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Transfers January Transfer Thread 2024

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20ish goals in 110 games? We need that a season from whoever we get in.
For context...

The 21 PL games he played for Liverpool, he only started a handful. Average gametime was not even 30 mins. He was barely 20yo and had only played one season of senior football before joining the dippers (for Chavs' affiliate in the Eredivisie).

His first half season at B'mouth he played 10 games, of which only 2 were starts, avg gametime was just over 30 mins.

His first full season, he was involved in 32 games (17 starts, 50 min avg GT) & got 3 goals. B'mouth were shocking that season, couldn't hit a barn door...their topscorer got 7. And they got relegated.

The lad's PL career really started when they came back up in 2022. Since then he's played 51 games (50 starts, 88 mins avg GT) and bagged 18 goals & 8 assists.
 
When I said the other day that we proper missed the boat with that lad, I got X's
But there were plenty of people - me included - who wanted him at Spurs. And it was not sure that he would have chosen Spurs anyway, and for his career he most probably did the right thing to join B'mouth.
And Angelos, when seeing Bissouma and Sarr in training (and having Bentancur when he was fit) most probably didn't see getting another CM as priority.
 
But there were plenty of people - me included - who wanted him at Spurs. And it was not sure that he would have chosen Spurs anyway, and for his career he most probably did the right thing to join B'mouth.
And Angelos, when seeing Bissouma and Sarr in training (and having Bentancur when he was fit) most probably didn't see getting another CM as priority.
Ange was hot on Gallagher though who plays 8 as his preferred position as well.
 
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There was talk of Soule' (a new Dybala) and Zierkee (great technical means, it seems Salah). I mentioned Yildiz (18-year-old crystalline talent) but I don't want to forget Illing jr: until now he has remained on the sidelines but in my opinion he will find space. Juventus' great fortune is the "self-elimination" of Pogba, now a mentally weak former player. While awaiting the appeal, Juventus wants to keep him under contract for tax reasons (growth decree on tax relief).
 
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