January Transfer Window 2026


There really won’t be much in it at this stage of the game to be fair. They’re both roughly the same age, and Wilson has been plagued by injuries for the last 5 years.
Eddie Howe said he's still quick last season so I'll take his view ahead of yours Mike since he has first hand knowledge of the player. It's immaterial anyway as I don't think we should be signing either of them
 

I just don’t feel as poorly about RB as a lot of folks on here. It’s a need for sure. But we’ve got options and ways of rotating players. We don’t at striker. It’s Beto or Barry and who’s not the worst at the moment that gets the start.

To put it bluntly, we suck way more at scoring goals right now than conceding them. If we could only spend all our money on one player this window or next that would instantly transform us, it has to be a striker.

What good is buying another Branthwaite and sticking him at RB if we can never score? For me, strikers all day. Proven ones. Or keep improving each season until elite strikers are seriously debating whether to join the Sky 6 or us and really making that decision tough.
 
Eddie Howe said he's still quick last season so I'll take his view ahead of yours Mike since he has first hand knowledge of the player. It's immaterial anyway as I don't think we should be signing either of them

Well I’ve watched him enough to be able to tell you he’s not quick and will be retiring next summer.
 

I agree he's not quick quick i was just comparing him to Chris Wood as if we're so desperate to take a mid 30s journeyman striker I'd prefer the more mobile one

Chris Wood was scoring 20 goals in the league last season while Wilson couldn’t drag himself off the treatment table.
 
We procured O'Brien and ndiaye from the French League and I know Mangala had his detractors but I thought he was decent. Usually the fees for players from that league are pretty affordable. Bournemouth who sold most of their starting back line obtained a couple replacements from the French League and they were able to adapt very quickly obviously you have to focus on particular players that have the correct attributes but it seems like there's some gems available in that league
 
If we fast forward 2 summers then I hope we look like thjs;

Pickford
Aznou
Branthwaite
???
???
Garner
Armstrong
Alcaraz
Ndiaye
???
Dibling

We need those younger players to massively develop and to sign some key players.
 
If we fast forward 2 summers then I hope we look like thjs;

Pickford
Aznou
Branthwaite
???
???
Garner
Armstrong
Alcaraz
Ndiaye
???
Dibling

We need those younger players to massively develop and to sign some key players.
I will be surprised if alcraraz and garner are first 11 regulars
 

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