Other clubs transfers- Jan 2025

[Adster]

30 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

 

We should have been all over this!

 

If he's gone Sunderland, we really shouldn't be. 

Edited 11 January by Adster

[Tommy Fresh]

2 minutes ago, Adster said:

If he's gone Sunderland, we really shouldn't be. 

Just linked up with his old manager hasn't he, don't think it's necessarily an ability problem

[HankMarvin]

NEMANJA MATIC is reportedly a shock January transfer target for Ipswich Town

[Lambert09]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

NEMANJA MATIC is reportedly a shock January transfer target for Ipswich Town

Ipswich make some good signings but on the other hand, they are a bit like a kid on football manager. I’ve heard of every player they’ve signed and that’s rare in football these days. 
 

kalvin Phillips and matic 

[em9999]

1 minute ago, Lambert09 said:

Ipswich make some good signings but on the other hand, they are a bit like a kid on football manager. I’ve heard of every player they’ve signed and that’s rare in football these days. 
 

kalvin Phillips and matic 

Matic must be about 98 

[HankMarvin]

2 minutes ago, em9999 said:

Matic must be about 98 

About 2 years younger than Vardy

[BKLFox]

On 08/01/2025 at 22:03, FrankieADZ said:

my word

 

Seems this is not cut and dried just yet as transfer stalls, I wonder if Everton have tried to gazump them with a higher bid.

[chris1232]

3 hours ago, BKLFox said:

Seems this is not cut and dried just yet as transfer stalls, I wonder if Everton have tried to gazump them with a higher bid.

I think the transfer will go through know, villa have just signed malen as a replacement

[Muzzy_no7]

1 hour ago, chris1232 said:

I think the transfer will go through know, villa have just signed malen as a replacement

Weird choice by Malen.

 He’s desperate to be a main man up front so joins Emerys Villa where he will be behind Duran and Watkins up front and Rogers on the left. 

[JimJams]

2 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Weird choice by Malen.

 He’s desperate to be a main man up front so joins Emerys Villa where he will be behind Duran and Watkins up front and Rogers on the left. 

There's always rumours kicking around about Duran. Which is bizarre tbh, but maybe they're looking to offload one?

[FrankieADZ]

Celtic and Lens have put bids in for Louie Barry

£5mil and £5mil add ons with buy back from celtic

£6mil and add ons from Lens

[DezFox]

11 hours ago, FrankieADZ said:

Celtic and Lens have put bids in for Louie Barry

£5mil and £5mil add ons with buy back from celtic

£6mil and add ons from Lens

Given we will be in champs next year, he would be great for us. 

makes too much sense to even consider. 

Edited 17 January by DezFox

[coolhandfox]

49 minutes ago, DezFox said:

Given we will be in champs next year, he would be great for us. 

makes too much sense to even consider. 

100% they would crank up the price if we wanted him. 

[StriderHiryu]

 

 

We were linked earlier in the season. He might not have been good, but at this price, you can take a punt. He is quite similar to Skipp in terms of profile, so if we had gotten him for say 5M compared to the Skipp fee, it would have left the squad in a better posiiton overall.

[Cropwellfox]

2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

 

 

We were linked earlier in the season. He might not have been good, but at this price, you can take a punt. He is quite similar to Skipp in terms of profile, so if we had gotten him for say 5M compared to the Skipp fee, it would have left the squad in a better posiiton overall.

Just shows you the absolute ineptitude of our football administrators, Moder is a better player than Skipp and highly likely would have cost 15% of the fee. Maybe they took the learnings from the last relegation ‘review’ and decided they could actually be even more shambolic. 

[lcfc_forever]

10 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

 

 

We were linked earlier in the season. He might not have been good, but at this price, you can take a punt. He is quite similar to Skipp in terms of profile, so if we had gotten him for say 5M compared to the Skipp fee, it would have left the squad in a better posiiton overall.

Fully agree. Sounded like Skipp was a Cooper signing as he worked with him at youth level. 

 

We so need a director of football who leads the strategy, rather than leaving it to the manager and then the club keeps chopping and changing, leaving players bought for big money on the sidelines. 

[JimJams]

Take a look at how everybody felt in the Moder thread from the summer and tell me anybody would have been happy getting him for £5mill.

 

 

Edited 17 January by JimJams

[chris1232]

 

[Lesta Legend]

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

I think our board have just given up. Can't see us bringing in more than 1 player who's good enough to start most games. 

 

We're playing like we're down.

[JimJams]

Nuamah doesn't exactly help them score goals though does he?

[HankMarvin]

Nacho linked to wolves and Leeds 

[Jon the Hat]

On 08/01/2025 at 19:45, RowlattsFox said:

Someone will need to explain to me how clubs like Bournemouth can successfully manage FFP, or at least it seems that way. Sold Solanke but can't think any other big sales. They don't have trouble convincing players to join them. 

Probably because they have not won anything or been in Europe, they don't have players knocking down the door demanding pay rises to stay.  They have no ambition to be much more than mid table survival team.  It will work until it doesn't.  When they get relegated again it won't be a disaster.  They will never win the league or FA Cup though.

[Jazzy_Jeff]

6 hours ago, Jon the Hat said:

Probably because they have not won anything or been in Europe, they don't have players knocking down the door demanding pay rises to stay.  They have no ambition to be much more than mid table survival team.  It will work until it doesn't.  When they get relegated again it won't be a disaster.  They will never win the league or FA Cup though.

Nail on the head.

 

These rules basically prevent clubs outside the “big 6” being able to have a go at breaking in.

 

Forest are having a good go but ultimately I think they will fall short and then best players will leave. 

[Iran]