January Transfer Thread 2017

Moomin · January 30, 2017

Burnley won't sell Keane now, but a certain French defender from Liverpool has been offered to us.

Make of that what you will.

toffeeblue9 · January 30, 2017

Ash Woods said:
Seen a few not Rooney posts...

Can anyone tell me why it can't be? Fee too much, Wages too high?

United won't sell to their biggest threat of taking them out of the European spot?
Wouldn't want to come home?

Number of reasons

1) Rooney isn't first choice, but he's played a lot of games this season and it would be unusual for United to sell him in January
2) Rooney is on loads of money, more than double our top earner and it would be highly unlikely that he would take a huge pay cut to come back, especially when there is the potential he could move to China and become the highest paid player in the world
3) He's 32 this year, paying £20m for him would be a huge outlay for a player who is declining
4) He would lose money from his endorsements by moving here

A player like Rooney who is so high profile and has so many financial considerations is a massive, massive undertaking as far as signing him goes - the deal can take weeks to work on because of all the people involved. Rooney, agents, United, Everton, Nike, other 3rd party sponsors etc etc etc

No chance I see him moving here at that sort of short notice (I don't see him moving here at all TBH)

hktoffee · January 30, 2017

kithnou said:
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Should go all for Monolas.

bluestevon · January 30, 2017

Nymzee said:
Seems a difficult window but we have like 36 hours to get someone in. If - according to WRD - it's a "try for Keane, if not Manolas" I don't see how we have enough time left to do any of it.

Gut instinct, we know what Roma want for the player and we know what the player wants and that it is a doable deal relatively quickly - but we'd prefer Keane in this window out the two so are taking a las5t chance to try get keane before the window shuts.

Seen rumours that manolas theyve been keen to sell for a whilst after he had a huge training ground bust up with Strootman (there vice captain)

peteblue · January 30, 2017

I'm happy with the team we have tbh........

BlueToff · January 30, 2017

Nymzee said:
Seems a difficult window but we have like 36 hours to get someone in. If - according to WRD - it's a "try for Keane, if not Manolas" I don't see how we have enough time left to do any of it.

we have already put out 'feelers'.

This will just be a last-minute move.

If it comes off, great.

If not, we'll be fine.

Other clubs play their part as well. It isn't just us.

We may have received an offer for Jagielka, for example, over the weekend, so we're now focusing on a CB so we can let the boy Nikodem leave.

Raino85 · January 30, 2017

Ash Woods said:
@Raino85 .... I would post a screenshot on here but I don't want to potentially break any forum rules but head over to tef and search wrd1878 success rates.... there is 18 examples provided on the op... pretty solid

Cheers pal, i will go have a gander

Moomin · January 30, 2017

Sakho is the defender and the Brazilian kid is the striker.

BlueToff · January 30, 2017

peteblue said:
I'm happy with the team we have tbh........

So am I/

But we can definitely improve the squad.

I mean, either of Keane or Manolas would stop us having to constantly worry that Funes might forget he's a footballer.

Raino85 · January 30, 2017

peteblue said:
.....and Oviedo goes down injured........

As do Gibson & anichebe

blue62 · January 30, 2017

Rooney returning would be a statement of intent, I'm not sure whether it would be a footballing decision or a commercial one, but if it happened I would be made up.