January Transfer Window 2026

[toffeeblue9]

Have to agree with Mr Pivote on this. There is so much flapping going on right now. We have spent nothing for 6 years and we spent a little bit in the summer. This is going to take a while. Let’s enjoy the fact that we are not in trouble for once, desperately looking at Burnley’s results every week.

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Only discovered this weekend that he's now actually head of recruitment at Walsall

 

[hetion]

It’s a squad game.

CL football and a chance of playing in a title run in.

That’s before you factor in the pros and cons of living in Italy over little England.

I know which I would choose

I mean same haha

But apparently he specifically wants to leave for game time so who knows

 

[NathDogg]

“There’s no value in January”

“It’s difficult because it’s a World Cup year”

We’re still using Blue Bills playbook.

We’re still a farce of a football club, TFG have changed nothing.

 

[Moomin]

Can't wait for Moyes to say the classic line

" We'll go with what we've got "

The whole room stood up and clapped him.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Will Everton Ever Take Competing Seriously Again?

Everton endured a disastrous week but it's self-inflicted and so the excuses have to stop

ellbretland.substack.com

 

[Eggs]

It's hilarious that we've got 530 pages in this thread when our CEO said months ago we won't be signing anybody and our manager has pretty much reiterated that. Let's limp through to 15th in the league before failing to sign all of our targets again next summer and blaming "the market" for starting next season with no right back again.

….you’re posting in it

 

[Stoffee]

Watched Castellanos for west ham in his two games so far. Not sure how much they paid for him but he looks like he can handle himself and he looks a decent player. Total opposite of my first reaction seeing beto and barry.
Could have bought him and sold the chuckle brothers.

Recency bias this.
2 games in and everyone thought beto was the answer

 

[NeilMorepies]

Yes, Beto scored double figures there two seasons running.

And McTominey was the best player in that league last year.

 

[Gilbert..]

Recency bias this.
2 games in and everyone thought beto was the answer

2?
45 minutes in i was asking if we kept the receipt.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Recency bias this.
2 games in and everyone thought beto was the answer

Don't think anyone's ever thought that - he was "an option maybe" at best. Getting rid of DCL and keeping him was a massive risk, but luckily we added Barry, who is also with the same status.

 

[wiggytop]

100% of Brentford’s squad has come from “farmers leagues”

Apart from Kelleher, Collins, Henderson to name three who make up the backbone of the team

 

[jackyboy]

Can't wait for Moyes to say the classic line

" We'll go with what we've got "

The whole room stood up and clapped him.

January is famously a difficult market etc

 

[Eggs]

January is famously a difficult market etc

….i get the impression this is more about the willingness to bring in new players than attempting to bring in new players. Ticking over safely in the league and out of the cup could nullify spend.

Ndiaye will obviously improve us immediately but I think the continuing loss of KDH is having greatest impact. I’d be sure we’d still be in the cup and accrued more points only for his absence and that won’t be remedied in a transfer window.

 

[Raino85]

Have to agree with Mr Pivote on this. There is so much flapping going on right now. We have spent nothing for 6 years and we spent a little bit in the summer. This is going to take a while. Let’s enjoy the fact that we are not in trouble for once, desperately looking at Burnley’s results every week.

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I pretty much agree with that, although the guy does have a tendency to have a ' I know better than all you little minions' manner of talking about things

Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, McNeil & Beto were all important parts of a 'not very good side' over the last 4-5 years.

They are now the whipping boys as some of the players who have come in (Dewsbury-Hall, O'Brien as a centre back, N'Diaye, Grealish are better than the mand produce better results, plus some players have stepped up a little with improved players around them (Iroegbunham , Garner)

The dross will get replaced eventually if they cant meet expectations (hopefully)

 

[smileychap]

Apart from Kelleher, Collins, Henderson to name three who make up the backbone of the team

Brilliant scouting there, Bournemouth, Palace, even Brighton. Quality brought in and cash made in moving players on is great ( mbueno, the manager, dude at Newcastle, Caicedo, semenyo, eze, guehi probably ). Our star defender hasn't kicked a ball all season!

Interestingly, Villa are 600m over 5 seasons to crack the top 4 without having really sold anyone for huge bucks.

So there's the top 4 vs Europe places costed out in terms of buy to sell vs build.