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Transfers The Winter Transfer Thread - 25/26

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How the entire fek can you profile Curtis Jones and think that Conor Gallagher is similar in comparison to him, cannot get my head around the rank incompetence, wtf man 😵‍💫
 
Love how we identified Semenyo & then had absolutely no plan B despite being told that we had 6 targets for each position. Either that was a porky pie as Frank stated he wanted players to come in early or we can’t attract anyone due to the mess we are in . I’d go with a bit of both.

Maybe we should forget transfers and concentrate on building that hotel 🙄

I do think we will sign someone but it’ll either be a panic buy or underwhelming
Should have had a plan B, because did the hierarchy really think that given any choice, Spurs would be the place to come??? Toxic Hotspur.
 
I don't understand how you can let a player like Son leave without a clear plan to replace him? I still can't believe we have such incompetent people running this club. When you sell a world class, legendary player, you need to bring in a decent replacement. You can't rely on two teenage nobodies to step up.

6 months on from Son's departure and we still don't have a left-winger to replace him or any real idea of who to target. It makes my blood boil. How can we pay millions of pounds to people like Lange, Paratici and Vinai for this nonsense? What the fuck do they do all day?
 
I don't understand how you can let a player like Son leave without a clear plan to replace him? I still can't believe we have such incompetent people running this club. When you sell a world class, legendary player, you need to bring in a decent replacement. You can't rely on two teenage nobodies to step up.

6 months on from Son's departure and we still don't have a left-winger to replace him or any real idea of who to target. It makes my blood boil. How can we pay millions of pounds to people like Lange, Paratici and Vinai for this nonsense? What the fuck do they do all day?
On your first point, Kane says hello. I'm sure many people within the club believed Richarlison was that replacement, but they have since proven themselves to be really shit at player profiling
 
We're not signing anyone, there's not a realistic link currently and the leaks have been pretty consistent by this point. I think, absurdly, we are done

There rarely is with Lange & then one comes from out of nowhere. I think they know they have to reinforce not only for the current state but I sadly think Deki is done , possibly Madders too . We’re criminally short on all attacking positions & now have a squad that has regressed hugely . Is this Enics ambition?

Next summer the excuses will be “ The World Cup” whereas the reality is simply that we have no plan and have proved that for decades
 
Antonio Nusa and Jhon Duran would be the smart man's play.

Johan Lange is no smart man.

Frustrated Buzz Lightyear GIF
 
It’s a wonder ENIC ever got the stadium built.
“We have identified a contractor but he is not available for a year”
“Better cancel the project and do nothing so”
 
Antonio Nusa and Jhon Duran would be the smart man's play.

Johan Lange is no smart man.

Frustrated Buzz Lightyear GIF


As much as Nusa was talked up as a youngster, he’s got 2 goals and 1 assist in 16 games for Leipzig this season.

Xavi had 10 goals and 7 assists in 25 games for a poorer Leipzig side last season, and he’s not exactly been ripping it up here.

Nusa for anything more than a £20m punt would be the opposite of a smart signing imo.
 
Love how we identified Semenyo & then had absolutely no plan B despite being told that we had 6 targets for each position. Either that was a porky pie as Frank stated he wanted players to come in early or we can’t attract anyone due to the mess we are in . I’d go with a bit of both.

Maybe we should forget transfers and concentrate on building that hotel 🙄

I do think we will sign someone but it’ll either be a panic buy or underwhelming
There's no credit in identifying players. It seems like something Spurs says as an excuse for not doing business. Look at Fulham. They had a need and signed Oscar Bobb to fill it. They didn't talk about better players they could have, and ultimately didn't, sign. They just made the deal. I'd rather have an Oscar Bobb we did sign than listen to a discussion of how we "identified" Semenyo. It feels as if we're being set up to settle for, at most, a loan deal.
 
I don't understand how you can let a player like Son leave without a clear plan to replace him? I still can't believe we have such incompetent people running this club. When you sell a world class, legendary player, you need to bring in a decent replacement. You can't rely on two teenage nobodies to step up.

6 months on from Son's departure and we still don't have a left-winger to replace him or any real idea of who to target. It makes my blood boil. How can we pay millions of pounds to people like Lange, Paratici and Vinai for this nonsense? What the fuck do they do all day?

You have to really wonder, although Paratici remaining in situ until Monday is the mockery and laugh at our expense. Just more indifference to the needs.

How the media are being so silent on it, what other clubs must think would be so interesting.

ENIC won't escape the fan's wrath here, unless they have the biggest and most unsuspecting rabbit you have ever seen.
 
As much as Nusa was talked up as a youngster, he’s got 2 goals and 1 assist in 16 games for Leipzig this season.

Xavi had 10 goals and 7 assists in 25 games for a poorer Leipzig side last season, and he’s not exactly been ripping it up here.

Nusa for anything more than a £20m punt would be the opposite of a smart signing imo.
I've watched him a handful of times now and he's been excellent. Genuinely 2 footed, quick off the mark, can take the defender on the inside and outside.

Not bothered by the stats personally, I've watched him and he's been far more influential than Diomande.

And as AberdeenYid AberdeenYid mentioned, he is keeping the highly rated Diomande out of his natural position. Despite Diomande's stats looking better.
 
There rarely is with Lange & then one comes from out of nowhere. I think they know they have to reinforce not only for the current state but I sadly think Deki is done , possibly Madders too . We’re criminally short on all attacking positions & now have a squad that has regressed hugely . Is this Enics ambition?

Next summer the excuses will be “ The World Cup” whereas the reality is simply that we have no plan and have proved that for decades
Dead right. I fear Deki is done as well. Really tight on news coming out but the consensus seems to be a kneecap injury that is a difficult recovery for everyday folk, let alone professional footballers
 
As much as Nusa was talked up as a youngster, he’s got 2 goals and 1 assist in 16 games for Leipzig this season.

Xavi had 10 goals and 7 assists in 25 games for a poorer Leipzig side last season, and he’s not exactly been ripping it up here.

Nusa for anything more than a £20m punt would be the opposite of a smart signing imo.
Nusa is better than ever. Not used in his favoured position in RBL, which has been debated a lot, but have been very impressive in a good Norwegian national side
 
It is interesting what's going on, does suggest they consider the season a right off even though it's just only mid season and there's still European places that can realistically be achieved with a strong second half

And that possibly save money for frank successor

They also seem to think relegation is virtually impossible

Bold Strategy Cotton GIF by MOODMAN
 
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