January Transfer Thread 2020

[Barnfred 55]

I assume we’re supposed to know who that’s referring to?

He has a head shaped like a 50p piece, but I don't think that's made of tin.

 

[Del-boy]

I’d seriously question our transfer strategy if we signed James. We need to sign younger players that can add value as they play.

 

[Azza]

The name at the top of the list this transfer window...



James Rodriquez.



Watch this space.

Those questions were funny but his responses were even better.

The way he was talking it was as if nothing is off limits.


James Rodriquez incoming!

You can thank me later.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Has any current Colombian looked consistently good playing for their club team?

Big Yerald

 

[Saint Domingo]

Rodriguez would immediately be our best player. He’s got a ridiculous talent, it just didn’t always show at Bayern but Ancelotti had him playing well at Madrid.

 

[little elfin]

Something we lack for a long time is the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work...
aka creativity lol

 

[TheBigIguana]

I’d seriously question our transfer strategy if we signed James. We need to sign younger players that can add value as they play.

That's definitely fair. I think James is at a level that if the deal is there you do it. It's not the same as what we did with Sigurdsson to me because the player is just that much better.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Atletico Madrid join Mertens chase

Dries Mertens has not agreed a Napoli extension, so Atletico Madrid have joined the list of clubs interested in the Belgian hitman. His contract is due to expire at the end of the season and there is a €10m release clause valid for the first 10 days in January, only for clubs outside of Italy...

www.football-italia.net

Dries Mertens has not agreed a Napoli extension, so Atletico Madrid have joined the list of clubs interested in the Belgian hitman.
His contract is due to expire at the end of the season and there is a €10m release clause valid for the first 10 days in January, only for clubs outside of Italy.
Inter, Manchester United, Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton and teams in China have all been linked with a bid for Mertens.
Now Spanish newspaper AS claims Atletico Madrid are also keeping an eye on his situation, seeing him as an alternative to Edinson Cavani from Paris Saint-Germain.
Mertens is 32 years old and only started playing as a centre-forward under Maurizio Sarri, but remains a winger for Belgium.
It remains to be seen where he’ll feature under new Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso’s 4-3-3 formation, but he has scored nine goals with four assists in 22 competitive games so far this season.

I'd take him on a 2.5 year contract provided we can get rid of Tosun. He's still a class player and our young strikers could learn a lot from him. Can play in a front 2, across a front 3 or on the wing so is very versatile. Wages could be a problem as he'll be looking for a big final payday. Bottom line is he'll certainly improve our squad and arguably our starting XI too.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Big Yerald

He's been far from consistent.

 

[chippy1722]

He's on £270k pw at Real Madrid.

Take it as not happening then.

We’re getting the one from Burnley instead.

 

[bol-uk]

Is it bad that I already check this page every 20 minutes for "news"?

 

[SerenityNigh]

He's been far from consistent.

Consistently Everton’s best player

 

[havrey0123]

Would be a great marquee signing, these are the kind of players needed if ancelotti is to move forward.

 

[everton fan number one]

Signing James Rodriguez would wake me up from the coma I went into when we announced Ancelotti.

 

[DaChunk]

Didn't Hamez' career stall a little bit? Is he still good?