23 Jan 2025 21:08:28
Confused by the Garnacho interest. Seems strange the amount of wingers we have and especially how well Sancho is doing.
£70m seems like a lot of money that could be spent elsewhere, like on another striker and cover in midfield.
Unless he can play up top ?.
23 Jan 2025 21:42:36
I think the price for Garnacho will be closer to £45m. I find the deal is strange to me but maybe something is going on we don’t know about.
Anyway, doubt it will happen!
23 Jan 2025 21:52:43
Dan, Sancho isn’t doing that well “ all fur coat and no knickers “. We certainly don’t need any more wide players especially as we have the two Brazilian lads coming in the the summer. About time we concentrated on the areas that clearly need to be addressed.
24 Jan 2025 09:58:33
I think Sancho is doing much better than I expected but then I didn’t want us to sign him.
24 Jan 2025 10:24:52
I thought Sancho had been good, albeit I'm comparing him to our other wingers who have been hit and miss.
The "reporter" fee for Garnacho is apparently £60.5m plus add ons. But not reported I trust.
24 Jan 2025 10:54:03
im confused because were crying out for a keeper, cm and striker.
24 Jan 2025 11:16:51
We have a CM coming back in the summer so I can’t see us signing another one unless both Chuka and KDH both leave in this window.
I would love to know the name of a quality CF who is available in this window. Apparently there are few teams interested in buying one but they are in short supply, particularly mid season. The same applies for a GK.
24 Jan 2025 12:22:45
Yes Tom agreed re difficuty of finding right striker in January but raises the question of why we didn't try harder on thgis fron in last window of course. seemed to have put all egss in one basket on Osimhen then failed to get him.
24 Jan 2025 12:50:10
True, it would be difficult to sign a quality, striker, keeper or CB in January but those positions needed attention in the summer and instead we brought in players we didn’t need who haven’t made a difference. We certainly shouldn’t be paying a big fee for a wide player: save the money for next summer and concentrate on outgoings.
24 Jan 2025 13:02:00
JBS my memory isn’t what it was but didn’t we also try and sign two other forwards, I think from Villa but for some reason both trades failed.
I like the lad from Juve, I like Osimhen, I like Isak, I also like the look of the young lad from BM. I’m not sold on the CF from SL. The problem is, I just can’t see us signing any of them this window or probably neg summer.
24 Jan 2025 16:22:54
Tom I think there was talk begond the Villa striker of a youngster from Atletico - ie not Felix - but my memory not reliable on this!
24 Jan 2025 18:05:53
JBS, you are probably correct. So it’s not as if the club hasn’t tried to sign CF’s other than Osimhen.
24 Jan 2025 19:20:04
True Tom but I guess it's a question of how hard they tried or how hard cash that was still reasonable given how much we spent on some players they tried. Mind you we've just signed a 16 Yr old Kazakhstan striker so problem solved? . or not?
24 Jan 2025 20:08:12
JBS, like you I wouldn’t have a clue how hard the club tried but I “have” to believe that the owners want what is best for the club, if only be of there investment.
The same applies to our much maligned SD’s I find it hard to believe they go out sign a crap player or a player that is constantly injured deliberately. My guess is they want to do a good job but it’s a tough gig.