Official January '25 Transfer Window Thread

[stubbo-admin]

Official Transfer Window Thread | I'll try and stay current with signings and rumours.

Could be The Scarf's last chance to prove his worth as well as make-or-break for Lopetegui who needs to shuffle the back to suit what we're trying to do more.

Rumoured In:

• Ewan Ferguson, ST (Brighton)
• Carney Chukwumeka, CM (Chelsea)
• Carlos Soler, CM (PSG, Loan to Perm)
• Emmanuel Latte Lath, ST (Middlesbrough)
• Shea Charles, CM (Southampton)
• Ezekiel Banzuzi, CM (Leuven)
• Arthur Carbral, ST (Benfica)
• Taiwo Awoniyi, ST (Forest)
• Igor Jesus, ST (Botofogo)
• Marcus Rashford, FW (Man Utd)
• Jonathan David, ST (Lille)
• Evann Guessand, ST, (Nice)
• Randal Kolo Muani, ST, (PSG)
• Kieran Dewsbury-Hall , CM, (Chelsea)
• André Silva, ST, (RB Leipzig)
• Elye Wahi, ST, (Marseille)
• Kristjan Asllani, CM, (Inter)
• Rodrigo Muniz, ST, (Fulham)
• Callum Wilson, ST, (Newcastle)
• Ansu Fati, AM, (Barcelona)
• Angel Gomes, CM, (Lille, pre-contract)
• Adam Webster, CB, (Brighton)
• Brian Brobbey, ST, (Ajax)
• Ricardo Pepi, ST, (PSV)
• James McAtee, MF, (Man City)
• Yuri Alberto, ST, (Corinthians)
• Tyler Morton, DM, (Liverpool)

Rumoured Out:

• Kudus (Liverpool, Newcastle, Arsenal)
• Fullkrüg (Juventus)
• Rodriguez (Betis)
• Alvarez (Monaco)
• Emerson (Juventus)
• Luis Guilherme (Al Hilal)

Confirmed In:

• Josh Landers (!), ST (Hibernian)
• James Ward-Prowse, MF, (Nottigham Forest | Return from loan)
• Evan Ferguson, ST, (Brighton, Loan...no option/obligation to buy)

Confirmed Out:

• Max Cornet (Genoa, Loan)
• Favour Fawunmi
• Sean Tarima
• Junior Robinson — Sutton United (loan)
• Regan Clayton — Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
• Brad Dolaghan — Aldershot Town (loan)
• Michael Forbes — Colchester United (loan)
• Krisztian Hegyi — Debreceni (loan)

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[El Scorchio]

That’s it. Chelsea’s tactic has always been just to deny others getting them rather than meaning to use them. I don’t know why players bother going there. It’s like a black hole. Most of them never play meaningful minutes. I guess they are happy to get the bags. It’s like the Saudi league of the premier league. 

[Sir Alf]

Lost out on the player with most potential to money bags Chelsea it seems?  The french lad from the ligue 2 side.  Player's agent is his dad. Like Reece Oxford is going for the maximum cash / wages over chances of playing in the first team.  

Just need some teams, hopefully us, to break this cartel the rich 6 have. Its based on "first movers" before PSR etc, when you're owners cou;ld spend what they want.  They got the best players, got European competition and the extra revenues that gave, this also led to attracting best players from winning thing ( Spurs the exception ) but now leaves the big gap in revenue between them and the next group which includes Newcastle, Villa and us.  Our stadium and lack of naming rights is a problem as we cannot build commercial revenues with those rights, get full revenues of staging other events etc.   So these 6 ( Spurs just hanging in there ) have an advantage. No wonder they wanted to close it off by going into a Super League.

I just hope, ideally us, but anyone will do if not can find a way to bust open their "closed shop".  IT can only be done thru smart recruitment of young players via a Brighton style model ( without having to sell most of them).  Once one or two are ousted from Euro qualification, their revenues will suffer but it will take consecutive years.  Spurs we need out of the 2 cups this week as an example.  

