of the season, or if someone is willing to pay ludicrously over the odds to a club with nothing to play for.

[Dave]

Dougie isn't going in January. The only players that move then are either ones that aren't wanted at all by their club, places like the USA where that's the end of the season, or if someone is willing to pay ludicrously over the odds to a club with nothing to play for.

Which of those was Moreno?

[algy]

Dougie isn't going in January. The only players that move then are either ones that aren't wanted at all by their club, places like the USA where that's the end of the season, or if someone is willing to pay ludicrously over the odds to a club with nothing to play for.

Which of those was Moreno?

Good point, but didn't he have a ridiculously low release clause?

[Sexual Ealing]

No. It was the media, desperate to sell Real Betis players. For some reason.

[Dave]

Dougie isn't going in January. The only players that move then are either ones that aren't wanted at all by their club, places like the USA where that's the end of the season, or if someone is willing to pay ludicrously over the odds to a club with nothing to play for.

Which of those was Moreno?

Good point, but didn't he have a ridiculously low release clause?

No, his release clause was €40m.

[London Villan]

It was one of the tactics that crippled us 15 years ago - Barry, Milner, Young, Downing....

[Rigadon]

It was one of the tactics that crippled us 15 years ago - Barry, Milner, Young, Downing....

And before / after that (Yorke, Grealish).  Selling our best players at shite times needs to be confined to the past.

[London Villan]

I hope the combination of Emery and the owners means we can win something and establish ourselves before the team can be broken up.

[tomd2103]

Interesting analysis of Arse on sky which shows they are not improved on last season. I do not believe there is much between us and them, they have more depth and a few top players. It’s not as if Luiz is guaranteed CL or Pl silverware going there.
Of course if he wants to go and Arse come up with the right number / release clause amount he will go.

Might be setting us up for a fall, but I fancy us against them in a couple of weeks. 

[tomd2103]

Arsenal, Citeh and Liverpool all keen to sign Dougie according to the Beeb's gossip. The media do seem a bit put out that we're in the top 4. Does this mean a possible bidding war as we brace ourselves for bids?

Funny how it is the only 3 teams now above us in the table.  Where's the interest from Manchester United and Spurs?