January Transfer Window 2023

cbalthazard · January 30, 2023

I'm also not sure Gallagher will want to join us.

Feels like the same reason we were considering Bielsa - just a very general and thoughtless 'guess it worked for another PL team around our level, should work here.'

navidson · January 30, 2023

Zatara said:
Would be a brilliant signing imo.

High energy and gets around the box...scores goals.

Gordon for Gallagher straight swap.

Fabulous if it goes through.

Garner / Onana with Gallagher in front of them

We don't have any strikers

Swagger · January 30, 2023

Couple of my friends are Palace season ticket holders and as I'm in London at the moment I joined them as a season ticket holder last season (not this season) mainly to regularly meet up with them and watch some football. Elise had some quality games and the centre halves were a massive improvement but Gallagher was comfortably their player of the season. He had one bad game at home all season. Aside from that he was superb in every game. He made the team tick, scored goals and his range of passing improved as the season went on and by the end he was the complete player. He starting off their press and helped the team win so much ball in the oppositions' half. He would be a game changer. Considering money has been spent on complete gash like Maupay, whilst £40 million is a lot, Gallagher is a fantastic player. I imagine Dyche could play him as the 1 behind the centre forward in a 4411. Tarkowski, Onana and Gallagher would be nice in the heart of the team.

People will focus on his questionable form for Chelsea this season but sometimes a player just doesn't fit. Different position but Lukaku never settled in at Chelsea yet he was a goal machine for us.

He might also prefer to be the top dog as opposed to one of ten centre mids constantly rotating.

davek · January 30, 2023

Gallagher plus a target man plus a wing back.

If we get them we'll be facing the last 18 ganmes with a lot of confidence.

ToffeeTim · January 30, 2023

davek said:
The boost he gave Palace when he went to them. If he handed us that it'd be money well spent.

I don't see the point of bringing in a very good sum of money only to waste it all in one go by over paying for a player surplus to requirements at a poor Chelsea side.

The player is ok, nothing more. That doesn't mean we should spend 40 or 45m

We need other key positions, so we can't waste our budget on a position that isn't the priority.

Neiler · January 30, 2023

Trust us to go in with an opening bid of 40 mill anyway - ffs - show your hand why don’t you lads. You’re a fool if you accept anyone’s first offer.

Zatara · January 30, 2023

ForeverBlue92 said:
Transfers are paid over course of a contract mate.

We wouldn't be spending £40 millions in one lump - 5 year deal = £8 mil upfront and then 8 mil for the remaining 4 years.

In FFP terms yes.

I suspect if we got Gallagher there would still be more.

DanEFC92 · January 30, 2023

Zatara said:
Would be a brilliant signing imo.

High energy and gets around the box...scores goals.

Gordon for Gallagher straight swap.

Fabulous if it goes through.

Garner / Onana with Gallagher in front of them

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Nymzee · January 30, 2023

john jako said:
That interview with dyche doesn’t sound promising on signings. I only expect 1 at most now

Does it not? Says he's already spoken to Thelwell about targets and they have another meeting about it scheduled. Sounds like they're doing stuff to me.

trueblue84 · January 30, 2023

Neiler said:
Trust us to go in with an opening bid of 40 mill anyway - ffs - show your hand why don’t you lads. You’re a fool if you accept anyone’s first offer.

Probably because bill rocked up with the receipt from Gordon and said to them "see, we're good for payment".

Alan Whittle · January 30, 2023

Zatara said:
You want him for Palace lol

Yes, but like most on here, not for £40m. There is a lot of discussion about what a player is “worth” but he’s not worth that to us because we don’t have that kind of dough to spend on a single player.