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Author Topic: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.  (Read 272011 times)

Offline eamonn

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2355 on: January 20, 2026, 01:07:47 PM »
I see Bournemouth have just signed a Hungarian international midfield player for £10m. Aged 20. Bet he'll be great.

Who put the ball in the Magyars net? Troy the hat-trick Parrott!

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2356 on: January 20, 2026, 01:08:15 PM »
Lindelof might be used as a defensive midfielder.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2357 on: January 20, 2026, 01:12:08 PM »
I’m happy to see Bailey back if that’s true. I just hope it’s a happy and fit version of him.

Ah, in which case I have bad news.

What more bad news Dave? I’m not sure if I can take it. Talk about January blues.

Just that we won't be getting back a fit and happy version of Bailey. He's been injured for 17 of Roma's 28 matches this season.

So even if he weren't actually injured, I can't imagine he's as his absolute happiest.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2358 on: January 20, 2026, 01:13:17 PM »
but what does his dad say ?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2359 on: January 20, 2026, 01:13:47 PM »
I’m happy to see Bailey back if that’s true. I just hope it’s a happy and fit version of him.

Ah, in which case I have bad news.

What more bad news Dave? I’m not sure if I can take it. Talk about January blues.

Just that we won't be getting back a fit and happy version of Bailey. He's been injured for 17 of Roma's 28 matches this season.

So even if he weren't actually injured, I can't imagine he's as his absolute happiest.

Ok, lets be positive.

On his day he was very good.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2360 on: January 20, 2026, 01:24:00 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2361 on: January 20, 2026, 01:25:45 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.

Which one?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2362 on: January 20, 2026, 01:29:03 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.

Which one?

I’d leave that others but it may be a case of whichever one can attract interest and enough money. I would certainly prioritise the midfield.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2363 on: January 20, 2026, 01:31:47 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.

Which one?

I’d leave that others but it may be a case of whichever one can attract interest and enough money. I would certainly prioritise the midfield.

I guess depends just how stretched we are financially.

If we are, Digne or Garcia.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2364 on: January 20, 2026, 01:38:06 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.
This is a transfer window, not Tescos.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2365 on: January 20, 2026, 01:40:43 PM »
Bailey at his most depressingly shit, is better than Guessand trying to pull up trees. This is seemingly where we are.
Was ambivalent about Tammy coming last week, this week, it feels the second fooking coming.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2366 on: January 20, 2026, 01:53:09 PM »
How much do you get for a kidney these days?  Asking for a friend.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2367 on: January 20, 2026, 02:01:16 PM »
Maybe Bailey to Besiktas oils the wheels of the Tammy deal?

They want Guessand, don't they? He can go there now we've got his predecessor back.

Couldn't we just drop him off in Istanbul on Thursday and save on the return flight ?

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2368 on: January 20, 2026, 02:01:54 PM »
I think I’d sell a full back now and get money in for a midfielder.

Which one?

I’d leave that others but it may be a case of whichever one can attract interest and enough money. I would certainly prioritise the midfield.

I guess depends just how stretched we are financially.

If we are, Digne or Garcia.

Elche have been linked with García. Their transfer budget consists of some old pesetas and a donkey from the next village across from Alicante.

We won't get our money back on him currently, he'll be loaned-out like the last young lad we had there, Neddy Noodle.

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Re: Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.
« Reply #2369 on: January 20, 2026, 02:02:38 PM »
Maybe Bailey to Besiktas oils the wheels of the Tammy deal?

They want Guessand, don't they? He can go there now we've got his predecessor back.

Couldn't we just drop him off in Istanbul on Thursday and save on the return flight ?
Parachute as we fly over the ground.

 


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