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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[Manuel]

goose - I was watching last night and I thought what the fuck are Soucek and Soler doing, they literally just run around, literally. No possession in the middle of the park, it's fucking ridiculous.

[goose]

I’m still fucked off about the window. Pardon the pun, but Potter isn’t a magician - we still concede two goals every fucking game, and still have an invisible midfield,

14 games of watching teams walk through our midfield, 14 games of Mavrapanos making rickets and Coufal & Cresswell trying to play centre back.

[Manuel]

Good job we didn’t get any players in today, wouldn’t wanna stop the development of Ings, Mavrapanos, Cresswell, Coufal and Irving.

fucking shit the lot of them.

Been a shit window and that isn't a dig at Ferguson before some of you start, Ferguson is fine, just not by himself. 

Agree, shit window, not even any Salthouse clients. That said, any new bodies would very likely to have been squad players, so is it worth it anyway with14 games left. Ferguson will start on the bench, whether he breaks into the starting line up remains to be seen.

[Mad Dog]

Still concerned about our lack of options at centre back

[Helmut Shown]

Real Brains Trust on Sky Sports News covering the transfer window. Kris Boyd, Clinton Morrison, Sue Smith and Michael Dawson

[Steady]

Kroupi signs for Bournemouth 

[Jaan Kenbrovin]

Not really bothered about this window, although I’d have at least found a CB on loan.

This season was a write off the moment Lopetegui was appointed. 150m down the toilet, and a major overhaul needed in the summer just to reverse the damage. Was no point throwing more out of short term desperation.

 

[yngwies Cat]

Irving is a football fuckin genius.
 

[fraser]

Good job we didn’t get any players in today, wouldn’t wanna stop the development of Ings, Mavrapanos, Cresswell, Coufal and Irving.

fucking shit the lot of them.

Been a shit window and that isn't a dig at Ferguson before some of you start, Ferguson is fine, just not by himself. 

[goose]

Good job we didn’t get any players in today, wouldn’t wanna stop the development of Ings, Mavrapanos, Cresswell, Coufal and Irving.

fucking shit the lot of them.

[happygilmore]

 

Is it shite? Who knows, but you ask where the rumour comes from so here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/live/JHE_6JE6rPI

Stubbo,

Thanks for an actual link.

’ve never listened to them two blokes before.

So , he starts off declaring he is an “IKN..I Know Nothing” and talks about rumours he heard from a Brighton Fan.

Some fact checking would have been useful.States,

Ferguson 3 years ago, he would have been interested in as a signing? I don’t think anyone knew much about him at 16 yrs of age.

Keeps referring to him as a 21 yr old? He just turned 20 a few months ago.

Rumour:“His attitude stunk after new contact, doesn’t train properly

”I can definitely say that is bullshit, btw there are 18 Brighton players on higher contracts than him currently.

Everything I know of him, confirms he is a hard working lad, only interested in playing football and no time for the media celeb spotlight.

To listen to them two talk about him in comparison with Marcus Rashford (27) and Ravel Morrison is laughable.
The two muppets then sating, if its a choice between Ferguson or no one, they would take him!  Again,laughable stuff.

Anyway, this is the rumour I hear from Brighton.

He wasn’t fit for Pre-season, so, Hurzeler prepared with Welbeck, Pedro and Rutter,When

Ferguson was fit, he kept him mainly coming on as a sub for 6 or 7 minutes

.Ferguson, frustrated with little or no game time looked for a move for January, because he wants to play football

He used the last month to get himself as fit as he has been and treat any small remaining niggle, for a fresh start.

There is a “rumour” that Wellbeck had a row with the manager about the way he was treating Ferguson.

Ironically, Hurzler seemed to be putting out a “stay plea” last week. Maybe realising that Pedro has 1 goal since November and Wellbeck has none, and Ferguson might actual be the player he needs. 

I wouldn’t be shocked if Hurzler was gone at the end of the season.

[threesixty]

I suppose if we are unlikely to go down then Fergusson is worth a punt. if we were fighting relegation or were near a European place then it would be a bit mental to get in yet another player with injury issues. 

The positive I think is that him and Fullkrug are similar in playing style from what I can see. So I think that gives the team an identity and whoever the understudy is we will have continuity.

I just worry we have a Ashton style heartbreak in the future. Or another Carol that you can’t rely on. But that’s no.9s these days. 

[honky cat]

I know everyone wants to rail against sullivan/the board but who was available, wanted to sign for west ham, and their club was prepared to let them leave in January? Fucking no one.

Im not really buying the Duran stuff, i think he was always goung to saudi for the dough.
We've got this lad in, lets give him a welcome and some support. Feel free to say i told you so if it all goes tits up.

Got proper miserable on here. Bring back the christmas songs and the polish man with the pork pie recipes.

[twoleftfeet]

STUBBO..... and a massive injury risk on loan who scored a few goals a few years back with glass ankles and a suspect attitude.
 

You've been spouting this shite quiet a lot.

Do tell us when you read or heard about his suspect attitude? Anything you can quote?

And it's been one injury effectively,  that he is back and fit from know.

Is it shite? Who knows, but you ask where the rumour comes from so here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/live/JHE_6JE6rPI

Go to 8 mins 20 where the host tells the story he has received from Brighton contacts about Evan Ferguson, and how his attitude since being given a new contract is known to have deteriorated.

