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"The window is open for all clubs in Europe's top five leagues on Monday, January 1st 2024 and closes on Thursday 1 February 2024. In England, the window will close at 11pm (UK time) Players linked in Andr?© Trindade (MF) - Fluminense Jonathan Tah (CB) - Bayer Leverkusen Dan Axel-Zagadou (CB) - Stuttgart Serhou Guirassy (Str) - Stuttgart Akor Adams (Str) - Montpellier Hugo Ekitike (Str) - Paris Saint-Germain Ronnie Edwards (CB) - Peterborough Ian Maatsen (LB/LMF) - Chelsea Kyle Walker-Peters (RB) - Southampton Players signed Kalvin Phillips - Man City (Loan) Linked out Benrahma Kehrer - Monaco Ings - Southampton Cornet Nayef Aguerd Fornals Players confirmed out Kehrer - Monaco (Loan) Kriszti?°n Hegyi - FC Den Bosch(Loan) Gideon Kodua - Wycombe Wanderers (Loan) Conor Coventry - Charlton spacer"

"Percy I agree Zouma unfortunately looks fucked, shame cos he is our best defender but what is this fascination with playing players out of position, I’ve never known a club like it. If we need a centre back then we should sign a centre back. Alvarez who is our best center mid should not be shoehorned into the side, especially as it’ll be just so Soucek can still trot around."

"Yes, if we bring in a new forward, whether it's a striker or a left winger (can't see us getting both), it's an interesting question as to who gets left out if everyone is fit. Assuming the midfield 3 are Alvarez, Phillips and JWP and the front 3 are Bowen, Kudus and Paqueta, who makes way? Nice problem to have, I suppose."

"I still think that front three can rotate and even if Paqueta is out there he can still dictate games, after all Alan Devonshire did quite well on the left! Bowen, Kudus and Paqueta all rotating would be a man markers nightmare."

"I agree but that would mean Paqueta moving central and no JWP... Can't see Moyes doing that, having trouble seeing him leaving Soucek out. Claret & Booze reckon we're loaning Callum Wilson as well."

Need some pace and creativity on the left.

Need some pace and creativity on the left.

"Getting a first choice left sided winger leaves no place for JWP in out first 11 with everyone fit, surely?"

"As long as we get a left sided winger, the rest will have to wait till summer clear out"

Great signing

"How the fuck is Kalvin Pineapple head an exciting signing? Fucking hell. It's the most drab fucking signing we could have conceived. Another holding midfielder. Woo. Ultra negative. And let's stop with this Alvarez to centre back shit, in case that fuckwit Moyes reads it and thinks it's actually a good idea. It fucking ain't. Our fucking squad is a mess and we're pissing around getting a player we dont fucking need in while we will line up with Johnson at RB and fucking Ings up top in our next game. Cunts."

My opinion for what it's worth is Alvarez switch to centre back as Zouma is a liability far too slow and looks a cripple when he runs.

Sean Whetstone is saying that the £5m - £6m fee for Kalvin P includes his wages.

We take ages getting deals done so it will be touch and go if he signs before the window shuts.

The last injury update I saw on Alvarez was a calf problem and expected back for Bournemouth? But I suppose it could be a calf issue like Cornet which took 6 months. Let’s hope not and could just be rumours because we are going after Phillips Mind you with our luck and the curse of Soucek ( he never gets injured and always seems to find a way to get in the starting 11) :-)

Jonathan Rowe is the one we should be targeting

"Potatoe salad being replaced by meat and gravy pies and chips. As Willtell says, Soucek always looked like a CB playing in midfield. Will Tommy be prepared to be more of a squad man? I suspect not but we shall see."

Lato So an upgrade on Benrahma in his current form?

LJC 7:16 Tue Jan 23 Re: Official Transfer rumours and gossip thread Ibrahim Osman next target apparently. Hmmmm.......1 goal in 22 games in the Danish Super Liga!

Russ of the BML 3:47 That's a massive shame about Alvarez if true. In which case this becomes a very shrewd signing.

Not sure what Tim thinks of him thou.

Ibrahim Osman next target apparently.

"Kudus, Alvarez, JWP and Phillips for the Rice money is genuinely ridiculous business"

"Kalvin Phillips is an exciting signing and it will be interesting to see where he fits into the midfield Hopefully alongside Alvarez with JWP pushed further forward, which could leave Soucek playing odd man out"

David Ornstein @David_Ornstein ?üö® Kalvin Phillips set to do medical on Thursday before completing proposed loan from Man City to West Ham. Option to buy applies if #WHUFC agree to pay #MCFC valuation in summer. Full salary to be covered. #Juventus were among other suitors @TheAthleticFC

"Hopefully spells the end of seeing Soucek trying to play football on the weekly. I mean if we sign Phillips in the summer for the 34m reported that’ll be 65m spunked on two center midfielders edging towards 30 in the last 2 summers. Hope we finally sign a centre forward, that & a right back ideally."