Loanwatch 2025-26

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

Funny that they're not happy with those 3 but then want Zirkzee.

He’s not hacked it in the premier league although it could be argued he’s not featured that much but he’s got previous Serie A experience, where he did well.

[Matt C]

And he’s been in the bin fire at Mold Trafford. He’d probably be fine at a sane club.

[Percy McCarthy]

Regular Fin Munroe update: assist, 1-0.

[Percy McCarthy]

Sounds like Roma are fucked-off with the PL trio they've loaned and no doubt the premium salaries they're paying them...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/dec/22/juventus-creep-into-title-race-while-ferguson-struggles-to-convince-gasperini

"I am not convinced,” was the review of Evan Ferguson’s performance from Gian Piero Gasperini after Roma suffered yet another defeat in the head-to-head clashes. “It’s not just him.” Gasperini cast the net of disappointment over fellow summer loan signings Leon Bailey and Kostas Tsimikas. All three arrived from the Premier League and have intermittently featured, Gasperini repeatedly hinting they weren’t doing enough in training to convince him they were worth a shot. When Bailey did come on against Juve, he lasted 20 minutes before limping off with his umpteenth muscular injury. We are constantly told the Premier League sides train so much harder and with such commitment, yet these three have failed to impress Roma staff.

"If I had to choose between Paulo Dybala and Ferguson, I’d choose Dybala all day, every day,” reiterated Gasperini. “You need more to be a centre-forward than being tall. It’s not just about technique, he hasn’t settled into the spirit of this team.” Roma might save money by cutting short the Ferguson loan from Brighton, Bailey’s from Aston Villa, and Tsimikas’s from Liverpool, to then bring in the correct ingredients for Gasp’s tactical recipe. It’s a little disconcerting they are looking to the Premier League again for their replacements, above all Joshua Zirkzee from Manchester United, though at least he already has experience of Serie A from Bologna and Parma.

I thought Bailey's loan had an obligation to buy?

An option I think. Even if it’s an obligation with a trigger point like Elliott, I doubt he’ll hit it, like Elliott.

[Percy McCarthy]

Dobbin scores for PNE. Nice finish.