January Transfer Thread 2017

[Number_25]

Have we signed anyone yet?

Lookman.

 

[hetion]

£35mil would be the definition of a bargain.

Amazing to write that...imagine thinking that a couple of years ago.

I'm very suspicious of italian news sources but if he really is available for £35m we should do that in a flipping heartbeat.

 

[DRM]

Belgian keeper Koen Casteels of Wolfsburg would be a great buy. He's a great talented keeper and started the season really well but after the arrival of a new coach was put out f the team. When they were both playing in the youth division of Genk he was always considered to be better than Courteois.

 

[bol-uk]

Think his stats say otherwise mate, also can't believe how many clubs he's been at for a 24 year old lad.

Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Lyon 10 (0)
2012 → Bologna (loan) 8 (0)
2012–2013 Parma 33 (8)
2013–2014 Internazionale 8 (0)
2014 → Livorno (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2015 Parma 23 (1)
2015–2016 Baniyas Club 23 (11)
2016– Standard Liège 14 (6)

2 loans and Parma went banckrupt. So 5 proper clubs.

He is an attacking winger not a striker.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

Walsh has probably been responsible for 2 of our signings so far. Gueye and Lookman. The rest have been Koeman. Morgan, Fonte, Depay and the likes will also be Koemans choices if any happen as well. Yes Walsh will be involved in these signings but I don't think we will see the benefits of his scouting for a window or 2 yet. As a DOF he will be working on Koeman's choices, as a scout he will still be coming up with his own. If Lookman turns out a good buy as some suggest then that will be a pretty good record for starters.

This exactly.

There are two roles for Walsh IMO, finding the players that Koeman requires, im sure they will work together on this.
Then walsh will have another list of finding the best young talent for the future.
So say we have £100m to spend, we pay £25 for morgan, £35 for manolas and £25m for depay. That leaves Walsh with £10m for lookman and another £5m to find a young prospect from lower leagues for whatever position needs covering in say three years.

The above may explain why we are haggling over £2-3m for morgan. Of course just my opinion and £100m as an example.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

2 loans and Parma went banckrupt. So 5 proper clubs.

He is an attacking winger not a striker.

I've never seen him play to tell the truth mate, never even heard of him till he was linked with us.

The links on the net all have him down as a striker, seems to be a bit of a big lump for a winger as well at 6' 4".

 

[ham2]

I'm very suspicious of italian news sources but if he really is available for £35m we should do that in a flipping heartbeat.

We would bid 34m and argue like mad over the other 1m

 

[Deleted member 24970]

Belgian keeper Koen Casteels of Wolfsburg would be a great buy. He's a great talented keeper and started the season really well but after the arrival of a new coach was put out f the team. When they were both playing in the youth division of Genk he was always considered to be better than Courteois.

Ruffier or hart for now.

2 loans and Parma went banckrupt. So 5 proper clubs.

He is an attacking winger not a striker.

Belfodil started as a striker. He was behind Lisandro Lopez at the beginning. Lisandro replaced benzema as I recall it.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

I'm very suspicious of italian news sources but if he really is available for £35m we should do that in a flipping heartbeat.

Our media have him linked with a £47.5m move to Man U.

 

[bol-uk]

I've never seen him play to tell the truth mate, never even heard of him till he was linked with us.

The links on the net all have him down as a striker, seems to be a bit of a big lump for a winger as well at 6' 4".

Mate, nor have I! LOL

Just think he may be better than what we have playing on the left behind Rom

 

[AaronTheBlue]

If belfodil can come in and do a decent job for us I don't care for how many clubs he has played for and who they were.

 

[Kinghowie]

I agree Lookman looks good. I would say he looks as good as Rooney did at the same time in his development. Could be a massive star. Has skill, a nice touch can score, dribble, is creative. He is the future new Wayne Rooney to me but I think we had him on our radar before Walsh. Just didn't have the money before Moshiri.

Tell me, have you ever seen Lookman play? If so, how many times? Because to say he's as good as Rooney was at the same stage in his development is quite a ridiculous thing to say. Lookman is 19. Rooney had made his England debut at 17, scored 4 goals for his Country in Euro 2004, scored THAT goal v Arsenal before his 17th birthday, moved to Utd for 26m at 18, scored a hatrick on his Champions League debut at 18, he'd also scored 26 Prem goals at the age Lookman is now. Not that similar to me.
I'm excited as any on here about what I've READ about him, I've never seen him, I doubt many of us have apart from a few YouTube clips.

 

[BlueToff]

let's just get Snides in first like

 

[Efcjake]

The only name that gives me a twinge in the pants is Manolas. Arsed about Fonte, Schneiderlin, Belfodil, and Depay.

 

[chippy1722]

Tell me, have you ever seen Lookman play? If so, how many times? Because to say he's as good as Rooney was at the same stage in his development is quite a ridiculous thing to say. Lookman is 19. Rooney had made his England debut at 17, scored 4 goals for his Country in Euro 2004, scored THAT goal v Arsenal before his 17th birthday, moved to Utd for 26m at 18, scored a hatrick on his Champions League debut at 18, he'd also scored 26 Prem goals at the age Lookman is now. Not that similar to me.
I'm excited as any on here about what I've READ about him, I've never seen him, I doubt many of us have apart from a few YouTube clips.

If Lookman matches that in next 10 years he will have done well, nowhere near the same level as Rooney, but very few were at 18.