January Transfer Window Thoughts & Rumours

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, Xen said:

He's been on a rolling 1-year contract at Nice. Something similar here with a reasonable wage and I'd consider it. Decent player if (big if) he can settle into the squad and put in the effort.

 

He's been disruptive wherever he's been. I don't think our young guys need someone like that in the changing room.

[hackneyfox]

Puel's version of Stan Collymore.

[Tielemans63]

Apparently Balotelli is off to Marseille. They're welcome to him. He's a lunatic and an overrated lunatic at that.

[hackneyfox]

He is a lunatic but may have calmed down.

Can score goals and is good in the air.

Scores penalties for fun.

[mozartfox]

Bellendoteli ??     Might be worth a punt on an hourly rolling contract basis.  He would most likely destroy the dressing room if he came in on a Euro Millions Contract.  Not sure he Tops kind of Human being.

[weller54]

29 minutes ago, hackneyfox said:

He is a lunatic but may have calmed down.

Can score goals and is good in the air.

Scores penalties for fun.

Unlike our lot who miss them for fun!! 

...Mahrezesque! 

[Countryfox]

2 hours ago, SlaneyLCFC said:

DM transfer section says us and West ham are outside tips for Balotelli who is potentially off to Newcastle

 

Would anyone here actually take a gamble on him?

 

Not on your nelly ....

 

(Sorry for the strong language).

[urban.spaceman]

23 hours ago, SlaneyLCFC said:

DM transfer section says us and West ham are outside tips for Balotelli who is potentially off to Newcastle

 

Would anyone here actually take a gamble on him?

I wouldn’t, and I don’t believe for a second we would either. That’s just the kind of lazy reporting you get from newspapers during transfer windows these days. 

[Deebhoy]

On 02/01/2019 at 12:47, STUHILL said:

A striker is an absolute must. Someone who can hold the ball up and offer us an aerial threat.

Did we not have a striker like that in Slimani?

[siraaj_lcfc]

Will be a shame to see Silva go. We know that he is a class player with tons of xperience. Just hasn't been given the chance to prove himself. Doesn't help that City and Sporting made a dogs dinner over the transfer and we expected too much of a replacement for Drinkwater. 

Doesn't take away from the fact that he is brilliant. Will miss him and it is disappointing. Was looking forward to seeing special things from him.

 

Same situation with Iborra. I liked watching him. I think he gave us something different. He could pass a ball and was an aeriel threat but I think is better suited to Spain. He's not bad, winning 3 consecutive Europa Leagues proves that.  Another good opportunity gone wrong. 

Edited 5 January 2019 by siraaj_lcfc

[cropstonfox]

18 minutes ago, siraaj_lcfc said:

Will be a shame to see Silva go. We know that he is a class player with tons of xperience. Just hasn't been given the chance to prove himself. Doesn't help that City and Sporting made a dogs dinner over the transfer and we expected too much of a replacement for Drinkwater. 

Doesn't take away from the fact that he is brilliant. Will miss him and it is disappointing. Was looking forward to seeing special things from him.

 

Same situation with Iborra. I liked watching him. I think he gave us something different. He could pass a ball and was an aeriel threat but I think is better suited to Spain. He's not bad, winning 3 consecutive Europa Leagues proves that.  Another good opportunity gone wrong. 

 

 

No perhaps we were trying sign players based on past form.Not present form.selling clubs have had our pants

down

Edited 5 January 2019 by cropstonfox

[urban.spaceman]

1 hour ago, siraaj_lcfc said:

Will be a shame to see Silva go. We know that he is a class player with tons of xperience. Just hasn't been given the chance to prove himself. Doesn't help that City and Sporting made a dogs dinner over the transfer and we expected too much of a replacement for Drinkwater. 

Doesn't take away from the fact that he is brilliant. Will miss him and it is disappointing. Was looking forward to seeing special things from him.

 

Same situation with Iborra. I liked watching him. I think he gave us something different. He could pass a ball and was an aeriel threat but I think is better suited to Spain. He's not bad, winning 3 consecutive Europa Leagues proves that.  Another good opportunity gone wrong. 

