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The Changing Man said:
I think we are all agreed that the minimum requirement in January is 2 central midfielders, with Barrios on the radar as 1, I think the other has to be able to hit the ground running and therefore should be playing in the premier league now, Doucoure at Watford would be one I would consider. There was talk of Ander Herrera not signing a new contract at United and I would be all over that if there was any possibility of getting him in - Is there anyone else (Grealish aside) that anyone would throw into the mix?
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I'm not sure that there's any value in signing anyone in the PL, maybe Herrera? Our chance to do that was Barkley but we managed to blow that one.

If we have to buy in the best foreign talent that we can afford, then so be it. Whatever struggles they have this season will be lessened next time out. Lucas had last season to acclimatise and it's now showing real benefits. I can't see us being able to take the best young PL talent away from our competitors in a fight on transfer fees or wages but we can do it abroad, with a much wider talent pool to choose from. What we need is early decisive action not last minute panic or extended dithering.

Let's pick an appropriate strategy and implement it.
 
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One thing we should certainly consider for January is any player who is in the last six months of their contract, and there's plenty to choose from in that regard that would help our midfield
Adrien Rabiot
Ander Herrera
Aaron Ramsey
Cesc Fabregarse
Declan Rice
Hector Herrera
Andreas Samaris
Andrea Bertolacci
 
humanbeingincroydon said:
One thing we should certainly consider for January is any player who is in the last six months of their contract, and there's plenty to choose from in that regard that would help our midfield
Adrien Rabiot
Ander Herrera
Aaron Ramsey
Cesc Fabregarse
Declan Rice
Hector Herrera
Andreas Samaris
Andrea Bertolacci
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There's one name in there that I'm not having.....not just because he's an A Grade ****er. Fabregas now runs like I do. His engine's gone and replacing one expiring talent with another isn't going to solve our problems.
 
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"Thanks for that Brian" said:
There's one name in there that I'm not having.....not just because he's an A Grade ****er. Fabregas now runs like I do. His engine's gone and replacing one expiring talent with another isn't going to solve our problems.
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On the other hand, we can pay off the stadium quicker if we charge fans £10 to throw soggy tomatoes at him
 
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humanbeingincroydon said:
One thing we should certainly consider for January is any player who is in the last six months of their contract, and there's plenty to choose from in that regard that would help our midfield
Adrien Rabiot
Ander Herrera
Aaron Ramsey
Cesc Fabregarse
Declan Rice
Hector Herrera
Andreas Samaris
Andrea Bertolacci
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Rice has looked great since doing a Dier-esque transition from CB to DM. It’s highly doubtful but IF West Ham would be willing to sell in January, it’d be a very smart move. He supposedly only wants £40k yet they’re refusing to meet it so far, not sure why as he’s one of the only players who looks like an actual footballer in that team.
 
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Dier Hard said:
Rice has looked great since doing a Dier-esque transition from CB to DM. It’s highly doubtful but IF West Ham would be willing to sell in January, it’d be a very smart move. He supposedly only wants £40k yet they’re refusing to meet it so far, not sure why as he’s one of the only players who looks like an actual footballer in that team.
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They want a striker apparently so a swap for either Llorente or Jansen (or both) could be a good move for us,
 
Dier Hard said:
Rice has looked great since doing a Dier-esque transition from CB to DM. It’s highly doubtful but IF West Ham would be willing to sell in January, it’d be a very smart move. He supposedly only wants £40k yet they’re refusing to meet it so far, not sure why as he’s one of the only players who looks like an actual footballer in that team.
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Ze Germans are sniffing around him for the summer, as he'd cost them virtually nothing and it's the new thing over there.
Grabbing up young, English talent that's not getting a chance makes a lot of sense for some of the better German sides.
Sancho's started something of a trend and they're eyeing up a number of players, by all accounts.
 
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PleaseNotPoll said:
Ze Germans are sniffing around him for the summer, as he'd cost them virtually nothing and it's the new thing over there.
Grabbing up young, English talent that's not getting a chance makes a lot of sense for some of the better German sides.
Sancho's started something of a trend and they're eyeing up a number of players, by all accounts.
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It doesn't seem to be so effective in France, however, as Reo Griffiths hasn't even made the bench for Lyon B this season, let alone got on the pitch
 
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...I'd never heard of him before but he plays just like HK and has a release clause of 28m Euro's. He could be the man?
 
The Changing Man said:
I think we are all agreed that the minimum requirement in January is 2 central midfielders, with Barrios on the radar as 1, I think the other has to be able to hit the ground running and therefore should be playing in the premier league now, Doucoure at Watford would be one I would consider. There was talk of Ander Herrera not signing a new contract at United and I would be all over that if there was any possibility of getting him in - Is there anyone else (Grealish aside) that anyone would throw into the mix?
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Lewis Cook
 
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Spurm said:
Lewis Cook
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Very tidy player, I'd love to have him at the club. I can't see Bournemouth selling him mid-season other than for an insane amount of money, which kind of counts us out, unless we've got someone we want to sell that they really fancy. He'll cost about double the price of a similarly skilled foreigner.
 
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