January transfer window rumours.

[jojomk1]

Assombalonga talking to two Championship clubs re possible loan from Turkey

[Dodobdobodobo]

Foster starts for Westerlo.

Jelle Vossen on the bench for’t t’others!

[Taffy on the wing]

Am I allowed to post a link to a stream or is that a ban on here?

Please do.

[boatshed bill]

Please do.

Tried to watch, Norton went nuts

[Jeffzie]

Tried to watch, Norton went nuts

No idea why that is, Avast/Malwarebytes don't give problems, and I have ublock origin installed on chrome too.

[Jeffzie]

Assist Foster

[AfloatinClaret]

I can CT being moved on in summer if Maatsen is signed AND our new CB are as good as hoped AND we sign Beyer...

I don't think it'll need much of anything signings wise to see Charlie Taylor going in the summer, until THB got injured I'd half expected him to go this month.
I think that quite rightly we kept hold of CT last summer to provide experience and something of a safety-net amongst the newly signed defenders and those have since proven that they can cut the mustard. CT's age takes him outside our preferred age-range and as of now and hopefully still by this summer, CT would still garner a decent sale fee; if we keep him for another season as a replacement/bit part player, I suspect that value will drop substantially by the following summer.

[boatshed bill]

No idea why that is, Avast/Malwarebytes don't give problems, and I have ublock origin installed on chrome too.

I am a technophobe

[claptrappers_union]

Sam Surridge scores for Forest

[Taffy on the wing]

Sam Surridge scores for Forest

I'd forgotten about him.......doesn't seem a good fit for us.IMO.

[agreenwood]

Belgian media reporting we’ve agreed a €10m fee for Foster (€7m + €3m bonuses). Looks like he’s on his way.

[agreenwood]

This guy was first to report we’d agreed a fee for Benson from memory.

[RVclaret]

This guy was first to report we’d agreed a fee for Benson from memory.

Good stuff. Big move from us if the numbers are accurate. Perhaps the bonus are based on factors like PL promotion, PL survival, PL goals scored. Exciting signing.

[ClaretAL]

Every YouTube video I watch him on, he seems to hold and come in from the left a little like zaroury, rather than central?

[Vegas Claret]

This guy was first to report we’d agreed a fee for Benson from memory.

yep him and Bob Faesen are the two guys to follow for Belgian stuff

[NewClaret]

CT has liked it, so done deal

[Newcastleclaret93]

Every YouTube video I watch him on, he seems to hold and come in from the left a little like zaroury, rather than central?

He drifts to the left when defending but in attack he’s central

[Taffy on the wing]

Blimey!.........We don't mess about these days.

Bosnian midfielder next ....PLEASE.

[bfcjg]

I feel that our almost guaranteed promotion has helped us ease the purse strings and enticed these quality players. Absolutely loving our dynamic approach to transfers.

[ksrclaret]

That’s a very large fee by our standards, the largest we’ve laid out since Kompany has been here by some margin.

Nevertheless, I trust the management and scouting team implicitly right now and again I presume he’s been bought with one eye on him being able to step up to PL level.

I’d absolutely love us to get that midfielder too, without wishing to appear overly greedy.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Genuinely buzzing we have got Foster. He’s such a talent.

[NewClaret]

Genuinely buzzing we have got Foster. He’s such a talent.

Not like you to be so positive about one of our signings mate. Hope you’re right.

[RVclaret]

https://twitter.com/sachatavolieri/stat ... DCsfppWH0Q

Sacha confirming the deal

[Newcastleclaret93]

Not like you to be so positive about one of our signings mate. Hope you’re right.

I highlighted this lad and a striker from portugal at the start of the window. I genuinely did not expect to get one of them as I thought a prem club would get them.

This is 100% a signing for the premier league

[Ampth7]

If this is true, VK obviously really wants this lad! In fairness, if he works out to be another great acquisition, €10 million could end up being an absolute steal when you consider what top end Championship strikers cost nowadays. For example, Watkins for £30 million +, Chris Wood for £25 million……I could go on!

Regardless, having seen the likes of Benny, Anass, Cullen, Beyer etc….VK seems to have an eye for up and coming talent, so here’s hoping this lad signs early next week!

What a season this has been so far!! UTC

[123EasyasBFC]

Agent claret currently fuming that his ITK isn’t needed anymore on this deal

[andyh]

Getting relegated was the best thing that has happened. We’ve cleared out a whole raft of players on salaries that have been inflated by our stay in the Prem. Now we have a squad confident from winning matches at a lower level that I think will surprise many next year. Exciting times. (And it could have all gone horribly wrong… thank you Mr Pace you may be here to make money but you are speculating to accumulate).

[northeastclaret]

Do we think that we will still sign Obefemi? if we don’t he is going to be quite messed up if he think’s Swansea have blown the move he wants in two transfer windows.