That’s football I’m afraid. Silva can consider himself very unlucky in terms of what happened with registering his transfer - that’s all our fault, though FIFA’s stance was and still is a disgrace. And he’s unlucky on a second count in that the manager who actually wanted him got sacked before he could play him. 

 

I don't buy into the narrative that Puel’s treated him badly - he had plenty of game time last season:

1	01.01.2018	Premier League	Huddersfield Town (H)	3 - 0
2	06.01.2018	FA Cup 3	Fleetwood Town (A)	0 - 0
3	16.01.2018	FA Cup 3 rep	Fleetwood Town (H)	2 - 0
4	20.01.2018	Premier League	Watford (H)	2 - 0
5	27.01.2018	FA Cup 4	Peterborough United (A)	5 - 1
6	03.02.2018	Premier League	Swansea City (H)	1 - 1
7	10.02.2018	Premier League	Manchester City (A)	1 - 5
8	03.03.2018	Premier League	Bournemouth (H)	1 - 1
9	18.03.2018	FA Cup 6	Chelsea (H)	1 - 2
10	07.04.2018	Premier League	Newcastle United (H)	1 - 2
11	14.04.2018	Premier League	Burnley (A)	1 - 2
12	19.04.2018	Premier League	Southampton (H)	0 - 0
13	28.04.2018	Premier League	Crystal Palace (A)	0 - 5
14	05.05.2018	Premier League	West Ham United (H)	0 - 2
15	09.05.2018	Premier League	Arsenal (H)	3 - 1
16	13.05.2018	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur (A)	4 - 5
17	10.08.2018	Premier League	Manchester United (A)	1 - 2
18	18.08.2018	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)	2 - 0
19	28.08.2018	League Cup 2	Fleetwood Town (H)	4 - 0
20	25.09.2018	League Cup 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	0 - 0
21	27.11.2018	League Cup 4	Southampton (H)	0 - 0

Puel has a certain philosophy and sadly Silva just doesn’t fit it. It’s not Puel’s fault that he prefers Mendy for that role. He shouldn’t be forced to play him, especially if he’s too old to adapt to the league. Silva needs to move on for the sake of his career. Hopefully we’ll get a few bob back for him. 

 

The aaddest thing is that his current Premier League appearances stands at 14 

[lgfualol]

1 hour ago, Deebhoy said:

Did we not have a striker like that in Slimani?

Vardy doesnt like Slim

[Foxxed]

16 hours ago, lgfualol said:

Vardy doesnt like Slim

It's a bit worrying Vardy can demand we get rid of Slimani. On the other hand Vardy's our only decent striker and our most loved player.

[Foxxed]

17 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

That’s football I’m afraid. Silva can consider himself very unlucky in terms of what happened with registering his transfer - that’s all our fault, though FIFA’s stance was and still is a disgrace. And he’s unlucky on a second count in that the manager who actually wanted him got sacked before he could play him. 

 

I don't buy into the narrative that Puel’s treated him badly - he had plenty of game time last season:

1	01.01.2018	Premier League	Huddersfield Town (H)	3 - 0
2	06.01.2018	FA Cup 3	Fleetwood Town (A)	0 - 0
3	16.01.2018	FA Cup 3 rep	Fleetwood Town (H)	2 - 0
4	20.01.2018	Premier League	Watford (H)	2 - 0
5	27.01.2018	FA Cup 4	Peterborough United (A)	5 - 1
6	03.02.2018	Premier League	Swansea City (H)	1 - 1
7	10.02.2018	Premier League	Manchester City (A)	1 - 5
8	03.03.2018	Premier League	Bournemouth (H)	1 - 1
9	18.03.2018	FA Cup 6	Chelsea (H)	1 - 2
10	07.04.2018	Premier League	Newcastle United (H)	1 - 2
11	14.04.2018	Premier League	Burnley (A)	1 - 2
12	19.04.2018	Premier League	Southampton (H)	0 - 0
13	28.04.2018	Premier League	Crystal Palace (A)	0 - 5
14	05.05.2018	Premier League	West Ham United (H)	0 - 2
15	09.05.2018	Premier League	Arsenal (H)	3 - 1
16	13.05.2018	Premier League	Tottenham Hotspur (A)	4 - 5
17	10.08.2018	Premier League	Manchester United (A)	1 - 2
18	18.08.2018	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)	2 - 0
19	28.08.2018	League Cup 2	Fleetwood Town (H)	4 - 0
20	25.09.2018	League Cup 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)	0 - 0
21	27.11.2018	League Cup 4	Southampton (H)	0 - 0

Puel has a certain philosophy and sadly Silva just doesn’t fit it. It’s not Puel’s fault that he prefers Mendy for that role. He shouldn’t be forced to play him, especially if he’s too old to adapt to the league. Silva needs to move on for the sake of his career. Hopefully we’ll get a few bob back for him. 

