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Transfers January Transfer Thread 24/25

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Airfixx said:
"Ellite" though? ....I think that's a stretch.

Marmoush is a player who's finally scored his big move and now has to prove he belongs at the top table.

That's not a Mbappe, Vinicius, Lewandowski, Krose, etc. etc. etc.



I asked you the very same question the other day and you had no answer............ Telling that you needed to tenuously stretch to a player from the current window who doesn't really fit the description.
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If you are talking about the truly elite players, you don't see many transfers involving them but mainly because there aren't many of them. This winter one of them moved and that was Kvaratshkelia. Osimhen will move permanently pretty soon as well.

You gave Rice as an example of maybe being an elite mid 20's player who moved but he was at West Ham when he moved. What's the difference with Marmoush that you are now denying fits the same criteria?
 
Richard Arlison said:
If you are talking about the truly elite players, you don't see many transfers involving them but mainly because there aren't many of them.
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Well yes; that was the bar set by the person who was complaining.

Marmoush isn't elite with or whithout a capital letter.

Richard Arlison said:
This winter one of them moved and that was Kvaratshkelia.
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......And didn't come to the prem thus furthering the case.

Richard Arlison said:
You gave Rice as an example
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Not me guv.

........BUT even though I don't consider him elite; he's was prem proven (and HG) at that point so as to 'justify' a huge price. Ditto Grealish. They were both 60m players with a LOT of tax....... RM (eg) are NEVER paying that money for either of those two.


The only one I'd throw in from recent history was Haaland... And there's a whole load of caveats attached to how he ended up at City.

Historically - perhaps curiously - the kind of players in question rarely come here.... And a hell of a lot of them leave for the continent should they blossom into "elite" status here.



In all honest; I think the weather plays a big part.
 
Harrier said:
What a weird take!

It’s injury cover and strength in depth when everyone is fit! Guy can play anywhere across the front three which makes him very versatile when Sonny has been off it and we lack options in other areas.

Blokes talking out his toot hole!
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I think a lot would agree that getting someone else to add to what we have in midfield is a priority, just not the top priority for this window. Hopefully it will be Archie Gray when he can get back to where he is supposed to be playing.
 
Airfixx said:
Worked well for Everton........

..............And (yeh, I'm gonna say it this time cos it absolutely fits) LEEDS.
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Come on, you're better than that. I'm asking the owners to change their risk profile, which they need to do as much as their opinion of worth of the club. Not be reckless. There is a huge difference between spending our wage levels v turnover and theirs. Not sure it even needs explaining.
 
Airfixx said:
Well yes; that was the bar set by the person who was complaining.

Marmoush isn't elite with or whithout a capital letter.



......And didn't come to the prem thus furthering the case.



Not me guv.

........BUT even though I don't consider him elite; he's was prem proven (and HG) at that point so as to 'justify' a huge price. Ditto Grealish. They were both 60m players with a LOT of tax....... RM (eg) are NEVER paying that money for either of those two.


The only one I'd throw in from recent history was Haaland... And there's a whole load of caveats attached to how he ended up at City.

Historically - perhaps curiously - the kind of players in question rarely come here.... And a hell of a lot of them leave for the continent should they blossom into "elite" status here.



In all honest; I think the weather plays a big part.
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If Rice or Grealish were elite transfers, Marmoush was.

Liverpool bought Darwin for 90m as an elite player because of what he’d done in the champions league. His hype was that he was elite.

Haaland like you said. It happens
 
Airfixx said:
"Ellite" though? ....I think that's a stretch.

Marmoush is a player who's finally scored his big move and now has to prove he belongs at the top table.

That's not a Mbappe, Vinicius, Lewandowski, Krose, etc. etc. etc.



I asked you the very same question the other day and you had no answer............ Telling that you needed to tenuously stretch to a player from the current window who doesn't really fit the description.
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Have to agree. City has not bought many elite players in a while. Gvardiol, Haaland, Dias come to mind.

The midfield and wide men massively need upgrading. Gundogan, De Bryne, Silva, Doku, Graelish need to go.
 
Richard Arlison said:
If Woolwich or Liverpool or Utd had the window we just had, he’d be lauding it all over the shop.
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Hahaha, what a muppet. Made me think of the Big Lebowski.

"Son plays on the left, Solanke through the middle and then they've got Son on the left. I mean, where's he gonna play?"

the dude your opinion GIF
 
Brian Fantana said:
Come on, you're better than that. I'm asking the owners to change their risk profile, which they need to do as much as their opinion of worth of the club. Not be reckless. There is a huge difference between spending our wage levels v turnover and theirs. Not sure it even needs explaining.
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What Villa have done IS reckless...... 92% wagebill BEFORE Rashford!!!

They don't even have a fit senior striker now.



(Rashford says he doesn't want to play CF)
 
manmountainbutters said:
IF Tel works out then all we need up front in the summer is Mbeumo

Then possibly a CB if Romero leaves (we should cash in if he doesn’t want to be on the bus)

And a highly rated prospect LB

Ideally also an elite CDM, though we won’t get that, so put Gray there as starter next season
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It seems pretty likely that Gray is shaping up to be an elite CDM. By the time he's bulked up in a few years, he'll be there or thereabouts.
 
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