January Transfer Thread 2017

[blulouie]

Witsel to China eh ?
Tells you all about his character , not whats required here.
Still have reservations about any player that shuns a decent standard to go and play in Russia in the first place.

 

[hktoffee]

Isn't money the reason that so many overseas players come to England? China is now upping the stakes and it will be interesting to see how this will affect the Premier League in the next 5 - 10 years.

But the standard of the league? A team can only have 4/5 foreigners is it? The rest are made up by local players. The stardard won't just pop up.

There is no way for footballing reason or honour if you go there. If you are finding retirement home with good money then yes.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Makes the whole joke of a summer even..i don't know if its funnier or worse.

The funny thing is that in the summer I actually had a bit of respect for him for deciding to wait for Juventus even though we were offering him more money, but you only go to China for one thing, and that's the money, looks like I misjudged him.

 

[Tin-Tin]

Witsel off to China

Have to laugh at the twitter responses which generally translate to 'Witsel done a dirty trick to Juve' hahaha.

I feel better knowing it wasnt just us - poor esk got hammered for saying he was ours and he ended up staying at Zenit. Well it looks like he's done the same to Juve.

 

[jonnyboy316]

we need a big rebuild to freshen up an ageing squad. There is no link between our midfield and attack. If we get a decent offer for Barkley I would now take it. I just can't see him developing that game intelligence. I think if we were to bring in someone like Siggurdson to play in the Barkley position it would instantly improve us

 

[jazzy]

So...

Lookman
Schneiderlin
Depay
+ CB/Striker

Would you be happy with that?

I still think the biggest challenges lie in getting the most from the players we have.

Granted, we don't seem to be playing for much other than 7th but its important that we see a visible improvement in results and performances, and try to achieve a run of form/consistency.

I would be ok with the above players, particularly an emerging talent such as Lookman but to be honest, I don't see any names linked that have gotten me really excited. As much as I like Schneiderlin, it's asking a lot for him to come in and transform our season if he is going to be the stand-out signing.

The above will cost £40-60m which is a bit sobering, and reflective of the prices in football these days. I see it as imperative that we try to shift as much deadwood/players with no future here as we can, as we are going to need the same level of expenditure over again in the summer. I would not be surprised if Barkley goes then, unless Moshiri is going to finance spending on a much bigger level than I anticipate.

To answer your question - I wouldn't be happy with that but would take it as the bare minimum that we need.

In truth we need a new keeper , centre back , 2 midfield players , a wide player / playmaker and striker all able to go right into the 1st eleven but I very much doubt that will happen in 1 window.

 

[Jeff Jones]

If we are serious about Depay and Schneiderlin I hope we get the business done early. They'll be cup tied if
Utd decide to use them against Reading next week.

 

[ijjysmith]

The January window is difficult to do anything in. I find it really hard to believe us, Everton who are notoriously crap and long at transfers will be getting serious numbers in. Or out for that matter.

I'd love to be proved wrong though.

 

[Petit]

The January window is difficult to do anything in. I find it really hard to believe us, Everton who are notoriously crap and long at transfers will be getting serious numbers in. Or out for that matter.

I'd love to be proved wrong though.

We'll sign Lookman to replace Bolasie.

I reckon that will be our only piece of business.

 

[billytoffee]

The funny thing is that in the summer I actually had a bit of respect for him for deciding to wait for Juventus even though we were offering him more money, but you only go to China for one thing, and that's the money, looks like I misjudged him.

Erm excuse me !!!

Crispy Duck
Ribs
Foo Yung
Sweet n Sour King Prawns
Fried Rice
Chow Mein
etc etc etc.........................

 

[Azza]

If we are serious about Depay and Schneiderlin I hope we get the business done early. They'll be cup tied if
Utd decide to use them against Reading next week.

We'll probably be out of the cup next week so it won't matter.

lol lol

 

[Toast]

So...

Lookman
Schneiderlin
Depay
+ CB/Striker

Would you be happy with that?

I still think the biggest challenges lie in getting the most from the players we have.

Granted, we don't seem to be playing for much other than 7th but its important that we see a visible improvement in results and performances, and try to achieve a run of form/consistency.

I would be ok with the above players, particularly an emerging talent such as Lookman but to be honest, I don't see any names linked that have gotten me really excited. As much as I like Schneiderlin, it's asking a lot for him to come in and transform our season if he is going to be the stand-out signing.

The above will cost £40-60m which is a bit sobering, and reflective of the prices in football these days. I see it as imperative that we try to shift as much deadwood/players with no future here as we can, as we are going to need the same level of expenditure over again in the summer. I would not be surprised if Barkley goes then, unless Moshiri is going to finance spending on a much bigger level than I anticipate.

Steve Walsh has the easiest job in football if these are his targets.

 

[mill]

Steve Walsh has the easiest job in football if these are his targets.

His job isn't just about picking transfers.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Erm excuse me !!!

Crispy Duck
Ribs
Foo Yung
Sweet n Sour King Prawns
Fried Rice
Chow Mein
etc etc etc.........................

God, you've made me hungry for a Chinese now.

 

[Bally8]

I can already sense that the incompetent blues are going to make a meal of this