 

The aaddest thing is that his current Premier League appearances stands at 14 

Silva played 780 minutes last season. In comparison, Evans had the same this season and came good about four matches ago. Diabate had fewer minutes last season then was relegaed to the u23s this season. Silva's had his chances compared to our other players but hasn't succeeded. Everyone is certain Silva's a good player but he's never excelled either for us or in this league.

Edited 6 January 2019 by Foxxed

[moore_94]

Chelsea close to signing 2 new midfielders in Paredes and Barella

 

Should be straight in with a loan with option to buy on Loftus-Cheek / Drinkwater

[rachhere]

2 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Chelsea close to signing 2 new midfielders in Paredes and Barella

 

Should be straight in with a loan with option to buy on Loftus-Cheek / Drinkwater

That's crazy! I admire Loftus-Cheek's loyalty to Chelsea, but he's got to realise that they aren't rewarding him for it. Would absolutely love to see him come to us. 

[Nick]

2 minutes ago, rachhere said:

That's crazy! I admire Loftus-Cheek's loyalty to Chelsea, but he's got to realise that they aren't rewarding him for it. Would absolutely love to see him come to us. 

They’d want circa 45 million, surely.

[moore_94]

1 minute ago, Swan Lesta said:

They’d want circa 45 million, surely.

Would probably need to hope he would kick up a fuss and push to leave cheaper

 

He has done well when he has played for Chelsea this season

 

Imagine he see’s Fabregas leaving and thinks this is his chance to make a mark at Chelsea then they go out and sign 2 more centre mids? Got to be a kick in the teeth

[Ric Flair]

11 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Chelsea close to signing 2 new midfielders in Paredes and Barella

 

Should be straight in with a loan with option to buy on Loftus-Cheek / Drinkwater

Paredes, we had the chance to get him 2 years ago and opted not to. PRATS

[KFS]

RLC would be perfect for us.

[moore_94]

4 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Paredes, we had the chance to get him 2 years ago and opted not to. PRATS

Zenit paid around £25million for him, Chelsea are rumoured to be paying close to £50million for him now

[Nicolo Barella]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Chelsea close to signing 2 new midfielders in Paredes and Barella

 

Should be straight in with a loan with option to buy on Loftus-Cheek / Drinkwater

They won't get both, and they aren't direct competition for RLC, that would be Kanté/Jorginho's competitors. The most attacking CM slot is currently populated by Kovacic, RLC, and Barkley, with Kanté and Jorginho taking up the other two spots with Fabregas on his way out and Drinkwater frozen out.

 

Barella especially is not an attacking mid, and the addition of either would solely be to take the onus of distribution and build up off of Jorginho so teams can't easily freeze out their distribution like we did.

 

This means RLC is still competing with the same two mids for his spot in the starting lineup (Barkley and Kovacic), a situation which he is fine to try and break into currently. This winter window doesn't seem to be changing the status quo.

[Deeg67]

I'd happily take Cesc Fabergas on loan for the rest of the season, but I doubt he'd come to Leicester.

[foxes21]

1 hour ago, KFS said:

RLC would be perfect for us.

 

1 hour ago, rachhere said:

That's crazy! I admire Loftus-Cheek's loyalty to Chelsea, but he's got to realise that they aren't rewarding him for it. Would absolutely love to see him come to us. 

 

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Chelsea close to signing 2 new midfielders in Paredes and Barella

 

Should be straight in with a loan with option to buy on Loftus-Cheek / Drinkwater

Loftus-Cheek has a recurring back injury. We’d be spending 30m+ on an injury prone player.