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The January 2025 Transfer Thread

Lycan said:
Stunned by how easily people are ready to let one of the best midfielders outside the top 6 go in the middle of a relegation fight.

One injury to André or João Gomes and we'd have a situation where Doyle has to play every minute with only Luke Cundle in reserve.
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Would agree, but Lemina isn't one of the best midfielders outside of the top 6. He's probably one of the top 6 midfielders in the bottom 6.

Useful, but definitely not irreplaceable.
 
Lemina's been superb for us, for the most part, but I can't begrudge any player looking to ensure their grandkids will never have to work by going off to play in Saudi for a few years.

Neom though, what a complete armpit. Scandalous those bastards have the World Cup soon :(
 
The Saturday Boy said:
Would agree, but Lemina isn't one of the best midfielders outside of the top 6. He's probably one of the top 6 midfielders in the bottom 6.

Useful, but definitely not irreplaceable.
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I'd say he's better than a lot of bottom 6 midfielders, in my mind a very good mid table player and as back up to Gomes and Andre, doubt we'll get better.
 
Lycan said:
Stunned by how easily people are ready to let one of the best midfielders outside the top 6 go in the middle of a relegation fight.

One injury to André or João Gomes and we'd have a situation where Doyle has to play every minute with only Luke Cundle in reserve.
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Don’t think most/anyone really wants him to go, just accepting that it will probably happen.
 
What I will say about Mario is that he might be defensively minded but he isn't a holding midfielder at all. His game is all about legs and winning the ball all over the park. Doesn't take a major drop off in athleticism for that to suddenly be a major problem if you're that kind of player, and he is 31 and has played nearly 400 career games.

He's not someone like Michael Carrick who I imagine if he wanted to could still rock up and do a job in the EFL for someone, and look like he was wearing a pair of comfy slippers while doing so.
 
I see the logic in Mario wanting to go at this point in his career - and I understand why some (including me) want him to stay.

But if those of you touting Luke Cundle as a viable, starting central midfielder in the Premier League……you’ve obviously never seen him play there.
 
Alan said:
Suddenly getting lot of autocorrects along the lines of “tire” => “tyre”
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We're often quite an horrible lot Alan ('though Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a superb film. If a bit on the nose sometimes)
 
I'll be sad to see Mario go as I think it makes our squad weaker. I have a strong feeling that a lot of this has been driven by his own behaviour in losing the captaincy. Good luck to him whatever he decides to do. Always gave everything in our shirt,.
 
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