Question of the Week: The Winter Transfer Window

[Mandieta6]

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This week's comes courtesy of Andrei:

What transfers would you like to see in the January transfer window? What transfers do you expect to see?

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[Mandieta6]

There are some interesting confirmed transfers already, with Debuchy heading to Newcastle and Sturridge to Liverpool, and both could be instrumental in helping their respective club's fortunes.

I would personally like to see Fellaini and Wilfried Bony signed by Chelsea this window, with Oczipka and Lewandowski coming in the summer. With Bony for Sturridge and Fellaini and Moses as backups, Chelsea can let Lukaku keep improving at West Brom, perhaps even for another season. Then just sell Torres when Lukaku comes back. Luke Shaw, loaned to Soton for the rest of the season and to another Prem club next season would also be interesting.

Other than that, I can't recall who else is having his contract run out. Holtby to Everton would be sweet, but him to Dortmund or Spurs sounds more realistic, then again, if Everton manage to hold on to Fellaini this window and get CL qualification, bringing in Holtby would be not only a stroke of genius, but quite feasible. Not sure Holtby will leave this winter anyway.

In all honesty, though, I find it hard to believe that some of the top targets: Fellaini, Falcao, Moutinho will leave this winter.

 

[Mandieta6]

I just read a link about Demba ba to Chelsea which makes me feel foolish for haivng missed it earlier ... Ba to Chelsea for 7m would be a pretty good deal for them ...

I am also very interested to see what Arsenal do with Walcott ...

 

[Sir Calumn]

Wesley Sneijder will move and to the EPL if he can find a club that will pay him enough, would like to see him here even if it's at a chelsea rival, though it may have to be PSG or Zenit for financial reasons.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Sneijder to the EPL would be fantastic. But, who needs him? United has Kagawa and Rooney and doesn't have money. City has money but has Nasri and Silva already. Chelsea has Mata, Oscar and Hazard. Arsenal could use him, but will he want to move there? Sneijder in AMF and Cazorla on one of the wings. This would be great to watch.

 

[Mandieta6]

Maybe Spurs? They have money, but I don't think they'd spend Sneijder amounts of money.

 

[Pogba4Now]

Yeah Spurs would be great for him but not sure if he'll want to move there. A guy like him would probably want to move to a title challenger.

 

[poet11]

We don't need Sneijder. Would be a luxury signing and a massive waste of money.We already have trouble with our game without the ball. We can't be carrying a player who can't shine without a pragmatic team to carry him and lets him go glory hunting.

Wes would be great for the PL I agree. Should move to Stoke. They could do with his set piece expertise and "playmaking" abilities of passing long distance first time accurately with both feet. They are probably the only team who could extract any reasonable value out of him. Compared to Charlie Adam he is leaner and two footed.

Seriously,though- I'd take him if he agrees to a massive pay cut but we don't need him.

We need a strong player in midfield and maybe a striker too to be sure of making the CL. Hopefully move on a few players too.

Isco-could he move in Jan? If there is a chance we should probably try.

 

[Sir Calumn]

You do need Sneijder, he would probably be the best player in your squad immediately. You need players like that to prove you are still a big club. You cant afford him though because it would mess up your wage structure. Tottenham I feel is more likely because Levy can stretch a bit more and also as they didnt get their 25m + wages deal through for Moutinho they must have that amount of money which would just about cover Wesley's cut price fee and high wages. AVB may still prefer to hunt Moutinho though. Liverpool have made a bid for Sneijder but why he would want to go there I have no idea, might aswell go chase big wages in Russia as he wont win anything either way. I hope you are joking about Stoke.

You are not getting Isco. Just cos you picked up Cazorla on the cheap does not mean you have exclusive right over Malaga want-aways and Isco is one of the worlds hottest properties.

 

[Arnau]

I'd be dissapointed if Isco move to Arsenal instead a top club...

 

[Arnau]

Free on June

 

[Sir Calumn]

Sissoko is available on a free? Chelsea should snap him up.

 

[Sevillista]

I'd like to see Real Madrid sign Faubert

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Haha, Pizarro and Tymo. I'm guessing they'll both retire if Bayern don't offer them another contract.

 

[Mus]

Didn't realise fat pig Miccoli was out of contract