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

[PaulWinch again]

In the context of other fees £10m odd is pretty small.

Tell that to Everton and Forest.

It’s still a lot if you’re missing the prescribed targets - but this is about player value. If we’ve seen something in him then £10m is ok.

[OCD]

We wouldn't entirely be buying him for the player he is right now, more so we would be buying the player we think he will become over the next few years (with Emery coaching him).

[Rigadon]

We wouldn't entirely be buying him for the player he is right now, more so we would be buying the player we think he will become over the next few years (with Emery coaching him).

If that’s true, it’s a weird time to be signing him isn’t it?  When we’re a solid second half of the season away from CL qualification surely we should be getting in players for right now? 

I completely trust Emery obviously, but I hope that if we are signing he potential here, that that doesn’t preclude us from signing proven quality some how too. 

Maybe we’re getting rid of Duran to make room for this kid?  As in we’re swapping potential for potential. 

[pauliewalnuts]

I completely trust Emery obviously, but I hope that if we are signing he potential here, that that doesn’t preclude us from signing proven quality some how too. 

Yeah, buying potential is smart, but *looks at squad, looks at table* missed opportunity not to add one or two match-ready players to the squad.

[VillaTim]

I haven’t seen anything in Rogers yet to get too excited

I can see what they see, he might not have ripped up trees so far but he's big, quick, strong with the ball at his feet and has skill, he's got the tools required to succeed at this level.

That finish last night reminded me of a Bertie finish, effortlessly passing it into the corner.

Hopefully that is the one and only similarity to Bertrand Traore

[coreyfeldman]

We wouldn't entirely be buying him for the player he is right now, more so we would be buying the player we think he will become over the next few years (with Emery coaching him).

If that’s true, it’s a weird time to be signing him isn’t it?  When we’re a solid second half of the season away from CL qualification surely we should be getting in players for right now? 

I completely trust Emery obviously, but I hope that if we are signing he potential here, that that doesn’t preclude us from signing proven quality some how too. 

Maybe we’re getting rid of Duran to make room for this kid?  As in we’re swapping potential for potential.

You'd imagine that ffp is tight, January prices are massively inflated/market is much smaller and that the summer will be busy

[john e]

It’s got to be the slowest transfer window in years

I actually think it’s a good thing

[Brazilian Villain]

That finish last night reminded me of a Bertie finish, effortlessly passing it into the corner.

Hopefully that is the one and only similarity to Bertrand Traore

The word on Teesside is that Morgan's apartment is tastefully decorated.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Talk of Giovanni Reyna to Forest on loan. Would anyone take cutting short Zaniolo’s loan and looking for someone else in that position, if we could contractually?

Edit. I meant another loan.

[ozzjim]

I would take Broja in a swap for Duran. Duran seems to have his agent pushing things in the press and clearly is very very raw. I think we would regret it eventually, but for the here and now might not be the worst move. If we got Rogers and Broja into the squad for the loss of Duran, I wouldn't be gutted.

At the same time, I am much, much more worried about the lack of anyone to cover Kamara. Dendonker was not perfect, but at least got his foot in. McGinn is lost playing deeper, and Luiz is nowhere near as effective. We need a player in that position.

[VillaTim]

I'm not sure I'd read too much into Duran to Chelsea , his agent seems a total chancer . Two weeks ago he was going to AC Milan.

[Ian.]

The problem with an understood to Kamara is the drop off in quality is always going to be a huge gulf in quality. He’s so good at that role.

[Dave]

The problem with an understood to Kamara is the drop off in quality is always going to be a huge gulf in quality. He’s so good at that role.

Yup. The sort of player who could do what Kamara does 80% as well as him, is still a £40m midfielder who would probably be good enough to start for the likes of Man Utd and Newcastle.

[pauliewalnuts]

I'm not sure I'd read too much into Duran to Chelsea , his agent seems a total chancer . Two weeks ago he was going to AC Milan.

Which (shit) former player of ours was it whose agent kept linking him with Napoli and other unlikely destinations?

[curiousorange]

I'm not sure I'd read too much into Duran to Chelsea , his agent seems a total chancer . Two weeks ago he was going to AC Milan.

Which (shit) former player of ours was it whose agent kept linking him with Napoli and other unlikely destinations?

Bacuna probably linked himself.