Transfer Rumours The “What the F**k’s the point in another transfer window thread- Winter 2025 Transfer thread

Hhhhmmmmm

 

Can’t say I’ve ever heard of him before but dependant upon the time period the video covers I would say Murphy level and, therefore, a no from me.

 

At last Ponytail can relax. His dream is coming true.

https://www.shieldsgazette.com/spor...o-strike-incredible-fabian-schar-deal-4933554

 

Deserved.

 

Yes, my relaxation is fully deserved. Thank you for the recognition

 

Get the billions out

 

Should be offered a new contract, but I'm not sure Schar deserves to be offered that much money...

 

This is exactly the time to go big - we are 5 points off 2nd and on the brink of another Cup final at Wembley. Get a WORLD CLASS RW for whatever it costs!

Bakayoko is being linked regularly - just get it done!
Kolo Muani is up for loan - with option to buy would be insanely good business.
Dani Olmo at Barce can't play for them.
Jamie Gittens at Dortmund - ok more difficult but would take us to another level
Mbuemo would give us a serious threat off the RW.
Leon Bailey can't get a start at Villa...

There are so many upgrades to what we currently have. Spend whatever it takes if we have to sell Dubravka, Miggy, Trippier, Wilson and Targett for £5m a pop so be it! That's £25m in the bank - a whole boat load saved in wages and a proper threat of the RW.

 

I think they just can't mate.

 

Take the points deduction!

There are ways around it man - Olmo or Muani on loan is like free signing for 6 months. We just need that quality for 2 more games (2nd leg and the final) this year and then to hopefully push us back to the CL places comes the end of the season

 

Take a points deduction for Leon Baily??????? ****ing Hell

 

Alright maybe not a points deduction for him but he'd give us more of an option than Almiron and Murphy.

Any other others you wouldn't take a points deduction for?

 

I wouldn't take a points deduction at all just now. Yeah Murphy is having his purple patch but I'd rather wait for the right player at the right time. Bakayoko isn't available till the summer. Olmo has been registered for Barca after they won appeal. Mbuemo going nowhere in Jan.

Have a feeling Bakayoko will be another ASM.

 

The thing is whilst RKM is an attacking upgrade, you have to look at what Murphy is doing in this team - he’s been right wing back more often than not in this winning streak, something RKM or Bakayoko just aren’t going to do.

Personally think we will instead try and tie up a Summer deal for one of either Tyler Dibling (very likely) or Luis Guilherme (less so) for 1st July, and bring in Trafford on loan. Only leftfield choice I'd suggest would be Takefusa Kubo, we have good links to Sociedad, the Asian market is huge and he's hard working with a lot of talent. Again, it'd have to be a staggered payment, though, but with Sociedad only around 7th it might make sense.

I was interested in Bakayoko but watching this team unfold, we need hard workers and players like him only like it with the ball at their feet facing forwards. I suspect that's why we didn't push hard on Madueke either.

 

O.k. I've said "take a points deduction" but that was kind of tongue in cheek - we had £50m for certain in the summer trying for Guehi, if we sell a few players this window like Miggy and Dubz that's more like £60m+ - put all our eggs in the RW basket for me - just to have that little more class in the final third and then we have some more money in the summer for a CB and GK especially if we qualify for Champions League.

Not sure Olmo is signed off yet - sounds like he has an appeal but not there yet?
Mbuemo could go any time he likes - does he really want to waste half a season at a bottom half club?
Muani and Gittens are probably out of our reach but I'd break the bank (and rules) for either.
Jarrod Bowen is another I'd be looking at. Sure Danny Dyer would be crying into his powder but Bowen is 28 and needs a last big move. Even Kudus but not sure he'd fit Howes style in terms of work rate.
Yeremy Pino! Having a slow season at Valencia but at 22 room to hit the heights he was a few seasons ago, probably need 30-40m for him.

All I'm saying is that there are certainly options out there that would vastly improve our squad - especially if Miggy goes we will need a RW - and I'd be looking to go whole hog on one now to give us a final push to win a pot and qualify for CL.

It is one of the last few jigsaw pieces (along with RCB and GK) this team needs to really be a top 4 team! But Pope, Schar or Murphy - who needs upgrading first?

GK - Tino - RCB - Botman - Hall - Bruno - Tonali - Joelinton - RW - Isak - Gordon
Pope - Trippier* - Schar - Burn - Kelly - Longstaff - Miley - Willock - Murphy - Wilson* - Barnes

 

I'd go RW first as not had a new signing there since Rafa was manager. Then RCB, then Striker then keeper. Think only thing we'll do is sign a keeper this window though

 

For me, I'd go Kubo (RM), Dibling (RW/CF), Garcia (RCB), Carnesecchi or Tenas (GK).

Suspect we'll end up with Dibling, Trafford and Harwood-Bellis.

 

I mean I would honestly take that as U23's to progress and be in and around the squad but none of them massively improve the first team.

 

Really? I think they all improve the first team, certainly the squad. No more Almiron, Wilson, Lascelles, Pope. It's too expensive to "massively" improve the first team.

 

In all seriousness once Trafford signs we should close this thread and make a summer one.