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

[eamonn]

If Diaby can only be a useful asset when given space to outrun opposing defenders, is he good enough for what we need? As our record signing north of 50m, I'd expect him to have more than one trick.

[PaulWinch again]

If Diaby can only be a useful asset when given space to outrun opposing defenders, is he good enough for what we need? As our record signing north of 50m, I'd expect him to have more than one trick.

He clearly does. He’s just out of form, his pace is one of the assets he posesses.

[achilles]

Our build up play at the moment is too slow for Diaby, he needs the ball much earlier than he is getting it when he is surrounded by defenders.

[Monty]

Without Tielemans we struggle to get it to him, Bailey or anyone else fast enough, especially if Ramsey's not playing well. Change of personnel and some extra strategising needed I think, and I'm sure the management team will be perfectly able to come up with something!

[Dante Lavelli]

I had Werner down as about 25 years old. At nearly 28 he might be too old considering the time and money needed.

Old school but I’d prefer anyone we buy to have a sell on value.

[AV84]

I had Werner down as about 25 years old. At nearly 28 he might be too old considering the time and money needed.

Old school but I’d prefer anyone we buy to have a sell on value.

Most of the rumours I've seen say loan deal. Shouldn't cost us too much, and he'd presumably be motivated to get back in Germany squad and put himself in the shop window for 5 months.

[pauliewalnuts]

I had Werner down as about 25 years old. At nearly 28 he might be too old considering the time and money needed.

Old school but I’d prefer anyone we buy to have a sell on value.

Bit small time, worrying about how much we can sell them for before we've even bought them.

With that mentality, we wouldn't have signed Harry Kane if we'd had the chance.

[Brazilian Villain]

I had Werner down as about 25 years old. At nearly 28 he might be too old considering the time and money needed.

Old school but I’d prefer anyone we buy to have a sell on value.

Bit small time, worrying about how much we can sell them for before we've even bought them.

With that mentality, we wouldn't have signed Harry Kane if we'd had the chance.

McGrath was okay I suppose, but he had little resale value.

[LeonW]

I had Werner down as about 25 years old. At nearly 28 he might be too old considering the time and money needed.

Old school but I’d prefer anyone we buy to have a sell on value.

Bit small time, worrying about how much we can sell them for before we've even bought them.

With that mentality, we wouldn't have signed Harry Kane if we'd had the chance.

Not for where we are right now with FFP. We should be prudent of that. If the transfer works out and there is a sale we could get our money back or more. If it doesn’t, someone is far more likely to take a chance on purchasing a younger player.

If a Harry Kane is available, wants to come and we can afford him, that’s a very different scenario to signing a Werner.

[Sexual Ealing]

This suggests we're signing Lenglet permenantly (and he'll be our highest paid player). I've been out of the loop over Christmas, but what the fuck?!
https://twitter.com/AVFC_espanol/status/1740298922306994211

[PeterWithe]

This suggests we're signing Lenglet permenantly (and he'll be our highest paid player). I've been out of the loop over Christmas, but what the fuck?!
https://twitter.com/AVFC_espanol/status/1740298922306994211

Cant be accurate, he was offered to Spurs for £12m in the summer, when he had more contract left.

[Dave]

This suggests we're signing Lenglet permenantly (and he'll be our highest paid player). I've been out of the loop over Christmas, but what the fuck?!
https://twitter.com/AVFC_espanol/status/1740298922306994211

Cant be accurate, he was offered to Spurs for £12m in the summer, when he had more contract left.

Also, if it were 'oficial', it seems a strange place to announce it first.

[Sexual Ealing]

This suggests we're signing Lenglet permenantly (and he'll be our highest paid player). I've been out of the loop over Christmas, but what the fuck?!
https://twitter.com/AVFC_espanol/status/1740298922306994211

Cant be accurate, he was offered to Spurs for £12m in the summer, when he had more contract left.

Also, if it were 'oficial', it seems a strange place to announce it first.

I assume that's an aggregator account that picks up stories from other sites and translates them. I've never seen it announce total bollocks before.

[AV84]

We might sign him permanently but there's no way we'd pay that for him. I hope.

[Dave]

We might sign him permanently but there's no way we'd pay that for him. I hope.

If it were true (and I think it would be odd if it were), you could imagine that as being "transfer fee plus value of four-year contract".

But even then it would seem a little on the high-side.