January 2023 Transfer Thread

[SlugTrail]

1 hour ago, Ronnie Whelan said:

 

With Jurgen there, you have to believe he will turn it around and this season could be one of those ones that you look back on and think okay it was shit but it was a springboard. 

 

I'm probably being ridiculously positive but I don't believe we would prioritise Gakpo for 40 odd million, as good as he is and as good a steal that he is for that price, if we don't have something big lined up for midfield. My gut is that it's Bellingham in the summer - the way he was with Hendo and Trent at the World Cup just seemed to me like a lad who was enjoying being with future team mates. Regardless of whether FSG stay or go, he adds to the value of the club and is as close to a guaranteed success as you can get from a new player. I mean you look at Enzo Fernandez who is arguably better than Belligham and him acting the knobhead with Benfica - you just don't seem to get that shite with Bellingham and that will be noted by Jurgen, as much as how good a player he is.

 

 

The problem is Bellingham is not.going.to move to a non CL club.

[AHA]

Anyone give any credence to links of Bobby to Sao Paulo. Never heard of the source so don’t know if reliable

 

[Red74]

There’s no risk to Bellingham if he comes to us, CL or not. 
 

He gets the opportunity to become the main man, taking over the sullied no 8 shirt and making it great again and being a major part of the renaissance playing for one of the most iconic teams on the planet with a manager to match, whereas at Madrid and city he could be just another expensive player who blends into the background. 

 

He’s got years on his side to go to Spain and try his luck there further down the line.

 

Print, sign and date on the dotted line Jude. 

[Megadrive Man]

32 minutes ago, SlugTrail said:

The problem is Bellingham is not.going.to move to a non CL club.

 

We were his number one choice last summer, and Real Madrid have come out today and said that the player has had bigger financial offers but has got a clear idea where he wants to play, which suggests it can only be us.

 

As you say though, I can't see him coming here if we're not in the Champions League and I can't see FSG paying what it takes without the champions league money either.

 

I think he will end up at City now.

[an tha]

It is bad enough that you can struggle to attract/convince players to join without CL footy....it is much, much worse though if you don't try properly....

[Nolongerathletic]

37 minutes ago, SlugTrail said:

The problem is Bellingham is not.going.to move to a non CL club.

Surely if that was key for him he would have jumped from Dortmund, as not winning CL with them any time soon...idea that player makes mind up on that premise is for the birds, albeit agents/media push the spin I imagine. 

 

Can't see it happening anyway and until we stop spewing up chances and looking so vulnerable to any team in the Premiership like we did V Brentford, doesn't matter who we sign. They had the ball in the net 5 times, Allison stopped another and that had nothing to do with midfield, technique, ability...it was a combined lack of responsibility by the players on the pitch not doing job. 

[Scott_M]

 

Also, I see now that their bid for Fernandes seems to have collapsed that they might be moving for him.

 

I wonder if like Diaz & Gakpo, if we’d be forced to move rather than losing out on him?

[Babb'sBurstNad]

22%, glad to see you're charging.

[Scott_M]

This should be a laugh…

 

[Scott_M]

Interesting.

 

[Josef Svejk]

5 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

This should be a laugh…

 

 

[Scott_M]

[Lee909]

13 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

This should be a laugh…

 

 

 

Caicedo

Others are already starting rumours

 

Going to have a great midfield for our assault on the Europa Conference 2023/24

[Lee909]

 

 

 

[Scott_M]

5 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

 

Caicedo

Others are already starting rumours

 

Going to have a great midfield for our assault on the Europa Conference 2023/24

It wouldn’t at all surprise me if it’s linked to Caicedo and the change in his agents.

 

That burk Grizz Khan was saying something on that earlier.

[Lee909]

4 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

It wouldn’t at all surprise me if it’s linked to Caicedo and the change in his agents.

 

That burk Grizz Khan was saying something on that earlier.

 

They all just copy each other and then some blert on a website says it before sky and the daily newspaper repeat it. 

[sir roger]

39 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Interesting.

 

 

He's a bit slow like, but concrete is a bit harsh

[Scott_M]

18 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

They all just copy each other and then some blert on a website says it before sky and the daily newspaper repeat it. 

We all guessed it. An absolutely nothing tweet. 
 

[Josef Svejk]

3 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

We all guessed it. An absolutely nothing tweet. 
 

 

[sir roger]

Can't believe I stayed awake for that shite

[Babb'sBurstNad]

In the absence of any other good news I'm going to blindly believe it.

[Ronnie Whelan]

5 hours ago, SlugTrail said:

The problem is Bellingham is not.going.to move to a non CL club.

Think we could attract him regardless. We have a huge standing in the game and arguably the most iconic manager. He knows how good he is, so would recognise that he can make a huge difference to a very talented squad that needs a bit of a lift to keep it from going into terminal decline.

 

I could be completely wrong but he didn't seem overly close to the City players when with England. That could mean nothing but my gut is that he has developed friendships with Trent and Hendo.

 

We have spent big under FSG at times - yeah we have balanced the books big time, but I do think that someone like Bellingham is a no brainer as a signing. Probably a future England captain and brings in a lot of revenue. A well rounded and down to earth lad. Gigantic resale value.

[sir roger]

I can't imagine Mrs Henderson will want him here the way he was looking at Hendo after his goal in the WC

[3 Stacks]

I like Caicedo but you can tell he's one of those players where even if we rate him, we'll bow out when Brighton tell us the price. He doesn't have the Bellingham aura. I think he's got the profile to be the glue in midfield at a big club, though. 

[an tha]

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