The January 2018 transfer window thread

[David Kelly 1260]

3 minutes ago, Andrew said:

 

Batshuayi.

 

Kenedy so far has played 3 games this season, all in the league cup. "we need someone in" my arse

Aye I can't see the need personally but apparently this is the craic.

[ewerk 31195]

7 minutes ago, Andrew said:

 

Batshuayi.

 

Bless you.

[wykikitoon 20713]

37 minutes ago, trooper said:

It looks like Rafa's not got a great deal of money to spend...

Apparently we've made an approach for Kiko Casilla Real Madrids number 2 keeper who they boughtvfor £5 million 2 years ago 

Also...

Benitez has lodged loan offers for Leicester’s Islam Slimani and Liverpool’s Danny Ings.’

Reading between the lines Ashley's given Rafa a very small budget what do you think lads ?

Not a surprise at all. Why would he spend a load of brass when he's hoping to off load. He fails to see the bugger picture that if he doesn't spend and the takeover falls through were in serious threat of relegation 

[essembeeofsunderland 811]

I can see Rafa getting rid of Mitro,maybe raise £15m.Elliot for maybe £7-8m.If Fat Mike coughs up a further £20m,then that could be enough to bring in a number of half-decent players to keep us up.

[Alex 35571]

Two chances of the above happening...

[strawb 4378]

Didn’t we buy Elliot for 200k? 7-8 million seems realistic...

[essembeeofsunderland 811]

Very realistic i would say.

[Alex 35571]

[adios 717]

36 minutes ago, essembeeofsunderland said:

Elliot for maybe £7-8m

[trooper 940]

He's worth about £2.50

[trooper 940]

Looks like Rafa's request to get any new signings in early has fallen on deaf ears 

[Dr Gloom 22143]

even in today's inflated market, £15m for Mitro and £8m for Elliot is daylight robbery. Not even Man City would pay those prices. 

[David Kelly 1260]

Aye they'd never get a game ahead of Aguero or Ederson.

[rogerbarton 24]

£15m for Mitro is what we paid, isn't it? So he's probably decreased in terms of value since then, but PL prices inflation has gone up a lot. So not totally unrealistic! But by treating him as second fiddle to Joselu it's not really going to help our case.

 

Rob Elliot's 32 this year and not even a guaranteed starter for us, so we'd be lucky to get more than a few million. 

[adios 717]

14 minutes ago, trooper said:

Looks like Rafa's request to get any new signings in early has fallen on deaf ears 

Come on troops, man, a day and a half!   

 

I fear I'll be with you by Monday though.   

[trooper 940]

21 minutes ago, adios said:

Come on troops, man, a day and a half!   

 

I fear I'll be with you by Monday though.   

zRafa said he wanted them early not me mate 

[adios 717]

I'd say another 7 days still counts as early.

[trooper 940]

7 minutes ago, adios said:

I'd say another 7 days still counts as early.

i was hoping they'd be knocking on the door 

[adios 717]

  

 

It does baffle me that these things aren't done and dusted by the 1st but I'd say it is an indication it's a tight budget and Rafa probably has to sell to buy.

[trooper 940]

26 minutes ago, adios said:

  

 

It does baffle me that these things aren't done and dusted by the 1st but I'd say it is an indication it's a tight budget and Rafa probably has to sell to buy.

It looks like he wasn't joking when he said on Friday  he still didn't know what his budget was 

[Andrew 4857]

Troops, so far Huddersfield, Liverpool and West Brom have signed 1 player each.

That's it for the entire league, calm down.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14047]

Loans would do tbh. The fact we're 13th with this squad as it stands suggests that Rafa could probably keep us up by April if he got Ings or Slimani.

[Noelie 103]

All this talk about Kenedy,  but what will he bring in the way of experience and quality to a position we sorely need, and what position is that??

[Alex 35571]

We need Kenedy like a hole in the head

[Dr Gloom 22143]

we need experience.