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

[Gareth]

Seems PL clubs have voted (according to Matt Law at the Telegraph) to restrict amortisation of contracts to 5 years like the rest of Europe

And oddly, it seems like Chelsea were one of them.

Guessing that will be to make it isn’t backdated?

[Footy-Vill]

Last January
Arsenal signed Trossard £27m and Jorginho £12m

Cody Gakpo and Antony Gordon were signed for £45m
Newcastle finished 4th
Liverpool finished 5th

Chelsea in January were someone rampant
Enzo Fernandez £105m
Mykhailo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk, £88m
Benoit Badiashile - £35m
Noni Madueke - £29m
Malo Gusto - £26.3m
Joao Felix - Loan

This January. Important to strengthen squad.
I think Villa have to bring one or two strong, quality players and excited to see who is coming in.

As much as I would love to see a couple come in, January is always very difficult and our FFP situation hasn't changed. If we can shift out a couple then perhaps but otherwise I imagine focus will be on the summer.

There's some talk of Gallagher being sold to fund Chelsea  further transfers. Gordon was forced to be sold at Everton Forest did it with Johnson this summer to keep finances and spending regulations


I'm worrying that under the Monchi  scheme our very exceptional Jacob Ramsey may fall a similar fate to his brother and be sold off for sheer profit

Ramsey would fetch £60m or so I wonder if they have discussed that for financing

[Risso]

No way would they sell Ramsey, he's too important a player.

[coreyfeldman]

Last January
Arsenal signed Trossard £27m and Jorginho £12m

Cody Gakpo and Antony Gordon were signed for £45m
Newcastle finished 4th
Liverpool finished 5th

Chelsea in January were someone rampant
Enzo Fernandez £105m
Mykhailo Mudryk - Shakhtar Donetsk, £88m
Benoit Badiashile - £35m
Noni Madueke - £29m
Malo Gusto - £26.3m
Joao Felix - Loan

This January. Important to strengthen squad.
I think Villa have to bring one or two strong, quality players and excited to see who is coming in.

As much as I would love to see a couple come in, January is always very difficult and our FFP situation hasn't changed. If we can shift out a couple then perhaps but otherwise I imagine focus will be on the summer.

There's some talk of Gallagher being sold to fund Chelsea  further transfers. I'm worrying that under the Monchi  scheme our very exceptional Jacob Ramsey may fall a similar fate to his brother and be sold off for sheer profit

Forest did it with Johnson this summer to keep finances and spending regulations

Sold off for sheer profit? The two aren't in a vaguely comparable situation. JJ is a first time regular, Aaron was sold with buy back rather than being loaned. This is a situation that only exists in your mind, so I wouldn't worry any more about it lad

[Footy-Vill]

It's seems to be the thing to keep within rules. selling off home grown assets

[Monty]

If you really have to, but if you don't really have to, you don't.

[coreyfeldman]

It's seems to be the thing to keep within rules. selling off home grown assets

Everton had to sell for obvious reasons, and both gordon and johnson wanted to leave for bigger clubs. again, not even vaguely similar situations

[Footy-Vill]

We sold some youth players in the summer , players we may have kept on but couldn't

[Risso]

We've got a few players, like Luiz and McGinn, whose values on the balance sheet will be as close to £nil as makes no difference, who we would make a similar huge profit on. Kamara and Tielemans too, obviously. I imagine the club are probably happier developing the next lot of kids like Archer and Phiologene and selling them, or hoping one of them makes it, thus saving us a transfer fee.

[AV84]

Between Donk, Sanson, Chambers and maybe Traore, we should be able to get a few quid in in by just selling excess players. So there shouldn't be any great need to sell off anyone we don't want to be selling. Digne going in the summer is still a possibility too, and if he keeps going like he had been we'd probably get more for him than we would have this past summer.

[Footy-Vill]

I think Ramsey is class but with his injuries and team doing well have we moved on? Or not sure what phrase to use  It's been frustrating for him with Gordon making a big impact and playing Champions League and Gallagher made captain at Cheslea I hope JJ gets a good run of games if he's not sold . He's a valuable asset. And has high potential.
It's also annoying the competition of Saudi Pro League and inflating fees. Some players may not have same idea as Diaby and choose there instead.

[coreyfeldman]

We sold some youth players in the summer , players we may have kept on but couldn't

What do you mean buy 'couldn't' though? Youth players leaving is a very normal situation, depending on development, first team opportunities etc.

Chuk wanted to leave, ramsey and archer wanted minutes but we sold with buy backs rather than loaned out for development. Youth team selling is also part of a clubs FFP balance naturally, Man City & Chelsea are best examples of selling youth players to buy others, it's part of the process

[coreyfeldman]

I think Ramsey is class but with his injuries and team doing well have we moved on? Or not sure what phrase to use  It's been frustrating for him with Gordon making a big impact and playing Champions League and Gallagher made captain at Cheslea I hope JJ gets a good run of games if he's not sold . He's a valuable asset. And has high potential.
It's also annoying the competition of Saudi Pro League and inflating fees. Some players may not have same idea as Diaby and choose there instead.

He's returning from injury and has already been involved, he's a huge player for us - i have no idea what gordon or gallagher has to do with JJ being sold anyway? What are you on about?

[kippaxvilla2]

Gallagher is like a yappy, young puppy chasing around and then biiting into his pet rat with a funny noise as he squeezes it. 

[kippaxvilla2]

Two players we need I reckon.  Djemba and Djemba.