The January 2025 Transfer Thread

[Alan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1869697290241221105

Charlotte apparently going back in for him, too.

 

[YoungWolf]

Charlotte apparently going back in for him, too.

Fingers crossed!

 

[Alan]

Fingers crossed!

~$10m permanent is the offer which I would guess is more appealing to Newcastle than a loan?

Certainly think it would be the better move for Miggy himself.

 

[Tony Towner]

~$10m permanent is the offer which I would guess is more appealing to Newcastle than a loan?

Certainly think it would be the better move for Miggy himself.

and that ladies and gentleman is why we absolutely cannot sign him

 

[Alan]

Would you prefer Miggens? Or we could do the full Lemons and go with Mittens.

Actually, Mittens is quite good. Cheers Tony.

 

[lemonjelly]

Would you prefer Miggens? Or we could do the full Lemons and go with Mittens.

Actually, Mittens is quite good. Cheers Tony.

The what now?

 

[Alan]

The what now?

Lemina == Lemons

@The Bear secretly considers banning me every time I use it.

If because you could be Lemons, nah, too close to your actual. If “curd” didn’t have such bad mouthfeel I’d go in that direction for you.

 

[thisisgil]

Text from my nephew - we've asked Forest about David Carmo.

Thiago Almada (Pereira keen) and Dan Ballard are possibilities too.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[YoungWolf]

Think Alan will be best placed to comment on Almada!

Ballard and Carmo would be a bit meh. But probably better than Toti and Bueno I guess ?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Carmo is not very good at all

 

[jlo]

We shouldn't be asking about anyone a week before the window when we've seen this weakness for how many months. Someone should literally already be joining on 1 January.

 

[Kenny]

We shouldn't be asking about anyone a week before the window when we've seen this weakness for how many months. Someone should literally already be joining on 1 January.

New manager has seen the list. No need to check it twice...its shit.

Our way of working will be flipped again as we had to go cap in hand to Jorge.

 

[The Bear]

Ballad sounds very much like another Nathan Collins. Good Champ defender and supposed leader.

 

[Deano]

Why did Forest sign Carmo and then punt him straight out on loan?

 

[Kenny]

Why did Forest sign Carmo and then punt him straight out on loan?

Something they do under this ownership so they can dump players they want at Olympiakos on loan

 

[Tony Towner]

Not going to kick off the 3 atb debate again, but if that's the future then we need 2 starting centre halves as a minimum and you could argue 3. Now they are prepared for it teams will target Doherty and Buenos lack of pace and Toti is a liability.

 

[Alan]

Think Alan will be best placed to comment on Almada!

Fucking lovely player, exceptionally smart and pure football talent coming out of his ears. His range of passing is world class.

Up to the Prem, though? Really hard to say. I think he probably fits the league better than, say, Mittens Almirón, but he’s been the Golden Boy at every club he’s played for, and he certainly would not be that in the PL. He’s not a stunning athlete, relatively speaking, and even in MLS has given me big “Heart of a Pea” vibes from time to time.

Not unique to him, but he’d probably look fantastic for a top club and middling for a club in our position. That would be my bet, anyway, were I a gambler.

 

[YoungWolf]

I stopped reading at Mittens

 

[Alan]

I stopped reading at Mittens

Thank you for confirming that I wield a certain sort of power with my terrible (or terribly perfect) nicknames.

 

[slink]

Pretty sure Almada is signing for Lyon as part of a deal with the eagle group after 6 months with Botafogo.