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There's no way we're signing four decent players.
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The January 2025 Window
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Eagleman13
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Cherki doesn't want to come to us, he's already said that & about Fulham regards us as a 'small' club. Textor won't sell him to us because he won't get the money he's after to help him bail out Lyon, so, he'll sell elsewhere & for a lot more money.
McAtee sounds a good shout, agree with cover at LWB, imo, we don't need a RWB cover as we already Clyne & Richards.
The Standard is reporting that we're in talks to sign the winger Esse from Millwall, but with him being loaned back for the remainder of the season.
Could be confusing having an Esse and an Eze.
If the deal is concluded I hopes he's more like Olise and less like Malcolm E and Plange.
I've only seen brief clips of Esse on the championship highlights and certainly not enough to form a view.
However, while it's good to identify young potential we really need a forward who can make an immediate impact.
Could be confusing having an Esse and an Eze.
If the deal is concluded I hopes he's more like Olise and less like Malcolm E and Plange.
I've only seen brief clips of Esse on the championship highlights and certainly not enough to form a view.
However, while it's good to identify young potential we really need a forward who can make an immediate impact.
Another season with us would have done him the world of good. Too keen and too clever with his sell on clause for his own good. Olise and his advisors were so busy worrying about could they get a ‘big’ move they never stopped to think if they should.
While you may be right would any of us turn down the opportunity for a much better job on four times the wages? I wouldn’t and I can’t say I blame Olise for taking the opportunity presented to him. Even if it doesn’t work out for him at Bayern he’s still sitting on a contract where he will earn millions more than if he hadn’t taken it.
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I saw him assist last week - has something passed me by?
Phil’s Barber
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From what I’ve seen of him play and the reports I’ve read they absolutely Love him at Bayern and his contribution already has been excellent.
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doombear
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Exactly" He's had 9 starts and 3 sub appearances with 5 goals and 4 assists and been involved in a quarter of Bayern's goals. What's not to like?
Teddy Eagle
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Nothing except that he's not doing it for us anymore.
Phil’s Barber
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Having watched him a lot in their televised games he has been unplayable at times. Some of his touches, movement, passing and goals have been jaw droppingly good. How he can be that good and make it look so effortless is quite something!
A rather fanciful suggestion, Olise isn't going backwards. Its click bait that have lured you into thinking Bayern dont want him, I didnt think you were that naive.
Holding came in at £4M plus wages. Fallen out with Oliver, and not getting game time. Although not put in shop window there will be clubs that will have noticed that he could be available. Should we take £2M (within reach of three leagues lower than us) if offered? Might need to subsidise his wages. But a space will be created for transfers in.
Phil’s Barber
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Holding is out of favour and has to be surplus to requirements, as a right sided centre back we have Richards, Chalobah, Clyne, Ward & Kporha all ahead of him. Let him go and get him off the wage bill.
Exactly this. I think we’d let him go on a free if there were any takers but I doubt there will be
cROYdonrogers
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I would agree but Holding has to agree to go somewhere. He might want to sit tight to pi-- off Glasner or perhaps in the hope that a new manager(now looking less likely) may look upon him more favourably.
If we could sort him and Eddy out that would be good.
Not expecting much coming in for the here and now-LWB if there's anybody out there. Otherwise be for the future like the lad at Millwall for instance.
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I would imagine that Holding will have to sort out quite an emotional / mind adjustment headspace situation wherever he goes (assuming its below the PL) - He was at Arsenal for a long time, when he came to Palace he probably had an expectation to play more of a part in match day proceedings which not only hasn't happened but we have actively signed players who are ahead of him in the queue for the position(s) that we could consider him for, which has led to him being surplus to requirements & whatever discussions he has had with the club - so wherever he goes he is going to need to get his head around the fact that unless things change dramatically he isn't good enough for the PL & any new employer is going to want to see that he really will be working to prove he is better than his record appears & wants to be at whatever new club it is, rather than just going somewhere for a pay check.
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I believe it was just £1m plus the rest in add-ons which he clearly hasn't achieved. Time for him to go in January.