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

[Paul.S]

If we have any wriggle room at all we need another central midfielder in the next few days.

[tomd2103]

If we have any wriggle room at all we need another central midfielder in the next few days.

Yep, an experirnced defensive midfielder on loan until the end of the season.  Bogarde's form seems to have deserted him exactly the worst time possible. 

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

Thought Bogarde was fine in his actual position.

[eamonn]

Are they? Diaby had amazing pace, but missed a lot of chances and was very quiet for a few months. Johnson scored the winner in the Europa final and generally had a decent scoring record.  Diaby is probably a bit better, but not so much as to make a huge difference at Spurs with what they've got.

It might have been credited to Johnson, but that was because UEFA didn't want the worst goal ever scored to win a final to be credited as an OG.

Yeah, twas a bit of a Guessand bobbler.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Thought Bogarde was fine in his actual position.

Same here. It was the big, more experienced player next to him in midfield I was more concerned with. Bogarde was having to do the work of two and he never gave up.

[paul_e]

Thought Bogarde was fine in his actual position.

Same here. It was the big, more experienced player next to him in midfield I was more concerned with. Bogarde was having to do the work of two and he never gave up.

Like most of the team Onana looked like he was playing well within himself, he had about 10minutes of looking his normal self before he was subbed.

[lovejoy]

Is this the transfer thread or not?

[TaxDodger]

If we have any wriggle room at all we need another central midfielder in the next few days.

I think we absolutely have to get another central midfielder in. I'd have no problem with our central midfielders being Onana, Barkley, Bogarde and Luiz for February and March if they were all likely to stay fit. Three of the four have all had fairly major injury problems this season though, so that seems unlikely.

We were clearly looking at signing a central midfielder before Tielemans got injured, so with his injury that suggests we need two, with one obviously being Luiz. Personally I think we should get one in regardless of FFP/PSR and risk having to make a sale in the Summer. This season is too big an opportunity to risk on very injury prone midfielders not getting injured.

I appreciate there are further complications with the restrictions on new signings being added to the European squad.

[brontebilly]

Right back is nearly a bigger concern. If Cash got injured we are screwed. Bogarde and Lindelof were dreadful there against weak EL opposition. My thoughts on Konsa playing there are well known, Emery hasn't tried him there in a long time.

Just going to have to roll with it I guess. Ollie pulling up last night is bad but Emery really had no other option. Tammy hopefully off to a flier v Brentford.

[Baldy]

When Brentford are in town perhaps we should have a sneaky word with Jordan Henderson.

Not to start games but to help finish games out. Help to spread the energy around.

Just a thought.

[OCD]

Bild are reporting we're favourites to bring in Danilho Doekhi, Bogarde's cousin from Union Berlin. We were linked with him earlier in the month and his contract ends in June so should be cheap or on a free in the summer.

So that's Doekhi, Mingueza, McKennie and Wilson who all have their contracts run up in the summer and who we might have an interest in recruiting.

[Mister E]

Right back is nearly a bigger concern. If Cash got injured we are screwed. Bogarde and Lindelof were dreadful there against weak EL opposition. My thoughts on Konsa playing there are well known, Emery hasn't tried him there in a long time.

Just going to have to roll with it I guess. Ollie pulling up last night is bad but Emery really had no other option. Tammy hopefully off to a flier v Brentford.

Could be Okey Doekhi who comes in as an auxiliary RCB / RB ...

[Jon Crofts]

When Brentford are in town perhaps we should have a sneaky word with Jordan Henderson.

Not to start games but to help finish games out. Help to spread the energy around.

Just a thought.

I'd rather not.

[VILLA MOLE]

Right back is nearly a bigger concern. If Cash got injured we are screwed. Bogarde and Lindelof were dreadful there against weak EL opposition. My thoughts on Konsa playing there are well known, Emery hasn't tried him there in a long time.

Just going to have to roll with it I guess. Ollie pulling up last night is bad but Emery really had no other option. Tammy hopefully off to a flier v Brentford.

Could be Okey Doekhi who comes in as an auxiliary RCB / RB ...

he will be in out

[rooboy316]

Fabrizio Romano
@FabrizioRomano
🚨⚫️🔵 Inter are in talks to sign Moussa Diaby from Al Ittihad.

Surprise deal with talks ongoing, understand it’s a loan with buy option clause around €35m.

Diaby already said yes to Inter, deal depends on Al Ittihad

This buying back good players for half of what we sell them for strategy is ace. Get him in.