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Transfers January 2020 transfer thread

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ginola92 said:
I think we get Giroud if this goes through
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Sad that they get the progressive younger player while we get the old fella on loan. Was not that long ago that it would have been the other way around. Feels a little like an admission of where we are and that’s shit to have to accept. To be going for their 33 year old cast offs (and being happy about it) is hardly echos of glory stuff.

How the hell are we in the constant cycle of nearly, maybe and possibly. No easy answers but coming out the window with no striker again is just about as close to a Deer Hunter situation as we can get. Given Son’s goal tally this season, that’s some risk we are taking.

Some progress this window and we have fixed the toilet leak, but the roof might still be pissing a lot of water.
 
Swoos said:
Correct. Levy and/or Poch completely fucked up in the summer of 2018. And we are paying the price for it now. It is going to be a painful rebuild. Just like Poch told us over and over. We’re there. This is the painful rebuild.

Yet, we are still in contention for top 4 this season. It is a very realistic goal right now. 6 points back of a team that doesn’t look at all impressive. We’ve strengthened the squad, though not in the spot of our biggest need...we have strengthened the squad. Chelsea cannot day that they have strengthened their squad. We are better than them on paper. It’s just a matter of gaining confidence and comfort in what Jose wants to do tactically.

I’m not arguing against a striker or DM. I’d love one. But we don’t need to act desperate. Levy has clearly shown this season he’s willing to spend to improve the team. But he have to do it smartly. The team is good enough to for top 4 right now (most seasons I’d disagree but our competition is struggling this season as well).
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It may be a rarely held opinion, but I think the "damage" of the windows with no transfers is significantly exaggerated in general. If you look at our transfer business in the recent era (post-Bale), we're typically looking at 4-5 in and 4-5 out combined over the summer and winter windows. In general, at least 1, if not 2, of the outgoings are quality contributors we'd rather keep but can't. Of the 4-5 incomings, we're basically 50-50 on whether or not they make meaningful contributions. About 1 in 5 transfers we actually hit on something good and get a quality squad fixture from.

Obviously you can't forecast anything perfectly, and maybe we'd have signed the next great thing...its entirely possible, but most likely given our recent track record we'd have traded 1 key contributor, 1 decent squad option, and 3 dead weights for...1 key contributor, 2 decent squad options, and 2 flops.

Likely Out (going on contemporary reports): Toby, Dembele, Rose, Sissoko, GKN
Likely In (rosiest picture I can realistically paint): Martial, Grealish, Lascelles, Sessegnon (eventually signed anyway), Barrios

So we basically have the same squad we have now except Toby = Lascelles, Moura = Grealish, and Barrios = Ndombele. Add Martial to the mix as our 1 big hit. How many points better off are we? Not a meaningful amount in my mind. That summer certainly isn't the difference between us winning trophies or not.
 
Cranston said:
What are you talking about?? This is when it gets good!

There are going to be some absolutely fucking cracking cunt-offs over the next 48 hours.
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Park Lane Mark Twain said:
Shame as I'd have liked Emre Can but I trust the club in how the are planning things moving ahead.
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Is this the same club whose 'planning' has us in the position we are in right now? The same club whose planning provided us with a Sammy-summer? The same club that has allowed us to go without a suitable backup striker for 5 years and allowed our plan B to walk in this very past off-season? Not trying to rehash those things other than as backdrop to say why would continue to place your trust in said club to get it right? Seems less 'trust' and more 'blind faith' is needed in this situation considering the current problems we face were easily foreseen.
 
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