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

[Demitri_C]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

For aome reasin i dont believe it. I think we would have made our move by now. He looks a player though. Would be 1st canadian player at the villa i think?

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

It's been reported in Spain that we've offered a 2 year deal to Nacho, whose contract at Real Madrid ends in the summer.

He’s in his 30’s isn’t he? No more than a squad player for them as well, which doesn’t mean he’s crap, I’m just saying.

[Brazilian Villain]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

For aome reasin i dont believe it. I think we would have made our move by now. He looks a player though. Would be 1st canadian player at the villa i think?

Not in Birmingham though, Blose signed Alberta Tarantini.

[Lastfootstamper]

It's been reported in Spain that we've offered a 2 year deal to Nacho, whose contract at Real Madrid ends in the summer.

He’s in his 30’s isn’t he? No more than a squad player for them as well, which doesn’t mean he’s crap, I’m just saying.

He's made a fair number of appearances for them this season. 16 in La Liga, 9 starts, 901 minutes, 7 Champions League, 6 starts, 526 minutes. Yet to score, though.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

It's been reported in Spain that we've offered a 2 year deal to Nacho, whose contract at Real Madrid ends in the summer.

He’s in his 30’s isn’t he? No more than a squad player for them as well, which doesn’t mean he’s crap, I’m just saying.

He's made a fair number of appearances for them this season. 16 in La Liga, 9 starts, 901 minutes, 7 Champions League, 6 starts, 526 minutes. Yet to score, though.

Ah ok. They’ve had a fair number of injuries at the back, Alaba, Mendy and Militao so perhaps that’s why he’s played a bit more. Still as you suggested he’s vastly experienced.

[Lastfootstamper]

He's no Calum Chambers.

[FatSam]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

For aome reasin i dont believe it. I think we would have made our move by now. He looks a player though. Would be 1st canadian player at the villa i think?

Not in Birmingham though, Blose signed Alberta Tarantini.

They had Lyndon Hooper, who sticks in my mind for some reason despite only making 5 appearances for them.

[Percy McCarthy]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

That’s not the kind of signing that screams  ‘struggling to keep within PSR’.

[eamonn]

Jonathan David is a great name but is he actually any good?

[Monty]

Jonathan David. Not sold. Two first names for a whole name. Bad news. Move on.

[Percy McCarthy]

Double post.

[Percy McCarthy]

Jonathan David is a great name but is he actually any good?

I think so:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dZODUbwLA&pp=ygUOam9uYXRoYW4gZGF2aWQ%3D

[Smithy]

Birmingham World have a story about us opening talks with Jonathan David.

That’s not the kind of signing that screams  ‘struggling to keep within PSR’.

The vagaries of the PSR system mean that in June we have a year dropping out of our "three year FFP calculation" in which we made a not insignificant loss. That is replaced by the most recent year, in which we did okay, financially speaking.  So I think technically, our FFP position will improve after June.  Enough buy someone like Jonathan David? I've no idea, probably unlikely.  But being close to the FFP limit today, doesn't mean we will still be close it in the summer.

However, by the same token, the £100m-ish profit we got for Grealish will drop off our three-year calculations NEXT summer, causing the reverse problem.

[LeeB]

Jonathan David. Not sold. Two first names for a whole name. Bad news. Move on.

There you go, case closed.

[Gareth]

Jonathan David. Not sold. Two first names for a whole name. Bad news. Move on.

:-) that Gareth Barry was absolute garbage wasn’t he? :-)

He does seem to be a player that is linked to the league a lot but stays in France…be interesting to see if he is good enough