January 2018 transfer window thread.

[CRIMHEAD]

i'd be happy with a pacey, strong centre back and a brilliant target man in jan. I think left back can wait until the summer tbh, but i don't like this talk of the squad being too big. We want to be regular european competitors and i think with our home grown quota and youth team starlets, that's not really an issue. About 2 or 3 aren't needed imo, but by the end of the summer i think our squad will look something like:

Keepers

Pickford
New GK
Stek

Right Backs
Coleman
Kenny

Centre Backs
New CB
Keane
New CB
Williams
Mori
Holgate

Left Backs
New LB
Baines

Defensive/Centre Mids
Schneiderlin
Gueye
Rooney
Davies
Klaassen
Besic

Right Mid's
Bolasie
Lookman
Onyekuru
Lennon

Left Mid's
Siggurdsson
Vlasic
Sandro

Strikers
New ST
New ST
Niasse
DCL




When we look at that, we'll be losing robles and barkley because of their contracts and you'd think that mirallas, mccarthy and jagielka will be moved on (one of him or williams, rather than both, hopefully). That leaves us with a squad of 30 which i don't think is too much, especially give the amount of youth. Players like lennon and niasse have no real sell value and i think are useful to keep around the squad for that reason. We could possibly do with another top wide player if we're willing to let mirallas go, but i'd rather see how bolasie comes back and how the young wingers start developing first. That list of centre mids and DM's could possibly do with another addition, but overall i think that's a good core of 30 players. I don't agree with shouts of mass overhauls, we've had to do it for the last few years now, so we need a tad bit of stability, which is why senior players like williams, baines, lennon etc can be maintained and as fringe players.​

We absolutely cannot wait until the Summer to get a LB in. We have no idea how Baines is and frankly, I love the man, but he's done. I am surprised at how done he is, but kudos to a couple of you for spotting it last year. His defending is okay and he's a HUGE upgrade over Martina, but he's done.

I hope dearly we move on some of those DM and get an upgrade back there somehow to pair with Gana.

I also think you've got your sides mixed up. Bolassie prefers the left, Lookman definitely prefers the left as more of an inside forward, and Henry also usually plays on the left. I think Bolassie is the most comfortable on the other side, but he's a bad fit if we want Coleman or Kenny going forward providing width. Ross would be better. Maybe Lookman, who knows.

I would love two new CBs, too, but it's likely not going to happen unless again, we move Jags or someone else.

 

[tnc85]

He is on something like £160k a week mate. No thanks.

Oh ! Haha..

 

[CRIMHEAD]

There’s no way we should contemplate loaning/selling any players to any team below us - we are not out of the [Poor language removed] yet. We should only sell players who would weaken other sides - pack ya bags Mirallas

I'm with you on that one. We've been rather fortunate and although I hope we are now heading upwards, we haven't exactly been dominating. Loan 'em out elsewhere.

 

[blue to the bone]

its either them or West Ham. Both he'd get a game for every week, both would set up to get the ball to him as often as possible to make him look better.

Where else would he go on loan without moving out of London? Stoke perhaps?

Could always the premier league

 

[Sir Alan]

I want a player who creates something out of nothing, Bolasie does it but not consistently enough

 

[Nymzee]

I want a player who creates something out of nothing, Bolasie does it but not consistently enough

Bear Grylls

 

[blue to the bone]

Could always the premier league

Leave I meant

 

[Sir Alan]

Bear Grylls

£20 Million will do surely?

 

[OneTrueLegend]

I don't think Benteke will fetch anywhere near £30m, but I doubt Palace will sell him in Jan, but think he'll be gone next summer. Dembele is a gamble at a time when we really need a proven prem striker and for me it would be Giroud.

I think the way the money is now in the Premier League, he will go for £45m easily. Palace paid nearly £30m for him, they won’t let him go for less than they paid.

Linked with the left back from Lille for £20m, apparently they have to raise £23m or they will be docked points by their league.

Steven N’Zonzi again and Benteke. If we got all 3 of them I would say it is a decent window. I can’t see it though, probably struggle to get 1 of them

 

[Nymzee]

I think the way the money is now in the Premier League, he will go for £45m easily. Palace paid nearly £30m for him, they won’t let him go for less than they paid.

Linked with the left back from Lille for £20m, apparently they have to raise £23m or they will be docked points by their league.

Steven N’Zonzi again and Benteke. If we got all 3 of them I would say it is a decent window. I can’t see it though, probably struggle to get 1 of them

*CB

 

[streeky]

Loads more leaving than coming in, BFS has already quoted that this squad is way to big.

 

[ijjysmith]

We might sign a left back that nobody has ever heard of, but that will be our lot.

 

[Nymzee]

We might sign a left back that nobody has ever heard of, but that will be our lot.

There's never going to be a player we've not heard of on here, Ijj.

 

[ijjysmith]

There's never going to be a player we've not heard of on here, Ijj.

Sorry let me reword that,

We might sign a left back that only goons in here will pretend to have seen and watched all his games for FC Turbogash in the Uzbekistan top flight, but that will be our lot.

 

[toffeejack]

We absolutely cannot wait until the Summer to get a LB in. We have no idea how Baines is and frankly, I love the man, but he's done. I am surprised at how done he is, but kudos to a couple of you for spotting it last year. His defending is okay and he's a HUGE upgrade over Martina, but he's done.

I hope dearly we move on some of those DM and get an upgrade back there somehow to pair with Gana.

I also think you've got your sides mixed up. Bolassie prefers the left, Lookman definitely prefers the left as more of an inside forward, and Henry also usually plays on the left. I think Bolassie is the most comfortable on the other side, but he's a bad fit if we want Coleman or Kenny going forward providing width. Ross would be better. Maybe Lookman, who knows.

I would love two new CBs, too, but it's likely not going to happen unless again, we move Jags or someone else.

i think most of our wingers can play either side, but if i'm thinking siggurdsson is a shoe in to start, that's the left side taken. Myself i'd prefer him centre behind a target man with bolasie and lookman/sandro if he ever gets equipped to this league either side.