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

[eamonn]

Very good!

[Dante Lavelli]

Keep Doug, jettison Barkley.

[eamonn]

Is that nu-haiku ?

[brontebilly]

He's getting a fair bit of flack considering he's clearly not as match fit as he could be. It seems to me the coaching staff are telling him to play the role down a bit until he's back up to speed, but who knows. Playing alongside Onana isn't helping him either, he's looked well off it these past few games.

Doug let the game pass him by a bit v Leeds but that's still better than Onana's no show! If Luiz form picks up then I'm not sure you get a better option to rotate/challenge with Tielemans. Hope he can do it.

[TheToffnar]

He's playing too deep for me, especially compared to when he did his best work for us but again, that could well via instruction. We simply cannot afford for him to run himself into the ground and get injured as it stands.

[OCD]

When I said I wasn't sure we would buy Doug, it's because I wonder whether we'll prefer to get someone like Gabriel Sara instead.

[N'ZMAV]

I'd go Luiz and Barkely v the dog heads

[PeterWithe]

I didn't think Onana was that bad against Leeds, not at his best but not terrible.

Whilst Barkely did very well, I would be a bit worried about a midfield pairing of him and Duggie when a turnover happens, they are just not mobile enough, at least not yet.

[Skipper_The_Eyechild]

I wouldn't mind Barkley playing instead Buendia, push him further forward.

[Mellin]

Yeah, I'd start Barkley at 10 and put Rogers wide left. I'd do that every week tbh, if his legs can handle it.

Good way to combat the "just stick all bodies inside" tactic that teams are employing against us right now too. Erm, Rogers is out there, lads. Out you go.