Transfer Rumours The January 2026 EFL transfer window opens on January 1st and closes on February 2nd

The fact that they are asking for that much suggests we might have a decent one.

Although we apparently valued Dibling at £100m so its probably paper talk.

 

Don't like what Aribo has done with his hair.....

 

Well he's out the door for sure, he hasn't been in the matchday squad since Nuno arrived, even though he's fit and we had 2 starting CMs out last week. I'm not sure if any prem club would want him tbh.

 

Not sure about JWP. I mean, I'd definitely take him as a squad member (he can't be worse than Aribo!) but would JWP be a nailed on starter for us now? Given his age and the wages I assume he'd want, I think he'd need to be for a return to make sense and I'm not sure whether he would be. Downes and Jander are playing well, Shea Charles was probably our best player before he got injured and we now have Romeu as another option. Could he play a bit further forward? I assume his free kicks would still be a real goal threat.

 

JWP can play DM - CM - AM and even RB/RWB. In fact I’d prefer him to Roerslev.

For once I don’t care about players having to rotate or miss games etc. It’s just half a season, let’s get the job done whatever it takes.

We can’t rely on Downes because of his illness and discipline, Romeu we still don’t know what he will bring. So it could just be Jander/Charles/Bragg. We’re looking at potentially 30 games with cup and playoffs added. That’s a lot.

It would be nice to have a strong cup side too.

 

So that's another ex Saint you've ruined...
How are KWP and Matty shaping up?

 

As I say, he'd likely be a good option in the squad but I don't think he'd necessarily be first choice in any of those positions so it depends on the wages we'd be paying. I'm also doubtful he's good enough for the Premier League any more so I'd be reluctant to agree anything that meant we have to bring him back permanently.

Sad to say but I don't really care about the cup. If the club ****s it off completely I don't think I'd care.

 

Fernandes has been great, KWP not really getting much of a look in beyond a few sub appearances, but has looked ok when he has. AFCON is just around the corner and we'll lose AWB & Diouf, so he'll get a decent run in the team then.

 

I'm not sure I'd go for JWP purely down to the fact it hit a natural end before and he's probably not what we want to address the current needs in the squad as his wages could net us a couple of players.

Yes he's a step up on Aribo and versatile enough but that's not a reason for him specifically