Transfer Rumours JANUARY TRANSFER THREAD

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Certainly in favour of us going after chasing players in the Championship, etc. 15m for Che Adams sounds a bit on the steep side, though.
 
Saints_Alive said:
We have been burnt badly in the transfer market in recent seasons, so I can understand the Board being slightly reluctant to delve into it too strongly at this current time.
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I agree with this additional point, we lit the bonfire ourselves, by striking deals on unknown unknowns!!
 
Schad said:
Certainly in favour of us going after chasing players in the Championship, etc. 15m for Che Adams sounds a bit on the steep side, though.
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If Ralph thinks he has the right attributes to coach and believes he can develop him further then it fair game. We have spent north of £15m on the likes of Carrillo, Boufal and Hoedt. All 3 from top divisions abroad and all older than Adams, as you say, the championship should be used more often.

Could well be another Callum Wilson, Jay Rod, Lambert etc that steps up to the premier league quite easily
 
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I don't disagree with either proposition. However, Adams has a short history of being competent at that level, which introduces a fair bit of risk, and the mooted price is the second-largest ever for a player from League football without first tier experience, behind only Maddison. I haven't seen much (possibly any? Can't remember) of him this year, but in previous viewings he certainly didn't strike me as a record-transfer sort of player, whereas Maddison was clearly too good for the level.
 
Not that you want to plan for the worst, but at least signing a young player who has done well in the Championship means that if it goes wrong for them in the PL, there will inevitably be Championship clubs willing to take him off you later. And probably still for a decent price. It doesn't seem to matter how badly Tom Ince continues to do in the PL, a Championship club will always give him another chance.
 
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Ok... So here is What I have been told.

Cedric/Maehle: The most long-running and still the most likely. We were hoping to have either Hoedt or Cedric gone for a reasonable (permanent) fee, or obligation to buy. That didn't happen, so now we have the complication of two defenders possibly coming back. We are still trying to get this over the line, but now have to structure our offer differently.

Che Adams: Has been looked at for a potential summer signing (but only as potential, not number 1), but after Mepham was snapped up by Bournemouth we are now more cagey about waiting on our targets. If we can get him under a decently structured deal, and Jean-Kévin Augustin doesn't come off, this will go ahead. But right now looks like agents bigging it up trying to create a market.

Jean-Kévin Augustin. Dream signing, but very unlikely. would take a chuck out the Summer transfer Budget, and RB feel that certain parties are playing a media game right now. I saw on the thread someone post that RB are likely to drop their price, but I have been told the exact opposite.

Unnamed Winger/outside forward: Hasn't been named in press so won't spill the beans here. I've never heard of him, But I hadn't heard of RH so, I guess that doesn't mean much. Seems to have the required pace and power, but the Premier league is pretty unique, so will be interesting to see if he makes the step up.
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