January 2018 transfer window thread.

[Stuartisitc1878]

Spur's Dembele would be ideal.

He was incredible against us at Wembley.... that said everyone is incredible against us so hardly a great achievement

 

[CairnsToffee]

Easier to lash another £50m on 29 year olds because they are "Premier league proven"

Well said, most sense you have posted in months!

 

[Eggs]

..I reckon that’s 3 Lille players we’ve been linked with in this window; Adama Soumaoro, Martin Terrier and now Boubakary Soumare. Little wonder Walsh was at their game last week.

 

[CairnsToffee]

I think what happens was Koeman got a pick and then Walsh got a pick. Neither men got on with each other so there was no coherent strategy.

What is worse is that looks like what has happened again this summer. Tosun was picked by Walsh and Walcott by Sam.

There's no way if Tosun was rated by Sam he would have been subbed after 60mins in his first 2 games or that Sam would have said what he did in the media when he answer the Niasse question.

I would actually like a decent coach to be brought in before we sell these players for massive losses. We haven't really tried them in another system other than defend deep and hoof.

Actually Sam tried to bring Tosun to Palace, so I believe Tosun is a Sam signing

 

[mkrudden]

Dembele is brilliant at carrying the ball though?

He's one of the best central midfielders in the league.
Fantasy signing.
Are there any similar out there?

 

[matty1878]

He was incredible against us at Wembley.... that said everyone is incredible against us so hardly a great achievement

We ain’t signing him.

 

[CairnsToffee]

We don't need physicality in midfield, we need someone to get the ball and control the play!

Excellent call, we haven't replaced Ross, believed we had when we bought Klaassen in, and Jesus how wrong can you be!.

Still hopeful that Davies can do that job but he has stunk most of the season

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Spur's Dembele would be ideal.

Would be unbelievable, but considering he's an important player for Spurs it'd never happen.

 

[ijjysmith]

He's one of the best central midfielders in the league.
Fantasy signing.
Are there any similar out there?

There's about 29 Moussa Dembeles!

 

[BlueToff]

Spur's Dembele would be ideal.

And we'd be able to sign him how, mate?

 

[BlueToff]

Excellent call, we haven't replaced Ross, believed we had when we bought Klaassen in, and Jesus how wrong can you be!.

Still hopeful that Davies can do that job but he has stunk most of the season

I did say all along like I didn't know why people were thinking Klaassen was Ross' replacement

 

[Zatara]

He's one of the best central midfielders in the league.
Fantasy signing.
Are there any similar out there?

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ry-soumare-the-lowdown-on-the-man-city-target

The bloke were linked with...

 

[Zatara]

I did say all along like I didn't know why people were thinking Klaassen was Ross' replacement

I did say all along we shouldn't sign him

 

[orly]

I did say all along we shouldn't sign him

The Klaassen thread is a wonderful insight into those that understand the footballs, and those that don't.

 

[BlueToff]

Some physicality would be nice in terms of winning the ball, but pace, control, and the ability to run with the ball up the field.

Matuidi would've been awesome when he was available this summer, even if he's old. That type of player. N'Zonzi is a bit too defensive, but with Gana he might take more risks. Doucoure is a younger version. That type of player is what we need in midfield.

Watch him against Atleti tonight if you get chance.

He was superb for Sevilla against them last week away from home. Controlled their play from deep and got forward when he could.

He was brilliant for them again at the weekend and Montella seems to be really keen to use him.

He's turned into one of the best all-round midfielders in LaLiga. He's very good on the ball, but because he played as a holding player for Stoke he's labelled as a defensive player.

He's not a playmaker in the typical sense but he's more than capable of controlling a game.

That being said, he had Nasri next to him last year and Banega this year to help then probe through defences. But I think we have that player in Rooney.

Nzonzi would bring a lot of what our midfield lacks.