January Transfer Thread 2017

[Jags..class]

We need 6-7 new first-team players mate.

Given our new overlord himself said that we went for 7 players in this window just gone, I think it's safe to say Koeman is thinking along the same lines.

There a bunch of players on our first team that not good enough,the manager knows it and some of the players and they seems to have given up and maybe make it hard for Koeman rather then get stuck in. Disgraceful behaviour.

 

[Moomin]

I think the players are taking inspiration from Koeman and his part time job and the way he speaks lowly about us and thought " Why should I try? "

 

[jackyboy]

Interesting players that have expiring contracts in June:
GK: Adrian, Casillas, Adler, Costil, Ruddy, Hennessey
RB: Pablo Zabaleta, Branislav Ivanovic, Bacary Sagna, Antonio Valencia, Rafinha, Darijo Srna, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Joshua Brenet
CB: Thiago Silva, Mertesacker, Khacheridi, Alvaro Dominguez, Robin Knoche, Salvatore Bocchetti, Serdar Tasci, Dede, Holger Badstuber
LB: Jetro Willems, Gael Clichy, Andrew Robertson, Sead Kolasinac, Jaume Costa, Benoit Tremoulinas
DM: John Obi Mikel, Miguel Veloso, Sandro, Cheick Tiore, Dainele De Rossi, Jake Livermore, Vurnon Anita, Sebastian Rudy, Florian Grillitsch
AM: Fernandinho, Axel Witsel, Santi Cazorla, Yaya Toure, Keisuke Honda
RW: Jesus Navas, Arjen Robben, Alessio Cerci, Rachi Ghezzal, Luciano Narsingh, Ricardo Quaresma
LW: Taison, Paul-Georges Ntep, Erix Maxim Choupo-Moting
ST: Saido Berahino, Eder, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dominic Solanke

We should definetely try to get some of these.

Ones worth looking at imo

Some good shouts there. Lichtsteiner or Srna would be ace.

 

[bag a yoko]

Interesting players that have expiring contracts in June:
GK: Adrian, Casillas, Adler, Costil, Ruddy, Hennessey
RB: Pablo Zabaleta, Branislav Ivanovic, Bacary Sagna, Antonio Valencia, Rafinha, Darijo Srna, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Joshua Brenet
CB: Thiago Silva, Mertesacker, Khacheridi, Alvaro Dominguez, Robin Knoche, Salvatore Bocchetti, Serdar Tasci, Dede, Holger Badstuber
LB: Jetro Willems, Gael Clichy, Andrew Robertson, Sead Kolasinac, Jaume Costa, Benoit Tremoulinas
DM: John Obi Mikel, Miguel Veloso, Sandro, Cheick Tiore, Dainele De Rossi, Jake Livermore, Vurnon Anita, Sebastian Rudy, Florian Grillitsch
AM: Fernandinho, Axel Witsel, Santi Cazorla, Yaya Toure, Keisuke Honda
RW: Jesus Navas, Arjen Robben, Alessio Cerci, Rachi Ghezzal, Luciano Narsingh, Ricardo Quaresma
LW: Taison, Paul-Georges Ntep, Erix Maxim Choupo-Moting
ST: Saido Berahino, Eder, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Dominic Solanke

We should definetely try to get some of these.

Zlatan. Player/manager.

 

[royalblue66]

Hope there is no truth, that we are interested in Sissoko, Spurs

 

[BlueToff]

Who do you think survives from our strongest 11?

Williams, Gana, Bolasie and Lukaku?

Williams, Gana, Bolasie (just about - though obviously we should always be looking for improvement), Coleman (same as Bolasie), Barks (same again) and Lukaku.

So 5-7 first-team signings over the next few windows but that is with the caveat that, for example, Lukaku would stay.

He probably won't be staying past next summer.

 

[BlueToff]

Hope there is no truth, that we are interested in Sissoko, Spurs

That - I imagine - is just people putting 2 and 2 together pal.

We were in for him.

He went for Spurs.

So we must naturally be interested him considering he's flopped...

 

[BlueToff]

Some good shouts there. Lichtsteiner or Srna would be ace.

32 and 34 respectively...

 

[royalblue66]

That - I imagine - is just people putting 2 and 2 together pal.

We were in for him.

He went for Spurs.

So we must naturally be interested him considering he's flopped...

Hope you are right.

 

[ImKoneKoneKoneKone]

Some good shouts there. Lichtsteiner or Srna would be ace.

Srna will be 35 and Lichtsteiner will be 33, absolutely avoid those. We need good solid, reasonably aged players

 

[Mosh-pit]

Hope RK can convince Van Dijk to join, fantastic defender.

 

[BlueToff]

Hope you are right.

Where have you seen the rumours mate?

 

[BlueToff]

Srna will be 35 and Lichtsteiner will be 33, absolutely avoid those. We need good solid, reasonably aged players

Players in their prime really.

24-27/28 is fine by me.

I just want good players tbh

 

[bluestevon]

That - I imagine - is just people putting 2 and 2 together pal.

We were in for him.

He went for Spurs.

So we must naturally be interested him considering he's flopped...

Sissoko links will be pure jarg IMO
VVD Links where obvious ones - soon as he was asked about Koeman before the game and gave the answer he did about being in touch, lots of repsect etc etc - probably is an interest in him - and really one of the few links that you could see us putting a big bid in for trying to use the obvious close connection between Koeman and him to get him here - still think highly unlikely though as VVD will have teams that offer him more than we can - unless we really are willing to push the boat out and give him a stupendous wage - which we should but doubt we will.
Depay - again an easy link - but one that looks to have a bit of momentum and some leaks about it, think unless the scene changes for him at United then it will get done in January.
Bellotti - the young lad from Ajax and other striker links will IMO anyway be jarg punts by Journo's - we have the obvious need for a striekr so are an easy link - plus it helps fuel there round of Lukaku leaving for xyz stories as they can point the interest in his 'replacement' we are showing. we will probably be aftera striker in Jan - but doubt any of the links atm will be the one we go for.

CM is the interesting one as we are obviously going to try to bring someone in there, but who is up to speculation - not really any names being bandied about besides on here really (Strootman, Schneiderlin etc) so again like with the striker more likely we will go for someone off a walsh list who we will all have to frantically google on youtube to find out who the hell they are.

 

[ijjysmith]

Won one game in the last 10.
After a decent start , they are struggling now....just like us.

Lost once in the league like.

But my point is, yeah they signed Sissoko who is by all accounts a massive dud, but they've also signed the likes of Eriksen and I reckon we'd all like him.

I just wouldn't worry too much that we wanted Sissoko.