The January Transfer Window

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  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Sorry thought we’d decided on here Alvez speaks the same language as Anderson
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    jay_in_cpt said:

    Cuz1 said:

    You forgive far to easily maybe ask my younger brother who I haven’t spoken too for 20 years 😂😂

    That’s so sad... but I so understand families are complicated things ⚒⚒
    Sad but will never change now to far down the line now to even accept any apology he might afford me now
  • alderzalderz
    edited December 2020
    Cuz1 said:

    Sorry thought we’d decided on here Alvez speaks the same language as Anderson

    He does. Alves is half Brazilian, lived in Brazil for a couple of years, and the OS said he speaks Portuguese
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Ahhhhhh, I see, Alves was born in Denmark, dad is Danish, mum is Brazilian.
  • imagelostimagelost
    Abdallah Sima of Slavia Prague.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    edited December 2020
    Cuz1 said:

    Sorry thought we’d decided on here Alvez speaks the same language as Anderson

    I thought we’d settled on him speaking Basque?
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    We did and then realised not many people speak the Basque language.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    OutcastLondoner said:

    Cuz1 said:

    Sorry thought we’d decided on here Alvez speaks the same language as Anderson

    I thought we’d settled on him speaking Basque?
    Outcast, where did you see that?
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    West Ham United manager David Moyes hopes England midfielder Declan Rice, 21, can be persuaded to turn down Chelsea's interest with a new contract at the Olympic Stadium. (Mail)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited December 2020
    BubblesNeverDies said:

    OutcastLondoner said:

    I thought we’d settled on him speaking Basque?

    Outcast, where did you see that?
    On the border between France and Spain?

    We have been scouting Brentford LB Rico Henry, Villa also interested (Athletic)
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Does Coufal have a left-footed cousin?
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    BubblesNeverDies said:

    OutcastLondoner said:

    I thought we’d settled on him speaking Basque?

    Outcast, where did you see that?
    On the border between France and Spain?

    We have been scouting Brentford LB Rico Henry, Villa also interested (Athletic)
    The Athletic article I read said we were interested in the summer and might be again but not that we’d been scouting him
  • LukerzLukerz
    We 100% need a LWB in January.
  • alderzalderz
    We 100% needed one in the summer too. We should be trying to sell Fredericks imo. We have Coufal and Johnson on the right. If we can get rid of Fredericks to sign a LWB I’d be happy.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    BubblesNeverDies said:

    The Athletic article I read said we were interested in the summer and might be again but not that we’d been scouting him

    "The Athletic understands that West Ham have also scouted Henry"

    https://theathletic.com/2284088/2020/12/28/transfer-news-live-rumours/

    alderz said:

    We 100% needed one in the summer too. We should be trying to sell Fredericks imo. We have Coufal and Johnson on the right. If we can get rid of Fredericks to sign a LWB I’d be happy.

    There have been several reports that we're looking to sell Fredericks although I've not read anywhere that anyone is interested. It takes two to tango...
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Injuries would be stumbling block for me misses to many matches
  • PengemanPengeman
    Surely, the Brexit agreement and new points-based immigration rules will complicate recruitment from abroad, especially for younger players.
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited December 2020
    Wouldn't get much for Fredericks

    I don't mind Fredericks, but think he is poor for this level, no more than a reserve option

    Think he would excel in the championship (where did make team of the year), as his pace will be able to bail him out whereas Prem attackers are too good not to capitalise off his mistakes

    But as noted, his injuries mean that there isn't gonna be many/any suitors, especially after COVID which everyone, particularly non prem clubs are still feeling

    Agree though that if we could sell Fredericks and bring in a LB/LWB I'd snap their hand off

    I want us to wait for Rico Henry if we can, I wanted him in the summer and want him now, once again he's shown to be the best LB in the championship, but we may have to wait for the summer to bring him in
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Championship sides were paying decent fees until recently, don’t know how much COVID has impacted that though. I think that’s definitely where we’d have to sell Fredericks but surely there’ll be takers.
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    His injury record will put teams off imo
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Pengeman said:

    Surely, the Brexit agreement and new points-based immigration rules will complicate recruitment from abroad, especially for younger players.

    https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/28/football-and-brexit-a-guide-to-the-new-rules

    There you go :-)
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    So our Slavia Prague strategy might face some problems?
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    I hate him but can we sign him as a coach for Haller?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    No.

    Next question.
  • alderzalderz
    If Haller had half the aggression and work rate of Costa he would be some player
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited December 2020
    Haller's record at Eintracht Frankfurt is evidence that he can play and he's best with a strike partner, the problem is that in Moyes's system there's no room for a second striker (plus at the moment we don't have anyone good enough to play alongside him)

    Timo Werner seems to be having a similar problem, at Leipzig he mostly played as one of a front two but at Chelsea he's either playing as a lone striker or on the left and clearly he's not completely comfortable the change.

    Square pegs in round holes
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    Haller's record at Eintracht Frankfurt is evidence that he can play and he's best with a strike partner, the problem is that in Moyes's system there's no room for a second striker (plus at the moment we don't have anyone good enough to play alongside him)

    Timo Werner seems to be having a similar problem, at Leipzig he mostly played as one of a front two but at Chelsea he's either playing as a lone striker or on the left and clearly he's not completely comfortable the change.

    Square pegs in round holes

    While I see what you say, you could argue that if he was good enough he’d be able to adapt... Just looking at another angle ⚒
  • Ravel49Ravel49
    Captain Mark Noble says he does not know where 20-year-old West Ham team-mate Declan Rice's future lies. (Talksport)
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited December 2020
    Diamantis_Are_Forever said:

    Captain Mark Noble says he does not know where 20-year-old West Ham team-mate Declan Rice's future lies. (Talksport)

    We've got another, younger Declan Rice?!?!?

    Have we given up on developing youth players and are simply cloning existing players? They should get a sample of Sir Trev's DNA into the lab pronto!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    edited December 2020
    Diamantis_Are_Forever said:

    Captain Mark Noble says he does not know where 20-year-old West Ham team-mate Declan Rice's future lies. (Talksport)

    Then why say anything? It just adds to the uncertainty.

    He could have said that for the love of West Ham I'm going Chelsea instead.
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