The January transfer window

[King Binny]

Sebastian Rode is apparently going to Bayern on a free transfer. Previously linked with the likes of Arsenal at £7.5 Million. What a coup.

 

[Leo]

Sebastian Rode is apparently going to Bayern on a free transfer. Previously linked with the likes of Arsenal at £7.5 Million. What a coup.

Surely Munich to offload a midfielder so.
Any idea which one it will be?

 

[dogboy]

If it's in Tuttomercato you can trust it. That's what I always say.

That dead egyptian blokes brother?











(What the fuck is Tuttomercato?)

 

[Buddha]

@TransferNewsCen: Serbian TV Channel RTS: Benfica's Nemanja Matic has agreed to return to London's Chelsea and will sign on Tuesday for a rumoured €35 million

 

[Buddha]

@GuillemBalague: It is not true Coentrao has got a deal with Manchester United. More tomorrow

 

[cloggypop]

@TransferNewsCen: Serbian TV Channel RTS: Benfica's Nemanja Matic has agreed to return to London's Chelsea and will sign on Tuesday for a rumoured €35 million

That would make Luiz 60 million euros. Nuts.

 

[Whirly]

[article]Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is believed to be plotting the signing of Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. The Metro say that Rodgers is keen to add more creativity to the Liverpool midfield and has identified the PSV captain as his preferred candidate. Wijnaldum has scored 39 times in 105 appearances since joining PSV from Feyenoord in 2011 and the 23-year-old could be available for nine million pounds. [/article]

This would be a fantastic signing. Ideal player for us.

 

[Frogfish]

Is vision & technique a well know national characteristic of all Croatians?

Actually Croatians are usually extremely talented when it comes to technique, ball control and passing. Fact.

 

[red_maradona]

[article]Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is believed to be plotting the signing of Dutch international midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. The Metro say that Rodgers is keen to add more creativity to the Liverpool midfield and has identified the PSV captain as his preferred candidate. Wijnaldum has scored 39 times in 105 appearances since joining PSV from Feyenoord in 2011 and the 23-year-old could be available for nine million pounds. [/article]

This would be a fantastic signing. Ideal player for us.

never heard of him, what is he like?

 

[cloggypop]

I like Wijnaldum myself but I don't see where he would play for us.

 

[Hansern]

We're linked to him in every transfer window though

 

[TheRedCrusade]

Mig
RB Agger Sakho LB
Gerrard
Hendo CAM
Suarez Sturridge Sterling​

CAM=Coutinho, Wijnaldum OR may be Wijnaldum and Cou together

 

[Mors]

@TransferNewsCen: Serbian TV Channel RTS: Benfica's Nemanja Matic has agreed to return to London's Chelsea and will sign on Tuesday for a rumoured €35 million

That'd take them to over 100mill euros between the summer window and this. FFP, what FFP.
And then they're surprised when they announce a 50mill loss.

Chelski need a striker not a midfielder.

 

[ILD]

That would make Luiz 60 million euros. Nuts.

??

 

[cloggypop]

??

Chelsea bought him for 25m euro + Matic

 

[ILD]

Oh really. Christ.

I knew Chelsea had a link to Matic but that's loco.

 

[jimmy]

It's not their money anyway and Abramovich is willing to invest in his toy, so they don't actually care.

 

[rubans]

That'd take them to over 100mill euros between the summer window and this. FFP, what FFP.
And then they're surprised when they announce a 50mill loss.

Chelski need a striker not a midfielder.

I believe FFP only accounts for the actual transfer payments paid over the year so if Chelsea do balance that the transfer fee over 5yrs then may be ok plus they have the 10 yr deal with Addidas kicking in. Also, apparently, Bryne is going to be sold for 19million ( which I find astonishing since he was bought for 7-9 million and has done nothing as far as I know to increase his value in that time to over100%)
Pretty sure they will find a way around the FFP somehow, theres a reason why rich men billionaires have the best accountants money can buy.

 

[DHSC]

WHY HAVENT WE SIGNED ANYONE YET?!?!

 

[Frogfish]

WHY HAVENT WE SIGNED ANYONE YET?!?!

We have. You missed it and we're not going to tell you who until it's announced.

 

[Mors]

I know it's not a very 'glamorous' position for signings, but I'd be happy if we just signed two decent fullbacks in this window. I'm getting fucked off with ours.

 

[jimmy]

We've got that new forward - the one wearing #15 who made his debut yesterday making a goal for Suarez and scoring one himself in 24 minutes... 😉

 

[doctor_mac]

I know it's not a very 'glamorous' position for signings, but I'd be happy if we just signed two decent fullbacks in this window. I'm getting fucked off with ours.

We have Enrique coming back, and Flanno too. But I agree with you. We're being torn to bits in the FB positions.

 

[Mystic]

I wonder how Spider Neil currently feels about our attacking full backs.

 

[Frogfish]

I know it's not a very 'glamorous' position for signings, but I'd be happy if we just signed two decent fullbacks in this window. I'm getting fucked off with ours.

I think 'most' teams would be happy with Johnson/Flanagan and Enrique/Cissoko (with added backup from Agger and Toure) - even though none of them would (on current form) register in the top three in the PL in their position. We have more than decent FBs, what we need is better than decent.

 

[Buddha]

Twitterings that we had someone watch Reges in Portugal yesterday.

 

[Modo]

We and a number of other top teams sent scouts to that Benfica game.

 

[hamstrung_pigeon]

WHY HAVENT WE SIGNED ANYONE YET?!?!

Hint: It's the guy who was frantically chewing gum in the director's box to the left of Kenny in yesterday's game.

 

[tombrown]

Slur Alex was at our match?

 

[King Binny]

Jonas Gutierrez apparently going to Norwich. Has been frozen out partly due to a clause in his contract that guarantees him a new deal with certain amount of games played.