January Transfer Window 2026

[blueconverse]

Man City breaking the bank again…

Marc Guehi transfer news: Manchester City agree £20m deal with Crystal Palace for England centre-back

Manchester City agree a deal in principle to sign Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi in January for £20m.

www.bbc.co.uk

Make rest of prem look like jokers don't they. Another 4 pl wins in a row if they don't catch Arsenal. We may aswell play in a different league to them.

 

[Papa Shango]

We can't ever go into another season with such a small and unbalanced squad

Its unacceptable for a club of this stature

We have been saying this for about 30 years now.

 

[Papa Shango]

Man City breaking the bank again…

Marc Guehi transfer news: Manchester City agree £20m deal with Crystal Palace for England centre-back

Manchester City agree a deal in principle to sign Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi in January for £20m.

www.bbc.co.uk

Honestly what is the point?

Palace finally win a trophy, good proper club who look to be pushing on and then the BIG clubs just waddle up and take all their players.

The sport is utterly worthless.

 

[Bally1989]

Don’t worry Donut Dan is in Rome making things happen

 

[milks]

He's proven he's worth the season, regardless of opinion..

His contract dictates that, I don't feel he's proven anything but being a "safe pair of hands".
There's no need to sack him. But every need to replace him come May.

 

[Swartzy]

His contract dictates that, I don't feel he's proven anything but being a "safe pair of hands".
There's no need to sack him. But every need to replace him come May.

That doesn't really make sense, what is a contract ?

 

[Marcus Kendall]

And with the 8 players we’ve already got coming back? There’s 17 games to play, it’s not “done” at all. Do you work for Angus Kinnear or something, why are you so insistent on making excuses for the football club all year round?

Just saying how it is. Even when we had our best players available we kept messing up as soon as the opportunity arose for us to push on. The only way this season can hold any interest to me is either Moyes goes or he starts blooding the young players and preparing for next season and since I know neither of these will happen I'm not going to get emotionally invested in the same old Moyes ways and the disjointed transfer strategy where Moyes wants a certain kind of player and our recruitment team another

 

[blueconverse]

115 chargers still hanging over them and they just drop another 100 mil on two players

In Jan aswell when we aren't allowed to sign players just to rub it in. Prob drop 300m in the summer

 

[RufusCat]

….slight tangent, but very glad to see Marc Guehi agreeing a deal with City. I like him lots and didn’t want him across the park.

I don’t think we were in for him.

Rather he stays at Palace personally

 

[windymiller]

Me: wish we had a scouting network and looked at different leagues.

Club: looks at the Turkish league

NO NOT THAT LEAGUE

It's the type of signing though, isn't it? If we signed a 20 year old prospect from Turkey, I think the forum would generally be supportive (generally not unanimously obviously!). However, signing a near 29 year old striker from the Turkish league is less unifying. I'm not sure that's what people mean when they say "scouting", tbh.

 

[windymiller]

im putting it out there

we won't make a permanent signing this month

I'd be shocked if we did, tbh. Loans or nothing, imo.

 

[BigBeto1]

It's the type of signing though, isn't it? If we signed a 20 year old prospect from Turkey, I think the forum would generally be supportive (generally not unanimously obviously!). However, signing a near 29 year old striker from the Turkish league is less unifying. I'm not sure that's what people mean when they say "scouting", tbh.

Was just taking the piss out of myself tongue In cheek mate but I can answer anway.

Loan with options are great deals for absolutely any player because sometimes, players could just hit the ground running in a new environment, he could be our Michu. Great we trigger the buy. Alternatively he could be a Tosun, we don’t buy him. No issues at all.

And the bit about scouting. I think people (myself included) want some type of data driven approach in which we sign high potential from other leagues for good value. Basically, what Brentford, Brighton and other teams can do. Our approach is players who appear on match of the day or whoever super agents offer us

 

[Rollo Tomassi]

Honestly what is the point?

Palace finally win a trophy, good proper club who look to be pushing on and then the BIG clubs just waddle up and take all their players.

The sport is utterly worthless.

Not forgetting the manager who oversaw it all is probably on his way was well.

 

[RomanReigns]

I'd be shocked if we did, tbh. Loans or nothing, imo.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Make rest of prem look like jokers don't they. Another 4 pl wins in a row if they don't catch Arsenal. We may aswell play in a different league to them.

They don't even need him and are buying him just coz they have a couple of centre backs injured. Its ridiculous