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

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Some links to Waldemar Anton at Stuttgart. CB, I believe.

Described as a CB / RB, could be something in it.

I hope this is some kind of joke. I don't think I'll ever seen a showreel of a player that falls over so much. He's like a baby giraffe.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Football Insider still trying to sell Luiz for us with the other media (including the super supportive local paper) are joining in.

I think I read the other day that there may not be a release clause.  If that’s the case, there is no way we are selling Douglas Luiz at the moment.

Yep, as I said to someone on our coach yesterday...."Who's he going to go to...one of the top 4 that's building and looking to a great future?  Oh, hang on..."

[AV84]

Luiz signing a new deal with us is probably the best outcome in January. We can kick on with our amazing season and if it all goes tits up, he can go to Arsenal or Man City in the summer for €150mil.

[Villafirst]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

[Dave]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Prospect? He's only a year younger than Ollie.

And given Bournemouth paid £20m for him when he'd barely scored a goal, I don't see why they'd take £25m now.

[Smithy]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Solanke is 26, and been on the books of both Chelsea and Liverpool, so he's not really a "prospect".  Also, Bournemouth paid £19m for him, and this season is the best goal-scoring season he's ever had in the premier league. Scored loads in the Championship, but never really done it in the top flight before now. He's close to his prime years, so having paid £19m he's going nowhere for £25m, unless his contract is up in the summer.  I would have him as cover for Watkins, but I don't see it happening.

[Hookeysmith]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Prospect? He's only a year younger than Ollie.

And given Bournemouth paid £20m for him when he'd barely scored a goal, I don't see why they'd take £25m now.

Because the player would want to come?

[LeeB]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Prospect? He's only a year younger than Ollie.

And given Bournemouth paid £20m for him when he'd barely scored a goal, I don't see why they'd take £25m now.

Because the player would want to come?

This conversation reads like some Arsenal fans talking about Doug.

[Dave]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Prospect? He's only a year younger than Ollie.

And given Bournemouth paid £20m for him when he'd barely scored a goal, I don't see why they'd take £25m now.

Because the player would want to come?

Why should that matter to Bournemouth?

[Smithy]

We need to add a midfielder, not shed one in Jan.

Striker is the hardest one to fill. Who is going to come to be the Ollie sub.

Solanke from Bournemouth? He looks a great prospect. Maybe a £25m bid would force Bournemouth's hand?

Prospect? He's only a year younger than Ollie.

And given Bournemouth paid £20m for him when he'd barely scored a goal, I don't see why they'd take £25m now.

Because the player would want to come?

This conversation reads like some Arsenal fans talking about Doug.

Yeah, I just checked, he signed a new four-year contract in Sept.  He's going nowhere unless Bournemouth want to cash in, which means he won't be cheap.  Move on. Next.

[Villafirst]

Ok, up the bid to £30 - 35m which isn't much in the Premier League these days. Plus he'd be playing in front of 42,000 fans instead of a stadium which you could fit into the Holte End with room to spare! And a potential Premier League Champions medal come May! Surely he'd jump at the chance?

[LeeB]

Yeah he probably would, but I doubt Bournemouth would.

[KevinGage]

With the exception of possibly Everton, no PL club needs to give away their crown jewels for moderate fees.

What does it say to Bournemouth fans if they cash in on their best forward in Jan.

[Dave]

Ok, up the bid to £30 - 35m which isn't much in the Premier League these days. Plus he'd be playing in front of 42,000 fans instead of a stadium which you could fit into the Holte End with room to spare! And a potential Premier League Champions medal come May! Surely he'd jump at the chance?

It's similar to us and Douglas Luiz, as has been said above.

His value to Bournemouth is far greater than his value to us. Just like DL's value to us is greater than an amount that (one would hope) Arsenal would want to pay for him.

Unless there's something in his contract that allows him to leave, the £100m or so that his Premier League status gives to Bournemouth means they just reject anything we bid.

He'd fit nicely into our squad. Exactly the sort of job Wilson does for Newcastle. But not to the extent that we would throw £60m at them. We'd be daft to pay that, and they'd be daft to accept less than that.

[pauliewalnuts]

Conversation a bit Man City esque in places here.