January Transfer Thread 2017

[abelard]

some Twitter wannabe ITK saying we are in for Hakim Ziyech for £14 million

"We've been told"

We, in the illustrious boardroom of "Toffee Elite" HQ, overseeing an extensive network of scouts, moles, and informants...

Do people make money from fake transfer news? Is what all those Macedonian teenagers are doing now that the US election is over?

Credit where it's due... fake footy news certainly turned out to be at the vanguard of what's happening now in politics.

 

[abelard]

Or we wait for sunderland to go down and pick him up on the cheap.

Cue an entire summer of whinging about "but he's a Championship player! where's the INTENT!" a la Gana 2016

 

[DaChunk]

Seems like we aren't very active at this moment.

 

[Zaschrona]

Or we wait for sunderland to go down and pick him up on the cheap.

There are rumours Man City may want him in summer. Better to buy him now.

 

[JLW]

There are rumours Man City may want him in summer. Better to buy him now.

Not surprised, they currently have the worst keeper in the league. Bombed Joe Hart for Bravo!!

 

[Nymzee]

9 in, 13 out by kick-off tomorrow.

Revolution.

 

[Eggs]

...Franck Kessie looks an exciting prospect;

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/579790/Franck-Kessie-Everton-Chelsea-transfer-news-gossip

 

[Eggs]

....appears we really wanted Delaney plus another mention for Kessie;

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...on-transfer-rumours-delaney-interest-12474527

 

[d4kyxx]

How much money can we spend this January before we have to sell? Ie financial fair play

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Depay deal sums up the market, has done nothing for 18 months and in theory his value and worth should decrease but no they get their money back. A wise decision to swerve this. Loan to buy was quite rightly our best option here.

cost united £31.6 million and selling him or giving him away for £15m plus add ons. in an inflated market, and it being january when prices get inflated more, they literally are giving him away.. i wonder why???

the money paid for depay is not far from what we paid for lookman.

the more i think about it, the more lookman must be impressing. hopefully koeman has realised we dont need depay now lookman is here

 

[Eggs]

"We've been told"

We, in the illustrious boardroom of "Toffee Elite" HQ, overseeing an extensive network of scouts, moles, and informants...

Do people make money from fake transfer news? Is what all those Macedonian teenagers are doing now that the US election is over?

Credit where it's due... fake footy news certainly turned out to be at the vanguard of what's happening now in politics.

.....at least somebody hasn't opened a Ziyech thread.

 

[Eggs]

How much money can we spend this January before we have to sell? Ie financial fair play

...as far as I know it's linked to salary rather than transfer fee. I also think we have plenty of scope in this window due to the Stones income.

 

[ham2]

.....at least somebody hasn't opened a Ziyech thread.

Yet

 

[Tel001]

From [Poor language removed]....

Could Slaven Bilic use Enner Valencia to tempt Everton into Gerard Deulofeu swap deal

West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic is desperate for signings this month and could use Enner Valencia's loan at Everton to his advantage.

Bilic, who played for both the Hammers and the Toffees, has endured a testing second season in charge in East London and now looks set to lose his star player Dimitri Payet.

The Sun reports that Hammers talisman Payet is desperate to return to former club Marseille as his wife has moved back to France with his children and he is homesick as a result.

The Hammers have repeatedly said they are under no pressure to sell and will not be bullied into losing their best player.

But Payet's relationship with the club's fans may now be beyond repair making an exit inevitable.

Co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold are believed to be holding out for at least £35 million before considering parting with a player who had been taken into the hearts of everyone connected with the club.

And while no deal has been agreed yet, it looks increasingly likely Bilic will have to plan the rest of the season without his main man.

The former Croatia boss was already desperate for new recruits in the January window regardless of the recent Payet bombshell.

West Ham have been criticised for a seemingly scatter gun approach to their transfer business with bids for Jermain Defoe, Robert Snodgrass, Glen Johnson and Moussa Dembele proving unsuccessful so far.

But the answer could be right under Bilic's nose if he uses Enner Valencia's season-long loan deal at Goodison Park to his advantage.

Valencia has no future at the London Stadium but has impressed of late after a slow start and a lack of game time under Ronald Koeman.

The Ecuadorian was praised by his boss after turning the recent game against Southampton on its head.

With Valencia's stock high on Merseyside, Bilic could offer the 2014 Brazil World Cup star as a makeweight in a move for attacking midfielder Gerard Deulofeu.

The 22-year-old has featured just 13 times in all competitions this season and has been linked with moves to AC Milan and Middlesbrough, as reported by Sky Sports.

With big summer signing Yannick Bolasie out for the season Koeman may be reluctant to leave Deulofeu leave.

But given the fact the former Barcelona youngster was brought to the club by Roberto Martinez and has rarely been used by his manager this term, a swap deal for West Ham's £12 million signing Valencia with some cash on top could prove tempting.

Gerry and 10m for payet

 

[MikeH72]

There are rumours Man City may want him in summer. Better to buy him now.

But he's not boss at spraying the ball from side to side so City won't want him.