Would love it to be wrong, but it does all add up to seeing us (Potter) as being the kid's rehab.

Glad he's here....we needed a striker of course, and he's better than some we were linked with, but lets not pretend in our desperation to see players signed this is any kind of masterstroke. It's marginally better than Andre Silva or Cabral coming in.

Hope he does well, but we're being used by Brighton here. Not Madrid, or Arsenal or City, or even Man Utd, but Brighton are using us for their own ends.

 

 

You are using the Bobby Moore stand as a source for this bollocks? " someone from Brighton phoned me " , what a load of absolute cock piss and the other guy with him saying he has had multiple injuries? He has had one injury.

I'm sorry but when you use C & B, Hammers Chat and the Bobby Moore stand as your source of information then you go down in my estimation. I agree with a lot of things that you come out with but this is just complete fucking nonsense said on a channel with about 8 subscribers.

Mind blown!

[fraser]

I'm not sure Brighton are using us, we could have taken him with an obligation we chose not to. 

So we got him on a straight loan.. Can't really blame them to be fair, just doing what's best for them. 

[Mad Dog]

 No issue with this Brighton lad on loan.  I have a huge issue with "no option to buy".  

[stubbo-admin]

STUBBO..... and a massive injury risk on loan who scored a few goals a few years back with glass ankles and a suspect attitude.
 

You've been spouting this shite quiet a lot.

Do tell us when you read or heard about his suspect attitude? Anything you can quote?

And it's been one injury effectively,  that he is back and fit from know.

Is it shite? Who knows, but you ask where the rumour comes from so here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/live/JHE_6JE6rPI

Go to 8 mins 20 where the host tells the story he has received from Brighton contacts about Evan Ferguson, and how his attitude since being given a new contract is known to have deteriorated.

Would love it to be wrong, but it does all add up to seeing us (Potter) as being the kid's rehab.

Glad he's here....we needed a striker of course, and he's better than some we were linked with, but lets not pretend in our desperation to see players signed this is any kind of masterstroke. It's marginally better than Andre Silva or Cabral coming in.

Hope he does well, but we're being used by Brighton here. Not Madrid, or Arsenal or City, or even Man Utd, but Brighton are using us for their own ends.

[twoleftfeet]

STUBBO..... and a massive injury risk on loan who scored a few goals a few years back with glass ankles and a suspect attitude.
 

You've been spouting this shite quiet a lot.

Do tell us when you read or heard about his suspect attitude? Anything you can quote?

And it's been one injury effectively,  that he is back and fit from know.

His attitude is not an issue, it's made up bollocks.

The simple truth is that he got injured and other players got ahead of him. He looks upon this as an opportunity to show what he can do. Let's just remember he is 20 not some 30 year old journeyman looking for one last pay day.

[happygilmore]

STUBBO..... and a massive injury risk on loan who scored a few goals a few years back with glass ankles and a suspect attitude.
 

You've been spouting this shite quiet a lot.

Do tell us when you read or heard about his suspect attitude? Anything you can quote?

And it's been one injury effectively,  that he is back and fit from know.

[stubbo]

Latest from ExWHU.

No more ins expected. Been offered various central defenders but no interest and going with Casey as 4th choice.

A standard Sullivan January window pretty much.

We got a player we didn't want back, and a massive injury risk on loan who scored a few goals a few years back with glass ankles and a suspect attitude.

Linked with the world and his wife.  #WeTried.

Nothing will change while he's here of course, so you shouldn't expect anything else, but it's still very frustrating.

[LJC]

Ings to Celtic
Cumming to us
Dawsons move to Leicester has broken down

[fraser]

 

He has a stake in Lorient, he doesn't own them, which I guess is how they're getting around it.

But yeah, its a bit dodgy.

The fact is Bournemouth won't be paying what we would have paid for him, they can hide the costs so that, in my eyes, is as dodgy as fuck and no way should club owners have interests in other clubs.

Weren't Man Utd stopped from buying Todibo for pretty much the same thing?

Because they were both in Europa league 

[stubbo]

What's suspicious about it, they can sell to who they choose. I do think though that ownership of more than one club should be stopped 

 

He has a stake in Lorient, he doesn't own them, which I guess is how they're getting around it.

But yeah, its a bit dodgy.

The fact is Bournemouth won't be paying what we would have paid for him, they can hide the costs so that, in my eyes, is as dodgy as fuck and no way should club owners have interests in other clubs.

Weren't Man Utd stopped from buying Todibo for pretty much the same thing?

[twoleftfeet]

Kroupi off to Bournemouth.

All a bit suspicious really because the owner of Bournemouth also owns Lorient.

What's suspicious about it, they can sell to who they choose. I do think though that ownership of more than one club should be stopped 

 

He has a stake in Lorient, he doesn't own them, which I guess is how they're getting around it.

But yeah, its a bit dodgy.

The fact is Bournemouth won't be paying what we would have paid for him, they can hide the costs so that, in my eyes, is as dodgy as fuck and no way should club owners have interests in other clubs.

[fraser]

Twoleftfoot - I’ve read that this week a few times, can’t be true though as I thought you wasn’t allowed to be the majority stake holder in two different clubs 


 

I think you can be, just can't trade players if in the same competition, isn't that why Man U couldn't sign Todibo. 

The Forest chairman also owns AEK Athens 

Sorry that's Olympiacos