[HistoricalClaret]

Do we think that we will still sign Obefemi? if we don’t he is going to be quite messed up if he think’s Swansea have blown the move he wants in two transfer windows.

supposedly we were only going to pay the money as a last resort if we couldnt get anyone else so it seems like he may be stuck unless someone else comes for him

[NRC]

Well, we DO need to replace both Barnes and Jay……but it dos give us good bargaining power to suggest we’re done unless the deal is right

[jedi_master]

Obviously we’ve no idea how it happens in reality behind the scenes, it may be far more fraught - but on the face of things we seem INCREDIBLY efficient when it comes to transfers with this regime. You can only applaud that, fantastic.

It’s a lot of money for us, but Kompany has earned every drop of trust with his signings. You can only get excited at another potential gem arriving.

[NewClaret]

I highlighted this lad and a striker from portugal at the start of the window. I genuinely did not expect to get one of them as I thought a prem club would get them.

This is 100% a signing for the premier league

Have to say, it doesn’t feel so much to me from the videos I’ve seen/stats but hope you’re right mate. You were about Pope

[NewClaret]

Wonder where this leaves Obafemi? Not in the squad again today?

On the one hand they now know we have a striker and are no longer desperate, but also know we’ve just shelled out €7m so have money.

[boatshed bill]

Wonder where this leaves Obafemi? Not in the squad again today?

On the one hand they now know we have a striker and are no longer desperate, but also know we’ve just shelled out €7m so have money.

Do we have money?
Or are we gambling in the almost certainty that we will be getting a huge amount next season, and with a squad almost ready for the PL?
Genuinely exciting times

[warksclaret]

Do we think that we will still sign Obefemi? if we don’t he is going to be quite messed up if he think’s Swansea have blown the move he wants in two transfer windows.

NO-suspect we have had to pay more for Taylor than we had hoped so now makes it difficult to go back for Obefemi and find more money. And also Swansea rejected our offer anyway. Suspect the player is now feeling really low as I sense Burnley would have felt like a great move for him

[Woonderbah]

Do we have money?
Or are we gambling in the almost certainty that we will be getting a huge amount next season, and with a squad almost ready for the PL?
Genuinely exciting times

Perhaps another Def Leppard concert will raise some extra funds to buy Obafemi

[dsr]

I suppose the problem with Obefemi is that last summer we were looking for Championship players; now we're looking for Premier League players.

[boatshed bill]

Perhaps another Def Leppard concert will raise some extra funds to buy Obafemi

Do they still exist?

[1914tyrone]

We still need Obafemi, Barnes is out of contract in summer and not good enough for the premier. Foster will be our first choice, with Jay, Obafemi and Twine. Giving us the four strikers we need for a healthy squad. 9 subs next year. UTC

[Goody1975]

We still need Obafemi


Barnes is out of contract in summer and not good enough for the premier. Foster will be our first choice, with Jay, Obafemi and Twine. Giving us the four strikers we need for a healthy squad. 9 subs next year. UTC

I agree with the bit at the bottom but there are alternatives to Obafemi, especially in the summer, the most important factor is players being good enough for the Premier League.

[123EasyasBFC]

Gyokeres will still be number 1 striker option in the summer

[Quicknick]

Gyokeres will still be number 1 striker option in the summer

There will be other clubs interested who'd pay him more.

[Goody1975]

There will be other clubs interested who'd pay him more.

I think the idea of our recruitment is not to buy players near their ceiling price, the figures quoted for Gyökeres have to be close to it, even if he has a decent season or two there isn't the scope for a decent profit if we are paying £15 million+

Pretty sure we'll look elsewhere at that price, especially when the transfer fee can go a long way towards the expected salary from the player and their representatives.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Gyokeres will still be number 1 striker option in the summer

We have moved on from these types of signings. He’s pretty much at his peak now, there’s no profit to be made.

[AGENT_CLARET]

Agent claret currently fuming that his ITK isn’t needed anymore on this deal

Why, I said two deals to come in, one cone in on the day just the announcement was the next day, and the Foster deal was 99% done yesterday but his club got greedy at the last minute but it will go through, plus one more next week have patience, wait and see

[Targetman]

Why, I said two deals to come in, one cone in on the day just the announcement was the next day, and the Foster deal was 99% done yesterday but his club got greedy at the last minute but it will go through, plus one more next week have patience, wait and see

People aren't as gullible as you might think!

[TsarBomba]

Why, I said two deals to come in, one cone in on the day just the announcement was the next day, and the Foster deal was 99% done yesterday but his club got greedy at the last minute but it will go through, plus one more next week have patience, wait and see

I don’t remotely claim to be in the know, but I too have been told there’ll be one more next week. And I don’t believe it to be Obafemi, either..

[bobinho]

Gyokeres will still be number 1 striker option in the summer

Not for us he won’t be. You seen the numbers mentioned?

[AGENT_CLARET]

I don’t remotely claim to be in the know, but I too have been told there’ll be one more next week. And I don’t believe it to be Obafemi, either..

I was told by someone who claims to be Itk the same

[NewClaret]

I don’t remotely claim to be in the know, but I too have been told there’ll be one more next week. And I don’t believe it to be Obafemi, either..

Hadziametovic?!