Transfer: 2025 Winter Transfer Window - Rumors and Discussion

[Savant]

I have no problem not spending. Sign the contract extensions, move into summer with a strong position and they’ll spend

The problem with not spending is they don’t have the contract extensions either. The only extension we’ve done was Jayden Danns, and we’ve just sent him on loan to Sunderland. We can’t say we didn’t do A because of B, if neither A nor B is done.

 

[robertmac43]

it's funny with all their resources and wealth, the top clubs can't originally scout and buy these players in the first place and cut out the middle man. Arsenal is one of the worst, I don't remember the last time we made a Martinelli level of purchase.

If you are a big club why take the risk sometimes?

I look at a club like Brighton who often sign kids from eastern Europe, Asia, and smaller South American Countries. They can sign kids from these less flashy footballing nations for cheaper, give them the time to actually develop, and see if they can hack it at the Premier League level. Then if you are Chelsea you can just buy them up when the risk is gone and the player has some proven Prem level acumen.

 

[bluesfan94]

Spurs get an 8/10 for this transfer window.

Some signings were left a little late considering the injuries, but the only team in the league that I can argue had a better window is City really.

I would say Villa did, too.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I would say Villa did, too.

Villa signed two extremely mercurial (generally frustrating) wide forwards, a mediocre 30-year old ex-wunderkind, and a bad centre-back. Villa's January window looks like a classic "West Ham won the transfer window!!!!" to me.

 

[bluesfan94]

Villa signed two extremely mercurial (generally frustrating) wide forwards, a mediocre 30-year old ex-wunderkind, and a bad centre-back. Villa's January window looks like a classic "West Ham won the transfer window!!!!" to me.

To be fair, the comparison is a bad center back, a mercurial but talented forward for 10 M for six months and a back up GK.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Villa sold Duran and signed a bunch of deadbeats. Meh.

To be fair, the comparison is a bad center back, a mercurial but talented forward for 10 M for six months and a back up GK.

What makes you call Danso bad?

Kinsky is young for a goalkeeper, he could very well turn out to be more than a back-up.

 

[les Habs]

So they bought some of the sell on clause

Yeah, also looks like it wasn't a % of the gross sale. Either way, if we got around 8 million initially I'm fine with the total.

 

[luiginb]

Middlesbrough making out like bandits, almost 22 mil from Atlanta for their striker Latte Lath

 

[maclean]

Villa signed two extremely mercurial (generally frustrating) wide forwards, a mediocre 30-year old ex-wunderkind, and a bad centre-back. Villa's January window looks like a classic "West Ham won the transfer window!!!!" to me.

In a way, but they have a very good record of getting the most out of those