Its never been a level playing field, "the table is tilted", "the game is rigged" and it shows in this case where money gets Chelsea another youngster or more likely just denies anyone else getting them.  Hope he fades like so many do at Chelsea ( assuming they do get him) and regrets his choice but knowing our luck he will be the new Mbappe 

[collyrob]

by collyrob26 Nov 2024 22:04Forum: FootballTopic: January WindowReplies: 253Views: 9905Re: January WindowEvan Ferguson available on loan  



stick with me boys  

[Council Scum]

Mine. Obviously. 

I hope yours are met then, hopefully a new start will galvanise him.. We certainly need it. 

Totally agree with you. I can understand why some are underwhelmed with a straight forward loan, and Ferguson’s loss of form/injuries. But there’s a real player in there. I just hope Potter can help him rediscover himself. We deserve some good fortune in the striker department. 

And he played his good football under Potter. 

[John Coffey]

Whose.. 

Mine. Obviously. 

I hope yours are met then, hopefully a new start will galvanise him.. We certainly need it. 

Totally agree with you. I can understand why some are underwhelmed with a straight forward loan, and Ferguson’s loss of form/injuries. But there’s a real player in there. I just hope Potter can help him rediscover himself. We deserve some good fortune in the striker department. 

[fraser]

Looking forward to seeing Ferguson now. Hopefully he lives up to expectations. 

Whose.. 

Mine. Obviously. 

I hope yours are met then, hopefully a new start will galvanise him.. We certainly need it. 

[John Coffey]

Looking forward to seeing Ferguson now. Hopefully he lives up to expectations. 

Whose.. 

Mine. Obviously. 

[Alan]

Ferguson, in the process of being wrapped up in a cotton wool sheet

[fraser]

Looking forward to seeing Ferguson now. Hopefully he lives up to expectations. 

Whose.. 

[John Coffey]

Looking forward to seeing Ferguson now. Hopefully he lives up to expectations. 

[With Kind Regards]

#34 to match the number of minutes he will play before getting injured.

Very good…

[With Kind Regards]

Very good…

[fraser]

So far a player that was shit for us last season and one that has been either injured or shit for Brighton. 

 

God, you really are up there in the top 3 negative posters on here.

Personally, I'm more excited about the prospect of seeing Ferguson upfront than Fulkrug, scamacca or Haller. Albeit in might just be for the rest of the season.

Negative, nope just stating facts.. One was awful for us last season the other has scored once in 15 months, just because you're looking forward to it doesn't change the fact does it, hopefully his form ignites again but from what I've seen nothing that has gone before this season suggests it will. 

So am I wrong then have we not signed a striker on loan that has hardly scored in over a year? 

[happygilmore]

So far a player that was shit for us last season and one that has been either injured or shit for Brighton. 

 

 

God, you really are up there in the top 3 negative posters on here.

Personally, I'm more excited about the prospect of seeing Ferguson upfront than Fulkrug, scamacca or Haller. Albeit in might just be for the rest of the season.

[David LE]

No one has seen enough of Irving to come to a rational decision.

[twoleftfeet]

Some people are never happy.

[John Coffey]

So far a player that was shit for us last season and one that has been either injured or shit for Brighton. 

That’s your lot. 

[Mad Ferret]

Great signing.

He won't want to go back to Brighton once he knows what it feels like to play for a proper club. 

[fraser]

So far a player that was shit for us last season and one that has been either injured or shit for Brighton. 

[goose]

#34 to match the number of minutes he will play before getting injured.

[stubbo-admin]

Ferguson confirmed (by ExWHU)...to wear #34

[Alan]

OS

West Ham United can confirm James Ward-Prowse has returned to the Club.

Ward-Prowse has spent the first half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Nottingham Forest but is now back at the Hammers after a mutual agreement was reached between the two clubs and the player, who made ten appearances during his spell at the City Ground.

The 30-year-old England international registered seven goals and eleven assists for West Ham last season and will add experience, depth and quality to Head Coach Graham Potter’s squad for the second half of the campaign.

 

[Mad Ferret]

Ings to Southampton 

Really hope not. He's shown himself to be useful player off the bench.

[LJC]

Ings to Southampton 

[Mad Ferret]

Really don't understand signing these youngsters who are never gonna be good enough.

Will just be the next Armstrong Okoflex.