Transfer Rumours JANUARY TRANSFER THREAD

Rumour in the Daily Star that we want him on loan.

 

I read this morning that he hadn’t turned up for training with Villa to force a move to Wolves.
One version might be close to the truth.

 

Very unlikely we would get lookman, but think it would be a fantastic signing. Ralph knows him and he is fast & direct, which is exactly what we need.

 

Spurs' Moussa Dembele off to China apparently

 

Plus one for Lookman.

Reckon it's likely you'll let him out on loan @Tobes?

 

Jack Grealish tweet seems to confirm he isn't moving.

Spoiler: Hidden for swear word

 

Being linked to Switzerland international centre-back Kevin Mbabu by the Swiss press: https://sport.ch/superleague/253358...t-auf-gleich-sechs-vereine-bekunden-interesse


Being linked to Lille midfielder Thiago Mendes by the French press: https://www.tf1.fr/tf1/telefoot/new...-janvier-accord-rabiot-barcelone-6821054.html

 

I thought Mbabu was a RB? I remember watching Young Boys in a Europa League game against an English side and they were raving about him, I'm sure he was playing RB and was absoloutely rapid.

Thiago Mendes is too good for us, will go somewhere else if he moves.

 

Right you are. Wishful thinking on my part!

 

He may play CB as well, certainly seems quick enough for a CB

Kevin Mbabu has been measured as being the second fastest football player in the world with 36,1 km/h in an official game just behind Gareth Bale.

 

Newcastle got rid of him as he was ****. Since then has become class

 

Come ooonnn saints please sign someone amazing

 

I'd certainly love to get him on loan. Unfortunately we probably couldn't afford to buy him as I think Everton rejected a bid from Leipzig of around £25M last summer. Way out of our financial realm, unless we are will to break our ceiling.

 

I thought it was Yoshida and Long as the top 2!

 

Has happened a couple times. Thauvin was appalling with Newcastle...couple years later he's running the show at Marseille and a regular for the French national team.

 

We spent about £35m on Carrillo and Elynoussi - it isnt that he is out of our financial realm. It is that we waste money on loads of ****e or average players instead of getting fewer top quality players. Could have bought Felipe Anderson with that money, and paid his wages.

 

And as happens at literally every club - you simply can’t get it right every time.

It is acknowledged we ****ed up for a couple of years and hopefully we are coming back on the upside.

I’d imagine a little complacency and letting Mitchell go are two of the main reasons for this.

 

Oh absolutely. Using Anderson as an example, that looks like great business. However, over the past 7 years west hams dealings have been hilariously awful.

We had a spell of getting it right pretty much every time, however this wasnt to last forever and we made some big mistakes recently. Lets hope we are starting to turn a corner.

 

Yep agree with that completely.

I can’t wait to see who comes and goes. It just feels different atm, that we may have the start of a new plan.

I can’t see how we’d get Ralph if not, considering LR, Hughes etc. had just been turfed out.

 

Just imagine if you knew who'd be good! You could make millions every summer, and replace for a small percentage. But it doesn't work like that.
Remember how exciting Dani Osvaldo was, all that talent, but complete nob head! Always on the verge of drama. Not worth the risk, but worth double if it worked! That's the fun I suppose.