The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[prawnking]

There's no way we sign Zinchenko or Chilwell, even on loan

 

[Sniffer]

I don’t think it would happen either. I’ve beefed up my original post.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

He wanted to stay and fight for a place in the Arsenal team IIRC.

If it's been made clear he is surplus to their requirements I'm sure he'd be willing to do a loan for 6 months so he can play. Given that he's a ball-playing defender and DM I'm sure he could play the hybrid LCB role that Vitor wants.

It was when he was a fringe player at City wasn't it? If he didn't want to make that step down to Wolves as they were at the time then I can't see him wanting to drop to a much lower Wolves now. He'd potentially still be Arsenal's first choice left if it hadn't been for injuries - perhaps he'll still get that place back now if he can stay fit.

I don't see him doing any sort of job as a centre half either, hybrid role or not. His actual defending has often been suspect for both City and Arsenal so asking to do more of it and relying on him aerially quite a bit as a fairly small player doesn't seem like a great recipe to me.

 

[Derby Wolf]

He didn't want to come to Wolves as a Europa League club did he? Or was it before that?
Would think his rise in importance since moving to Arsenal would make him even less likely to want a step down.

It was August 2018, our first season after promotion rather than when we'd already qualified for Europe.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

There's no way we sign Zinchenko or Chilwell, even on loan

As much chance as us signing Bergkamp under Jones.

 

[Alan]

Chilwell is pretty well on the outs at Chelsea isn’t he? His wages are almost certainly absurd, though.

 

[Kenny]

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[Elephant Pyjamas]

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I don't know, I wouldn't be too upset with those 3, even now.