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

[OCD]

You'd think that at some point, we'll start to buy players with an eye on the future. Squad fillers to start with but who we believe have a high ceiling and as they mature, will be putting pressure on first team players. We've already done that with Duran.

[Rigadon]

I might be remembering selectively, but effective signings in January are players that give teams chasing the league / top 4 either a different dimension.  Arsenal seem to get it right (Arshavin, Trossard).  I think that if we sign anybody it'll be a centre forward or wide player that allows us to more easily break down bus parkers, of which I would fully expect to see more of now we are considered a very good team. 

[Drummond]

Rowe looks like a very good prospect so I wouldn't be against it but I think Philogene is better and we let him leave...

Yeah, I can't see us buying a young player from that level right now.

Without being a bit MON, I can see them looking at players that have played under Emery or someone similar in approach in Jan to help them quickly adapt and settle in.

You always want to hit the ground running with new signings but especially in our position, and there's clearly a lot to learn for new recruits.

I could see us buying and loaning back for the remainder of the season.

[Dogtanian]

Seeing things about us not wanting to let Lenglet go in January. Whether that's because we want him to stay or because we haven't yet lined up someone to replace him, who knows.

[AV84]

Rowe looks like a very good prospect so I wouldn't be against it but I think Philogene is better and we let him leave...

Yeah, I can't see us buying a young player from that level right now.

Without being a bit MON, I can see them looking at players that have played under Emery or someone similar in approach in Jan to help them quickly adapt and settle in.

You always want to hit the ground running with new signings but especially in our position, and there's clearly a lot to learn for new recruits.

I could see us buying and loaning back for the remainder of the season.

The thing I read, which is hardly trustworthy, implied that we were going to agree a deal now but he wouldn't move until the summer. I assume the idea would be to beat other clubs to the signing, and avoid a higher asking price in the summer.

[pablo_picasso]

Rowe looks like a very good prospect so I wouldn't be against it but I think Philogene is better and we let him leave...

Yeah, I can't see us buying a young player from that level right now.

Without being a bit MON, I can see them looking at players that have played under Emery or someone similar in approach in Jan to help them quickly adapt and settle in.

You always want to hit the ground running with new signings but especially in our position, and there's clearly a lot to learn for new recruits.

I could see us buying and loaning back for the remainder of the season.

I don't think he is better than Philogene-Bidace, both currently, or via potential, so I would rather we brought Philogene-Bidace back over bringing in someone like Rowe...

[eamonn]

Didn't Jaden scrap his Bidace and became better as a result?

[DrGonzo]

Where have the Ihenacho stories come from? That would be about as MoN a signing as we could possibly make. A player that only ever scored against us and isn’t even looking a world beater in the championship

[Goldie.7]

Gallagher and Hwang would do me in January

That goof is only good for a yellow card.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

The boat has sailed now but Alvarez from Man City is the kind of striker we need to cover Watkins.

I’ve no idea what kind of striker he is, I think different to Ollie in that he’s more of a target man but Taremi from Porto has always looked pretty handy.

I wanted Alvarez before he joined Man City. I'm surprised they not only signed him but start him and give him so many minutes. He's good (and still young) but I expected them to go for more proven players.

I mentioned Taremi back in the summer and now he's running down his contract which will end in the summer, when he'll also be 32. News here is Inter are looking to put a bid in for him as they have a striker crisis and despite their CL games against Arsenal, I think Porto will take as much money as they can get their hands on.

What I'm really looking forward to is Monchi's first transfer window. Much was said and written about how we are bringing this genius on board and he's an expert in the transfer market. Bring it on!

[Mister E]

Without being a bit MON, I can see them looking at players that have played under Emery or someone similar in approach in Jan to help them quickly adapt and settle in.

You're beginning to sound like our friend V-F. Presumably you're thinking someone who speaks Spanish and is unrelated to Altidore ...

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Without being a bit MON, I can see them looking at players that have played under Emery or someone similar in approach in Jan to help them quickly adapt and settle in.

Hasn't that been the criteria for all our signings since Emery took over? I was kind of hoping we'd scour the globe for diamonds and besides, there can't be many players left who have played for Unai and we haven't signed.

[Smoke]

Duran, lenglet, moreno hadn't played for emery before?

Diaby barely had either tbf

[brontebilly]

Gallagher and Hwang would do me in January

That goof is only good for a yellow card.

He was decent at Palace playing in an advanced midfield role, scored plenty. Useful competition for McGinn and Ramsey if the price was right which it won't be. For some reason he plays a lot deeper for Chelsea where his technical limitations on the ball are very evident.

Hwang is a very good player, Wolves won't be selling in Jan.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Duran, lenglet, moreno hadn't played for emery before?

Diaby barely had either tbf

It was a bit tongue in cheek and I should have added 'or been linked with'.

Lenglet was a Monchi last minute jobbie.
Diaby was known by Unai during their time at PSG.
Moreno never played for Unai and was a great bit of business.
Duran is the obvious one, nobody knew him, not even Unai.

We were almost exclusively linked with players in the Spanish league - Acuña (Monchi), Nicolas Jackson (Unai) are the two I can think of where offers were made.