Winter 25-26 Transfer Window - hopes, speculation, rumours etc.

[Drummond]

Ah, someone else beat me to it.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Some sky sports reporter has said they don't want Guessand and won't sell Mateta this Jan unless it's silly money. But it's ok.

Silly money to pay off a doctor to lie about his medical?

[Mister E]

Grauniad reporting our interest in Mateta today.
I hope we can fob Guessand off on Palace, use our reported interest in Mateta to get the Abraham deal done, and then focus on getting in another MF.

[JD]

Grauniad reporting our interest in Mateta today.
I hope we can fob Guessand off on Palace, use our reported interest in Mateta to get the Abraham deal done, and then focus on getting in another MF.

Or play a 5 0 5 formation.

[Gareth]

Percy in telegraph saying we are considering Loftus-cheek as cover for Bouba

[Smithy]

Percy in telegraph saying we are considering Loftus-cheek as cover for Bouba

Not remotely like-for-like, but it's another midfield body when that area is seriously depleted.  Yes, we'll have way too many midfielders if we get to Feb and McGinn, Onana and Barkley are all back fit - but right now I don't think we can take that as a given.

At 29 I wouldn't want him on a long term deal, but a loan with OPTION to buy wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.  With a fit Bouba I wouldn't even consider it, but needs must...

[Goldenballs]

Apparently Man Utd want him too

[pauliewalnuts]

Grauniad reporting our interest in Mateta today.
I hope we can fob Guessand off on Palace, use our reported interest in Mateta to get the Abraham deal done, and then focus on getting in another MF.

Or just get Mateta.

[PaulWinch again]

Percy in telegraph saying we are considering Loftus-cheek as cover for Bouba

That doesn’t really make sense in terms of style of player and in any case isn’t he always injured?

[ROBBO]

Is Percy the most reliable of scources? it appears to me that one pundit puts out an uncomfirmed rumour and the rest join in. News now is no news.

[Ozzjim]

Loftus Cheek is a good footballer. Unfortunately he is another footballer made of glass. Why we would try and cover the 3 footballers we already have that are made of glass, with a 4th, makes very, very little sense to me.

[Beard82]

Percy in telegraph saying we are considering Loftus-cheek as cover for Bouba

Thats great - we could do with another midfielder that is injured when we need them

[PeterWithe]

He's a good player, and hopefully only needed when Hemmings needs a rest. Beggars cant be choosers.

[Steve kirk]

Loftus Cheek hasn’t missed many games while at A C Milan in his 3 seasons there, seems to finally be over his injury problems.

[brontebilly]

Percy in telegraph saying we are considering Loftus-cheek as cover for Bouba

That doesn’t really make sense in terms of style of player and in any case isn’t he always injured?

Injured and shite. Looks the part physically but shy about getting stuck in (if memory serves correct).